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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 The Baker's Wife They were now passing through a lovely country of hill and dale and rushing stream.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
abrupt
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From this reading The hills were abrupt, with broken chasms for watercourses, and deep little valleys full of trees.
adjacent
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From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Baker's Wife They were now passing through a lovely country of hill and dale and rushing stream.
arrive
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From this reading They came at last to a broad, beautiful river, up which they must go to arrive at the city of Gwyntystorm, where the king had his court.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they went the valley narrowed, and then the river, but still it was wide enough for large boats.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They came at last to a broad, beautiful river, up which they must go to arrive at the city of Gwyntystorm, where the king had his court.
Baker's
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banks
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barley
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beautiful
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From this reading They came at last to a broad, beautiful river, up which they must go to arrive at the city of Gwyntystorm, where the king had his court.
boats
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broad
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From this reading They came at last to a broad, beautiful river, up which they must go to arrive at the city of Gwyntystorm, where the king had his court.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hills were abrupt, with broken chasms for watercourses, and deep little valleys full of trees.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
came
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chasms
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From this reading The hills were abrupt, with broken chasms for watercourses, and deep little valleys full of trees.
chestnuts
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From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
city
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From this reading They came at last to a broad, beautiful river, up which they must go to arrive at the city of Gwyntystorm, where the king had his court.
country
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From this reading The Baker's Wife They were now passing through a lovely country of hill and dale and rushing stream.
court
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From this reading They came at last to a broad, beautiful river, up which they must go to arrive at the city of Gwyntystorm, where the king had his court.
dale
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deep
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dotted
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From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
enough
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From this reading As they went the valley narrowed, and then the river, but still it was wide enough for large boats.
fields
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From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The hills were abrupt, with broken chasms for watercourses, and deep little valleys full of trees.
full
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From this reading The hills were abrupt, with broken chasms for watercourses, and deep little valleys full of trees.
go
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From this reading They came at last to a broad, beautiful river, up which they must go to arrive at the city of Gwyntystorm, where the king had his court.
grew
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From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
Gwyntystorm
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From this reading They came at last to a broad, beautiful river, up which they must go to arrive at the city of Gwyntystorm, where the king had his court.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They came at last to a broad, beautiful river, up which they must go to arrive at the city of Gwyntystorm, where the king had his court.
hill
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From this reading The Baker's Wife They were now passing through a lovely country of hill and dale and rushing stream.
hills
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From this reading The hills were abrupt, with broken chasms for watercourses, and deep little valleys full of trees.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They came at last to a broad, beautiful river, up which they must go to arrive at the city of Gwyntystorm, where the king had his court.
hung
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From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As they went the valley narrowed, and then the river, but still it was wide enough for large boats.
kine
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From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
king
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From this reading They came at last to a broad, beautiful river, up which they must go to arrive at the city of Gwyntystorm, where the king had his court.
large
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From this reading As they went the valley narrowed, and then the river, but still it was wide enough for large boats.
larger
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From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They came at last to a broad, beautiful river, up which they must go to arrive at the city of Gwyntystorm, where the king had his court.
level
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From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hills were abrupt, with broken chasms for watercourses, and deep little valleys full of trees.
lovely
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From this reading The Baker's Wife They were now passing through a lovely country of hill and dale and rushing stream.
meadows
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From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They came at last to a broad, beautiful river, up which they must go to arrive at the city of Gwyntystorm, where the king had his court.
narrowed
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From this reading As they went the valley narrowed, and then the river, but still it was wide enough for large boats.
now
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From this reading The Baker's Wife They were now passing through a lovely country of hill and dale and rushing stream.
oats
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From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Baker's Wife They were now passing through a lovely country of hill and dale and rushing stream.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
passing
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From this reading The Baker's Wife They were now passing through a lovely country of hill and dale and rushing stream.
red
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From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
river
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From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
rose
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From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
rushing
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From this reading The Baker's Wife They were now passing through a lovely country of hill and dale and rushing stream.
sides
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From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
sloped
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From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As they went the valley narrowed, and then the river, but still it was wide enough for large boats.
stream
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From this reading The Baker's Wife They were now passing through a lovely country of hill and dale and rushing stream.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Baker's Wife They were now passing through a lovely country of hill and dale and rushing stream.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
then
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From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Baker's Wife They were now passing through a lovely country of hill and dale and rushing stream.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Baker's Wife They were now passing through a lovely country of hill and dale and rushing stream.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
trees
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From this reading The hills were abrupt, with broken chasms for watercourses, and deep little valleys full of trees.
up
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From this reading They came at last to a broad, beautiful river, up which they must go to arrive at the city of Gwyntystorm, where the king had his court.
valley
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From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
valleys
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From this reading The hills were abrupt, with broken chasms for watercourses, and deep little valleys full of trees.
vines
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From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As they went the valley narrowed, and then the river, but still it was wide enough for large boats.
watercourses
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From this reading The hills were abrupt, with broken chasms for watercourses, and deep little valleys full of trees.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As they went the valley narrowed, and then the river, but still it was wide enough for large boats.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Baker's Wife They were now passing through a lovely country of hill and dale and rushing stream.
wheat
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From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They came at last to a broad, beautiful river, up which they must go to arrive at the city of Gwyntystorm, where the king had his court.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They came at last to a broad, beautiful river, up which they must go to arrive at the city of Gwyntystorm, where the king had his court.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
white
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From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading But now and then they came to a larger valley, with a fine river, whose level banks and the adjacent meadows were dotted all over with red and white kine, while on the fields above, that sloped a little to the foot of the hills, grew oats and barley and wheat, and on the sides of the hills themselves vines hung and chestnuts rose.
wide
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From this reading As they went the valley narrowed, and then the river, but still it was wide enough for large boats.
Wife
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From this reading The Baker's Wife They were now passing through a lovely country of hill and dale and rushing stream.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The hills were abrupt, with broken chasms for watercourses, and deep little valleys full of trees.
