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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 It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
all
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From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mavis put up her hand to shade her eyes from the sun, and took an inspection of the rider as he crossed the bridge.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
any
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From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
armour
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From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
banners
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From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
bicycles
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From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
bridge
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From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
came
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From this reading But presently there was a sound of hoofs, and a smart well-groomed little horse came trotting along from the south.
carrying
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From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
castle
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From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
certainly
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From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
clad
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From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
comers
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From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
country
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From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
creaking
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From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
crossed
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From this reading Mavis put up her hand to shade her eyes from the sun, and took an inspection of the rider as he crossed the bridge.
curiosity
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From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
day
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From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
eyes
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From this reading Mavis put up her hand to shade her eyes from the sun, and took an inspection of the rider as he crossed the bridge.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
garden
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From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
gave
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From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
gazed
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From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
golden
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From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
hand
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From this reading Mavis put up her hand to shade her eyes from the sun, and took an inspection of the rider as he crossed the bridge.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mavis put up her hand to shade her eyes from the sun, and took an inspection of the rider as he crossed the bridge.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mavis put up her hand to shade her eyes from the sun, and took an inspection of the rider as he crossed the bridge.
high
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From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
homely
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From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
hoofs
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From this reading But presently there was a sound of hoofs, and a smart well-groomed little horse came trotting along from the south.
horse
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From this reading But presently there was a sound of hoofs, and a smart well-groomed little horse came trotting along from the south.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
inspection
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From this reading Mavis put up her hand to shade her eyes from the sun, and took an inspection of the rider as he crossed the bridge.
interest
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From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
Lancelots
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From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But presently there was a sound of hoofs, and a smart well-groomed little horse came trotting along from the south.
maidens
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From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
Mavis
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From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
mediaeval
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From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
Merle
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From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
modern
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From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
motor-cars
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From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
Nan
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From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
Nicky
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From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
Night
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From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But presently there was a sound of hoofs, and a smart well-groomed little horse came trotting along from the south.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
only
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From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
overlooked
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From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
passengers
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From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
path
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From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
Percivales
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From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
presently
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From this reading But presently there was a sound of hoofs, and a smart well-groomed little horse came trotting along from the south.
put
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From this reading Mavis put up her hand to shade her eyes from the sun, and took an inspection of the rider as he crossed the bridge.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
rider
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From this reading Mavis put up her hand to shade her eyes from the sun, and took an inspection of the rider as he crossed the bridge.
riding
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From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
river
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From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
road
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From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
school
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From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
shade
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From this reading Mavis put up her hand to shade her eyes from the sun, and took an inspection of the rider as he crossed the bridge.
silken
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From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
Sir
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From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
smart
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From this reading But presently there was a sound of hoofs, and a smart well-groomed little horse came trotting along from the south.
sound
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From this reading But presently there was a sound of hoofs, and a smart well-groomed little horse came trotting along from the south.
south
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From this reading But presently there was a sound of hoofs, and a smart well-groomed little horse came trotting along from the south.
Squatters
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From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
sun
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From this reading Mavis put up her hand to shade her eyes from the sun, and took an inspection of the rider as he crossed the bridge.
terraced
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From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
There
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From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mavis put up her hand to shade her eyes from the sun, and took an inspection of the rider as he crossed the bridge.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mavis put up her hand to shade her eyes from the sun, and took an inspection of the rider as he crossed the bridge.
town
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From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
trotting
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From this reading But presently there was a sound of hoofs, and a smart well-groomed little horse came trotting along from the south.
turret
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From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
unmixed
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From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
up
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From this reading Mavis put up her hand to shade her eyes from the sun, and took an inspection of the rider as he crossed the bridge.
vantage-point
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From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
view
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From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
wagons
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From this reading There were certainly no Sir Lancelots or Sir Percivales riding into the town clad in golden armour, and carrying silken banners, only modern motor-cars and bicycles, creaking country wagons and homely foot passengers.
walking
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From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
well-groomed
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From this reading But presently there was a sound of hoofs, and a smart well-groomed little horse came trotting along from the south.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Squatters On the next day but one after Nicky Nan Night, Mavis and Merle had returned from school, and were walking in the garden on the terraced path that overlooked the river.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a vantage-point which gave them as good a view across the bridge and along the high road as any mediaeval maidens might have had from a castle turret, and they gazed at all comers with interest not unmixed with curiosity.
