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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 BELLA'S DEFEAT The afternoon was calm and hazy, and Lisle lounged with great content in a basket-chair on Millicent's lawn.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BELLA'S DEFEAT The afternoon was calm and hazy, and Lisle lounged with great content in a basket-chair on Millicent's lawn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BELLA'S DEFEAT The afternoon was calm and hazy, and Lisle lounged with great content in a basket-chair on Millicent's lawn.
astir
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind astir; a soft gray sky streaked with long bars of stronger color hung motionless over the wide prospect.
away
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From this reading His hostess sat near by, looking listless, a somewhat unusual thing for her, and Miss Hume, her elderly companion, genial in spite of her precise formality, was industriously embroidering something not far away.
bars
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind astir; a soft gray sky streaked with long bars of stronger color hung motionless over the wide prospect.
basket-chair
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From this reading BELLA'S DEFEAT The afternoon was calm and hazy, and Lisle lounged with great content in a basket-chair on Millicent's lawn.
BELLA'S
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From this reading BELLA'S DEFEAT The afternoon was calm and hazy, and Lisle lounged with great content in a basket-chair on Millicent's lawn.
breath
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind astir; a soft gray sky streaked with long bars of stronger color hung motionless over the wide prospect.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His hostess sat near by, looking listless, a somewhat unusual thing for her, and Miss Hume, her elderly companion, genial in spite of her precise formality, was industriously embroidering something not far away.
calm
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From this reading BELLA'S DEFEAT The afternoon was calm and hazy, and Lisle lounged with great content in a basket-chair on Millicent's lawn.
color
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind astir; a soft gray sky streaked with long bars of stronger color hung motionless over the wide prospect.
companion
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From this reading His hostess sat near by, looking listless, a somewhat unusual thing for her, and Miss Hume, her elderly companion, genial in spite of her precise formality, was industriously embroidering something not far away.
content
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From this reading BELLA'S DEFEAT The afternoon was calm and hazy, and Lisle lounged with great content in a basket-chair on Millicent's lawn.
contour
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From this reading Wood and moorland ridge and distant hill had faded to dimness of contour and quiet neutral tones.
DEFEAT
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From this reading BELLA'S DEFEAT The afternoon was calm and hazy, and Lisle lounged with great content in a basket-chair on Millicent's lawn.
dimness
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From this reading Wood and moorland ridge and distant hill had faded to dimness of contour and quiet neutral tones.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Wood and moorland ridge and distant hill had faded to dimness of contour and quiet neutral tones.
elderly
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From this reading His hostess sat near by, looking listless, a somewhat unusual thing for her, and Miss Hume, her elderly companion, genial in spite of her precise formality, was industriously embroidering something not far away.
embroidering
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faded
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From this reading Wood and moorland ridge and distant hill had faded to dimness of contour and quiet neutral tones.
far
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From this reading His hostess sat near by, looking listless, a somewhat unusual thing for her, and Miss Hume, her elderly companion, genial in spite of her precise formality, was industriously embroidering something not far away.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His hostess sat near by, looking listless, a somewhat unusual thing for her, and Miss Hume, her elderly companion, genial in spite of her precise formality, was industriously embroidering something not far away.
formality
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genial
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From this reading His hostess sat near by, looking listless, a somewhat unusual thing for her, and Miss Hume, her elderly companion, genial in spite of her precise formality, was industriously embroidering something not far away.
gray
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind astir; a soft gray sky streaked with long bars of stronger color hung motionless over the wide prospect.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BELLA'S DEFEAT The afternoon was calm and hazy, and Lisle lounged with great content in a basket-chair on Millicent's lawn.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wood and moorland ridge and distant hill had faded to dimness of contour and quiet neutral tones.
hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
unclear or blurred, especially from drink
From this reading BELLA'S DEFEAT The afternoon was calm and hazy, and Lisle lounged with great content in a basket-chair on Millicent's lawn.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His hostess sat near by, looking listless, a somewhat unusual thing for her, and Miss Hume, her elderly companion, genial in spite of her precise formality, was industriously embroidering something not far away.
hill
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From this reading Wood and moorland ridge and distant hill had faded to dimness of contour and quiet neutral tones.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hostess sat near by, looking listless, a somewhat unusual thing for her, and Miss Hume, her elderly companion, genial in spite of her precise formality, was industriously embroidering something not far away.
hostess
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Hume
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From this reading His hostess sat near by, looking listless, a somewhat unusual thing for her, and Miss Hume, her elderly companion, genial in spite of her precise formality, was industriously embroidering something not far away.
hung
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind astir; a soft gray sky streaked with long bars of stronger color hung motionless over the wide prospect.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BELLA'S DEFEAT The afternoon was calm and hazy, and Lisle lounged with great content in a basket-chair on Millicent's lawn.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, the whole scene seemed steeped in a profound tranquillity, intensified only by the murmur of the river.
industriously
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From this reading His hostess sat near by, looking listless, a somewhat unusual thing for her, and Miss Hume, her elderly companion, genial in spite of her precise formality, was industriously embroidering something not far away.
intensified
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From this reading Indeed, the whole scene seemed steeped in a profound tranquillity, intensified only by the murmur of the river.
lawn
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From this reading BELLA'S DEFEAT The afternoon was calm and hazy, and Lisle lounged with great content in a basket-chair on Millicent's lawn.
Lisle
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From this reading BELLA'S DEFEAT The afternoon was calm and hazy, and Lisle lounged with great content in a basket-chair on Millicent's lawn.
listless
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From this reading His hostess sat near by, looking listless, a somewhat unusual thing for her, and Miss Hume, her elderly companion, genial in spite of her precise formality, was industriously embroidering something not far away.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not a breath of wind astir; a soft gray sky streaked with long bars of stronger color hung motionless over the wide prospect.
looking
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From this reading His hostess sat near by, looking listless, a somewhat unusual thing for her, and Miss Hume, her elderly companion, genial in spite of her precise formality, was industriously embroidering something not far away.
lounged
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From this reading BELLA'S DEFEAT The afternoon was calm and hazy, and Lisle lounged with great content in a basket-chair on Millicent's lawn.
Millicent's
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From this reading BELLA'S DEFEAT The afternoon was calm and hazy, and Lisle lounged with great content in a basket-chair on Millicent's lawn.
Miss
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From this reading His hostess sat near by, looking listless, a somewhat unusual thing for her, and Miss Hume, her elderly companion, genial in spite of her precise formality, was industriously embroidering something not far away.
moorland
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From this reading Wood and moorland ridge and distant hill had faded to dimness of contour and quiet neutral tones.
motionless
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind astir; a soft gray sky streaked with long bars of stronger color hung motionless over the wide prospect.
murmur
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From this reading Indeed, the whole scene seemed steeped in a profound tranquillity, intensified only by the murmur of the river.
near
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From this reading His hostess sat near by, looking listless, a somewhat unusual thing for her, and Miss Hume, her elderly companion, genial in spite of her precise formality, was industriously embroidering something not far away.
neutral
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From this reading Wood and moorland ridge and distant hill had faded to dimness of contour and quiet neutral tones.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His hostess sat near by, looking listless, a somewhat unusual thing for her, and Miss Hume, her elderly companion, genial in spite of her precise formality, was industriously embroidering something not far away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His hostess sat near by, looking listless, a somewhat unusual thing for her, and Miss Hume, her elderly companion, genial in spite of her precise formality, was industriously embroidering something not far away.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BELLA'S DEFEAT The afternoon was calm and hazy, and Lisle lounged with great content in a basket-chair on Millicent's lawn.
only
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From this reading Indeed, the whole scene seemed steeped in a profound tranquillity, intensified only by the murmur of the river.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was not a breath of wind astir; a soft gray sky streaked with long bars of stronger color hung motionless over the wide prospect.
precise
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From this reading His hostess sat near by, looking listless, a somewhat unusual thing for her, and Miss Hume, her elderly companion, genial in spite of her precise formality, was industriously embroidering something not far away.
profound
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From this reading Indeed, the whole scene seemed steeped in a profound tranquillity, intensified only by the murmur of the river.
prospect
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind astir; a soft gray sky streaked with long bars of stronger color hung motionless over the wide prospect.
quiet
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From this reading Wood and moorland ridge and distant hill had faded to dimness of contour and quiet neutral tones.
ridge
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From this reading Wood and moorland ridge and distant hill had faded to dimness of contour and quiet neutral tones.
river
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From this reading Indeed, the whole scene seemed steeped in a profound tranquillity, intensified only by the murmur of the river.
sat
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From this reading His hostess sat near by, looking listless, a somewhat unusual thing for her, and Miss Hume, her elderly companion, genial in spite of her precise formality, was industriously embroidering something not far away.
scene
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From this reading Indeed, the whole scene seemed steeped in a profound tranquillity, intensified only by the murmur of the river.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, the whole scene seemed steeped in a profound tranquillity, intensified only by the murmur of the river.
sky
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind astir; a soft gray sky streaked with long bars of stronger color hung motionless over the wide prospect.
soft
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind astir; a soft gray sky streaked with long bars of stronger color hung motionless over the wide prospect.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading His hostess sat near by, looking listless, a somewhat unusual thing for her, and Miss Hume, her elderly companion, genial in spite of her precise formality, was industriously embroidering something not far away.
somewhat
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From this reading His hostess sat near by, looking listless, a somewhat unusual thing for her, and Miss Hume, her elderly companion, genial in spite of her precise formality, was industriously embroidering something not far away.
spite
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From this reading His hostess sat near by, looking listless, a somewhat unusual thing for her, and Miss Hume, her elderly companion, genial in spite of her precise formality, was industriously embroidering something not far away.
steeped
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From this reading Indeed, the whole scene seemed steeped in a profound tranquillity, intensified only by the murmur of the river.
streaked
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind astir; a soft gray sky streaked with long bars of stronger color hung motionless over the wide prospect.
stronger
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind astir; a soft gray sky streaked with long bars of stronger color hung motionless over the wide prospect.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BELLA'S DEFEAT The afternoon was calm and hazy, and Lisle lounged with great content in a basket-chair on Millicent's lawn.
There
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind astir; a soft gray sky streaked with long bars of stronger color hung motionless over the wide prospect.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His hostess sat near by, looking listless, a somewhat unusual thing for her, and Miss Hume, her elderly companion, genial in spite of her precise formality, was industriously embroidering something not far away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wood and moorland ridge and distant hill had faded to dimness of contour and quiet neutral tones.
tones
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From this reading Wood and moorland ridge and distant hill had faded to dimness of contour and quiet neutral tones.
tranquillity
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From this reading Indeed, the whole scene seemed steeped in a profound tranquillity, intensified only by the murmur of the river.
unusual
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From this reading His hostess sat near by, looking listless, a somewhat unusual thing for her, and Miss Hume, her elderly companion, genial in spite of her precise formality, was industriously embroidering something not far away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BELLA'S DEFEAT The afternoon was calm and hazy, and Lisle lounged with great content in a basket-chair on Millicent's lawn.
whole
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From this reading Indeed, the whole scene seemed steeped in a profound tranquillity, intensified only by the murmur of the river.
wide
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind astir; a soft gray sky streaked with long bars of stronger color hung motionless over the wide prospect.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not a breath of wind astir; a soft gray sky streaked with long bars of stronger color hung motionless over the wide prospect.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading BELLA'S DEFEAT The afternoon was calm and hazy, and Lisle lounged with great content in a basket-chair on Millicent's lawn.
Wood
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From this reading Wood and moorland ridge and distant hill had faded to dimness of contour and quiet neutral tones.
