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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 A few meetings among the lonely by-ways of the moor that they had honestly persuaded themselves were by mere chance.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A little lingering on the homeward way, watching the horned moon climb up above the woods, while the song of some late lark filled all the world around them.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
all
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From this reading A little lingering on the homeward way, watching the horned moon climb up above the woods, while the song of some late lark filled all the world around them.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A few meetings among the lonely by-ways of the moor that they had honestly persuaded themselves were by mere chance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A little walking side by side where the young leaves brushed their faces and the young ferns hid their feet.
April
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From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A little lingering on the homeward way, watching the horned moon climb up above the woods, while the song of some late lark filled all the world around them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It came so suddenly that neither of them at first knew what had happened.
bank
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From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
brushed
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From this reading A little walking side by side where the young leaves brushed their faces and the young ferns hid their feet.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A few meetings among the lonely by-ways of the moor that they had honestly persuaded themselves were by mere chance.
by-ways
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From this reading A few meetings among the lonely by-ways of the moor that they had honestly persuaded themselves were by mere chance.
came
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From this reading It came so suddenly that neither of them at first knew what had happened.
catch
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From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
chance
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From this reading A few meetings among the lonely by-ways of the moor that they had honestly persuaded themselves were by mere chance.
climb
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From this reading A little lingering on the homeward way, watching the horned moon climb up above the woods, while the song of some late lark filled all the world around them.
close
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From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
crouch
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From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
faces
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From this reading A little walking side by side where the young leaves brushed their faces and the young ferns hid their feet.
feet
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From this reading A little walking side by side where the young leaves brushed their faces and the young ferns hid their feet.
ferns
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From this reading A little walking side by side where the young leaves brushed their faces and the young ferns hid their feet.
few
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From this reading A few meetings among the lonely by-ways of the moor that they had honestly persuaded themselves were by mere chance.
filled
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From this reading A little lingering on the homeward way, watching the horned moon climb up above the woods, while the song of some late lark filled all the world around them.
firs
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From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It came so suddenly that neither of them at first knew what had happened.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It came so suddenly that neither of them at first knew what had happened.
hand
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From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
happened
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From this reading It came so suddenly that neither of them at first knew what had happened.
hid
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From this reading A little walking side by side where the young leaves brushed their faces and the young ferns hid their feet.
homeward
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From this reading A little lingering on the homeward way, watching the horned moon climb up above the woods, while the song of some late lark filled all the world around them.
honestly
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From this reading A few meetings among the lonely by-ways of the moor that they had honestly persuaded themselves were by mere chance.
horned
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From this reading A little lingering on the homeward way, watching the horned moon climb up above the woods, while the song of some late lark filled all the world around them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came so suddenly that neither of them at first knew what had happened.
knew
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From this reading It came so suddenly that neither of them at first knew what had happened.
lark
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From this reading A little lingering on the homeward way, watching the horned moon climb up above the woods, while the song of some late lark filled all the world around them.
late
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From this reading A little lingering on the homeward way, watching the horned moon climb up above the woods, while the song of some late lark filled all the world around them.
laughing
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From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
leaves
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From this reading A little walking side by side where the young leaves brushed their faces and the young ferns hid their feet.
lingering
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From this reading A little lingering on the homeward way, watching the horned moon climb up above the woods, while the song of some late lark filled all the world around them.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little walking side by side where the young leaves brushed their faces and the young ferns hid their feet.
lonely
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From this reading A few meetings among the lonely by-ways of the moor that they had honestly persuaded themselves were by mere chance.
lost
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From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
meetings
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From this reading A few meetings among the lonely by-ways of the moor that they had honestly persuaded themselves were by mere chance.
mere
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From this reading A few meetings among the lonely by-ways of the moor that they had honestly persuaded themselves were by mere chance.
moon
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From this reading A little lingering on the homeward way, watching the horned moon climb up above the woods, while the song of some late lark filled all the world around them.
moor
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From this reading A few meetings among the lonely by-ways of the moor that they had honestly persuaded themselves were by mere chance.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading It came so suddenly that neither of them at first knew what had happened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It came so suddenly that neither of them at first knew what had happened.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A little lingering on the homeward way, watching the horned moon climb up above the woods, while the song of some late lark filled all the world around them.
other
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From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
over-hanging
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From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
persuaded
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From this reading A few meetings among the lonely by-ways of the moor that they had honestly persuaded themselves were by mere chance.
pressed
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From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
race
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From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
roots
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From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
shelter
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From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
showers
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From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
side
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From this reading A little walking side by side where the young leaves brushed their faces and the young ferns hid their feet.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It came so suddenly that neither of them at first knew what had happened.
some
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From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
song
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From this reading A little lingering on the homeward way, watching the horned moon climb up above the woods, while the song of some late lark filled all the world around them.
stunted
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From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It came so suddenly that neither of them at first knew what had happened.
talk
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From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It came so suddenly that neither of them at first knew what had happened.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few meetings among the lonely by-ways of the moor that they had honestly persuaded themselves were by mere chance.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A little walking side by side where the young leaves brushed their faces and the young ferns hid their feet.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It came so suddenly that neither of them at first knew what had happened.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading A few meetings among the lonely by-ways of the moor that they had honestly persuaded themselves were by mere chance.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few meetings among the lonely by-ways of the moor that they had honestly persuaded themselves were by mere chance.
twisted
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From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
up
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From this reading A little lingering on the homeward way, watching the horned moon climb up above the woods, while the song of some late lark filled all the world around them.
walking
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From this reading A little walking side by side where the young leaves brushed their faces and the young ferns hid their feet.
watching
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From this reading A little lingering on the homeward way, watching the horned moon climb up above the woods, while the song of some late lark filled all the world around them.
way
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From this reading A little lingering on the homeward way, watching the horned moon climb up above the woods, while the song of some late lark filled all the world around them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A few meetings among the lonely by-ways of the moor that they had honestly persuaded themselves were by mere chance.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It came so suddenly that neither of them at first knew what had happened.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A little walking side by side where the young leaves brushed their faces and the young ferns hid their feet.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A little lingering on the homeward way, watching the horned moon climb up above the woods, while the song of some late lark filled all the world around them.
woods
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From this reading A little lingering on the homeward way, watching the horned moon climb up above the woods, while the song of some late lark filled all the world around them.
world
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From this reading A little lingering on the homeward way, watching the horned moon climb up above the woods, while the song of some late lark filled all the world around them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A little laughing, when the April showers would catch them lost in talk, and hand in hand they would race for the shelter of some over-hanging bank and crouch close pressed against each other among the twisted roots of the stunted firs.
young
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From this reading A little walking side by side where the young leaves brushed their faces and the young ferns hid their feet.
