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A Little Wizard
A Little Wizard

Chapter II

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MALHAM HIGH MOORS.
Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.
The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.
A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.
The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Little Wizard

Chapter II

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
MALHAM HIGH MOORS.
Line 2
Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.
Line 3
The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.
Line 4
A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.
Line 5
The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.”

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.”

Brought noun US /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.”

Couple noun US /ˈkʌpəl/

two people or things considered together

From this reading “The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.”

Shadow noun US /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading “A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.”

Stopped noun US /stopped/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.”

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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 The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.

approach

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From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.

black

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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.

broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.

clatter

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From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.

climbed

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From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.

couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/

two people or things considered together

From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.

dell

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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.

door

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From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.

dwelling

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From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.

elapsed

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From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.

facing

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From this reading The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.

farmstead

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From this reading The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.

few

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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.

filled

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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.

fold

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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.

formed

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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.

four

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From this reading The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.

grey

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From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.

Gridley

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From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.

HIGH

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From this reading MALHAM HIGH MOORS.

hoofs

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From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.

horse

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From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.

hour

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From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.

house

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From this reading The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.

Ingleborough

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From this reading The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.

joined

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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.

leading

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From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.

leaning

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From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.

loose

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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.

low

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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.

MALHAM

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From this reading MALHAM HIGH MOORS.

man

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From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.

moor

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From this reading The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.

MOORS

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From this reading MALHAM HIGH MOORS.

narrowing

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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.

nearly

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From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.

nook

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From this reading The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.

out

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From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.

pointed

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From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.

ridge

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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.

rocky

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From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.

rooms

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From this reading The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.

rough

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From this reading The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.

shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.

slope

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From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.

small

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From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.

StillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.

stones

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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.

stoppednounUS /stopped/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.

tired

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From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.

wall

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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.

watched

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From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.

woman

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From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.

yew-trees

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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.