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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 They descended on the Cookley villagers like so many bolts from the blue, and naturally caused a very great commotion.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Luckily the trees of the Grange park were untouched, as the fire had not reached across the considerable space which, like a wide roadway, divided Hench's property from the miniature forest.
Also
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From this reading Also, the violent wind blowing from the south had swept the flames northward, long-side the brick wall girdling the demesne.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The discovery that Spruce was the murderer of Squire Evans, the burning of Parley Wood, and the consequent death of the criminal, were wholly unexpected events.
area
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From this reading So far as the woodland was concerned, nothing remained but a vast area of grey ashes, wherein multitudinous smouldering stumps pricked up here and there.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So far as the woodland was concerned, nothing remained but a vast area of grey ashes, wherein multitudinous smouldering stumps pricked up here and there.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading So far as the woodland was concerned, nothing remained but a vast area of grey ashes, wherein multitudinous smouldering stumps pricked up here and there.
blowing
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From this reading Also, the violent wind blowing from the south had swept the flames northward, long-side the brick wall girdling the demesne.
blue
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From this reading They descended on the Cookley villagers like so many bolts from the blue, and naturally caused a very great commotion.
bolts
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From this reading They descended on the Cookley villagers like so many bolts from the blue, and naturally caused a very great commotion.
brick
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From this reading Also, the violent wind blowing from the south had swept the flames northward, long-side the brick wall girdling the demesne.
burning
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From this reading The discovery that Spruce was the murderer of Squire Evans, the burning of Parley Wood, and the consequent death of the criminal, were wholly unexpected events.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So far as the woodland was concerned, nothing remained but a vast area of grey ashes, wherein multitudinous smouldering stumps pricked up here and there.
caused
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From this reading They descended on the Cookley villagers like so many bolts from the blue, and naturally caused a very great commotion.
commotion
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From this reading They descended on the Cookley villagers like so many bolts from the blue, and naturally caused a very great commotion.
concerned
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From this reading So far as the woodland was concerned, nothing remained but a vast area of grey ashes, wherein multitudinous smouldering stumps pricked up here and there.
consequent
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From this reading The discovery that Spruce was the murderer of Squire Evans, the burning of Parley Wood, and the consequent death of the criminal, were wholly unexpected events.
considerable
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From this reading Luckily the trees of the Grange park were untouched, as the fire had not reached across the considerable space which, like a wide roadway, divided Hench's property from the miniature forest.
Cookley
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From this reading They descended on the Cookley villagers like so many bolts from the blue, and naturally caused a very great commotion.
criminal
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From this reading The discovery that Spruce was the murderer of Squire Evans, the burning of Parley Wood, and the consequent death of the criminal, were wholly unexpected events.
death
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From this reading The discovery that Spruce was the murderer of Squire Evans, the burning of Parley Wood, and the consequent death of the criminal, were wholly unexpected events.
demesne
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From this reading Also, the violent wind blowing from the south had swept the flames northward, long-side the brick wall girdling the demesne.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They descended on the Cookley villagers like so many bolts from the blue, and naturally caused a very great commotion.
discovery
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From this reading The discovery that Spruce was the murderer of Squire Evans, the burning of Parley Wood, and the consequent death of the criminal, were wholly unexpected events.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Luckily the trees of the Grange park were untouched, as the fire had not reached across the considerable space which, like a wide roadway, divided Hench's property from the miniature forest.
Evans
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From this reading The discovery that Spruce was the murderer of Squire Evans, the burning of Parley Wood, and the consequent death of the criminal, were wholly unexpected events.
events
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From this reading The discovery that Spruce was the murderer of Squire Evans, the burning of Parley Wood, and the consequent death of the criminal, were wholly unexpected events.
far
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From this reading So far as the woodland was concerned, nothing remained but a vast area of grey ashes, wherein multitudinous smouldering stumps pricked up here and there.
fire
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From this reading Luckily the trees of the Grange park were untouched, as the fire had not reached across the considerable space which, like a wide roadway, divided Hench's property from the miniature forest.
flames
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From this reading Also, the violent wind blowing from the south had swept the flames northward, long-side the brick wall girdling the demesne.
forest
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From this reading Luckily the trees of the Grange park were untouched, as the fire had not reached across the considerable space which, like a wide roadway, divided Hench's property from the miniature forest.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They descended on the Cookley villagers like so many bolts from the blue, and naturally caused a very great commotion.
girdling
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From this reading Also, the violent wind blowing from the south had swept the flames northward, long-side the brick wall girdling the demesne.
Grange
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From this reading Luckily the trees of the Grange park were untouched, as the fire had not reached across the considerable space which, like a wide roadway, divided Hench's property from the miniature forest.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They descended on the Cookley villagers like so many bolts from the blue, and naturally caused a very great commotion.
grey
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From this reading So far as the woodland was concerned, nothing remained but a vast area of grey ashes, wherein multitudinous smouldering stumps pricked up here and there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Luckily the trees of the Grange park were untouched, as the fire had not reached across the considerable space which, like a wide roadway, divided Hench's property from the miniature forest.
Hench's
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From this reading Luckily the trees of the Grange park were untouched, as the fire had not reached across the considerable space which, like a wide roadway, divided Hench's property from the miniature forest.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So far as the woodland was concerned, nothing remained but a vast area of grey ashes, wherein multitudinous smouldering stumps pricked up here and there.
like
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From this reading They descended on the Cookley villagers like so many bolts from the blue, and naturally caused a very great commotion.
long-side
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From this reading Also, the violent wind blowing from the south had swept the flames northward, long-side the brick wall girdling the demesne.
Luckily
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From this reading Luckily the trees of the Grange park were untouched, as the fire had not reached across the considerable space which, like a wide roadway, divided Hench's property from the miniature forest.
many
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From this reading They descended on the Cookley villagers like so many bolts from the blue, and naturally caused a very great commotion.
miniature
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From this reading Luckily the trees of the Grange park were untouched, as the fire had not reached across the considerable space which, like a wide roadway, divided Hench's property from the miniature forest.
multitudinous
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From this reading So far as the woodland was concerned, nothing remained but a vast area of grey ashes, wherein multitudinous smouldering stumps pricked up here and there.
murderer
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From this reading The discovery that Spruce was the murderer of Squire Evans, the burning of Parley Wood, and the consequent death of the criminal, were wholly unexpected events.
naturally
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From this reading They descended on the Cookley villagers like so many bolts from the blue, and naturally caused a very great commotion.
northward
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From this reading Also, the violent wind blowing from the south had swept the flames northward, long-side the brick wall girdling the demesne.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Luckily the trees of the Grange park were untouched, as the fire had not reached across the considerable space which, like a wide roadway, divided Hench's property from the miniature forest.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading So far as the woodland was concerned, nothing remained but a vast area of grey ashes, wherein multitudinous smouldering stumps pricked up here and there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The discovery that Spruce was the murderer of Squire Evans, the burning of Parley Wood, and the consequent death of the criminal, were wholly unexpected events.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They descended on the Cookley villagers like so many bolts from the blue, and naturally caused a very great commotion.
park
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From this reading Luckily the trees of the Grange park were untouched, as the fire had not reached across the considerable space which, like a wide roadway, divided Hench's property from the miniature forest.
Parley
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From this reading The discovery that Spruce was the murderer of Squire Evans, the burning of Parley Wood, and the consequent death of the criminal, were wholly unexpected events.
pricked
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From this reading So far as the woodland was concerned, nothing remained but a vast area of grey ashes, wherein multitudinous smouldering stumps pricked up here and there.
property
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From this reading Luckily the trees of the Grange park were untouched, as the fire had not reached across the considerable space which, like a wide roadway, divided Hench's property from the miniature forest.
reached
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From this reading Luckily the trees of the Grange park were untouched, as the fire had not reached across the considerable space which, like a wide roadway, divided Hench's property from the miniature forest.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So far as the woodland was concerned, nothing remained but a vast area of grey ashes, wherein multitudinous smouldering stumps pricked up here and there.
roadway
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From this reading Luckily the trees of the Grange park were untouched, as the fire had not reached across the considerable space which, like a wide roadway, divided Hench's property from the miniature forest.
smouldering
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From this reading So far as the woodland was concerned, nothing remained but a vast area of grey ashes, wherein multitudinous smouldering stumps pricked up here and there.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They descended on the Cookley villagers like so many bolts from the blue, and naturally caused a very great commotion.
south
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From this reading Also, the violent wind blowing from the south had swept the flames northward, long-side the brick wall girdling the demesne.
space
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From this reading Luckily the trees of the Grange park were untouched, as the fire had not reached across the considerable space which, like a wide roadway, divided Hench's property from the miniature forest.
Spruce
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From this reading The discovery that Spruce was the murderer of Squire Evans, the burning of Parley Wood, and the consequent death of the criminal, were wholly unexpected events.
Squire
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From this reading The discovery that Spruce was the murderer of Squire Evans, the burning of Parley Wood, and the consequent death of the criminal, were wholly unexpected events.
stumps
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From this reading So far as the woodland was concerned, nothing remained but a vast area of grey ashes, wherein multitudinous smouldering stumps pricked up here and there.
swept
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From this reading Also, the violent wind blowing from the south had swept the flames northward, long-side the brick wall girdling the demesne.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The discovery that Spruce was the murderer of Squire Evans, the burning of Parley Wood, and the consequent death of the criminal, were wholly unexpected events.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The discovery that Spruce was the murderer of Squire Evans, the burning of Parley Wood, and the consequent death of the criminal, were wholly unexpected events.
there
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From this reading So far as the woodland was concerned, nothing remained but a vast area of grey ashes, wherein multitudinous smouldering stumps pricked up here and there.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They descended on the Cookley villagers like so many bolts from the blue, and naturally caused a very great commotion.
trees
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From this reading Luckily the trees of the Grange park were untouched, as the fire had not reached across the considerable space which, like a wide roadway, divided Hench's property from the miniature forest.
unexpected
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From this reading The discovery that Spruce was the murderer of Squire Evans, the burning of Parley Wood, and the consequent death of the criminal, were wholly unexpected events.
untouched
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From this reading Luckily the trees of the Grange park were untouched, as the fire had not reached across the considerable space which, like a wide roadway, divided Hench's property from the miniature forest.
up
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From this reading So far as the woodland was concerned, nothing remained but a vast area of grey ashes, wherein multitudinous smouldering stumps pricked up here and there.
vast
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From this reading So far as the woodland was concerned, nothing remained but a vast area of grey ashes, wherein multitudinous smouldering stumps pricked up here and there.
very
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From this reading They descended on the Cookley villagers like so many bolts from the blue, and naturally caused a very great commotion.
villagers
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From this reading They descended on the Cookley villagers like so many bolts from the blue, and naturally caused a very great commotion.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Also, the violent wind blowing from the south had swept the flames northward, long-side the brick wall girdling the demesne.
wall
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From this reading Also, the violent wind blowing from the south had swept the flames northward, long-side the brick wall girdling the demesne.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The discovery that Spruce was the murderer of Squire Evans, the burning of Parley Wood, and the consequent death of the criminal, were wholly unexpected events.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The discovery that Spruce was the murderer of Squire Evans, the burning of Parley Wood, and the consequent death of the criminal, were wholly unexpected events.
wherein
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From this reading So far as the woodland was concerned, nothing remained but a vast area of grey ashes, wherein multitudinous smouldering stumps pricked up here and there.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Luckily the trees of the Grange park were untouched, as the fire had not reached across the considerable space which, like a wide roadway, divided Hench's property from the miniature forest.
wholly
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From this reading The discovery that Spruce was the murderer of Squire Evans, the burning of Parley Wood, and the consequent death of the criminal, were wholly unexpected events.
wide
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From this reading Luckily the trees of the Grange park were untouched, as the fire had not reached across the considerable space which, like a wide roadway, divided Hench's property from the miniature forest.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Also, the violent wind blowing from the south had swept the flames northward, long-side the brick wall girdling the demesne.
Wood
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From this reading The discovery that Spruce was the murderer of Squire Evans, the burning of Parley Wood, and the consequent death of the criminal, were wholly unexpected events.
woodland
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From this reading So far as the woodland was concerned, nothing remained but a vast area of grey ashes, wherein multitudinous smouldering stumps pricked up here and there.
