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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 There was a field of wheat not so far from The Weir.
all
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From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was approached by a stile from the roadway and a narrow path went through it to the Clieve-don Woods as evenly as a canal divides a landscape.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the further end there was another stile and a bank of low trees, with a hollow and a slope overgrown with green grass and a myriad of wild flowers beloved by bees.
approached
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From this reading It was approached by a stile from the roadway and a narrow path went through it to the Clieve-don Woods as evenly as a canal divides a landscape.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was approached by a stile from the roadway and a narrow path went through it to the Clieve-don Woods as evenly as a canal divides a landscape.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the further end there was another stile and a bank of low trees, with a hollow and a slope overgrown with green grass and a myriad of wild flowers beloved by bees.
aware
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From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
bank
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From this reading At the further end there was another stile and a bank of low trees, with a hollow and a slope overgrown with green grass and a myriad of wild flowers beloved by bees.
becomes
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From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
bees
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From this reading At the further end there was another stile and a bank of low trees, with a hollow and a slope overgrown with green grass and a myriad of wild flowers beloved by bees.
begun
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From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
beloved
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From this reading At the further end there was another stile and a bank of low trees, with a hollow and a slope overgrown with green grass and a myriad of wild flowers beloved by bees.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was approached by a stile from the roadway and a narrow path went through it to the Clieve-don Woods as evenly as a canal divides a landscape.
canal
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From this reading It was approached by a stile from the roadway and a narrow path went through it to the Clieve-don Woods as evenly as a canal divides a landscape.
Clieve-don
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From this reading It was approached by a stile from the roadway and a narrow path went through it to the Clieve-don Woods as evenly as a canal divides a landscape.
creeping
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From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
divides
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From this reading It was approached by a stile from the roadway and a narrow path went through it to the Clieve-don Woods as evenly as a canal divides a landscape.
end
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From this reading At the further end there was another stile and a bank of low trees, with a hollow and a slope overgrown with green grass and a myriad of wild flowers beloved by bees.
evenly
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From this reading It was approached by a stile from the roadway and a narrow path went through it to the Clieve-don Woods as evenly as a canal divides a landscape.
far
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From this reading There was a field of wheat not so far from The Weir.
field
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From this reading There was a field of wheat not so far from The Weir.
flowers
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From this reading At the further end there was another stile and a bank of low trees, with a hollow and a slope overgrown with green grass and a myriad of wild flowers beloved by bees.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a field of wheat not so far from The Weir.
further
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From this reading At the further end there was another stile and a bank of low trees, with a hollow and a slope overgrown with green grass and a myriad of wild flowers beloved by bees.
grass
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From this reading At the further end there was another stile and a bank of low trees, with a hollow and a slope overgrown with green grass and a myriad of wild flowers beloved by bees.
green
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From this reading At the further end there was another stile and a bank of low trees, with a hollow and a slope overgrown with green grass and a myriad of wild flowers beloved by bees.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
hat
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From this reading Josephine was not wearing a hat.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
high
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From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
hollow
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From this reading At the further end there was another stile and a bank of low trees, with a hollow and a slope overgrown with green grass and a myriad of wild flowers beloved by bees.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was approached by a stile from the roadway and a narrow path went through it to the Clieve-don Woods as evenly as a canal divides a landscape.
Josephine
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From this reading Josephine was not wearing a hat.
landscape
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From this reading It was approached by a stile from the roadway and a narrow path went through it to the Clieve-don Woods as evenly as a canal divides a landscape.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
low
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From this reading At the further end there was another stile and a bank of low trees, with a hollow and a slope overgrown with green grass and a myriad of wild flowers beloved by bees.
meadow
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From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
myriad
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From this reading At the further end there was another stile and a bank of low trees, with a hollow and a slope overgrown with green grass and a myriad of wild flowers beloved by bees.
narrow
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From this reading It was approached by a stile from the roadway and a narrow path went through it to the Clieve-don Woods as evenly as a canal divides a landscape.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was a field of wheat not so far from The Weir.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a field of wheat not so far from The Weir.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
overgrown
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From this reading At the further end there was another stile and a bank of low trees, with a hollow and a slope overgrown with green grass and a myriad of wild flowers beloved by bees.
path
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From this reading It was approached by a stile from the roadway and a narrow path went through it to the Clieve-don Woods as evenly as a canal divides a landscape.
recover
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From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
ridge
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From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
roadway
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From this reading It was approached by a stile from the roadway and a narrow path went through it to the Clieve-don Woods as evenly as a canal divides a landscape.
rushes
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From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
slope
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From this reading At the further end there was another stile and a bank of low trees, with a hollow and a slope overgrown with green grass and a myriad of wild flowers beloved by bees.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was a field of wheat not so far from The Weir.
stile
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From this reading It was approached by a stile from the roadway and a narrow path went through it to the Clieve-don Woods as evenly as a canal divides a landscape.
stream
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From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a field of wheat not so far from The Weir.
There
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From this reading There was a field of wheat not so far from The Weir.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was approached by a stile from the roadway and a narrow path went through it to the Clieve-don Woods as evenly as a canal divides a landscape.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was approached by a stile from the roadway and a narrow path went through it to the Clieve-don Woods as evenly as a canal divides a landscape.
trees
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From this reading At the further end there was another stile and a bank of low trees, with a hollow and a slope overgrown with green grass and a myriad of wild flowers beloved by bees.
tuft
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From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
vast
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From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a field of wheat not so far from The Weir.
wearing
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From this reading Josephine was not wearing a hat.
Weir
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From this reading There was a field of wheat not so far from The Weir.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was approached by a stile from the roadway and a narrow path went through it to the Clieve-don Woods as evenly as a canal divides a landscape.
wheat
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From this reading There was a field of wheat not so far from The Weir.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
wild
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From this reading At the further end there was another stile and a bank of low trees, with a hollow and a slope overgrown with green grass and a myriad of wild flowers beloved by bees.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the further end there was another stile and a bank of low trees, with a hollow and a slope overgrown with green grass and a myriad of wild flowers beloved by bees.
wonder
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From this reading A grass meadow with a little stream creeping through it, and here and there a tuft of rushes; behind all the long high ridge of the woods--these are the details of which one becomes aware when one has begun to recover from the vast wonder of the field of wheat.
Woods
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From this reading It was approached by a stile from the roadway and a narrow path went through it to the Clieve-don Woods as evenly as a canal divides a landscape.
