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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 It was a common sound in those parts--as common as the chatter of the jays and the booming of the bittern.
air
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From this reading Peat-cutters on Blackdown and fishers upon the Exe heard the distant throbbing rising and falling upon the sultry summer air.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet the fishers and the peasants raised their heads and looked questions at each other, for the angelus had already gone and vespers was still far off.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Far away through the forest might be heard its musical clangor and swell.
angelus
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From this reading Yet the fishers and the peasants raised their heads and looked questions at each other, for the angelus had already gone and vespers was still far off.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a common sound in those parts--as common as the chatter of the jays and the booming of the bittern.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet the fishers and the peasants raised their heads and looked questions at each other, for the angelus had already gone and vespers was still far off.
away
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From this reading Far away through the forest might be heard its musical clangor and swell.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Far away through the forest might be heard its musical clangor and swell.
Beaulieu
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From this reading The great bell of Beaulieu was ringing.
bell
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From this reading The great bell of Beaulieu was ringing.
bittern
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From this reading It was a common sound in those parts--as common as the chatter of the jays and the booming of the bittern.
Blackdown
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From this reading Peat-cutters on Blackdown and fishers upon the Exe heard the distant throbbing rising and falling upon the sultry summer air.
boomingnounUS /ˈbooming/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a common sound in those parts--as common as the chatter of the jays and the booming of the bittern.
chatter
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From this reading It was a common sound in those parts--as common as the chatter of the jays and the booming of the bittern.
clangor
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From this reading Far away through the forest might be heard its musical clangor and swell.
common
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From this reading It was a common sound in those parts--as common as the chatter of the jays and the booming of the bittern.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Peat-cutters on Blackdown and fishers upon the Exe heard the distant throbbing rising and falling upon the sultry summer air.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Yet the fishers and the peasants raised their heads and looked questions at each other, for the angelus had already gone and vespers was still far off.
Exe
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From this reading Peat-cutters on Blackdown and fishers upon the Exe heard the distant throbbing rising and falling upon the sultry summer air.
falling
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From this reading Peat-cutters on Blackdown and fishers upon the Exe heard the distant throbbing rising and falling upon the sultry summer air.
Far
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From this reading Far away through the forest might be heard its musical clangor and swell.
fishers
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From this reading Peat-cutters on Blackdown and fishers upon the Exe heard the distant throbbing rising and falling upon the sultry summer air.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet the fishers and the peasants raised their heads and looked questions at each other, for the angelus had already gone and vespers was still far off.
forest
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From this reading Far away through the forest might be heard its musical clangor and swell.
gone
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From this reading Yet the fishers and the peasants raised their heads and looked questions at each other, for the angelus had already gone and vespers was still far off.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great bell of Beaulieu was ringing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet the fishers and the peasants raised their heads and looked questions at each other, for the angelus had already gone and vespers was still far off.
heads
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From this reading Yet the fishers and the peasants raised their heads and looked questions at each other, for the angelus had already gone and vespers was still far off.
heard
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From this reading Far away through the forest might be heard its musical clangor and swell.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a common sound in those parts--as common as the chatter of the jays and the booming of the bittern.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a common sound in those parts--as common as the chatter of the jays and the booming of the bittern.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Far away through the forest might be heard its musical clangor and swell.
jays
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From this reading It was a common sound in those parts--as common as the chatter of the jays and the booming of the bittern.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet the fishers and the peasants raised their heads and looked questions at each other, for the angelus had already gone and vespers was still far off.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Far away through the forest might be heard its musical clangor and swell.
musical
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From this reading Far away through the forest might be heard its musical clangor and swell.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The great bell of Beaulieu was ringing.
off
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From this reading Yet the fishers and the peasants raised their heads and looked questions at each other, for the angelus had already gone and vespers was still far off.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Peat-cutters on Blackdown and fishers upon the Exe heard the distant throbbing rising and falling upon the sultry summer air.
other
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From this reading Yet the fishers and the peasants raised their heads and looked questions at each other, for the angelus had already gone and vespers was still far off.
parts
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From this reading It was a common sound in those parts--as common as the chatter of the jays and the booming of the bittern.
peasants
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From this reading Yet the fishers and the peasants raised their heads and looked questions at each other, for the angelus had already gone and vespers was still far off.
Peat-cutters
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From this reading Peat-cutters on Blackdown and fishers upon the Exe heard the distant throbbing rising and falling upon the sultry summer air.
questions
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From this reading Yet the fishers and the peasants raised their heads and looked questions at each other, for the angelus had already gone and vespers was still far off.
raised
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From this reading Yet the fishers and the peasants raised their heads and looked questions at each other, for the angelus had already gone and vespers was still far off.
ringing
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From this reading The great bell of Beaulieu was ringing.
rising
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From this reading Peat-cutters on Blackdown and fishers upon the Exe heard the distant throbbing rising and falling upon the sultry summer air.
sound
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From this reading It was a common sound in those parts--as common as the chatter of the jays and the booming of the bittern.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet the fishers and the peasants raised their heads and looked questions at each other, for the angelus had already gone and vespers was still far off.
sultry
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From this reading Peat-cutters on Blackdown and fishers upon the Exe heard the distant throbbing rising and falling upon the sultry summer air.
summer
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From this reading Peat-cutters on Blackdown and fishers upon the Exe heard the distant throbbing rising and falling upon the sultry summer air.
swell
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From this reading Far away through the forest might be heard its musical clangor and swell.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great bell of Beaulieu was ringing.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Yet the fishers and the peasants raised their heads and looked questions at each other, for the angelus had already gone and vespers was still far off.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was a common sound in those parts--as common as the chatter of the jays and the booming of the bittern.
throbbing
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From this reading Peat-cutters on Blackdown and fishers upon the Exe heard the distant throbbing rising and falling upon the sultry summer air.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Far away through the forest might be heard its musical clangor and swell.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Peat-cutters on Blackdown and fishers upon the Exe heard the distant throbbing rising and falling upon the sultry summer air.
vespers
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From this reading Yet the fishers and the peasants raised their heads and looked questions at each other, for the angelus had already gone and vespers was still far off.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The great bell of Beaulieu was ringing.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the fishers and the peasants raised their heads and looked questions at each other, for the angelus had already gone and vespers was still far off.
