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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 village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
afar
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From this reading The village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Bébée looked after him wistfully till his figure was lost in the gloom.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How wonderful it is that he should give a thought to me!" she said again and again to herself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as if a king had stooped for a little knot of daisied grass to set it in his crown where the great diamonds should be.
barking
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From this reading The village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was as if a king had stooped for a little knot of daisied grass to set it in his crown where the great diamonds should be.
Bébée
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From this reading Bébée looked after him wistfully till his figure was lost in the gloom.
cow
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From this reading The village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
crown
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From this reading It was as if a king had stooped for a little knot of daisied grass to set it in his crown where the great diamonds should be.
daisied
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From this reading It was as if a king had stooped for a little knot of daisied grass to set it in his crown where the great diamonds should be.
diamonds
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From this reading It was as if a king had stooped for a little knot of daisied grass to set it in his crown where the great diamonds should be.
dog
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From this reading The village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
dreamy
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From this reading She leaned on the gate a few minutes in that indistinct, dreamy happiness which is the prerogative of innocent love.
few
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From this reading She leaned on the gate a few minutes in that indistinct, dreamy happiness which is the prerogative of innocent love.
figure
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From this reading Bébée looked after him wistfully till his figure was lost in the gloom.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was as if a king had stooped for a little knot of daisied grass to set it in his crown where the great diamonds should be.
gate
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From this reading She leaned on the gate a few minutes in that indistinct, dreamy happiness which is the prerogative of innocent love.
give
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From this reading "How wonderful it is that he should give a thought to me!" she said again and again to herself.
gloom
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From this reading Bébée looked after him wistfully till his figure was lost in the gloom.
grass
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From this reading It was as if a king had stooped for a little knot of daisied grass to set it in his crown where the great diamonds should be.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was as if a king had stooped for a little knot of daisied grass to set it in his crown where the great diamonds should be.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
happiness
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From this reading She leaned on the gate a few minutes in that indistinct, dreamy happiness which is the prerogative of innocent love.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How wonderful it is that he should give a thought to me!" she said again and again to herself.
heard
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From this reading The village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "How wonderful it is that he should give a thought to me!" she said again and again to herself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bébée looked after him wistfully till his figure was lost in the gloom.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bébée looked after him wistfully till his figure was lost in the gloom.
How
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From this reading "How wonderful it is that he should give a thought to me!" she said again and again to herself.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if a king had stooped for a little knot of daisied grass to set it in his crown where the great diamonds should be.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bébée looked after him wistfully till his figure was lost in the gloom.
indistinct
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From this reading She leaned on the gate a few minutes in that indistinct, dreamy happiness which is the prerogative of innocent love.
innocent
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From this reading She leaned on the gate a few minutes in that indistinct, dreamy happiness which is the prerogative of innocent love.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She leaned on the gate a few minutes in that indistinct, dreamy happiness which is the prerogative of innocent love.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How wonderful it is that he should give a thought to me!" she said again and again to herself.
king
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From this reading It was as if a king had stooped for a little knot of daisied grass to set it in his crown where the great diamonds should be.
knot
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From this reading It was as if a king had stooped for a little knot of daisied grass to set it in his crown where the great diamonds should be.
leaned
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From this reading She leaned on the gate a few minutes in that indistinct, dreamy happiness which is the prerogative of innocent love.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was as if a king had stooped for a little knot of daisied grass to set it in his crown where the great diamonds should be.
living
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From this reading The village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bébée looked after him wistfully till his figure was lost in the gloom.
lost
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From this reading Bébée looked after him wistfully till his figure was lost in the gloom.
love
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From this reading She leaned on the gate a few minutes in that indistinct, dreamy happiness which is the prerogative of innocent love.
lowing
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From this reading The village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
made
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From this reading The village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How wonderful it is that he should give a thought to me!" she said again and again to herself.
meadow
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From this reading The village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
minutes
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From this reading She leaned on the gate a few minutes in that indistinct, dreamy happiness which is the prerogative of innocent love.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She leaned on the gate a few minutes in that indistinct, dreamy happiness which is the prerogative of innocent love.
off
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From this reading The village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She leaned on the gate a few minutes in that indistinct, dreamy happiness which is the prerogative of innocent love.
only
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From this reading The village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
pilgrims
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From this reading The village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
prerogative
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From this reading She leaned on the gate a few minutes in that indistinct, dreamy happiness which is the prerogative of innocent love.
presence
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From this reading The village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
quiet
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From this reading The village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
said
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From this reading "How wonderful it is that he should give a thought to me!" she said again and again to herself.
set
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From this reading It was as if a king had stooped for a little knot of daisied grass to set it in his crown where the great diamonds should be.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She leaned on the gate a few minutes in that indistinct, dreamy happiness which is the prerogative of innocent love.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "How wonderful it is that he should give a thought to me!" she said again and again to herself.
stooped
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From this reading It was as if a king had stooped for a little knot of daisied grass to set it in his crown where the great diamonds should be.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bébée looked after him wistfully till his figure was lost in the gloom.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
things
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From this reading The village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How wonderful it is that he should give a thought to me!" she said again and again to herself.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Bébée looked after him wistfully till his figure was lost in the gloom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How wonderful it is that he should give a thought to me!" she said again and again to herself.
very
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From this reading The village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
village
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From this reading The village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bébée looked after him wistfully till his figure was lost in the gloom.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The village was very quiet; a dog barking afar off and a cow lowing in the meadow were the only living things that made their presence heard; the pilgrims had not returned.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was as if a king had stooped for a little knot of daisied grass to set it in his crown where the great diamonds should be.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She leaned on the gate a few minutes in that indistinct, dreamy happiness which is the prerogative of innocent love.
wistfully
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From this reading Bébée looked after him wistfully till his figure was lost in the gloom.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "How wonderful it is that he should give a thought to me!" she said again and again to herself.
