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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 LIFE pursued its even tenour; and Victoria, watching it go by, was reminded of the endless belt of a machine.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was October again, and already the trees in the garden were shedding fitful rains of glowing leaves.
almost
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From this reading Alone the elder tree stood almost unchanged, a symbol of the everlasting.
AlonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alone the elder tree stood almost unchanged, a symbol of the everlasting.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was October again, and already the trees in the garden were shedding fitful rains of glowing leaves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LIFE pursued its even tenour; and Victoria, watching it go by, was reminded of the endless belt of a machine.
belt
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From this reading LIFE pursued its even tenour; and Victoria, watching it go by, was reminded of the endless belt of a machine.
breath
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From this reading The world machine went on grinding, and every breath she took was grist thrown for ever into the intolerable mill.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading LIFE pursued its even tenour; and Victoria, watching it go by, was reminded of the endless belt of a machine.
chase
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From this reading Now and then Victoria walked round the little lawn with Snoo and Poo, who were too shivery to chase the fat spiders.
elder
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From this reading Alone the elder tree stood almost unchanged, a symbol of the everlasting.
endless
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From this reading LIFE pursued its even tenour; and Victoria, watching it go by, was reminded of the endless belt of a machine.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LIFE pursued its even tenour; and Victoria, watching it go by, was reminded of the endless belt of a machine.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The world machine went on grinding, and every breath she took was grist thrown for ever into the intolerable mill.
everlasting
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From this reading Alone the elder tree stood almost unchanged, a symbol of the everlasting.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The world machine went on grinding, and every breath she took was grist thrown for ever into the intolerable mill.
fat
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From this reading Now and then Victoria walked round the little lawn with Snoo and Poo, who were too shivery to chase the fat spiders.
fitful
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From this reading It was October again, and already the trees in the garden were shedding fitful rains of glowing leaves.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The world machine went on grinding, and every breath she took was grist thrown for ever into the intolerable mill.
garden
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From this reading It was October again, and already the trees in the garden were shedding fitful rains of glowing leaves.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was October again, and already the trees in the garden were shedding fitful rains of glowing leaves.
go
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From this reading LIFE pursued its even tenour; and Victoria, watching it go by, was reminded of the endless belt of a machine.
grinding
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From this reading The world machine went on grinding, and every breath she took was grist thrown for ever into the intolerable mill.
grist
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From this reading The world machine went on grinding, and every breath she took was grist thrown for ever into the intolerable mill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was October again, and already the trees in the garden were shedding fitful rains of glowing leaves.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The world machine went on grinding, and every breath she took was grist thrown for ever into the intolerable mill.
intolerable
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From this reading The world machine went on grinding, and every breath she took was grist thrown for ever into the intolerable mill.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LIFE pursued its even tenour; and Victoria, watching it go by, was reminded of the endless belt of a machine.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading LIFE pursued its even tenour; and Victoria, watching it go by, was reminded of the endless belt of a machine.
lawn
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From this reading Now and then Victoria walked round the little lawn with Snoo and Poo, who were too shivery to chase the fat spiders.
leaves
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From this reading It was October again, and already the trees in the garden were shedding fitful rains of glowing leaves.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LIFE pursued its even tenour; and Victoria, watching it go by, was reminded of the endless belt of a machine.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and then Victoria walked round the little lawn with Snoo and Poo, who were too shivery to chase the fat spiders.
machine
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From this reading LIFE pursued its even tenour; and Victoria, watching it go by, was reminded of the endless belt of a machine.
mill
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From this reading The world machine went on grinding, and every breath she took was grist thrown for ever into the intolerable mill.
Now
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From this reading Now and then Victoria walked round the little lawn with Snoo and Poo, who were too shivery to chase the fat spiders.
October
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From this reading It was October again, and already the trees in the garden were shedding fitful rains of glowing leaves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LIFE pursued its even tenour; and Victoria, watching it go by, was reminded of the endless belt of a machine.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The world machine went on grinding, and every breath she took was grist thrown for ever into the intolerable mill.
Poo
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From this reading Now and then Victoria walked round the little lawn with Snoo and Poo, who were too shivery to chase the fat spiders.
pursued
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From this reading LIFE pursued its even tenour; and Victoria, watching it go by, was reminded of the endless belt of a machine.
rains
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From this reading It was October again, and already the trees in the garden were shedding fitful rains of glowing leaves.
reminded
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From this reading LIFE pursued its even tenour; and Victoria, watching it go by, was reminded of the endless belt of a machine.
round
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From this reading Now and then Victoria walked round the little lawn with Snoo and Poo, who were too shivery to chase the fat spiders.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The world machine went on grinding, and every breath she took was grist thrown for ever into the intolerable mill.
shedding
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From this reading It was October again, and already the trees in the garden were shedding fitful rains of glowing leaves.
shivery
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From this reading Now and then Victoria walked round the little lawn with Snoo and Poo, who were too shivery to chase the fat spiders.
Snoo
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From this reading Now and then Victoria walked round the little lawn with Snoo and Poo, who were too shivery to chase the fat spiders.
spiders
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From this reading Now and then Victoria walked round the little lawn with Snoo and Poo, who were too shivery to chase the fat spiders.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alone the elder tree stood almost unchanged, a symbol of the everlasting.
symbol
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From this reading Alone the elder tree stood almost unchanged, a symbol of the everlasting.
tenour
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From this reading LIFE pursued its even tenour; and Victoria, watching it go by, was reminded of the endless belt of a machine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LIFE pursued its even tenour; and Victoria, watching it go by, was reminded of the endless belt of a machine.
then
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From this reading Now and then Victoria walked round the little lawn with Snoo and Poo, who were too shivery to chase the fat spiders.
thrown
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From this reading The world machine went on grinding, and every breath she took was grist thrown for ever into the intolerable mill.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now and then Victoria walked round the little lawn with Snoo and Poo, who were too shivery to chase the fat spiders.
too
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From this reading Now and then Victoria walked round the little lawn with Snoo and Poo, who were too shivery to chase the fat spiders.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The world machine went on grinding, and every breath she took was grist thrown for ever into the intolerable mill.
tree
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From this reading Alone the elder tree stood almost unchanged, a symbol of the everlasting.
trees
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From this reading It was October again, and already the trees in the garden were shedding fitful rains of glowing leaves.
unchanged
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From this reading Alone the elder tree stood almost unchanged, a symbol of the everlasting.
Victoria
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From this reading LIFE pursued its even tenour; and Victoria, watching it go by, was reminded of the endless belt of a machine.
walked
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From this reading Now and then Victoria walked round the little lawn with Snoo and Poo, who were too shivery to chase the fat spiders.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LIFE pursued its even tenour; and Victoria, watching it go by, was reminded of the endless belt of a machine.
watching
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From this reading LIFE pursued its even tenour; and Victoria, watching it go by, was reminded of the endless belt of a machine.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The world machine went on grinding, and every breath she took was grist thrown for ever into the intolerable mill.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was October again, and already the trees in the garden were shedding fitful rains of glowing leaves.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Now and then Victoria walked round the little lawn with Snoo and Poo, who were too shivery to chase the fat spiders.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now and then Victoria walked round the little lawn with Snoo and Poo, who were too shivery to chase the fat spiders.
world
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From this reading The world machine went on grinding, and every breath she took was grist thrown for ever into the intolerable mill.
