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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 The church stood at the end of the street, and a path led down by the side of the churchyard, in the direction of Bellendean.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was very nervous, hanging about, not knowing what to make of himself.
abstraction
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From this reading As he came to the end of this, he stopped in the abstraction of his mind to look down the line of shade which a high hedgerow opposite to the low mossy wall of the churchyard threw half-way across the path.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading As he came to the end of this, he stopped in the abstraction of his mind to look down the line of shade which a high hedgerow opposite to the low mossy wall of the churchyard threw half-way across the path.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the meantime Colonel Hayward was walking up and down the village street, waiting for his wife.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he came to the end of this, he stopped in the abstraction of his mind to look down the line of shade which a high hedgerow opposite to the low mossy wall of the churchyard threw half-way across the path.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The church stood at the end of the street, and a path led down by the side of the churchyard, in the direction of Bellendean.
Bellendean
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From this reading The church stood at the end of the street, and a path led down by the side of the churchyard, in the direction of Bellendean.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The church stood at the end of the street, and a path led down by the side of the churchyard, in the direction of Bellendean.
came
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From this reading As he came to the end of this, he stopped in the abstraction of his mind to look down the line of shade which a high hedgerow opposite to the low mossy wall of the churchyard threw half-way across the path.
church
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From this reading The church stood at the end of the street, and a path led down by the side of the churchyard, in the direction of Bellendean.
churchyard
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From this reading The church stood at the end of the street, and a path led down by the side of the churchyard, in the direction of Bellendean.
Colonel
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From this reading In the meantime Colonel Hayward was walking up and down the village street, waiting for his wife.
direction
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From this reading The church stood at the end of the street, and a path led down by the side of the churchyard, in the direction of Bellendean.
door
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From this reading He passed and repassed the door two or three times.
down
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From this reading In the meantime Colonel Hayward was walking up and down the village street, waiting for his wife.
end
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From this reading The church stood at the end of the street, and a path led down by the side of the churchyard, in the direction of Bellendean.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the meantime Colonel Hayward was walking up and down the village street, waiting for his wife.
half-waynounUS /half-way/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he came to the end of this, he stopped in the abstraction of his mind to look down the line of shade which a high hedgerow opposite to the low mossy wall of the churchyard threw half-way across the path.
hanging
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From this reading He was very nervous, hanging about, not knowing what to make of himself.
Hayward
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From this reading In the meantime Colonel Hayward was walking up and down the village street, waiting for his wife.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He passed and repassed the door two or three times.
hedgerow
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From this reading As he came to the end of this, he stopped in the abstraction of his mind to look down the line of shade which a high hedgerow opposite to the low mossy wall of the churchyard threw half-way across the path.
high
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From this reading As he came to the end of this, he stopped in the abstraction of his mind to look down the line of shade which a high hedgerow opposite to the low mossy wall of the churchyard threw half-way across the path.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was very nervous, hanging about, not knowing what to make of himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the meantime Colonel Hayward was walking up and down the village street, waiting for his wife.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime Colonel Hayward was walking up and down the village street, waiting for his wife.
knowing
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From this reading He was very nervous, hanging about, not knowing what to make of himself.
led
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From this reading The church stood at the end of the street, and a path led down by the side of the churchyard, in the direction of Bellendean.
line
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From this reading As he came to the end of this, he stopped in the abstraction of his mind to look down the line of shade which a high hedgerow opposite to the low mossy wall of the churchyard threw half-way across the path.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he came to the end of this, he stopped in the abstraction of his mind to look down the line of shade which a high hedgerow opposite to the low mossy wall of the churchyard threw half-way across the path.
low
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From this reading As he came to the end of this, he stopped in the abstraction of his mind to look down the line of shade which a high hedgerow opposite to the low mossy wall of the churchyard threw half-way across the path.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was very nervous, hanging about, not knowing what to make of himself.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading In the meantime Colonel Hayward was walking up and down the village street, waiting for his wife.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he came to the end of this, he stopped in the abstraction of his mind to look down the line of shade which a high hedgerow opposite to the low mossy wall of the churchyard threw half-way across the path.
mossy
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From this reading As he came to the end of this, he stopped in the abstraction of his mind to look down the line of shade which a high hedgerow opposite to the low mossy wall of the churchyard threw half-way across the path.
nervous
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From this reading He was very nervous, hanging about, not knowing what to make of himself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was very nervous, hanging about, not knowing what to make of himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was very nervous, hanging about, not knowing what to make of himself.
opposite
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From this reading As he came to the end of this, he stopped in the abstraction of his mind to look down the line of shade which a high hedgerow opposite to the low mossy wall of the churchyard threw half-way across the path.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He passed and repassed the door two or three times.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He passed and repassed the door two or three times.
path
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From this reading The church stood at the end of the street, and a path led down by the side of the churchyard, in the direction of Bellendean.
repassed
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From this reading He passed and repassed the door two or three times.
shade
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From this reading As he came to the end of this, he stopped in the abstraction of his mind to look down the line of shade which a high hedgerow opposite to the low mossy wall of the churchyard threw half-way across the path.
side
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From this reading The church stood at the end of the street, and a path led down by the side of the churchyard, in the direction of Bellendean.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The church stood at the end of the street, and a path led down by the side of the churchyard, in the direction of Bellendean.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he came to the end of this, he stopped in the abstraction of his mind to look down the line of shade which a high hedgerow opposite to the low mossy wall of the churchyard threw half-way across the path.
street
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From this reading In the meantime Colonel Hayward was walking up and down the village street, waiting for his wife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the meantime Colonel Hayward was walking up and down the village street, waiting for his wife.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As he came to the end of this, he stopped in the abstraction of his mind to look down the line of shade which a high hedgerow opposite to the low mossy wall of the churchyard threw half-way across the path.
three
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From this reading He passed and repassed the door two or three times.
threw
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From this reading As he came to the end of this, he stopped in the abstraction of his mind to look down the line of shade which a high hedgerow opposite to the low mossy wall of the churchyard threw half-way across the path.
times
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From this reading He passed and repassed the door two or three times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was very nervous, hanging about, not knowing what to make of himself.
two
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From this reading He passed and repassed the door two or three times.
up
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From this reading In the meantime Colonel Hayward was walking up and down the village street, waiting for his wife.
very
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From this reading He was very nervous, hanging about, not knowing what to make of himself.
village
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From this reading In the meantime Colonel Hayward was walking up and down the village street, waiting for his wife.
waiting
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From this reading In the meantime Colonel Hayward was walking up and down the village street, waiting for his wife.
walking
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From this reading In the meantime Colonel Hayward was walking up and down the village street, waiting for his wife.
wall
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From this reading As he came to the end of this, he stopped in the abstraction of his mind to look down the line of shade which a high hedgerow opposite to the low mossy wall of the churchyard threw half-way across the path.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the meantime Colonel Hayward was walking up and down the village street, waiting for his wife.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was very nervous, hanging about, not knowing what to make of himself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As he came to the end of this, he stopped in the abstraction of his mind to look down the line of shade which a high hedgerow opposite to the low mossy wall of the churchyard threw half-way across the path.
wife
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From this reading In the meantime Colonel Hayward was walking up and down the village street, waiting for his wife.
