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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 Ever since the day of the funeral, now nearly a fortnight ago, Damaris had kept within the sheltering privacy of the house and grounds.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
ago
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From this reading Ever since the day of the funeral, now nearly a fortnight ago, Damaris had kept within the sheltering privacy of the house and grounds.
air
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From this reading She asked for wide prospects, for air and ample space; but as floored by stable earth rather than by the eternal unrest and "fruitless, sonorous furrows" of the sea.
ALSO
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
ample
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From this reading She asked for wide prospects, for air and ample space; but as floored by stable earth rather than by the eternal unrest and "fruitless, sonorous furrows" of the sea.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
Arne
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
ascent
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She asked for wide prospects, for air and ample space; but as floored by stable earth rather than by the eternal unrest and "fruitless, sonorous furrows" of the sea.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
bare
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From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That day, one of soft drizzling rain and clinging ground fog, had also been to her one of hardly endurable distraction.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
bridge
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She asked for wide prospects, for air and ample space; but as floored by stable earth rather than by the eternal unrest and "fruitless, sonorous furrows" of the sea.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She asked for wide prospects, for air and ample space; but as floored by stable earth rather than by the eternal unrest and "fruitless, sonorous furrows" of the sea.
carries
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From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
CHAPTER
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
clinging
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From this reading That day, one of soft drizzling rain and clinging ground fog, had also been to her one of hardly endurable distraction.
constituted
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From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
country
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From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
Damaris
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
dark
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
day
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From this reading Ever since the day of the funeral, now nearly a fortnight ago, Damaris had kept within the sheltering privacy of the house and grounds.
disclosed
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From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
distraction
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From this reading That day, one of soft drizzling rain and clinging ground fog, had also been to her one of hardly endurable distraction.
dog-cart
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
Downs
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From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
drizzling
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From this reading That day, one of soft drizzling rain and clinging ground fog, had also been to her one of hardly endurable distraction.
earth
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From this reading She asked for wide prospects, for air and ample space; but as floored by stable earth rather than by the eternal unrest and "fruitless, sonorous furrows" of the sea.
EIGHTH
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
endurable
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From this reading That day, one of soft drizzling rain and clinging ground fog, had also been to her one of hardly endurable distraction.
eternal
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From this reading She asked for wide prospects, for air and ample space; but as floored by stable earth rather than by the eternal unrest and "fruitless, sonorous furrows" of the sea.
EvernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever since the day of the funeral, now nearly a fortnight ago, Damaris had kept within the sheltering privacy of the house and grounds.
eye
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From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
far
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From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
fir
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
floored
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From this reading She asked for wide prospects, for air and ample space; but as floored by stable earth rather than by the eternal unrest and "fruitless, sonorous furrows" of the sea.
fog
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From this reading That day, one of soft drizzling rain and clinging ground fog, had also been to her one of hardly endurable distraction.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
forest
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
forks
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
fortnight
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From this reading Ever since the day of the funeral, now nearly a fortnight ago, Damaris had kept within the sheltering privacy of the house and grounds.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
fruitless
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From this reading She asked for wide prospects, for air and ample space; but as floored by stable earth rather than by the eternal unrest and "fruitless, sonorous furrows" of the sea.
funeral
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From this reading Ever since the day of the funeral, now nearly a fortnight ago, Damaris had kept within the sheltering privacy of the house and grounds.
furrows
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From this reading She asked for wide prospects, for air and ample space; but as floored by stable earth rather than by the eternal unrest and "fruitless, sonorous furrows" of the sea.
goal
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From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
ground
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From this reading That day, one of soft drizzling rain and clinging ground fog, had also been to her one of hardly endurable distraction.
grounds
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From this reading Ever since the day of the funeral, now nearly a fortnight ago, Damaris had kept within the sheltering privacy of the house and grounds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ever since the day of the funeral, now nearly a fortnight ago, Damaris had kept within the sheltering privacy of the house and grounds.
hardly
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From this reading That day, one of soft drizzling rain and clinging ground fog, had also been to her one of hardly endurable distraction.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
high-lying
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From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
house
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From this reading Ever since the day of the funeral, now nearly a fortnight ago, Damaris had kept within the sheltering privacy of the house and grounds.
inland
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
kept
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From this reading Ever since the day of the funeral, now nearly a fortnight ago, Damaris had kept within the sheltering privacy of the house and grounds.
Lady's
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
leagues
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From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
main
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
moorlands
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
nearly
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From this reading Ever since the day of the funeral, now nearly a fortnight ago, Damaris had kept within the sheltering privacy of the house and grounds.
north
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From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
now
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From this reading Ever since the day of the funeral, now nearly a fortnight ago, Damaris had kept within the sheltering privacy of the house and grounds.
Oak
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That day, one of soft drizzling rain and clinging ground fog, had also been to her one of hardly endurable distraction.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
outline
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From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
patched
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
plantations
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
plateaunounUS /plateau/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
privacy
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From this reading Ever since the day of the funeral, now nearly a fortnight ago, Damaris had kept within the sheltering privacy of the house and grounds.
prospects
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From this reading She asked for wide prospects, for air and ample space; but as floored by stable earth rather than by the eternal unrest and "fruitless, sonorous furrows" of the sea.
rain
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From this reading That day, one of soft drizzling rain and clinging ground fog, had also been to her one of hardly endurable distraction.
range
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
rather
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From this reading She asked for wide prospects, for air and ample space; but as floored by stable earth rather than by the eternal unrest and "fruitless, sonorous furrows" of the sea.
reached
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From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
road
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
sea
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From this reading She asked for wide prospects, for air and ample space; but as floored by stable earth rather than by the eternal unrest and "fruitless, sonorous furrows" of the sea.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She asked for wide prospects, for air and ample space; but as floored by stable earth rather than by the eternal unrest and "fruitless, sonorous furrows" of the sea.
sheltering
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From this reading Ever since the day of the funeral, now nearly a fortnight ago, Damaris had kept within the sheltering privacy of the house and grounds.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ever since the day of the funeral, now nearly a fortnight ago, Damaris had kept within the sheltering privacy of the house and grounds.
single-arch
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
soft
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From this reading That day, one of soft drizzling rain and clinging ground fog, had also been to her one of hardly endurable distraction.
sonorous
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From this reading She asked for wide prospects, for air and ample space; but as floored by stable earth rather than by the eternal unrest and "fruitless, sonorous furrows" of the sea.
space
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From this reading She asked for wide prospects, for air and ample space; but as floored by stable earth rather than by the eternal unrest and "fruitless, sonorous furrows" of the sea.
spanning
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
stable
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From this reading She asked for wide prospects, for air and ample space; but as floored by stable earth rather than by the eternal unrest and "fruitless, sonorous furrows" of the sea.
stone
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
Stourmouth
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
swung
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She asked for wide prospects, for air and ample space; but as floored by stable earth rather than by the eternal unrest and "fruitless, sonorous furrows" of the sea.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That day, one of soft drizzling rain and clinging ground fog, had also been to her one of hardly endurable distraction.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
unrest
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From this reading She asked for wide prospects, for air and ample space; but as floored by stable earth rather than by the eternal unrest and "fruitless, sonorous furrows" of the sea.
up
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
valley-bottom
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
west
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From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
wide
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From this reading She asked for wide prospects, for air and ample space; but as floored by stable earth rather than by the eternal unrest and "fruitless, sonorous furrows" of the sea.
Wiltshire
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From this reading This constituted the goal of her journey; for, the high-lying plateau reached, leagues of open country are disclosed north and west, far as the eye carries, to the fine bare outline of the Wiltshire Downs.
winding
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From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading CHAPTER THE EIGHTH WHICH IS ALSO CHAPTER THE LAST At Lady's Oak--an ancient forest boundary--where the main road forks, Damaris swung the dog-cart to the left, across the single-arch stone bridge spanning the Arne; and on, up the long winding ascent from the valley-bottom to the moorlands patched with dark fir plantations, which range inland from behind Stourmouth.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Ever since the day of the funeral, now nearly a fortnight ago, Damaris had kept within the sheltering privacy of the house and grounds.
