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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 gurgling sound of the brook a few steps off was a great deal more soothing to her ear than Miss Fortune's sharp tones.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading With her back against the open gate, she was gently moving it to and fro, half-enjoying the weather and the scene, half-indulging the melancholy mood which drove her from the presence of her bustling aunt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With her back against the open gate, she was gently moving it to and fro, half-enjoying the weather and the scene, half-indulging the melancholy mood which drove her from the presence of her bustling aunt.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One day in the early part of September, she was standing in front of the house at the little wicket that opened on the road.
aunt
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From this reading With her back against the open gate, she was gently moving it to and fro, half-enjoying the weather and the scene, half-indulging the melancholy mood which drove her from the presence of her bustling aunt.
back
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From this reading With her back against the open gate, she was gently moving it to and fro, half-enjoying the weather and the scene, half-indulging the melancholy mood which drove her from the presence of her bustling aunt.
brook
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From this reading The gurgling sound of the brook a few steps off was a great deal more soothing to her ear than Miss Fortune's sharp tones.
bustling
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From this reading With her back against the open gate, she was gently moving it to and fro, half-enjoying the weather and the scene, half-indulging the melancholy mood which drove her from the presence of her bustling aunt.
By-and-by
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From this reading By-and-by a horseman came in sight at the far end of the road, and the brook was forgotten.
came
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From this reading By-and-by a horseman came in sight at the far end of the road, and the brook was forgotten.
cloud
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From this reading The cloud overhead.
day
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From this reading One day in the early part of September, she was standing in front of the house at the little wicket that opened on the road.
deal
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From this reading The gurgling sound of the brook a few steps off was a great deal more soothing to her ear than Miss Fortune's sharp tones.
drove
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From this reading With her back against the open gate, she was gently moving it to and fro, half-enjoying the weather and the scene, half-indulging the melancholy mood which drove her from the presence of her bustling aunt.
ear
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From this reading The gurgling sound of the brook a few steps off was a great deal more soothing to her ear than Miss Fortune's sharp tones.
early
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From this reading One day in the early part of September, she was standing in front of the house at the little wicket that opened on the road.
end
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From this reading By-and-by a horseman came in sight at the far end of the road, and the brook was forgotten.
far
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From this reading By-and-by a horseman came in sight at the far end of the road, and the brook was forgotten.
few
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From this reading The gurgling sound of the brook a few steps off was a great deal more soothing to her ear than Miss Fortune's sharp tones.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading By-and-by a horseman came in sight at the far end of the road, and the brook was forgotten.
Fortune's
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From this reading The gurgling sound of the brook a few steps off was a great deal more soothing to her ear than Miss Fortune's sharp tones.
fro
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From this reading With her back against the open gate, she was gently moving it to and fro, half-enjoying the weather and the scene, half-indulging the melancholy mood which drove her from the presence of her bustling aunt.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With her back against the open gate, she was gently moving it to and fro, half-enjoying the weather and the scene, half-indulging the melancholy mood which drove her from the presence of her bustling aunt.
front
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From this reading One day in the early part of September, she was standing in front of the house at the little wicket that opened on the road.
gate
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From this reading With her back against the open gate, she was gently moving it to and fro, half-enjoying the weather and the scene, half-indulging the melancholy mood which drove her from the presence of her bustling aunt.
gently
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From this reading With her back against the open gate, she was gently moving it to and fro, half-enjoying the weather and the scene, half-indulging the melancholy mood which drove her from the presence of her bustling aunt.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gurgling sound of the brook a few steps off was a great deal more soothing to her ear than Miss Fortune's sharp tones.
gurgling
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From this reading The gurgling sound of the brook a few steps off was a great deal more soothing to her ear than Miss Fortune's sharp tones.
half-enjoying
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From this reading With her back against the open gate, she was gently moving it to and fro, half-enjoying the weather and the scene, half-indulging the melancholy mood which drove her from the presence of her bustling aunt.
half-indulging
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From this reading With her back against the open gate, she was gently moving it to and fro, half-enjoying the weather and the scene, half-indulging the melancholy mood which drove her from the presence of her bustling aunt.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With her back against the open gate, she was gently moving it to and fro, half-enjoying the weather and the scene, half-indulging the melancholy mood which drove her from the presence of her bustling aunt.
horseman
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From this reading By-and-by a horseman came in sight at the far end of the road, and the brook was forgotten.
house
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From this reading One day in the early part of September, she was standing in front of the house at the little wicket that opened on the road.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day in the early part of September, she was standing in front of the house at the little wicket that opened on the road.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With her back against the open gate, she was gently moving it to and fro, half-enjoying the weather and the scene, half-indulging the melancholy mood which drove her from the presence of her bustling aunt.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day in the early part of September, she was standing in front of the house at the little wicket that opened on the road.
melancholy
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From this reading With her back against the open gate, she was gently moving it to and fro, half-enjoying the weather and the scene, half-indulging the melancholy mood which drove her from the presence of her bustling aunt.
Miss
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From this reading The gurgling sound of the brook a few steps off was a great deal more soothing to her ear than Miss Fortune's sharp tones.
mood
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From this reading With her back against the open gate, she was gently moving it to and fro, half-enjoying the weather and the scene, half-indulging the melancholy mood which drove her from the presence of her bustling aunt.
more
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From this reading The gurgling sound of the brook a few steps off was a great deal more soothing to her ear than Miss Fortune's sharp tones.
moving
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From this reading With her back against the open gate, she was gently moving it to and fro, half-enjoying the weather and the scene, half-indulging the melancholy mood which drove her from the presence of her bustling aunt.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day in the early part of September, she was standing in front of the house at the little wicket that opened on the road.
off
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From this reading The gurgling sound of the brook a few steps off was a great deal more soothing to her ear than Miss Fortune's sharp tones.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One day in the early part of September, she was standing in front of the house at the little wicket that opened on the road.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day in the early part of September, she was standing in front of the house at the little wicket that opened on the road.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading With her back against the open gate, she was gently moving it to and fro, half-enjoying the weather and the scene, half-indulging the melancholy mood which drove her from the presence of her bustling aunt.
opened
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From this reading One day in the early part of September, she was standing in front of the house at the little wicket that opened on the road.
overhead
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From this reading The cloud overhead.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day in the early part of September, she was standing in front of the house at the little wicket that opened on the road.
presence
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From this reading With her back against the open gate, she was gently moving it to and fro, half-enjoying the weather and the scene, half-indulging the melancholy mood which drove her from the presence of her bustling aunt.
road
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From this reading One day in the early part of September, she was standing in front of the house at the little wicket that opened on the road.
scene
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From this reading With her back against the open gate, she was gently moving it to and fro, half-enjoying the weather and the scene, half-indulging the melancholy mood which drove her from the presence of her bustling aunt.
September
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From this reading One day in the early part of September, she was standing in front of the house at the little wicket that opened on the road.
sharp
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From this reading The gurgling sound of the brook a few steps off was a great deal more soothing to her ear than Miss Fortune's sharp tones.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day in the early part of September, she was standing in front of the house at the little wicket that opened on the road.
sight
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From this reading By-and-by a horseman came in sight at the far end of the road, and the brook was forgotten.
soothing
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From this reading The gurgling sound of the brook a few steps off was a great deal more soothing to her ear than Miss Fortune's sharp tones.
sound
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From this reading The gurgling sound of the brook a few steps off was a great deal more soothing to her ear than Miss Fortune's sharp tones.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One day in the early part of September, she was standing in front of the house at the little wicket that opened on the road.
steps
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From this reading The gurgling sound of the brook a few steps off was a great deal more soothing to her ear than Miss Fortune's sharp tones.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The gurgling sound of the brook a few steps off was a great deal more soothing to her ear than Miss Fortune's sharp tones.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One day in the early part of September, she was standing in front of the house at the little wicket that opened on the road.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cloud overhead.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With her back against the open gate, she was gently moving it to and fro, half-enjoying the weather and the scene, half-indulging the melancholy mood which drove her from the presence of her bustling aunt.
tones
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From this reading The gurgling sound of the brook a few steps off was a great deal more soothing to her ear than Miss Fortune's sharp tones.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One day in the early part of September, she was standing in front of the house at the little wicket that opened on the road.
weather
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From this reading With her back against the open gate, she was gently moving it to and fro, half-enjoying the weather and the scene, half-indulging the melancholy mood which drove her from the presence of her bustling aunt.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With her back against the open gate, she was gently moving it to and fro, half-enjoying the weather and the scene, half-indulging the melancholy mood which drove her from the presence of her bustling aunt.
wicket
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From this reading One day in the early part of September, she was standing in front of the house at the little wicket that opened on the road.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With her back against the open gate, she was gently moving it to and fro, half-enjoying the weather and the scene, half-indulging the melancholy mood which drove her from the presence of her bustling aunt.
