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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 "Many a one Owes to his country his religion, And in another, would as strongly grow Had but his mother or his nurse taught him so."
acre
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From this reading It was white-washed, covered with red tiles, and surrounded by a white-washed wall enclosing God's acre, in which so many slept the last long sleep.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Many a one Owes to his country his religion, And in another, would as strongly grow Had but his mother or his nurse taught him so."
Angler
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The church at Vandstrup lay on rising ground from the river.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Many a one Owes to his country his religion, And in another, would as strongly grow Had but his mother or his nurse taught him so."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Many a one Owes to his country his religion, And in another, would as strongly grow Had but his mother or his nurse taught him so."
ash
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From this reading There were a few poplars planted close to the church-yard wall, and a few weather-beaten ash trees, with a single dwarfed weeping willow over a grave.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The church at Vandstrup lay on rising ground from the river.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Many a one Owes to his country his religion, And in another, would as strongly grow Had but his mother or his nurse taught him so."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was white-washed, covered with red tiles, and surrounded by a white-washed wall enclosing God's acre, in which so many slept the last long sleep.
church
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The church at Vandstrup lay on rising ground from the river.
church-going
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From this reading On Sunday, John Hardy watched with interest the church-going people collecting by the church gate.
church-yard
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From this reading There were a few poplars planted close to the church-yard wall, and a few weather-beaten ash trees, with a single dwarfed weeping willow over a grave.
close
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From this reading There were a few poplars planted close to the church-yard wall, and a few weather-beaten ash trees, with a single dwarfed weeping willow over a grave.
collecting
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From this reading On Sunday, John Hardy watched with interest the church-going people collecting by the church gate.
CompletenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The church at Vandstrup lay on rising ground from the river.
country
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From this reading "Many a one Owes to his country his religion, And in another, would as strongly grow Had but his mother or his nurse taught him so."
covered
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From this reading It was white-washed, covered with red tiles, and surrounded by a white-washed wall enclosing God's acre, in which so many slept the last long sleep.
dwarfed
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From this reading There were a few poplars planted close to the church-yard wall, and a few weather-beaten ash trees, with a single dwarfed weeping willow over a grave.
enclosing
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From this reading It was white-washed, covered with red tiles, and surrounded by a white-washed wall enclosing God's acre, in which so many slept the last long sleep.
few
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From this reading There were a few poplars planted close to the church-yard wall, and a few weather-beaten ash trees, with a single dwarfed weeping willow over a grave.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The church at Vandstrup lay on rising ground from the river.
gate
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From this reading On Sunday, John Hardy watched with interest the church-going people collecting by the church gate.
God's
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From this reading It was white-washed, covered with red tiles, and surrounded by a white-washed wall enclosing God's acre, in which so many slept the last long sleep.
grave
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From this reading There were a few poplars planted close to the church-yard wall, and a few weather-beaten ash trees, with a single dwarfed weeping willow over a grave.
ground
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The church at Vandstrup lay on rising ground from the river.
grow
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From this reading "Many a one Owes to his country his religion, And in another, would as strongly grow Had but his mother or his nurse taught him so."
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Many a one Owes to his country his religion, And in another, would as strongly grow Had but his mother or his nurse taught him so."
Hardy
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From this reading On Sunday, John Hardy watched with interest the church-going people collecting by the church gate.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Many a one Owes to his country his religion, And in another, would as strongly grow Had but his mother or his nurse taught him so."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Many a one Owes to his country his religion, And in another, would as strongly grow Had but his mother or his nurse taught him so."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Many a one Owes to his country his religion, And in another, would as strongly grow Had but his mother or his nurse taught him so."
interest
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From this reading On Sunday, John Hardy watched with interest the church-going people collecting by the church gate.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was white-washed, covered with red tiles, and surrounded by a white-washed wall enclosing God's acre, in which so many slept the last long sleep.
John
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From this reading On Sunday, John Hardy watched with interest the church-going people collecting by the church gate.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was white-washed, covered with red tiles, and surrounded by a white-washed wall enclosing God's acre, in which so many slept the last long sleep.
lay
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The church at Vandstrup lay on rising ground from the river.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was white-washed, covered with red tiles, and surrounded by a white-washed wall enclosing God's acre, in which so many slept the last long sleep.
Many
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From this reading "Many a one Owes to his country his religion, And in another, would as strongly grow Had but his mother or his nurse taught him so."
mother
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From this reading "Many a one Owes to his country his religion, And in another, would as strongly grow Had but his mother or his nurse taught him so."
nurse
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From this reading "Many a one Owes to his country his religion, And in another, would as strongly grow Had but his mother or his nurse taught him so."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The church at Vandstrup lay on rising ground from the river.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Many a one Owes to his country his religion, And in another, would as strongly grow Had but his mother or his nurse taught him so."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Many a one Owes to his country his religion, And in another, would as strongly grow Had but his mother or his nurse taught him so."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There were a few poplars planted close to the church-yard wall, and a few weather-beaten ash trees, with a single dwarfed weeping willow over a grave.
Owes
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From this reading "Many a one Owes to his country his religion, And in another, would as strongly grow Had but his mother or his nurse taught him so."
people
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From this reading On Sunday, John Hardy watched with interest the church-going people collecting by the church gate.
planted
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From this reading There were a few poplars planted close to the church-yard wall, and a few weather-beaten ash trees, with a single dwarfed weeping willow over a grave.
poplars
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From this reading There were a few poplars planted close to the church-yard wall, and a few weather-beaten ash trees, with a single dwarfed weeping willow over a grave.
red
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From this reading It was white-washed, covered with red tiles, and surrounded by a white-washed wall enclosing God's acre, in which so many slept the last long sleep.
religion
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From this reading "Many a one Owes to his country his religion, And in another, would as strongly grow Had but his mother or his nurse taught him so."
rising
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The church at Vandstrup lay on rising ground from the river.
river
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The church at Vandstrup lay on rising ground from the river.
single
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From this reading There were a few poplars planted close to the church-yard wall, and a few weather-beaten ash trees, with a single dwarfed weeping willow over a grave.
sleep
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From this reading It was white-washed, covered with red tiles, and surrounded by a white-washed wall enclosing God's acre, in which so many slept the last long sleep.
slept
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From this reading It was white-washed, covered with red tiles, and surrounded by a white-washed wall enclosing God's acre, in which so many slept the last long sleep.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Many a one Owes to his country his religion, And in another, would as strongly grow Had but his mother or his nurse taught him so."
strongly
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From this reading "Many a one Owes to his country his religion, And in another, would as strongly grow Had but his mother or his nurse taught him so."
Sunday
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From this reading On Sunday, John Hardy watched with interest the church-going people collecting by the church gate.
surrounded
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From this reading It was white-washed, covered with red tiles, and surrounded by a white-washed wall enclosing God's acre, in which so many slept the last long sleep.
taught
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From this reading "Many a one Owes to his country his religion, And in another, would as strongly grow Had but his mother or his nurse taught him so."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The church at Vandstrup lay on rising ground from the river.
There
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From this reading There were a few poplars planted close to the church-yard wall, and a few weather-beaten ash trees, with a single dwarfed weeping willow over a grave.
tiles
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From this reading It was white-washed, covered with red tiles, and surrounded by a white-washed wall enclosing God's acre, in which so many slept the last long sleep.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Many a one Owes to his country his religion, And in another, would as strongly grow Had but his mother or his nurse taught him so."
trees
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From this reading There were a few poplars planted close to the church-yard wall, and a few weather-beaten ash trees, with a single dwarfed weeping willow over a grave.
Vandstrup
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The church at Vandstrup lay on rising ground from the river.
wall
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From this reading It was white-washed, covered with red tiles, and surrounded by a white-washed wall enclosing God's acre, in which so many slept the last long sleep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was white-washed, covered with red tiles, and surrounded by a white-washed wall enclosing God's acre, in which so many slept the last long sleep.
watched
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From this reading On Sunday, John Hardy watched with interest the church-going people collecting by the church gate.
weather-beaten
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From this reading There were a few poplars planted close to the church-yard wall, and a few weather-beaten ash trees, with a single dwarfed weeping willow over a grave.
weeping
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From this reading There were a few poplars planted close to the church-yard wall, and a few weather-beaten ash trees, with a single dwarfed weeping willow over a grave.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were a few poplars planted close to the church-yard wall, and a few weather-beaten ash trees, with a single dwarfed weeping willow over a grave.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was white-washed, covered with red tiles, and surrounded by a white-washed wall enclosing God's acre, in which so many slept the last long sleep.
white-washed
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From this reading It was white-washed, covered with red tiles, and surrounded by a white-washed wall enclosing God's acre, in which so many slept the last long sleep.
willow
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From this reading There were a few poplars planted close to the church-yard wall, and a few weather-beaten ash trees, with a single dwarfed weeping willow over a grave.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was white-washed, covered with red tiles, and surrounded by a white-washed wall enclosing God's acre, in which so many slept the last long sleep.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Many a one Owes to his country his religion, And in another, would as strongly grow Had but his mother or his nurse taught him so."
