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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 A balmy, south-west wind blew on her heated face, as she ran over the grassy hill, up which he was slowly wending his way, with his eyes bent on his book.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hedges were gay with shepherds’ purse and pimpernel, and merry with the song of birds rejoicing over their young.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The green meadows were dotted over with the late lambs, skipping like the high hills of Scripture; and as Nell followed on Hugh Owen’s track, she trod the sweet woodruffe under her feet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had captured him at last.
balmy
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From this reading A balmy, south-west wind blew on her heated face, as she ran over the grassy hill, up which he was slowly wending his way, with his eyes bent on his book.
beauty
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From this reading The country was in its full spring-tide beauty.
bent
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From this reading A balmy, south-west wind blew on her heated face, as she ran over the grassy hill, up which he was slowly wending his way, with his eyes bent on his book.
birds
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From this reading The hedges were gay with shepherds’ purse and pimpernel, and merry with the song of birds rejoicing over their young.
blew
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From this reading A balmy, south-west wind blew on her heated face, as she ran over the grassy hill, up which he was slowly wending his way, with his eyes bent on his book.
book
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From this reading A balmy, south-west wind blew on her heated face, as she ran over the grassy hill, up which he was slowly wending his way, with his eyes bent on his book.
captured
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From this reading She had captured him at last.
country
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From this reading The country was in its full spring-tide beauty.
dotted
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From this reading The green meadows were dotted over with the late lambs, skipping like the high hills of Scripture; and as Nell followed on Hugh Owen’s track, she trod the sweet woodruffe under her feet.
eyes
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From this reading A balmy, south-west wind blew on her heated face, as she ran over the grassy hill, up which he was slowly wending his way, with his eyes bent on his book.
face
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From this reading A balmy, south-west wind blew on her heated face, as she ran over the grassy hill, up which he was slowly wending his way, with his eyes bent on his book.
feet
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From this reading The green meadows were dotted over with the late lambs, skipping like the high hills of Scripture; and as Nell followed on Hugh Owen’s track, she trod the sweet woodruffe under her feet.
followed
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From this reading The green meadows were dotted over with the late lambs, skipping like the high hills of Scripture; and as Nell followed on Hugh Owen’s track, she trod the sweet woodruffe under her feet.
full
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From this reading The country was in its full spring-tide beauty.
gay
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From this reading The hedges were gay with shepherds’ purse and pimpernel, and merry with the song of birds rejoicing over their young.
grassy
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From this reading A balmy, south-west wind blew on her heated face, as she ran over the grassy hill, up which he was slowly wending his way, with his eyes bent on his book.
green
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From this reading The green meadows were dotted over with the late lambs, skipping like the high hills of Scripture; and as Nell followed on Hugh Owen’s track, she trod the sweet woodruffe under her feet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had captured him at last.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A balmy, south-west wind blew on her heated face, as she ran over the grassy hill, up which he was slowly wending his way, with his eyes bent on his book.
heated
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From this reading A balmy, south-west wind blew on her heated face, as she ran over the grassy hill, up which he was slowly wending his way, with his eyes bent on his book.
hedges
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From this reading The hedges were gay with shepherds’ purse and pimpernel, and merry with the song of birds rejoicing over their young.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The green meadows were dotted over with the late lambs, skipping like the high hills of Scripture; and as Nell followed on Hugh Owen’s track, she trod the sweet woodruffe under her feet.
high
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From this reading The green meadows were dotted over with the late lambs, skipping like the high hills of Scripture; and as Nell followed on Hugh Owen’s track, she trod the sweet woodruffe under her feet.
hill
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From this reading A balmy, south-west wind blew on her heated face, as she ran over the grassy hill, up which he was slowly wending his way, with his eyes bent on his book.
hills
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From this reading The green meadows were dotted over with the late lambs, skipping like the high hills of Scripture; and as Nell followed on Hugh Owen’s track, she trod the sweet woodruffe under her feet.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had captured him at last.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A balmy, south-west wind blew on her heated face, as she ran over the grassy hill, up which he was slowly wending his way, with his eyes bent on his book.
Hugh
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From this reading The green meadows were dotted over with the late lambs, skipping like the high hills of Scripture; and as Nell followed on Hugh Owen’s track, she trod the sweet woodruffe under her feet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The country was in its full spring-tide beauty.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The country was in its full spring-tide beauty.
lambs
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From this reading The green meadows were dotted over with the late lambs, skipping like the high hills of Scripture; and as Nell followed on Hugh Owen’s track, she trod the sweet woodruffe under her feet.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had captured him at last.
late
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From this reading The green meadows were dotted over with the late lambs, skipping like the high hills of Scripture; and as Nell followed on Hugh Owen’s track, she trod the sweet woodruffe under her feet.
like
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From this reading The green meadows were dotted over with the late lambs, skipping like the high hills of Scripture; and as Nell followed on Hugh Owen’s track, she trod the sweet woodruffe under her feet.
meadows
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From this reading The green meadows were dotted over with the late lambs, skipping like the high hills of Scripture; and as Nell followed on Hugh Owen’s track, she trod the sweet woodruffe under her feet.
merry
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From this reading The hedges were gay with shepherds’ purse and pimpernel, and merry with the song of birds rejoicing over their young.
Nell
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From this reading The green meadows were dotted over with the late lambs, skipping like the high hills of Scripture; and as Nell followed on Hugh Owen’s track, she trod the sweet woodruffe under her feet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hedges were gay with shepherds’ purse and pimpernel, and merry with the song of birds rejoicing over their young.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The green meadows were dotted over with the late lambs, skipping like the high hills of Scripture; and as Nell followed on Hugh Owen’s track, she trod the sweet woodruffe under her feet.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The hedges were gay with shepherds’ purse and pimpernel, and merry with the song of birds rejoicing over their young.
Owen's
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From this reading The green meadows were dotted over with the late lambs, skipping like the high hills of Scripture; and as Nell followed on Hugh Owen’s track, she trod the sweet woodruffe under her feet.
pimpernel
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From this reading The hedges were gay with shepherds’ purse and pimpernel, and merry with the song of birds rejoicing over their young.
purse
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From this reading The hedges were gay with shepherds’ purse and pimpernel, and merry with the song of birds rejoicing over their young.
ran
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From this reading A balmy, south-west wind blew on her heated face, as she ran over the grassy hill, up which he was slowly wending his way, with his eyes bent on his book.
rejoicing
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From this reading The hedges were gay with shepherds’ purse and pimpernel, and merry with the song of birds rejoicing over their young.
Scripture
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From this reading The green meadows were dotted over with the late lambs, skipping like the high hills of Scripture; and as Nell followed on Hugh Owen’s track, she trod the sweet woodruffe under her feet.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The green meadows were dotted over with the late lambs, skipping like the high hills of Scripture; and as Nell followed on Hugh Owen’s track, she trod the sweet woodruffe under her feet.
shepherds
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From this reading The hedges were gay with shepherds’ purse and pimpernel, and merry with the song of birds rejoicing over their young.
skipping
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From this reading The green meadows were dotted over with the late lambs, skipping like the high hills of Scripture; and as Nell followed on Hugh Owen’s track, she trod the sweet woodruffe under her feet.
slowly
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From this reading A balmy, south-west wind blew on her heated face, as she ran over the grassy hill, up which he was slowly wending his way, with his eyes bent on his book.
song
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From this reading The hedges were gay with shepherds’ purse and pimpernel, and merry with the song of birds rejoicing over their young.
south-west
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From this reading A balmy, south-west wind blew on her heated face, as she ran over the grassy hill, up which he was slowly wending his way, with his eyes bent on his book.
spring-tide
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From this reading The country was in its full spring-tide beauty.
sweet
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From this reading The green meadows were dotted over with the late lambs, skipping like the high hills of Scripture; and as Nell followed on Hugh Owen’s track, she trod the sweet woodruffe under her feet.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The country was in its full spring-tide beauty.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The hedges were gay with shepherds’ purse and pimpernel, and merry with the song of birds rejoicing over their young.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading The green meadows were dotted over with the late lambs, skipping like the high hills of Scripture; and as Nell followed on Hugh Owen’s track, she trod the sweet woodruffe under her feet.
trod
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From this reading The green meadows were dotted over with the late lambs, skipping like the high hills of Scripture; and as Nell followed on Hugh Owen’s track, she trod the sweet woodruffe under her feet.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The green meadows were dotted over with the late lambs, skipping like the high hills of Scripture; and as Nell followed on Hugh Owen’s track, she trod the sweet woodruffe under her feet.
up
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From this reading A balmy, south-west wind blew on her heated face, as she ran over the grassy hill, up which he was slowly wending his way, with his eyes bent on his book.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The country was in its full spring-tide beauty.
way
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From this reading A balmy, south-west wind blew on her heated face, as she ran over the grassy hill, up which he was slowly wending his way, with his eyes bent on his book.
wending
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From this reading A balmy, south-west wind blew on her heated face, as she ran over the grassy hill, up which he was slowly wending his way, with his eyes bent on his book.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The hedges were gay with shepherds’ purse and pimpernel, and merry with the song of birds rejoicing over their young.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A balmy, south-west wind blew on her heated face, as she ran over the grassy hill, up which he was slowly wending his way, with his eyes bent on his book.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A balmy, south-west wind blew on her heated face, as she ran over the grassy hill, up which he was slowly wending his way, with his eyes bent on his book.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The hedges were gay with shepherds’ purse and pimpernel, and merry with the song of birds rejoicing over their young.
woodruffe
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From this reading The green meadows were dotted over with the late lambs, skipping like the high hills of Scripture; and as Nell followed on Hugh Owen’s track, she trod the sweet woodruffe under her feet.
young
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From this reading The hedges were gay with shepherds’ purse and pimpernel, and merry with the song of birds rejoicing over their young.
