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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 Their route lay along the left bank of the Maan, down the charming valley of the Vesfjorddal--a narrow, heavily wooded valley, watered by a thousand dashing cataracts.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There was not room for Joel, as we know already, so the brave fellow trudged along on foot at the horse's head.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not room for Joel, as we know already, so the brave fellow trudged along on foot at the horse's head.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning Foreman Lengling's gayly painted kariol bore away Sylvius Hogg and Hulda, seated comfortably side by side.
appearing
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From this reading At each turn in the path, too, one saw appearing or disappearing the lofty summit of Gousta, with its two large patches of dazzling snow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was not room for Joel, as we know already, so the brave fellow trudged along on foot at the horse's head.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was not room for Joel, as we know already, so the brave fellow trudged along on foot at the horse's head.
away
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From this reading The next morning Foreman Lengling's gayly painted kariol bore away Sylvius Hogg and Hulda, seated comfortably side by side.
bank
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From this reading Their route lay along the left bank of the Maan, down the charming valley of the Vesfjorddal--a narrow, heavily wooded valley, watered by a thousand dashing cataracts.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The fourteen kilometers that lay between Dal and Moel had no terrors for this untiring walker.
bore
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From this reading The next morning Foreman Lengling's gayly painted kariol bore away Sylvius Hogg and Hulda, seated comfortably side by side.
brave
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From this reading There was not room for Joel, as we know already, so the brave fellow trudged along on foot at the horse's head.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next morning Foreman Lengling's gayly painted kariol bore away Sylvius Hogg and Hulda, seated comfortably side by side.
cataracts
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From this reading Their route lay along the left bank of the Maan, down the charming valley of the Vesfjorddal--a narrow, heavily wooded valley, watered by a thousand dashing cataracts.
charming
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From this reading Their route lay along the left bank of the Maan, down the charming valley of the Vesfjorddal--a narrow, heavily wooded valley, watered by a thousand dashing cataracts.
comfortably
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From this reading The next morning Foreman Lengling's gayly painted kariol bore away Sylvius Hogg and Hulda, seated comfortably side by side.
Dal
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From this reading The fourteen kilometers that lay between Dal and Moel had no terrors for this untiring walker.
dashing
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From this reading Their route lay along the left bank of the Maan, down the charming valley of the Vesfjorddal--a narrow, heavily wooded valley, watered by a thousand dashing cataracts.
dazzling
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From this reading At each turn in the path, too, one saw appearing or disappearing the lofty summit of Gousta, with its two large patches of dazzling snow.
disappearing
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From this reading At each turn in the path, too, one saw appearing or disappearing the lofty summit of Gousta, with its two large patches of dazzling snow.
down
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From this reading Their route lay along the left bank of the Maan, down the charming valley of the Vesfjorddal--a narrow, heavily wooded valley, watered by a thousand dashing cataracts.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading At each turn in the path, too, one saw appearing or disappearing the lofty summit of Gousta, with its two large patches of dazzling snow.
fellow
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From this reading There was not room for Joel, as we know already, so the brave fellow trudged along on foot at the horse's head.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not room for Joel, as we know already, so the brave fellow trudged along on foot at the horse's head.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was not room for Joel, as we know already, so the brave fellow trudged along on foot at the horse's head.
Foreman
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From this reading The next morning Foreman Lengling's gayly painted kariol bore away Sylvius Hogg and Hulda, seated comfortably side by side.
fourteen
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From this reading The fourteen kilometers that lay between Dal and Moel had no terrors for this untiring walker.
gayly
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From this reading The next morning Foreman Lengling's gayly painted kariol bore away Sylvius Hogg and Hulda, seated comfortably side by side.
Gousta
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From this reading At each turn in the path, too, one saw appearing or disappearing the lofty summit of Gousta, with its two large patches of dazzling snow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fourteen kilometers that lay between Dal and Moel had no terrors for this untiring walker.
head
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From this reading There was not room for Joel, as we know already, so the brave fellow trudged along on foot at the horse's head.
heavily
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From this reading Their route lay along the left bank of the Maan, down the charming valley of the Vesfjorddal--a narrow, heavily wooded valley, watered by a thousand dashing cataracts.
Hogg
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From this reading The next morning Foreman Lengling's gayly painted kariol bore away Sylvius Hogg and Hulda, seated comfortably side by side.
horse's
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From this reading There was not room for Joel, as we know already, so the brave fellow trudged along on foot at the horse's head.
Hulda
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From this reading The next morning Foreman Lengling's gayly painted kariol bore away Sylvius Hogg and Hulda, seated comfortably side by side.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At each turn in the path, too, one saw appearing or disappearing the lofty summit of Gousta, with its two large patches of dazzling snow.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At each turn in the path, too, one saw appearing or disappearing the lofty summit of Gousta, with its two large patches of dazzling snow.
Joel
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From this reading There was not room for Joel, as we know already, so the brave fellow trudged along on foot at the horse's head.
kariol
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From this reading The next morning Foreman Lengling's gayly painted kariol bore away Sylvius Hogg and Hulda, seated comfortably side by side.
kilometers
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From this reading The fourteen kilometers that lay between Dal and Moel had no terrors for this untiring walker.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not room for Joel, as we know already, so the brave fellow trudged along on foot at the horse's head.
large
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From this reading At each turn in the path, too, one saw appearing or disappearing the lofty summit of Gousta, with its two large patches of dazzling snow.
lay
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From this reading The fourteen kilometers that lay between Dal and Moel had no terrors for this untiring walker.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their route lay along the left bank of the Maan, down the charming valley of the Vesfjorddal--a narrow, heavily wooded valley, watered by a thousand dashing cataracts.
Lengling's
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From this reading The next morning Foreman Lengling's gayly painted kariol bore away Sylvius Hogg and Hulda, seated comfortably side by side.
lofty
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From this reading At each turn in the path, too, one saw appearing or disappearing the lofty summit of Gousta, with its two large patches of dazzling snow.
Maan
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From this reading Their route lay along the left bank of the Maan, down the charming valley of the Vesfjorddal--a narrow, heavily wooded valley, watered by a thousand dashing cataracts.
Moel
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From this reading The fourteen kilometers that lay between Dal and Moel had no terrors for this untiring walker.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Foreman Lengling's gayly painted kariol bore away Sylvius Hogg and Hulda, seated comfortably side by side.
narrow
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From this reading Their route lay along the left bank of the Maan, down the charming valley of the Vesfjorddal--a narrow, heavily wooded valley, watered by a thousand dashing cataracts.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Foreman Lengling's gayly painted kariol bore away Sylvius Hogg and Hulda, seated comfortably side by side.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The fourteen kilometers that lay between Dal and Moel had no terrors for this untiring walker.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not room for Joel, as we know already, so the brave fellow trudged along on foot at the horse's head.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their route lay along the left bank of the Maan, down the charming valley of the Vesfjorddal--a narrow, heavily wooded valley, watered by a thousand dashing cataracts.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was not room for Joel, as we know already, so the brave fellow trudged along on foot at the horse's head.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At each turn in the path, too, one saw appearing or disappearing the lofty summit of Gousta, with its two large patches of dazzling snow.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At each turn in the path, too, one saw appearing or disappearing the lofty summit of Gousta, with its two large patches of dazzling snow.
painted
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From this reading The next morning Foreman Lengling's gayly painted kariol bore away Sylvius Hogg and Hulda, seated comfortably side by side.
patches
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From this reading At each turn in the path, too, one saw appearing or disappearing the lofty summit of Gousta, with its two large patches of dazzling snow.
path
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From this reading At each turn in the path, too, one saw appearing or disappearing the lofty summit of Gousta, with its two large patches of dazzling snow.
room
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From this reading There was not room for Joel, as we know already, so the brave fellow trudged along on foot at the horse's head.
route
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From this reading Their route lay along the left bank of the Maan, down the charming valley of the Vesfjorddal--a narrow, heavily wooded valley, watered by a thousand dashing cataracts.
saw
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From this reading At each turn in the path, too, one saw appearing or disappearing the lofty summit of Gousta, with its two large patches of dazzling snow.
seated
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From this reading The next morning Foreman Lengling's gayly painted kariol bore away Sylvius Hogg and Hulda, seated comfortably side by side.
side
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From this reading The next morning Foreman Lengling's gayly painted kariol bore away Sylvius Hogg and Hulda, seated comfortably side by side.
snow
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From this reading At each turn in the path, too, one saw appearing or disappearing the lofty summit of Gousta, with its two large patches of dazzling snow.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was not room for Joel, as we know already, so the brave fellow trudged along on foot at the horse's head.
summit
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From this reading At each turn in the path, too, one saw appearing or disappearing the lofty summit of Gousta, with its two large patches of dazzling snow.
Sylvius
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From this reading The next morning Foreman Lengling's gayly painted kariol bore away Sylvius Hogg and Hulda, seated comfortably side by side.
terrors
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From this reading The fourteen kilometers that lay between Dal and Moel had no terrors for this untiring walker.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fourteen kilometers that lay between Dal and Moel had no terrors for this untiring walker.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Foreman Lengling's gayly painted kariol bore away Sylvius Hogg and Hulda, seated comfortably side by side.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their route lay along the left bank of the Maan, down the charming valley of the Vesfjorddal--a narrow, heavily wooded valley, watered by a thousand dashing cataracts.
There
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From this reading There was not room for Joel, as we know already, so the brave fellow trudged along on foot at the horse's head.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The fourteen kilometers that lay between Dal and Moel had no terrors for this untiring walker.
thousand
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From this reading Their route lay along the left bank of the Maan, down the charming valley of the Vesfjorddal--a narrow, heavily wooded valley, watered by a thousand dashing cataracts.
too
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From this reading At each turn in the path, too, one saw appearing or disappearing the lofty summit of Gousta, with its two large patches of dazzling snow.
trudged
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From this reading There was not room for Joel, as we know already, so the brave fellow trudged along on foot at the horse's head.
turn
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From this reading At each turn in the path, too, one saw appearing or disappearing the lofty summit of Gousta, with its two large patches of dazzling snow.
two
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From this reading At each turn in the path, too, one saw appearing or disappearing the lofty summit of Gousta, with its two large patches of dazzling snow.
untiring
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From this reading The fourteen kilometers that lay between Dal and Moel had no terrors for this untiring walker.
valley
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From this reading Their route lay along the left bank of the Maan, down the charming valley of the Vesfjorddal--a narrow, heavily wooded valley, watered by a thousand dashing cataracts.
Vesfjorddal
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From this reading Their route lay along the left bank of the Maan, down the charming valley of the Vesfjorddal--a narrow, heavily wooded valley, watered by a thousand dashing cataracts.
walker
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From this reading The fourteen kilometers that lay between Dal and Moel had no terrors for this untiring walker.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not room for Joel, as we know already, so the brave fellow trudged along on foot at the horse's head.
waterednounUS /ˈwatered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Their route lay along the left bank of the Maan, down the charming valley of the Vesfjorddal--a narrow, heavily wooded valley, watered by a thousand dashing cataracts.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There was not room for Joel, as we know already, so the brave fellow trudged along on foot at the horse's head.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At each turn in the path, too, one saw appearing or disappearing the lofty summit of Gousta, with its two large patches of dazzling snow.
wooded
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From this reading Their route lay along the left bank of the Maan, down the charming valley of the Vesfjorddal--a narrow, heavily wooded valley, watered by a thousand dashing cataracts.
