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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 They came out of the little park into a by-lane; a vast tract of common land, yellow with furze and undulated with swell and hollow, spreading in front; to their right the dark beechwoods, still beneath the weight of the July noon.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are certain events which to each man's life are as comets to the earth, seemingly strange and erratic portents; distinct from the ordinary lights which guide our course and mark our seasons, yet true to their own laws, potent in their own influences.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are certain events which to each man's life are as comets to the earth, seemingly strange and erratic portents; distinct from the ordinary lights which guide our course and mark our seasons, yet true to their own laws, potent in their own influences.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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atmosphere
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beechwoods
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From this reading They came out of the little park into a by-lane; a vast tract of common land, yellow with furze and undulated with swell and hollow, spreading in front; to their right the dark beechwoods, still beneath the weight of the July noon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading They came out of the little park into a by-lane; a vast tract of common land, yellow with furze and undulated with swell and hollow, spreading in front; to their right the dark beechwoods, still beneath the weight of the July noon.
bodes
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bower
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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by-lane
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From this reading They came out of the little park into a by-lane; a vast tract of common land, yellow with furze and undulated with swell and hollow, spreading in front; to their right the dark beechwoods, still beneath the weight of the July noon.
came
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certain
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comets
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common
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coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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dark
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Darrell
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disputes
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distinct
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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dream-life
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eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There are certain events which to each man's life are as comets to the earth, seemingly strange and erratic portents; distinct from the ordinary lights which guide our course and mark our seasons, yet true to their own laws, potent in their own influences.
earth
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eaves
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effects
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erratic
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events
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evil
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Faerie
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faint
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far
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flute-notes
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forests
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There are certain events which to each man's life are as comets to the earth, seemingly strange and erratic portents; distinct from the ordinary lights which guide our course and mark our seasons, yet true to their own laws, potent in their own influences.
front
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From this reading They came out of the little park into a by-lane; a vast tract of common land, yellow with furze and undulated with swell and hollow, spreading in front; to their right the dark beechwoods, still beneath the weight of the July noon.
furze
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From this reading They came out of the little park into a by-lane; a vast tract of common land, yellow with furze and undulated with swell and hollow, spreading in front; to their right the dark beechwoods, still beneath the weight of the July noon.
glides
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guide
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lionel had been talking about the "Faerie Queene," knight-errantry, the sweet impossible dream-life that, safe from Time, glides by bower and hall, through magic forests and by witching eaves in the world of poet-books.
hall
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hollow
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impossible
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are certain events which to each man's life are as comets to the earth, seemingly strange and erratic portents; distinct from the ordinary lights which guide our course and mark our seasons, yet true to their own laws, potent in their own influences.
influences
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They came out of the little park into a by-lane; a vast tract of common land, yellow with furze and undulated with swell and hollow, spreading in front; to their right the dark beechwoods, still beneath the weight of the July noon.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
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July
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From this reading They came out of the little park into a by-lane; a vast tract of common land, yellow with furze and undulated with swell and hollow, spreading in front; to their right the dark beechwoods, still beneath the weight of the July noon.
knight-errantry
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land
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laws
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are certain events which to each man's life are as comets to the earth, seemingly strange and erratic portents; distinct from the ordinary lights which guide our course and mark our seasons, yet true to their own laws, potent in their own influences.
lights
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like
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Lionel
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listened
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They came out of the little park into a by-lane; a vast tract of common land, yellow with furze and undulated with swell and hollow, spreading in front; to their right the dark beechwoods, still beneath the weight of the July noon.
magic
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man's
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mark
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men
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From this reading Philosophy speculates on their effects, and disputes upon their uses; men who do not philosophize regard them as special messengers and bodes of evil.
messengers
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mingled
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noon
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Philosophy speculates on their effects, and disputes upon their uses; men who do not philosophize regard them as special messengers and bodes of evil.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Philosophy speculates on their effects, and disputes upon their uses; men who do not philosophize regard them as special messengers and bodes of evil.
off
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Philosophy speculates on their effects, and disputes upon their uses; men who do not philosophize regard them as special messengers and bodes of evil.
ordinary
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There are certain events which to each man's life are as comets to the earth, seemingly strange and erratic portents; distinct from the ordinary lights which guide our course and mark our seasons, yet true to their own laws, potent in their own influences.
out
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own
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park
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From this reading They came out of the little park into a by-lane; a vast tract of common land, yellow with furze and undulated with swell and hollow, spreading in front; to their right the dark beechwoods, still beneath the weight of the July noon.
philosophize
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From this reading Philosophy speculates on their effects, and disputes upon their uses; men who do not philosophize regard them as special messengers and bodes of evil.
PhilosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading Philosophy speculates on their effects, and disputes upon their uses; men who do not philosophize regard them as special messengers and bodes of evil.
poet-books
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portents
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potent
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Queene
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regard
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rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They came out of the little park into a by-lane; a vast tract of common land, yellow with furze and undulated with swell and hollow, spreading in front; to their right the dark beechwoods, still beneath the weight of the July noon.
safe
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seasons
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seemingly
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special
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From this reading Philosophy speculates on their effects, and disputes upon their uses; men who do not philosophize regard them as special messengers and bodes of evil.
speculates
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spreading
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From this reading They came out of the little park into a by-lane; a vast tract of common land, yellow with furze and undulated with swell and hollow, spreading in front; to their right the dark beechwoods, still beneath the weight of the July noon.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They came out of the little park into a by-lane; a vast tract of common land, yellow with furze and undulated with swell and hollow, spreading in front; to their right the dark beechwoods, still beneath the weight of the July noon.
strange
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sweet
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swell
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From this reading They came out of the little park into a by-lane; a vast tract of common land, yellow with furze and undulated with swell and hollow, spreading in front; to their right the dark beechwoods, still beneath the weight of the July noon.
talking
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lionel had been talking about the "Faerie Queene," knight-errantry, the sweet impossible dream-life that, safe from Time, glides by bower and hall, through magic forests and by witching eaves in the world of poet-books.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are certain events which to each man's life are as comets to the earth, seemingly strange and erratic portents; distinct from the ordinary lights which guide our course and mark our seasons, yet true to their own laws, potent in their own influences.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There are certain events which to each man's life are as comets to the earth, seemingly strange and erratic portents; distinct from the ordinary lights which guide our course and mark our seasons, yet true to their own laws, potent in their own influences.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Philosophy speculates on their effects, and disputes upon their uses; men who do not philosophize regard them as special messengers and bodes of evil.
There
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TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They came out of the little park into a by-lane; a vast tract of common land, yellow with furze and undulated with swell and hollow, spreading in front; to their right the dark beechwoods, still beneath the weight of the July noon.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lionel had been talking about the "Faerie Queene," knight-errantry, the sweet impossible dream-life that, safe from Time, glides by bower and hall, through magic forests and by witching eaves in the world of poet-books.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are certain events which to each man's life are as comets to the earth, seemingly strange and erratic portents; distinct from the ordinary lights which guide our course and mark our seasons, yet true to their own laws, potent in their own influences.
tract
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From this reading They came out of the little park into a by-lane; a vast tract of common land, yellow with furze and undulated with swell and hollow, spreading in front; to their right the dark beechwoods, still beneath the weight of the July noon.
true
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undulated
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Philosophy speculates on their effects, and disputes upon their uses; men who do not philosophize regard them as special messengers and bodes of evil.
uses
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vast
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From this reading They came out of the little park into a by-lane; a vast tract of common land, yellow with furze and undulated with swell and hollow, spreading in front; to their right the dark beechwoods, still beneath the weight of the July noon.
voices
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weight
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From this reading They came out of the little park into a by-lane; a vast tract of common land, yellow with furze and undulated with swell and hollow, spreading in front; to their right the dark beechwoods, still beneath the weight of the July noon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are certain events which to each man's life are as comets to the earth, seemingly strange and erratic portents; distinct from the ordinary lights which guide our course and mark our seasons, yet true to their own laws, potent in their own influences.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Philosophy speculates on their effects, and disputes upon their uses; men who do not philosophize regard them as special messengers and bodes of evil.
witching
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From this reading Lionel had been talking about the "Faerie Queene," knight-errantry, the sweet impossible dream-life that, safe from Time, glides by bower and hall, through magic forests and by witching eaves in the world of poet-books.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They came out of the little park into a by-lane; a vast tract of common land, yellow with furze and undulated with swell and hollow, spreading in front; to their right the dark beechwoods, still beneath the weight of the July noon.
world
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From this reading Lionel had been talking about the "Faerie Queene," knight-errantry, the sweet impossible dream-life that, safe from Time, glides by bower and hall, through magic forests and by witching eaves in the world of poet-books.
yellow
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From this reading They came out of the little park into a by-lane; a vast tract of common land, yellow with furze and undulated with swell and hollow, spreading in front; to their right the dark beechwoods, still beneath the weight of the July noon.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There are certain events which to each man's life are as comets to the earth, seemingly strange and erratic portents; distinct from the ordinary lights which guide our course and mark our seasons, yet true to their own laws, potent in their own influences.
