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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 So Tavernake became a boat-builder.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Summer passed into winter and this hamlet by the sea seemed, indeed, as though it might have been one of the forgotten spots upon the earth.
any
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From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Sometimes he rested from his labors and looked seaward, looked around him as though rejoicing in that unbroken solitude, the emptiness of the gray ocean, the loneliness of the land behind.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Summer passed into winter and this hamlet by the sea seemed, indeed, as though it might have been one of the forgotten spots upon the earth.
beach
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From this reading For eight hours a day Tavernake worked, mostly out of doors, in the little yard which hung over the beach.
became
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From this reading So Tavernake became a boat-builder.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Summer passed into winter and this hamlet by the sea seemed, indeed, as though it might have been one of the forgotten spots upon the earth.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Sometimes he rested from his labors and looked seaward, looked around him as though rejoicing in that unbroken solitude, the emptiness of the gray ocean, the loneliness of the land behind.
boat-builder
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From this reading So Tavernake became a boat-builder.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Summer passed into winter and this hamlet by the sea seemed, indeed, as though it might have been one of the forgotten spots upon the earth.
cottages
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From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
day
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From this reading For eight hours a day Tavernake worked, mostly out of doors, in the little yard which hung over the beach.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
doors
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From this reading For eight hours a day Tavernake worked, mostly out of doors, in the little yard which hung over the beach.
dwelling-place
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From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
earth
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From this reading Summer passed into winter and this hamlet by the sea seemed, indeed, as though it might have been one of the forgotten spots upon the earth.
eight
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From this reading For eight hours a day Tavernake worked, mostly out of doors, in the little yard which hung over the beach.
emptiness
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From this reading Sometimes he rested from his labors and looked seaward, looked around him as though rejoicing in that unbroken solitude, the emptiness of the gray ocean, the loneliness of the land behind.
farmhouses
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From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
few
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From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Summer passed into winter and this hamlet by the sea seemed, indeed, as though it might have been one of the forgotten spots upon the earth.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sometimes he rested from his labors and looked seaward, looked around him as though rejoicing in that unbroken solitude, the emptiness of the gray ocean, the loneliness of the land behind.
gray
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From this reading Sometimes he rested from his labors and looked seaward, looked around him as though rejoicing in that unbroken solitude, the emptiness of the gray ocean, the loneliness of the land behind.
grove
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From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
habitation
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From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
half-hidden
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From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
Hall
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From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
hamlet
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From this reading Summer passed into winter and this hamlet by the sea seemed, indeed, as though it might have been one of the forgotten spots upon the earth.
handful
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From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Summer passed into winter and this hamlet by the sea seemed, indeed, as though it might have been one of the forgotten spots upon the earth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes he rested from his labors and looked seaward, looked around him as though rejoicing in that unbroken solitude, the emptiness of the gray ocean, the loneliness of the land behind.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sometimes he rested from his labors and looked seaward, looked around him as though rejoicing in that unbroken solitude, the emptiness of the gray ocean, the loneliness of the land behind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes he rested from his labors and looked seaward, looked around him as though rejoicing in that unbroken solitude, the emptiness of the gray ocean, the loneliness of the land behind.
hours
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From this reading For eight hours a day Tavernake worked, mostly out of doors, in the little yard which hung over the beach.
human
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From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
hundred
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From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
hung
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From this reading For eight hours a day Tavernake worked, mostly out of doors, in the little yard which hung over the beach.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
indeed
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From this reading Summer passed into winter and this hamlet by the sea seemed, indeed, as though it might have been one of the forgotten spots upon the earth.
inland
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From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Summer passed into winter and this hamlet by the sea seemed, indeed, as though it might have been one of the forgotten spots upon the earth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Summer passed into winter and this hamlet by the sea seemed, indeed, as though it might have been one of the forgotten spots upon the earth.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
labors
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From this reading Sometimes he rested from his labors and looked seaward, looked around him as though rejoicing in that unbroken solitude, the emptiness of the gray ocean, the loneliness of the land behind.
land
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From this reading Sometimes he rested from his labors and looked seaward, looked around him as though rejoicing in that unbroken solitude, the emptiness of the gray ocean, the loneliness of the land behind.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For eight hours a day Tavernake worked, mostly out of doors, in the little yard which hung over the beach.
loneliness
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From this reading Sometimes he rested from his labors and looked seaward, looked around him as though rejoicing in that unbroken solitude, the emptiness of the gray ocean, the loneliness of the land behind.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes he rested from his labors and looked seaward, looked around him as though rejoicing in that unbroken solitude, the emptiness of the gray ocean, the loneliness of the land behind.
many
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From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Summer passed into winter and this hamlet by the sea seemed, indeed, as though it might have been one of the forgotten spots upon the earth.
miles
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From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
mostly
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From this reading For eight hours a day Tavernake worked, mostly out of doors, in the little yard which hung over the beach.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
ocean
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From this reading Sometimes he rested from his labors and looked seaward, looked around him as though rejoicing in that unbroken solitude, the emptiness of the gray ocean, the loneliness of the land behind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Summer passed into winter and this hamlet by the sea seemed, indeed, as though it might have been one of the forgotten spots upon the earth.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Summer passed into winter and this hamlet by the sea seemed, indeed, as though it might have been one of the forgotten spots upon the earth.
out
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From this reading For eight hours a day Tavernake worked, mostly out of doors, in the little yard which hung over the beach.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For eight hours a day Tavernake worked, mostly out of doors, in the little yard which hung over the beach.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Summer passed into winter and this hamlet by the sea seemed, indeed, as though it might have been one of the forgotten spots upon the earth.
pine
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From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
rejoicing
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From this reading Sometimes he rested from his labors and looked seaward, looked around him as though rejoicing in that unbroken solitude, the emptiness of the gray ocean, the loneliness of the land behind.
rested
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From this reading Sometimes he rested from his labors and looked seaward, looked around him as though rejoicing in that unbroken solitude, the emptiness of the gray ocean, the loneliness of the land behind.
SaveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
sea
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From this reading Summer passed into winter and this hamlet by the sea seemed, indeed, as though it might have been one of the forgotten spots upon the earth.
seaward
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From this reading Sometimes he rested from his labors and looked seaward, looked around him as though rejoicing in that unbroken solitude, the emptiness of the gray ocean, the loneliness of the land behind.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Summer passed into winter and this hamlet by the sea seemed, indeed, as though it might have been one of the forgotten spots upon the earth.
sign
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From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Tavernake became a boat-builder.
solitude
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From this reading Sometimes he rested from his labors and looked seaward, looked around him as though rejoicing in that unbroken solitude, the emptiness of the gray ocean, the loneliness of the land behind.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes he rested from his labors and looked seaward, looked around him as though rejoicing in that unbroken solitude, the emptiness of the gray ocean, the loneliness of the land behind.
spots
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From this reading Summer passed into winter and this hamlet by the sea seemed, indeed, as though it might have been one of the forgotten spots upon the earth.
Summer
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From this reading Summer passed into winter and this hamlet by the sea seemed, indeed, as though it might have been one of the forgotten spots upon the earth.
Tavernake
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From this reading So Tavernake became a boat-builder.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Summer passed into winter and this hamlet by the sea seemed, indeed, as though it might have been one of the forgotten spots upon the earth.
there
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From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Summer passed into winter and this hamlet by the sea seemed, indeed, as though it might have been one of the forgotten spots upon the earth.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Summer passed into winter and this hamlet by the sea seemed, indeed, as though it might have been one of the forgotten spots upon the earth.
trees
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From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
two
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From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
unbroken
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From this reading Sometimes he rested from his labors and looked seaward, looked around him as though rejoicing in that unbroken solitude, the emptiness of the gray ocean, the loneliness of the land behind.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Summer passed into winter and this hamlet by the sea seemed, indeed, as though it might have been one of the forgotten spots upon the earth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For eight hours a day Tavernake worked, mostly out of doors, in the little yard which hung over the beach.
winter
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From this reading Summer passed into winter and this hamlet by the sea seemed, indeed, as though it might have been one of the forgotten spots upon the earth.
worked
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From this reading For eight hours a day Tavernake worked, mostly out of doors, in the little yard which hung over the beach.
yard
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From this reading For eight hours a day Tavernake worked, mostly out of doors, in the little yard which hung over the beach.
yards
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From this reading Save for that handful of cottages, the two farmhouses a few hundred yards inland, and the deserted Hall half-hidden in its grove of pine trees, there was no dwelling-place nor any sign of human habitation for many miles.
