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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 scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Across the hills and far away, Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess follow'd him.”
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
Adirondacks
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From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was several months after Helen's marriage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Across the hills and far away, Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess follow'd him.”
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
away
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From this reading “Across the hills and far away, Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess follow'd him.”
basin
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From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There the underbrush had been cleared away, and beneath the great forest trees a house constructed, a little cabin built of logs, and in harmony with the rest of the scene.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading There the underbrush had been cleared away, and beneath the great forest trees a house constructed, a little cabin built of logs, and in harmony with the rest of the scene.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In only one place was the scenery more open, where there was a little vale between two of the hills, and where a mountain torrent came rushing down the steep incline.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Across the hills and far away, Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess follow'd him.”
built
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From this reading There the underbrush had been cleared away, and beneath the great forest trees a house constructed, a little cabin built of logs, and in harmony with the rest of the scene.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
cabin
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From this reading There the underbrush had been cleared away, and beneath the great forest trees a house constructed, a little cabin built of logs, and in harmony with the rest of the scene.
came
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From this reading In only one place was the scenery more open, where there was a little vale between two of the hills, and where a mountain torrent came rushing down the steep incline.
cleared
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From this reading There the underbrush had been cleared away, and beneath the great forest trees a house constructed, a little cabin built of logs, and in harmony with the rest of the scene.
constructed
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From this reading There the underbrush had been cleared away, and beneath the great forest trees a house constructed, a little cabin built of logs, and in harmony with the rest of the scene.
converted
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From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
day
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From this reading “Across the hills and far away, Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess follow'd him.”
deep
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From this reading “Across the hills and far away, Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess follow'd him.”
dense
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From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
down
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From this reading In only one place was the scenery more open, where there was a little vale between two of the hills, and where a mountain torrent came rushing down the steep incline.
dying
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From this reading “Across the hills and far away, Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess follow'd him.”
far
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From this reading “Across the hills and far away, Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess follow'd him.”
follow'd
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From this reading “Across the hills and far away, Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess follow'd him.”
forest
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From this reading There the underbrush had been cleared away, and beneath the great forest trees a house constructed, a little cabin built of logs, and in harmony with the rest of the scene.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There the underbrush had been cleared away, and beneath the great forest trees a house constructed, a little cabin built of logs, and in harmony with the rest of the scene.
growth
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From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There the underbrush had been cleared away, and beneath the great forest trees a house constructed, a little cabin built of logs, and in harmony with the rest of the scene.
happy
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From this reading “Across the hills and far away, Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess follow'd him.”
harmony
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From this reading There the underbrush had been cleared away, and beneath the great forest trees a house constructed, a little cabin built of logs, and in harmony with the rest of the scene.
Helen's
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From this reading It was several months after Helen's marriage.
hills
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From this reading “Across the hills and far away, Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess follow'd him.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Across the hills and far away, Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess follow'd him.”
house
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From this reading There the underbrush had been cleared away, and beneath the great forest trees a house constructed, a little cabin built of logs, and in harmony with the rest of the scene.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
incline
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From this reading In only one place was the scenery more open, where there was a little vale between two of the hills, and where a mountain torrent came rushing down the steep incline.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Across the hills and far away, Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess follow'd him.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was several months after Helen's marriage.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
lake
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From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
land
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From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
logs
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From this reading There the underbrush had been cleared away, and beneath the great forest trees a house constructed, a little cabin built of logs, and in harmony with the rest of the scene.
marriage
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From this reading It was several months after Helen's marriage.
months
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From this reading It was several months after Helen's marriage.
more
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From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
mountain
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From this reading In only one place was the scenery more open, where there was a little vale between two of the hills, and where a mountain torrent came rushing down the steep incline.
mountains
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From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
only
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From this reading In only one place was the scenery more open, where there was a little vale between two of the hills, and where a mountain torrent came rushing down the steep incline.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading In only one place was the scenery more open, where there was a little vale between two of the hills, and where a mountain torrent came rushing down the steep incline.
parts
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From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
place
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From this reading In only one place was the scenery more open, where there was a little vale between two of the hills, and where a mountain torrent came rushing down the steep incline.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “Across the hills and far away, Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess follow'd him.”
purple
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From this reading “Across the hills and far away, Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess follow'd him.”
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There the underbrush had been cleared away, and beneath the great forest trees a house constructed, a little cabin built of logs, and in harmony with the rest of the scene.
rim
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From this reading “Across the hills and far away, Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess follow'd him.”
rushing
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From this reading In only one place was the scenery more open, where there was a little vale between two of the hills, and where a mountain torrent came rushing down the steep incline.
scene
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From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
scenery
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From this reading In only one place was the scenery more open, where there was a little vale between two of the hills, and where a mountain torrent came rushing down the steep incline.
seclusion
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From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
several
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From this reading It was several months after Helen's marriage.
shores
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From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
steep
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From this reading In only one place was the scenery more open, where there was a little vale between two of the hills, and where a mountain torrent came rushing down the steep incline.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
surrounded
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From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
tall
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From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Across the hills and far away, Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess follow'd him.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Across the hills and far away, Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess follow'd him.”
there
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From this reading In only one place was the scenery more open, where there was a little vale between two of the hills, and where a mountain torrent came rushing down the steep incline.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
torrent
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From this reading In only one place was the scenery more open, where there was a little vale between two of the hills, and where a mountain torrent came rushing down the steep incline.
trees
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From this reading There the underbrush had been cleared away, and beneath the great forest trees a house constructed, a little cabin built of logs, and in harmony with the rest of the scene.
two
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From this reading In only one place was the scenery more open, where there was a little vale between two of the hills, and where a mountain torrent came rushing down the steep incline.
underbrush
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From this reading There the underbrush had been cleared away, and beneath the great forest trees a house constructed, a little cabin built of logs, and in harmony with the rest of the scene.
utmost
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From this reading “Across the hills and far away, Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess follow'd him.”
vale
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From this reading In only one place was the scenery more open, where there was a little vale between two of the hills, and where a mountain torrent came rushing down the steep incline.
walled
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From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was several months after Helen's marriage.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In only one place was the scenery more open, where there was a little vale between two of the hills, and where a mountain torrent came rushing down the steep incline.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
wildest
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From this reading The scene was a little lake, in one of the wildest parts of the Adirondacks, surrounded by tall mountains which converted it into a basin in the land, and walled in by a dense growth about the shores, which added still more to its appearance of seclusion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There the underbrush had been cleared away, and beneath the great forest trees a house constructed, a little cabin built of logs, and in harmony with the rest of the scene.
