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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 She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
all
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From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
altogether
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From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had seemed to herself to be sitting still as in an island in the seas and seeing the wastes of earth sweep past her, field pursuing field.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had seemed to herself to be sitting still as in an island in the seas and seeing the wastes of earth sweep past her, field pursuing field.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were hills too, but little ones, not much worthy the attention, and they too went coursing after each other, with all the sheep upon them and the trees and villages at their feet.
attained
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From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
attention
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From this reading There were hills too, but little ones, not much worthy the attention, and they too went coursing after each other, with all the sheep upon them and the trees and villages at their feet.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The journey had been like a dream, but of a different kind.
coursing
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From this reading There were hills too, but little ones, not much worthy the attention, and they too went coursing after each other, with all the sheep upon them and the trees and villages at their feet.
dark
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From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
day
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From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The journey had been like a dream, but of a different kind.
dizzy
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From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The journey had been like a dream, but of a different kind.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There were hills too, but little ones, not much worthy the attention, and they too went coursing after each other, with all the sheep upon them and the trees and villages at their feet.
earth
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From this reading She had seemed to herself to be sitting still as in an island in the seas and seeing the wastes of earth sweep past her, field pursuing field.
endless
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From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
fabulous
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From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
fairy
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From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
feet
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From this reading There were hills too, but little ones, not much worthy the attention, and they too went coursing after each other, with all the sheep upon them and the trees and villages at their feet.
feverish
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From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
field
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From this reading She had seemed to herself to be sitting still as in an island in the seas and seeing the wastes of earth sweep past her, field pursuing field.
flats
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From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
flown
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From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
frightened
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From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
gave
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From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
glance
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From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
ground
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From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
hills
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From this reading There were hills too, but little ones, not much worthy the attention, and they too went coursing after each other, with all the sheep upon them and the trees and villages at their feet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
inconceivable
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From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
island
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From this reading She had seemed to herself to be sitting still as in an island in the seas and seeing the wastes of earth sweep past her, field pursuing field.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The journey had been like a dream, but of a different kind.
kind
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From this reading The journey had been like a dream, but of a different kind.
Kirsteen
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From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
knowing
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From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
levels
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From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
like
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From this reading The journey had been like a dream, but of a different kind.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were hills too, but little ones, not much worthy the attention, and they too went coursing after each other, with all the sheep upon them and the trees and villages at their feet.
London
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From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
monotonous
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From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
more
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From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
much
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From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
night
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From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
once
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From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
ones
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From this reading There were hills too, but little ones, not much worthy the attention, and they too went coursing after each other, with all the sheep upon them and the trees and villages at their feet.
other
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From this reading There were hills too, but little ones, not much worthy the attention, and they too went coursing after each other, with all the sheep upon them and the trees and villages at their feet.
past
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From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
pavement
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From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
place
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From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
pursuing
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From this reading She had seemed to herself to be sitting still as in an island in the seas and seeing the wastes of earth sweep past her, field pursuing field.
put
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From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
seas
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From this reading She had seemed to herself to be sitting still as in an island in the seas and seeing the wastes of earth sweep past her, field pursuing field.
second
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From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
seeing
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From this reading She had seemed to herself to be sitting still as in an island in the seas and seeing the wastes of earth sweep past her, field pursuing field.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had seemed to herself to be sitting still as in an island in the seas and seeing the wastes of earth sweep past her, field pursuing field.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
sheep
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From this reading There were hills too, but little ones, not much worthy the attention, and they too went coursing after each other, with all the sheep upon them and the trees and villages at their feet.
sitting
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From this reading She had seemed to herself to be sitting still as in an island in the seas and seeing the wastes of earth sweep past her, field pursuing field.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
solid
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From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
speak
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From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had seemed to herself to be sitting still as in an island in the seas and seeing the wastes of earth sweep past her, field pursuing field.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
sweep
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From this reading She had seemed to herself to be sitting still as in an island in the seas and seeing the wastes of earth sweep past her, field pursuing field.
tale
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From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There were hills too, but little ones, not much worthy the attention, and they too went coursing after each other, with all the sheep upon them and the trees and villages at their feet.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were hills too, but little ones, not much worthy the attention, and they too went coursing after each other, with all the sheep upon them and the trees and villages at their feet.
There
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From this reading There were hills too, but little ones, not much worthy the attention, and they too went coursing after each other, with all the sheep upon them and the trees and villages at their feet.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were hills too, but little ones, not much worthy the attention, and they too went coursing after each other, with all the sheep upon them and the trees and villages at their feet.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
timidly
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From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
too
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From this reading There were hills too, but little ones, not much worthy the attention, and they too went coursing after each other, with all the sheep upon them and the trees and villages at their feet.
trees
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From this reading There were hills too, but little ones, not much worthy the attention, and they too went coursing after each other, with all the sheep upon them and the trees and villages at their feet.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
villages
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From this reading There were hills too, but little ones, not much worthy the attention, and they too went coursing after each other, with all the sheep upon them and the trees and villages at their feet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
wastes
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From this reading She had seemed to herself to be sitting still as in an island in the seas and seeing the wastes of earth sweep past her, field pursuing field.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were hills too, but little ones, not much worthy the attention, and they too went coursing after each other, with all the sheep upon them and the trees and villages at their feet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She put her foot upon the pavement timidly, and gave a frightened glance about her, knowing herself to be in London--that fabulous place of which she had never been sure whether it were not altogether a fairy tale.
whirling
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From this reading It was dark again on the second afternoon when Kirsteen, all dizzy, feverish, and bewildered, attained once more, so to speak, to solid ground, after so much that had flown past her, endless, monotonous whirling in inconceivable flats and levels through night and through day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were hills too, but little ones, not much worthy the attention, and they too went coursing after each other, with all the sheep upon them and the trees and villages at their feet.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading There were hills too, but little ones, not much worthy the attention, and they too went coursing after each other, with all the sheep upon them and the trees and villages at their feet.
