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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 TRAVELERS' FRIEND It was a drizzly day in the Shadengo Valley.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The driver drew up his horses before the Travelers' Friend--as the place was named--and called out imperatively:
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The driver drew up his horses before the Travelers' Friend--as the place was named--and called out imperatively:
branches
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
called
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From this reading The driver drew up his horses before the Travelers' Friend--as the place was named--and called out imperatively:
came
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
day
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From this reading THE TRAVELERS' FRIEND It was a drizzly day in the Shadengo Valley.
depressing
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
down
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From this reading A mist had settled down upon the old inn; lost to view was the landscape with its varied foliage.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The driver drew up his horses before the Travelers' Friend--as the place was named--and called out imperatively:
dripping
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
driver
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From this reading The driver drew up his horses before the Travelers' Friend--as the place was named--and called out imperatively:
drizzly
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From this reading THE TRAVELERS' FRIEND It was a drizzly day in the Shadengo Valley.
eaves
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
fell
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
foliage
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From this reading A mist had settled down upon the old inn; lost to view was the landscape with its varied foliage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
foreground
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
FRIEND
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From this reading THE TRAVELERS' FRIEND It was a drizzly day in the Shadengo Valley.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
ground
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A mist had settled down upon the old inn; lost to view was the landscape with its varied foliage.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The driver drew up his horses before the Travelers' Friend--as the place was named--and called out imperatively:
horses
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
Hullo
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From this reading "Hullo there!"
immediate
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
imperatively
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From this reading The driver drew up his horses before the Travelers' Friend--as the place was named--and called out imperatively:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TRAVELERS' FRIEND It was a drizzly day in the Shadengo Valley.
inn
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From this reading A mist had settled down upon the old inn; lost to view was the landscape with its varied foliage.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE TRAVELERS' FRIEND It was a drizzly day in the Shadengo Valley.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A mist had settled down upon the old inn; lost to view was the landscape with its varied foliage.
landscape
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From this reading A mist had settled down upon the old inn; lost to view was the landscape with its varied foliage.
limpid
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
log
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
lost
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From this reading A mist had settled down upon the old inn; lost to view was the landscape with its varied foliage.
mist
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From this reading A mist had settled down upon the old inn; lost to view was the landscape with its varied foliage.
monotony
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
named
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From this reading The driver drew up his horses before the Travelers' Friend--as the place was named--and called out imperatively:
number
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
old
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From this reading A mist had settled down upon the old inn; lost to view was the landscape with its varied foliage.
Only
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
out
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From this reading The driver drew up his horses before the Travelers' Friend--as the place was named--and called out imperatively:
pail
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
place
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From this reading The driver drew up his horses before the Travelers' Friend--as the place was named--and called out imperatively:
road
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
settled
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From this reading A mist had settled down upon the old inn; lost to view was the landscape with its varied foliage.
Shadengo
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From this reading THE TRAVELERS' FRIEND It was a drizzly day in the Shadengo Valley.
speckled
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
swimming
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
teamster
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAVELERS' FRIEND It was a drizzly day in the Shadengo Valley.
there
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From this reading "Hullo there!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A mist had settled down upon the old inn; lost to view was the landscape with its varied foliage.
TRAVELERS
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From this reading THE TRAVELERS' FRIEND It was a drizzly day in the Shadengo Valley.
trees
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
trough
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
trout
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
up
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From this reading The driver drew up his horses before the Travelers' Friend--as the place was named--and called out imperatively:
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A mist had settled down upon the old inn; lost to view was the landscape with its varied foliage.
Valley
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From this reading THE TRAVELERS' FRIEND It was a drizzly day in the Shadengo Valley.
varied
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From this reading A mist had settled down upon the old inn; lost to view was the landscape with its varied foliage.
view
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From this reading A mist had settled down upon the old inn; lost to view was the landscape with its varied foliage.
visible
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TRAVELERS' FRIEND It was a drizzly day in the Shadengo Valley.
water
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
watering
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
waters
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
well
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From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Only the immediate foreground was visible to a teamster who came down the road--the trees with dripping branches, and the inn from the eaves of which water fell to the ground with depressing monotony; the well with its pail for watering the horses and the log trough in whose limpid waters a number of speckled trout were swimming.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A mist had settled down upon the old inn; lost to view was the landscape with its varied foliage.
