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Alice
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From this reading Alice and Ellen ran along without giving much heed to anything but their footing down, down running and bounding, hand in hand, till want of breath obliged them to slacken their pace.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Alice and Ellen ran along without giving much heed to anything but their footing down, down running and bounding, hand in hand, till want of breath obliged them to slacken their pace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The clouds hung thick and low; the wind was less than it had been.
any
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From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Alice and Ellen ran along without giving much heed to anything but their footing down, down running and bounding, hand in hand, till want of breath obliged them to slacken their pace.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you think it will snow soon?" asked Ellen.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The clouds hung thick and low; the wind was less than it had been.
black
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From this reading Showing that in certain circumstances white is black.
bounding
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From this reading Alice and Ellen ran along without giving much heed to anything but their footing down, down running and bounding, hand in hand, till want of breath obliged them to slacken their pace.
breath
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From this reading Alice and Ellen ran along without giving much heed to anything but their footing down, down running and bounding, hand in hand, till want of breath obliged them to slacken their pace.
broader
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From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Alice and Ellen ran along without giving much heed to anything but their footing down, down running and bounding, hand in hand, till want of breath obliged them to slacken their pace.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
carriage
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From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
certain
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From this reading Showing that in certain circumstances white is black.
circumstances
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From this reading Showing that in certain circumstances white is black.
clouds
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From this reading The clouds hung thick and low; the wind was less than it had been.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you think it will snow soon?" asked Ellen.
down
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From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
easier
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From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
Ellen
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From this reading Alice and Ellen ran along without giving much heed to anything but their footing down, down running and bounding, hand in hand, till want of breath obliged them to slacken their pace.
far
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From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
footing
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From this reading Alice and Ellen ran along without giving much heed to anything but their footing down, down running and bounding, hand in hand, till want of breath obliged them to slacken their pace.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
gently
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From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
giving
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From this reading Alice and Ellen ran along without giving much heed to anything but their footing down, down running and bounding, hand in hand, till want of breath obliged them to slacken their pace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The clouds hung thick and low; the wind was less than it had been.
hand
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From this reading Alice and Ellen ran along without giving much heed to anything but their footing down, down running and bounding, hand in hand, till want of breath obliged them to slacken their pace.
heed
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From this reading Alice and Ellen ran along without giving much heed to anything but their footing down, down running and bounding, hand in hand, till want of breath obliged them to slacken their pace.
horses
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From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
hung
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From this reading The clouds hung thick and low; the wind was less than it had been.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Showing that in certain circumstances white is black.
indeed
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From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Showing that in certain circumstances white is black.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The clouds hung thick and low; the wind was less than it had been.
kind
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From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
less
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From this reading The clouds hung thick and low; the wind was less than it had been.
low
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From this reading The clouds hung thick and low; the wind was less than it had been.
more
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From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
mountain
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From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
Mrs
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From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
much
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From this reading Alice and Ellen ran along without giving much heed to anything but their footing down, down running and bounding, hand in hand, till want of breath obliged them to slacken their pace.
obliged
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From this reading Alice and Ellen ran along without giving much heed to anything but their footing down, down running and bounding, hand in hand, till want of breath obliged them to slacken their pace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
other
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From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
pace
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From this reading Alice and Ellen ran along without giving much heed to anything but their footing down, down running and bounding, hand in hand, till want of breath obliged them to slacken their pace.
path
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From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
ran
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From this reading Alice and Ellen ran along without giving much heed to anything but their footing down, down running and bounding, hand in hand, till want of breath obliged them to slacken their pace.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Alice and Ellen ran along without giving much heed to anything but their footing down, down running and bounding, hand in hand, till want of breath obliged them to slacken their pace.
Showing
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From this reading Showing that in certain circumstances white is black.
slackenverbUS /ˈslækən/
to become less tight or less strong
From this reading Alice and Ellen ran along without giving much heed to anything but their footing down, down running and bounding, hand in hand, till want of breath obliged them to slacken their pace.
snow
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From this reading "Do you think it will snow soon?" asked Ellen.
sometimes
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From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
soon
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From this reading "Do you think it will snow soon?" asked Ellen.
spoken
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From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
steep
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From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The clouds hung thick and low; the wind was less than it had been.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Showing that in certain circumstances white is black.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The clouds hung thick and low; the wind was less than it had been.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Alice and Ellen ran along without giving much heed to anything but their footing down, down running and bounding, hand in hand, till want of breath obliged them to slacken their pace.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Alice and Ellen ran along without giving much heed to anything but their footing down, down running and bounding, hand in hand, till want of breath obliged them to slacken their pace.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
thick
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From this reading The clouds hung thick and low; the wind was less than it had been.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you think it will snow soon?" asked Ellen.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Alice and Ellen ran along without giving much heed to anything but their footing down, down running and bounding, hand in hand, till want of breath obliged them to slacken their pace.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alice and Ellen ran along without giving much heed to anything but their footing down, down running and bounding, hand in hand, till want of breath obliged them to slacken their pace.
too
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From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
travelled
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From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
Vawse
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From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
want
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From this reading Alice and Ellen ran along without giving much heed to anything but their footing down, down running and bounding, hand in hand, till want of breath obliged them to slacken their pace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The clouds hung thick and low; the wind was less than it had been.
white
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From this reading Showing that in certain circumstances white is black.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Do you think it will snow soon?" asked Ellen.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The clouds hung thick and low; the wind was less than it had been.
winding
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From this reading They took the path Mrs. Vawse had spoken of; it was broader and easier than the other, winding more gently down the mountain; it was sometimes, indeed, travelled by horses, though far too steep for any kind of carriage.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Alice and Ellen ran along without giving much heed to anything but their footing down, down running and bounding, hand in hand, till want of breath obliged them to slacken their pace.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you think it will snow soon?" asked Ellen.
