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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ON THE MOORS Nearly a year had passed since Nasmyth's return when Lisle at length reached England.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the foreground a river gleamed athwart the picture, and overhead there stretched an arch of cloudless blue.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
arch
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From this reading In the foreground a river gleamed athwart the picture, and overhead there stretched an arch of cloudless blue.
arrival
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From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ON THE MOORS Nearly a year had passed since Nasmyth's return when Lisle at length reached England.
athwartnounUS /ˈathwart/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the foreground a river gleamed athwart the picture, and overhead there stretched an arch of cloudless blue.
away
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From this reading The heath was stained with the bell-heather's regal purple, interspersed with the vivid red of the more fragile ling, and where the uplands sloped away broad blotches of the same rich colors checkered the grass.
bank
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From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
bell-heather's
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From this reading The heath was stained with the bell-heather's regal purple, interspersed with the vivid red of the more fragile ling, and where the uplands sloped away broad blotches of the same rich colors checkered the grass.
blotches
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From this reading The heath was stained with the bell-heather's regal purple, interspersed with the vivid red of the more fragile ling, and where the uplands sloped away broad blotches of the same rich colors checkered the grass.
blue
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From this reading In the foreground a river gleamed athwart the picture, and overhead there stretched an arch of cloudless blue.
Border
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From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
bright
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From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
broad
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From this reading The heath was stained with the bell-heather's regal purple, interspersed with the vivid red of the more fragile ling, and where the uplands sloped away broad blotches of the same rich colors checkered the grass.
checkered
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From this reading The heath was stained with the bell-heather's regal purple, interspersed with the vivid red of the more fragile ling, and where the uplands sloped away broad blotches of the same rich colors checkered the grass.
cloudless
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From this reading In the foreground a river gleamed athwart the picture, and overhead there stretched an arch of cloudless blue.
colors
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From this reading The heath was stained with the bell-heather's regal purple, interspersed with the vivid red of the more fragile ling, and where the uplands sloped away broad blotches of the same rich colors checkered the grass.
day
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From this reading There was no wind; the day was still and hot.
England
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From this reading ON THE MOORS Nearly a year had passed since Nasmyth's return when Lisle at length reached England.
foreground
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From this reading In the foreground a river gleamed athwart the picture, and overhead there stretched an arch of cloudless blue.
fragile
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From this reading The heath was stained with the bell-heather's regal purple, interspersed with the vivid red of the more fragile ling, and where the uplands sloped away broad blotches of the same rich colors checkered the grass.
gleamed
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From this reading In the foreground a river gleamed athwart the picture, and overhead there stretched an arch of cloudless blue.
grass
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From this reading The heath was stained with the bell-heather's regal purple, interspersed with the vivid red of the more fragile ling, and where the uplands sloped away broad blotches of the same rich colors checkered the grass.
grouse-moor
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From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
guest
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From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ON THE MOORS Nearly a year had passed since Nasmyth's return when Lisle at length reached England.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading The heath was stained with the bell-heather's regal purple, interspersed with the vivid red of the more fragile ling, and where the uplands sloped away broad blotches of the same rich colors checkered the grass.
high
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From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
hot
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From this reading There was no wind; the day was still and hot.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the foreground a river gleamed athwart the picture, and overhead there stretched an arch of cloudless blue.
interspersed
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From this reading The heath was stained with the bell-heather's regal purple, interspersed with the vivid red of the more fragile ling, and where the uplands sloped away broad blotches of the same rich colors checkered the grass.
invited
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From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
join
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From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading ON THE MOORS Nearly a year had passed since Nasmyth's return when Lisle at length reached England.
ling
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From this reading The heath was stained with the bell-heather's regal purple, interspersed with the vivid red of the more fragile ling, and where the uplands sloped away broad blotches of the same rich colors checkered the grass.
Lisle
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From this reading ON THE MOORS Nearly a year had passed since Nasmyth's return when Lisle at length reached England.
MOORS
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From this reading ON THE MOORS Nearly a year had passed since Nasmyth's return when Lisle at length reached England.
more
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From this reading The heath was stained with the bell-heather's regal purple, interspersed with the vivid red of the more fragile ling, and where the uplands sloped away broad blotches of the same rich colors checkered the grass.
Nasmyth's
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From this reading ON THE MOORS Nearly a year had passed since Nasmyth's return when Lisle at length reached England.
Nearly
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From this reading ON THE MOORS Nearly a year had passed since Nasmyth's return when Lisle at length reached England.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no wind; the day was still and hot.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE MOORS Nearly a year had passed since Nasmyth's return when Lisle at length reached England.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
overhead
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From this reading In the foreground a river gleamed athwart the picture, and overhead there stretched an arch of cloudless blue.
overlooking
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From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON THE MOORS Nearly a year had passed since Nasmyth's return when Lisle at length reached England.
picture
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From this reading In the foreground a river gleamed athwart the picture, and overhead there stretched an arch of cloudless blue.
purple
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From this reading The heath was stained with the bell-heather's regal purple, interspersed with the vivid red of the more fragile ling, and where the uplands sloped away broad blotches of the same rich colors checkered the grass.
reached
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From this reading ON THE MOORS Nearly a year had passed since Nasmyth's return when Lisle at length reached England.
red
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From this reading The heath was stained with the bell-heather's regal purple, interspersed with the vivid red of the more fragile ling, and where the uplands sloped away broad blotches of the same rich colors checkered the grass.
regal
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From this reading The heath was stained with the bell-heather's regal purple, interspersed with the vivid red of the more fragile ling, and where the uplands sloped away broad blotches of the same rich colors checkered the grass.
return
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From this reading ON THE MOORS Nearly a year had passed since Nasmyth's return when Lisle at length reached England.
rich
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From this reading The heath was stained with the bell-heather's regal purple, interspersed with the vivid red of the more fragile ling, and where the uplands sloped away broad blotches of the same rich colors checkered the grass.
river
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From this reading In the foreground a river gleamed athwart the picture, and overhead there stretched an arch of cloudless blue.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The heath was stained with the bell-heather's regal purple, interspersed with the vivid red of the more fragile ling, and where the uplands sloped away broad blotches of the same rich colors checkered the grass.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ON THE MOORS Nearly a year had passed since Nasmyth's return when Lisle at length reached England.
sloped
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From this reading The heath was stained with the bell-heather's regal purple, interspersed with the vivid red of the more fragile ling, and where the uplands sloped away broad blotches of the same rich colors checkered the grass.
sods
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From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
Soon
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From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
stained
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From this reading The heath was stained with the bell-heather's regal purple, interspersed with the vivid red of the more fragile ling, and where the uplands sloped away broad blotches of the same rich colors checkered the grass.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no wind; the day was still and hot.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
stretched
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From this reading In the foreground a river gleamed athwart the picture, and overhead there stretched an arch of cloudless blue.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE MOORS Nearly a year had passed since Nasmyth's return when Lisle at length reached England.
there
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From this reading In the foreground a river gleamed athwart the picture, and overhead there stretched an arch of cloudless blue.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
uplands
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From this reading The heath was stained with the bell-heather's regal purple, interspersed with the vivid red of the more fragile ling, and where the uplands sloped away broad blotches of the same rich colors checkered the grass.
vivid
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From this reading The heath was stained with the bell-heather's regal purple, interspersed with the vivid red of the more fragile ling, and where the uplands sloped away broad blotches of the same rich colors checkered the grass.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
wastes
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From this reading Soon after his arrival, he was, as Nasmyth's guest, invited to join a shooting party, and one bright afternoon he stood behind a bank of sods high on a grouse-moor overlooking the wastes of the Border.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ON THE MOORS Nearly a year had passed since Nasmyth's return when Lisle at length reached England.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The heath was stained with the bell-heather's regal purple, interspersed with the vivid red of the more fragile ling, and where the uplands sloped away broad blotches of the same rich colors checkered the grass.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no wind; the day was still and hot.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The heath was stained with the bell-heather's regal purple, interspersed with the vivid red of the more fragile ling, and where the uplands sloped away broad blotches of the same rich colors checkered the grass.
year
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From this reading ON THE MOORS Nearly a year had passed since Nasmyth's return when Lisle at length reached England.
