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Erick and Sally

Chapter II

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_A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.
They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.
Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.
In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Erick and Sally

Chapter II

Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
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At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.
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They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.
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Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.
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In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.”

However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.”

Therefore adverb US /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading “Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.

also

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From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.

beautiful

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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.

Call

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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.

children's

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From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.

church

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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.

close

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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.

community

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From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.

considered

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From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.

consisting

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From this reading In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.

distance

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From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.

dome

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From this reading They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.

down

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From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.

farms

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From this reading In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.

fault

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From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.

few

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From this reading In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.

fir

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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.

friendly

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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.

hamlet

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From this reading In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.

high

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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.

hill

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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.

hour's

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From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.

houses

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From this reading In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.

lay

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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.

learned

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From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.

Lower

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From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.

middle

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From this reading In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.

more

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From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.

much

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From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.

new

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From this reading They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.

old

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From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.

only

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From this reading They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.

own

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From this reading They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.

people

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From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.

pretense

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From this reading In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.

prettier

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From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.

proud

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From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.

red

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From this reading They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.

schoolhouse

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From this reading They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.

slender

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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.

small

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From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.

smaller

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From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.

some

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From this reading In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.

teacher's

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From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.

ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.

three-quarters

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From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.

top

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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.

tower

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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.

two

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From this reading In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.

Upper

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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.

valley

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From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.

Village

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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.

villages

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From this reading In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.

walk

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From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.

white

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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.

wish

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From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.

Wood

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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.