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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 Lucy stood looking at the spring, watching the tiny stream as it trickled down the rock and fell, with a soft, silver tinkle, into the little stone basin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lucy stood looking at the spring, watching the tiny stream as it trickled down the rock and fell, with a soft, silver tinkle, into the little stone basin.
Anne
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From this reading "WELL, my lady," said Anne, when the old woman had disappeared, "what shall we do now?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lucy stood looking at the spring, watching the tiny stream as it trickled down the rock and fell, with a soft, silver tinkle, into the little stone basin.
assume
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From this reading She stood a while in silence, and her face began to assume a new expression,—a look of gentle determination, such as Anne had never seen upon it before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lucy stood looking at the spring, watching the tiny stream as it trickled down the rock and fell, with a soft, silver tinkle, into the little stone basin.
basin
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From this reading Lucy stood looking at the spring, watching the tiny stream as it trickled down the rock and fell, with a soft, silver tinkle, into the little stone basin.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She stood a while in silence, and her face began to assume a new expression,—a look of gentle determination, such as Anne had never seen upon it before.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood a while in silence, and her face began to assume a new expression,—a look of gentle determination, such as Anne had never seen upon it before.
determination
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From this reading She stood a while in silence, and her face began to assume a new expression,—a look of gentle determination, such as Anne had never seen upon it before.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "WELL, my lady," said Anne, when the old woman had disappeared, "what shall we do now?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "WELL, my lady," said Anne, when the old woman had disappeared, "what shall we do now?"
donkey
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From this reading And at the same moment, Jack, the donkey, who had stood patiently dozing during the whole interview, pushed his head over Lucy's shoulder.
down
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From this reading Lucy stood looking at the spring, watching the tiny stream as it trickled down the rock and fell, with a soft, silver tinkle, into the little stone basin.
dozing
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From this reading And at the same moment, Jack, the donkey, who had stood patiently dozing during the whole interview, pushed his head over Lucy's shoulder.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading And at the same moment, Jack, the donkey, who had stood patiently dozing during the whole interview, pushed his head over Lucy's shoulder.
expression
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From this reading She stood a while in silence, and her face began to assume a new expression,—a look of gentle determination, such as Anne had never seen upon it before.
face
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From this reading She stood a while in silence, and her face began to assume a new expression,—a look of gentle determination, such as Anne had never seen upon it before.
fell
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From this reading Lucy stood looking at the spring, watching the tiny stream as it trickled down the rock and fell, with a soft, silver tinkle, into the little stone basin.
gentle
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From this reading She stood a while in silence, and her face began to assume a new expression,—a look of gentle determination, such as Anne had never seen upon it before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "WELL, my lady," said Anne, when the old woman had disappeared, "what shall we do now?"
head
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From this reading And at the same moment, Jack, the donkey, who had stood patiently dozing during the whole interview, pushed his head over Lucy's shoulder.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She stood a while in silence, and her face began to assume a new expression,—a look of gentle determination, such as Anne had never seen upon it before.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And at the same moment, Jack, the donkey, who had stood patiently dozing during the whole interview, pushed his head over Lucy's shoulder.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She stood a while in silence, and her face began to assume a new expression,—a look of gentle determination, such as Anne had never seen upon it before.
interview
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From this reading And at the same moment, Jack, the donkey, who had stood patiently dozing during the whole interview, pushed his head over Lucy's shoulder.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lucy stood looking at the spring, watching the tiny stream as it trickled down the rock and fell, with a soft, silver tinkle, into the little stone basin.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lucy stood looking at the spring, watching the tiny stream as it trickled down the rock and fell, with a soft, silver tinkle, into the little stone basin.
Jack
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From this reading And at the same moment, Jack, the donkey, who had stood patiently dozing during the whole interview, pushed his head over Lucy's shoulder.
lady
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From this reading "WELL, my lady," said Anne, when the old woman had disappeared, "what shall we do now?"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucy stood looking at the spring, watching the tiny stream as it trickled down the rock and fell, with a soft, silver tinkle, into the little stone basin.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood a while in silence, and her face began to assume a new expression,—a look of gentle determination, such as Anne had never seen upon it before.
looking
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From this reading Lucy stood looking at the spring, watching the tiny stream as it trickled down the rock and fell, with a soft, silver tinkle, into the little stone basin.
Lucy
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From this reading Lucy stood looking at the spring, watching the tiny stream as it trickled down the rock and fell, with a soft, silver tinkle, into the little stone basin.
Lucy's
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From this reading And at the same moment, Jack, the donkey, who had stood patiently dozing during the whole interview, pushed his head over Lucy's shoulder.
moment
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From this reading And at the same moment, Jack, the donkey, who had stood patiently dozing during the whole interview, pushed his head over Lucy's shoulder.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "WELL, my lady," said Anne, when the old woman had disappeared, "what shall we do now?"
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood a while in silence, and her face began to assume a new expression,—a look of gentle determination, such as Anne had never seen upon it before.
new
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From this reading She stood a while in silence, and her face began to assume a new expression,—a look of gentle determination, such as Anne had never seen upon it before.
now
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From this reading "WELL, my lady," said Anne, when the old woman had disappeared, "what shall we do now?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She stood a while in silence, and her face began to assume a new expression,—a look of gentle determination, such as Anne had never seen upon it before.
old
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From this reading "WELL, my lady," said Anne, when the old woman had disappeared, "what shall we do now?"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And at the same moment, Jack, the donkey, who had stood patiently dozing during the whole interview, pushed his head over Lucy's shoulder.
patiently
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From this reading And at the same moment, Jack, the donkey, who had stood patiently dozing during the whole interview, pushed his head over Lucy's shoulder.
pushed
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From this reading And at the same moment, Jack, the donkey, who had stood patiently dozing during the whole interview, pushed his head over Lucy's shoulder.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What shall we do, my lady?" repeated Anne.
rock
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From this reading Lucy stood looking at the spring, watching the tiny stream as it trickled down the rock and fell, with a soft, silver tinkle, into the little stone basin.
said
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From this reading "WELL, my lady," said Anne, when the old woman had disappeared, "what shall we do now?"
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And at the same moment, Jack, the donkey, who had stood patiently dozing during the whole interview, pushed his head over Lucy's shoulder.
seen
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From this reading She stood a while in silence, and her face began to assume a new expression,—a look of gentle determination, such as Anne had never seen upon it before.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "WELL, my lady," said Anne, when the old woman had disappeared, "what shall we do now?"
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood a while in silence, and her face began to assume a new expression,—a look of gentle determination, such as Anne had never seen upon it before.
shoulder
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From this reading And at the same moment, Jack, the donkey, who had stood patiently dozing during the whole interview, pushed his head over Lucy's shoulder.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading She stood a while in silence, and her face began to assume a new expression,—a look of gentle determination, such as Anne had never seen upon it before.
silver
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From this reading Lucy stood looking at the spring, watching the tiny stream as it trickled down the rock and fell, with a soft, silver tinkle, into the little stone basin.
soft
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From this reading Lucy stood looking at the spring, watching the tiny stream as it trickled down the rock and fell, with a soft, silver tinkle, into the little stone basin.
spring
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From this reading Lucy stood looking at the spring, watching the tiny stream as it trickled down the rock and fell, with a soft, silver tinkle, into the little stone basin.
stone
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From this reading Lucy stood looking at the spring, watching the tiny stream as it trickled down the rock and fell, with a soft, silver tinkle, into the little stone basin.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucy stood looking at the spring, watching the tiny stream as it trickled down the rock and fell, with a soft, silver tinkle, into the little stone basin.
stream
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From this reading Lucy stood looking at the spring, watching the tiny stream as it trickled down the rock and fell, with a soft, silver tinkle, into the little stone basin.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She stood a while in silence, and her face began to assume a new expression,—a look of gentle determination, such as Anne had never seen upon it before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "WELL, my lady," said Anne, when the old woman had disappeared, "what shall we do now?"
tinkle
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From this reading Lucy stood looking at the spring, watching the tiny stream as it trickled down the rock and fell, with a soft, silver tinkle, into the little stone basin.
tiny
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From this reading Lucy stood looking at the spring, watching the tiny stream as it trickled down the rock and fell, with a soft, silver tinkle, into the little stone basin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She stood a while in silence, and her face began to assume a new expression,—a look of gentle determination, such as Anne had never seen upon it before.
trickled
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From this reading Lucy stood looking at the spring, watching the tiny stream as it trickled down the rock and fell, with a soft, silver tinkle, into the little stone basin.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She stood a while in silence, and her face began to assume a new expression,—a look of gentle determination, such as Anne had never seen upon it before.
watching
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From this reading Lucy stood looking at the spring, watching the tiny stream as it trickled down the rock and fell, with a soft, silver tinkle, into the little stone basin.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "WELL, my lady," said Anne, when the old woman had disappeared, "what shall we do now?"
WELL
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From this reading "WELL, my lady," said Anne, when the old woman had disappeared, "what shall we do now?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "WELL, my lady," said Anne, when the old woman had disappeared, "what shall we do now?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "WELL, my lady," said Anne, when the old woman had disappeared, "what shall we do now?"
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She stood a while in silence, and her face began to assume a new expression,—a look of gentle determination, such as Anne had never seen upon it before.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And at the same moment, Jack, the donkey, who had stood patiently dozing during the whole interview, pushed his head over Lucy's shoulder.
whole
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From this reading And at the same moment, Jack, the donkey, who had stood patiently dozing during the whole interview, pushed his head over Lucy's shoulder.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lucy stood looking at the spring, watching the tiny stream as it trickled down the rock and fell, with a soft, silver tinkle, into the little stone basin.
woman
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From this reading "WELL, my lady," said Anne, when the old woman had disappeared, "what shall we do now?"
