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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 JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was a blacksmith's shop about a hundred feet further along the road.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There was a blacksmith's shop about a hundred feet further along the road.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Four trellised arbors covered with honeysuckle and clematis formed the four corners of the garden, which was divided into little beds of vegetables separated by narrow paths bordered with fruit trees.
arbors
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From this reading Four trellised arbors covered with honeysuckle and clematis formed the four corners of the garden, which was divided into little beds of vegetables separated by narrow paths bordered with fruit trees.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
beds
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From this reading Four trellised arbors covered with honeysuckle and clematis formed the four corners of the garden, which was divided into little beds of vegetables separated by narrow paths bordered with fruit trees.
blacksmith's
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From this reading There was a blacksmith's shop about a hundred feet further along the road.
bordered
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From this reading Four trellised arbors covered with honeysuckle and clematis formed the four corners of the garden, which was divided into little beds of vegetables separated by narrow paths bordered with fruit trees.
box
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From this reading A very high box hedge enclosed the whole property, which was separated by a field from the neighboring farm.
brick
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From this reading JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
built
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From this reading JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Four trellised arbors covered with honeysuckle and clematis formed the four corners of the garden, which was divided into little beds of vegetables separated by narrow paths bordered with fruit trees.
carriage
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From this reading JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
clematis
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From this reading Four trellised arbors covered with honeysuckle and clematis formed the four corners of the garden, which was divided into little beds of vegetables separated by narrow paths bordered with fruit trees.
corners
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From this reading Four trellised arbors covered with honeysuckle and clematis formed the four corners of the garden, which was divided into little beds of vegetables separated by narrow paths bordered with fruit trees.
covered
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From this reading Four trellised arbors covered with honeysuckle and clematis formed the four corners of the garden, which was divided into little beds of vegetables separated by narrow paths bordered with fruit trees.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Four trellised arbors covered with honeysuckle and clematis formed the four corners of the garden, which was divided into little beds of vegetables separated by narrow paths bordered with fruit trees.
enclosed
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From this reading A very high box hedge enclosed the whole property, which was separated by a field from the neighboring farm.
farm
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From this reading A very high box hedge enclosed the whole property, which was separated by a field from the neighboring farm.
feet
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From this reading There was a blacksmith's shop about a hundred feet further along the road.
field
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From this reading A very high box hedge enclosed the whole property, which was separated by a field from the neighboring farm.
formed
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From this reading Four trellised arbors covered with honeysuckle and clematis formed the four corners of the garden, which was divided into little beds of vegetables separated by narrow paths bordered with fruit trees.
Four
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From this reading Four trellised arbors covered with honeysuckle and clematis formed the four corners of the garden, which was divided into little beds of vegetables separated by narrow paths bordered with fruit trees.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A very high box hedge enclosed the whole property, which was separated by a field from the neighboring farm.
fruit
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From this reading Four trellised arbors covered with honeysuckle and clematis formed the four corners of the garden, which was divided into little beds of vegetables separated by narrow paths bordered with fruit trees.
further
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From this reading There was a blacksmith's shop about a hundred feet further along the road.
garden
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From this reading Four trellised arbors covered with honeysuckle and clematis formed the four corners of the garden, which was divided into little beds of vegetables separated by narrow paths bordered with fruit trees.
hedge
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From this reading A very high box hedge enclosed the whole property, which was separated by a field from the neighboring farm.
high
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From this reading JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
honeysuckle
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From this reading Four trellised arbors covered with honeysuckle and clematis formed the four corners of the garden, which was divided into little beds of vegetables separated by narrow paths bordered with fruit trees.
hours
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From this reading JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
house
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From this reading JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
houses
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From this reading There were no other houses within three-quarters of a mile.
hundred
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From this reading There was a blacksmith's shop about a hundred feet further along the road.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Four trellised arbors covered with honeysuckle and clematis formed the four corners of the garden, which was divided into little beds of vegetables separated by narrow paths bordered with fruit trees.
JEANNE
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From this reading JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
later
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From this reading JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
lot
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From this reading JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
middle
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From this reading JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
mile
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From this reading There were no other houses within three-quarters of a mile.
narrow
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From this reading Four trellised arbors covered with honeysuckle and clematis formed the four corners of the garden, which was divided into little beds of vegetables separated by narrow paths bordered with fruit trees.
neighboring
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From this reading A very high box hedge enclosed the whole property, which was separated by a field from the neighboring farm.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were no other houses within three-quarters of a mile.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
other
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From this reading There were no other houses within three-quarters of a mile.
PARIS
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From this reading JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
paths
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From this reading Four trellised arbors covered with honeysuckle and clematis formed the four corners of the garden, which was divided into little beds of vegetables separated by narrow paths bordered with fruit trees.
pear
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From this reading JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
planted
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From this reading JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
property
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From this reading A very high box hedge enclosed the whole property, which was separated by a field from the neighboring farm.
road
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From this reading JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
separated
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From this reading Four trellised arbors covered with honeysuckle and clematis formed the four corners of the garden, which was divided into little beds of vegetables separated by narrow paths bordered with fruit trees.
shop
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From this reading There was a blacksmith's shop about a hundred feet further along the road.
side
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From this reading JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
There
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From this reading There was a blacksmith's shop about a hundred feet further along the road.
three-quarters
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From this reading There were no other houses within three-quarters of a mile.
trees
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From this reading JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
trellised
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From this reading Four trellised arbors covered with honeysuckle and clematis formed the four corners of the garden, which was divided into little beds of vegetables separated by narrow paths bordered with fruit trees.
Two
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From this reading JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
vegetables
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From this reading Four trellised arbors covered with honeysuckle and clematis formed the four corners of the garden, which was divided into little beds of vegetables separated by narrow paths bordered with fruit trees.
very
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From this reading A very high box hedge enclosed the whole property, which was separated by a field from the neighboring farm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Four trellised arbors covered with honeysuckle and clematis formed the four corners of the garden, which was divided into little beds of vegetables separated by narrow paths bordered with fruit trees.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no other houses within three-quarters of a mile.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Four trellised arbors covered with honeysuckle and clematis formed the four corners of the garden, which was divided into little beds of vegetables separated by narrow paths bordered with fruit trees.
whole
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From this reading A very high box hedge enclosed the whole property, which was separated by a field from the neighboring farm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading JEANNE IN PARIS Two hours later the carriage stopped at a little brick house built in the middle of a lot planted with pear trees at the side of the high road.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading There were no other houses within three-quarters of a mile.
