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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, indeed, only one thing in the nature of a prospect, where there stood out over a brae the two sails of a windmill, like an ass's ears, but with the ass quite hidden.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was strange (after the wind rose, for at first it was dead calm) to see the turning and following of each other of these great sails behind the hillock.
all
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From this reading It was plainly hard upon the sea, yet out of all view of it, and beset on every side with scabbit hills of sand.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Scarce any road came by there; but a number of footways travelled among the bents in all directions up to Mr. Bazin's door.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was, indeed, only one thing in the nature of a prospect, where there stood out over a brae the two sails of a windmill, like an ass's ears, but with the ass quite hidden.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was plainly hard upon the sea, yet out of all view of it, and beset on every side with scabbit hills of sand.
any
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From this reading Scarce any road came by there; but a number of footways travelled among the bents in all directions up to Mr. Bazin's door.
ass
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From this reading There was, indeed, only one thing in the nature of a prospect, where there stood out over a brae the two sails of a windmill, like an ass's ears, but with the ass quite hidden.
ass's
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From this reading There was, indeed, only one thing in the nature of a prospect, where there stood out over a brae the two sails of a windmill, like an ass's ears, but with the ass quite hidden.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was strange (after the wind rose, for at first it was dead calm) to see the turning and following of each other of these great sails behind the hillock.
Bazin's
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From this reading Scarce any road came by there; but a number of footways travelled among the bents in all directions up to Mr. Bazin's door.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was strange (after the wind rose, for at first it was dead calm) to see the turning and following of each other of these great sails behind the hillock.
bents
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From this reading Scarce any road came by there; but a number of footways travelled among the bents in all directions up to Mr. Bazin's door.
beset
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From this reading It was plainly hard upon the sea, yet out of all view of it, and beset on every side with scabbit hills of sand.
brae
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From this reading There was, indeed, only one thing in the nature of a prospect, where there stood out over a brae the two sails of a windmill, like an ass's ears, but with the ass quite hidden.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was, indeed, only one thing in the nature of a prospect, where there stood out over a brae the two sails of a windmill, like an ass's ears, but with the ass quite hidden.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Scarce any road came by there; but a number of footways travelled among the bents in all directions up to Mr. Bazin's door.
calm
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From this reading It was strange (after the wind rose, for at first it was dead calm) to see the turning and following of each other of these great sails behind the hillock.
came
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From this reading Scarce any road came by there; but a number of footways travelled among the bents in all directions up to Mr. Bazin's door.
Daylight
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From this reading THE LETTER FROM THE SHIP Daylight showed us how solitary the inn stood.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was strange (after the wind rose, for at first it was dead calm) to see the turning and following of each other of these great sails behind the hillock.
directions
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From this reading Scarce any road came by there; but a number of footways travelled among the bents in all directions up to Mr. Bazin's door.
door
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From this reading Scarce any road came by there; but a number of footways travelled among the bents in all directions up to Mr. Bazin's door.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It was strange (after the wind rose, for at first it was dead calm) to see the turning and following of each other of these great sails behind the hillock.
ears
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From this reading There was, indeed, only one thing in the nature of a prospect, where there stood out over a brae the two sails of a windmill, like an ass's ears, but with the ass quite hidden.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was plainly hard upon the sea, yet out of all view of it, and beset on every side with scabbit hills of sand.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was strange (after the wind rose, for at first it was dead calm) to see the turning and following of each other of these great sails behind the hillock.
following
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From this reading It was strange (after the wind rose, for at first it was dead calm) to see the turning and following of each other of these great sails behind the hillock.
footways
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From this reading Scarce any road came by there; but a number of footways travelled among the bents in all directions up to Mr. Bazin's door.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was strange (after the wind rose, for at first it was dead calm) to see the turning and following of each other of these great sails behind the hillock.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE LETTER FROM THE SHIP Daylight showed us how solitary the inn stood.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was strange (after the wind rose, for at first it was dead calm) to see the turning and following of each other of these great sails behind the hillock.
hard
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From this reading It was plainly hard upon the sea, yet out of all view of it, and beset on every side with scabbit hills of sand.
hidden
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From this reading There was, indeed, only one thing in the nature of a prospect, where there stood out over a brae the two sails of a windmill, like an ass's ears, but with the ass quite hidden.
hillock
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From this reading It was strange (after the wind rose, for at first it was dead calm) to see the turning and following of each other of these great sails behind the hillock.
hills
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From this reading It was plainly hard upon the sea, yet out of all view of it, and beset on every side with scabbit hills of sand.
how
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From this reading THE LETTER FROM THE SHIP Daylight showed us how solitary the inn stood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was, indeed, only one thing in the nature of a prospect, where there stood out over a brae the two sails of a windmill, like an ass's ears, but with the ass quite hidden.
indeed
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From this reading There was, indeed, only one thing in the nature of a prospect, where there stood out over a brae the two sails of a windmill, like an ass's ears, but with the ass quite hidden.
inn
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From this reading THE LETTER FROM THE SHIP Daylight showed us how solitary the inn stood.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was plainly hard upon the sea, yet out of all view of it, and beset on every side with scabbit hills of sand.
LETTER
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From this reading THE LETTER FROM THE SHIP Daylight showed us how solitary the inn stood.
like
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From this reading There was, indeed, only one thing in the nature of a prospect, where there stood out over a brae the two sails of a windmill, like an ass's ears, but with the ass quite hidden.
Mr
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From this reading Scarce any road came by there; but a number of footways travelled among the bents in all directions up to Mr. Bazin's door.
nature
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From this reading There was, indeed, only one thing in the nature of a prospect, where there stood out over a brae the two sails of a windmill, like an ass's ears, but with the ass quite hidden.
number
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From this reading Scarce any road came by there; but a number of footways travelled among the bents in all directions up to Mr. Bazin's door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was plainly hard upon the sea, yet out of all view of it, and beset on every side with scabbit hills of sand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was plainly hard upon the sea, yet out of all view of it, and beset on every side with scabbit hills of sand.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was, indeed, only one thing in the nature of a prospect, where there stood out over a brae the two sails of a windmill, like an ass's ears, but with the ass quite hidden.
only
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From this reading There was, indeed, only one thing in the nature of a prospect, where there stood out over a brae the two sails of a windmill, like an ass's ears, but with the ass quite hidden.
other
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From this reading It was strange (after the wind rose, for at first it was dead calm) to see the turning and following of each other of these great sails behind the hillock.
out
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From this reading It was plainly hard upon the sea, yet out of all view of it, and beset on every side with scabbit hills of sand.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was, indeed, only one thing in the nature of a prospect, where there stood out over a brae the two sails of a windmill, like an ass's ears, but with the ass quite hidden.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was plainly hard upon the sea, yet out of all view of it, and beset on every side with scabbit hills of sand.
prospect
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From this reading There was, indeed, only one thing in the nature of a prospect, where there stood out over a brae the two sails of a windmill, like an ass's ears, but with the ass quite hidden.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was, indeed, only one thing in the nature of a prospect, where there stood out over a brae the two sails of a windmill, like an ass's ears, but with the ass quite hidden.
road
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From this reading Scarce any road came by there; but a number of footways travelled among the bents in all directions up to Mr. Bazin's door.
rose
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From this reading It was strange (after the wind rose, for at first it was dead calm) to see the turning and following of each other of these great sails behind the hillock.
sails
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From this reading There was, indeed, only one thing in the nature of a prospect, where there stood out over a brae the two sails of a windmill, like an ass's ears, but with the ass quite hidden.
sand
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From this reading It was plainly hard upon the sea, yet out of all view of it, and beset on every side with scabbit hills of sand.
scabbit
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From this reading It was plainly hard upon the sea, yet out of all view of it, and beset on every side with scabbit hills of sand.
ScarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading Scarce any road came by there; but a number of footways travelled among the bents in all directions up to Mr. Bazin's door.
sea
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From this reading It was plainly hard upon the sea, yet out of all view of it, and beset on every side with scabbit hills of sand.
see
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From this reading It was strange (after the wind rose, for at first it was dead calm) to see the turning and following of each other of these great sails behind the hillock.
SHIPnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LETTER FROM THE SHIP Daylight showed us how solitary the inn stood.
showed
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From this reading THE LETTER FROM THE SHIP Daylight showed us how solitary the inn stood.
side
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From this reading It was plainly hard upon the sea, yet out of all view of it, and beset on every side with scabbit hills of sand.
solitary
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From this reading THE LETTER FROM THE SHIP Daylight showed us how solitary the inn stood.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LETTER FROM THE SHIP Daylight showed us how solitary the inn stood.
strange
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From this reading It was strange (after the wind rose, for at first it was dead calm) to see the turning and following of each other of these great sails behind the hillock.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LETTER FROM THE SHIP Daylight showed us how solitary the inn stood.
There
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From this reading There was, indeed, only one thing in the nature of a prospect, where there stood out over a brae the two sails of a windmill, like an ass's ears, but with the ass quite hidden.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was strange (after the wind rose, for at first it was dead calm) to see the turning and following of each other of these great sails behind the hillock.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was, indeed, only one thing in the nature of a prospect, where there stood out over a brae the two sails of a windmill, like an ass's ears, but with the ass quite hidden.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was strange (after the wind rose, for at first it was dead calm) to see the turning and following of each other of these great sails behind the hillock.
travelled
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From this reading Scarce any road came by there; but a number of footways travelled among the bents in all directions up to Mr. Bazin's door.
turning
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From this reading It was strange (after the wind rose, for at first it was dead calm) to see the turning and following of each other of these great sails behind the hillock.
two
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From this reading There was, indeed, only one thing in the nature of a prospect, where there stood out over a brae the two sails of a windmill, like an ass's ears, but with the ass quite hidden.
up
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From this reading Scarce any road came by there; but a number of footways travelled among the bents in all directions up to Mr. Bazin's door.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was plainly hard upon the sea, yet out of all view of it, and beset on every side with scabbit hills of sand.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE LETTER FROM THE SHIP Daylight showed us how solitary the inn stood.
view
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From this reading It was plainly hard upon the sea, yet out of all view of it, and beset on every side with scabbit hills of sand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was plainly hard upon the sea, yet out of all view of it, and beset on every side with scabbit hills of sand.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There was, indeed, only one thing in the nature of a prospect, where there stood out over a brae the two sails of a windmill, like an ass's ears, but with the ass quite hidden.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was strange (after the wind rose, for at first it was dead calm) to see the turning and following of each other of these great sails behind the hillock.
windmill
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From this reading There was, indeed, only one thing in the nature of a prospect, where there stood out over a brae the two sails of a windmill, like an ass's ears, but with the ass quite hidden.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was plainly hard upon the sea, yet out of all view of it, and beset on every side with scabbit hills of sand.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was plainly hard upon the sea, yet out of all view of it, and beset on every side with scabbit hills of sand.
