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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading G.J. looked round, hoping that it might, after all, be Concepcion.
all
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From this reading G.J. looked round, hoping that it might, after all, be Concepcion.
also
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From this reading To the left was the weir, and the cliffs were there also, and the last tints of the sunset.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
bay-window
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From this reading THE WINDOW G.J. sat on the oilcloth-covered seat of the large overhanging open bay-window.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading G.J. looked round, hoping that it might, after all, be Concepcion.
BelowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
Bridge
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From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
came
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From this reading Somebody came into the coffee-room.
church
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From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
cliffs
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From this reading To the left was the weir, and the cliffs were there also, and the last tints of the sunset.
coffee-room
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From this reading Somebody came into the coffee-room.
Concepcion
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From this reading G.J. looked round, hoping that it might, after all, be Concepcion.
front
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From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
G
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From this reading THE WINDOW G.J. sat on the oilcloth-covered seat of the large overhanging open bay-window.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
hoping
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From this reading G.J. looked round, hoping that it might, after all, be Concepcion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Somebody came into the coffee-room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading G.J. looked round, hoping that it might, after all, be Concepcion.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
J
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From this reading THE WINDOW G.J. sat on the oilcloth-covered seat of the large overhanging open bay-window.
large
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From this reading THE WINDOW G.J. sat on the oilcloth-covered seat of the large overhanging open bay-window.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the left was the weir, and the cliffs were there also, and the last tints of the sunset.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the left was the weir, and the cliffs were there also, and the last tints of the sunset.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading G.J. looked round, hoping that it might, after all, be Concepcion.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading G.J. looked round, hoping that it might, after all, be Concepcion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WINDOW G.J. sat on the oilcloth-covered seat of the large overhanging open bay-window.
oilcloth-covered
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From this reading THE WINDOW G.J. sat on the oilcloth-covered seat of the large overhanging open bay-window.
Old
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From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WINDOW G.J. sat on the oilcloth-covered seat of the large overhanging open bay-window.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE WINDOW G.J. sat on the oilcloth-covered seat of the large overhanging open bay-window.
overhanging
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From this reading THE WINDOW G.J. sat on the oilcloth-covered seat of the large overhanging open bay-window.
rising
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From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
river
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From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
roofs
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From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
round
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From this reading G.J. looked round, hoping that it might, after all, be Concepcion.
sat
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From this reading THE WINDOW G.J. sat on the oilcloth-covered seat of the large overhanging open bay-window.
seat
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From this reading THE WINDOW G.J. sat on the oilcloth-covered seat of the large overhanging open bay-window.
Severn
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From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
silhouette
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From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
SomebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading Somebody came into the coffee-room.
spire
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From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
street
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From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
sunset
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From this reading To the left was the weir, and the cliffs were there also, and the last tints of the sunset.
surmounted
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From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WINDOW G.J. sat on the oilcloth-covered seat of the large overhanging open bay-window.
there
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From this reading To the left was the weir, and the cliffs were there also, and the last tints of the sunset.
tints
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From this reading To the left was the weir, and the cliffs were there also, and the last tints of the sunset.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the left was the weir, and the cliffs were there also, and the last tints of the sunset.
tributary
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From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
vast
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From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
weir
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From this reading To the left was the weir, and the cliffs were there also, and the last tints of the sunset.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To the left was the weir, and the cliffs were there also, and the last tints of the sunset.
WINDOW
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From this reading THE WINDOW G.J. sat on the oilcloth-covered seat of the large overhanging open bay-window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
Wrikton
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From this reading Below him was the river, tributary of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted by the spire of its vast church.
