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1861
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From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
beautiful
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From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
Bois-Seigneur-Isaac
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From this reading He had passed Lillois and Bois-Seigneur-Isaac.
Braine-l'Alleud
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From this reading In the west he perceived the slate-roofed tower of Braine-l’Alleud, which has the form of a reversed vase.
broad
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From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
coming
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From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
directing
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From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
enormous
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From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
fall
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From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was on foot.
form
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From this reading In the west he perceived the slate-roofed tower of Braine-l’Alleud, which has the form of a reversed vase.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had passed Lillois and Bois-Seigneur-Isaac.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the west he perceived the slate-roofed tower of Braine-l’Alleud, which has the form of a reversed vase.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was on foot.
hills
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From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
Hulpe
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From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
La
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From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
LastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
Lillois
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From this reading He had passed Lillois and Bois-Seigneur-Isaac.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
nature
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From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
Nivelles
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From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
other
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From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had passed Lillois and Bois-Seigneur-Isaac.
paved
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From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
perceived
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From this reading In the west he perceived the slate-roofed tower of Braine-l’Alleud, which has the form of a reversed vase.
person
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From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
produce
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From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
pursuing
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From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
raise
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From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
reversed
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From this reading In the west he perceived the slate-roofed tower of Braine-l’Alleud, which has the form of a reversed vase.
road
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From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
rows
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From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
slate-roofed
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From this reading In the west he perceived the slate-roofed tower of Braine-l’Alleud, which has the form of a reversed vase.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
story
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From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
succeed
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From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
telling
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From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
tower
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From this reading In the west he perceived the slate-roofed tower of Braine-l’Alleud, which has the form of a reversed vase.
traveller
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From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
trees
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From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
two
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From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
undulated
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From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
vase
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From this reading In the west he perceived the slate-roofed tower of Braine-l’Alleud, which has the form of a reversed vase.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
waves
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From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
west
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From this reading In the west he perceived the slate-roofed tower of Braine-l’Alleud, which has the form of a reversed vase.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe.
