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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 store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
adjoined
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From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
Benny
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From this reading For Benny Cogle's engine was reinforced by the river.
bowered
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From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
Bride
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From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
Bridetown
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From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
burying
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From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From these the works were separated by the river.
came
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From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
churchyard
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From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
Cogle's
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From this reading For Benny Cogle's engine was reinforced by the river.
conserving
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From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
down
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From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
dwelling
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From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
engine
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From this reading For Benny Cogle's engine was reinforced by the river.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Benny Cogle's engine was reinforced by the river.
foreman's
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From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From these the works were separated by the river.
front
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From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
garden
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From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
ground
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From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
HACKLER
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From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
home
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From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
machinery
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From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
Mill
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From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
northern
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From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
race
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From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
red
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From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
reinforced
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From this reading For Benny Cogle's engine was reinforced by the river.
river
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From this reading From these the works were separated by the river.
roses
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From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
separated
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From this reading From these the works were separated by the river.
share
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From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
store
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From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
thatched
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From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
then
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From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading From these the works were separated by the river.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
wall
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From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
warehouse
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From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For Benny Cogle's engine was reinforced by the river.
water
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From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From these the works were separated by the river.
wheel
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From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
white
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From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
windows
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From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
works
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From this reading From these the works were separated by the river.
yard
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From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
