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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 We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
Acre
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From this reading "This is Long Acre," quoth Dick; "so there must once have been a cornfield here.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How curious it is that places change so, and yet keep their old names!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Just look how thick the houses stand! and they are still going on building, look you!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "This is Long Acre," quoth Dick; "so there must once have been a cornfield here.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Yes," said the old man, "but I think the cornfields must have been built over before the middle of the nineteenth century.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
branches
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From this reading We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
building
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From this reading Just look how thick the houses stand! and they are still going on building, look you!"
built
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From this reading "Yes," said the old man, "but I think the cornfields must have been built over before the middle of the nineteenth century.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
century
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change
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close
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cornfield
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From this reading "This is Long Acre," quoth Dick; "so there must once have been a cornfield here.
cornfields
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From this reading "Yes," said the old man, "but I think the cornfields must have been built over before the middle of the nineteenth century.
curious
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Dick
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From this reading "This is Long Acre," quoth Dick; "so there must once have been a cornfield here.
going
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From this reading Just look how thick the houses stand! and they are still going on building, look you!"
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "This is Long Acre," quoth Dick; "so there must once have been a cornfield here.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This is Long Acre," quoth Dick; "so there must once have been a cornfield here.
houses
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From this reading We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
How
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes," said the old man, "but I think the cornfields must have been built over before the middle of the nineteenth century.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is Long Acre," quoth Dick; "so there must once have been a cornfield here.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How curious it is that places change so, and yet keep their old names!
Just
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From this reading Just look how thick the houses stand! and they are still going on building, look you!"
keep
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lane
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From this reading We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
lay
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From this reading We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This is Long Acre," quoth Dick; "so there must once have been a cornfield here.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just look how thick the houses stand! and they are still going on building, look you!"
low
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From this reading We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
man
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From this reading "Yes," said the old man, "but I think the cornfields must have been built over before the middle of the nineteenth century.
met
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From this reading We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
middle
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From this reading "Yes," said the old man, "but I think the cornfields must have been built over before the middle of the nineteenth century.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "This is Long Acre," quoth Dick; "so there must once have been a cornfield here.
names
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nearly
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From this reading We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
nineteenth
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From this reading "Yes," said the old man, "but I think the cornfields must have been built over before the middle of the nineteenth century.
now
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From this reading We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
old
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From this reading How curious it is that places change so, and yet keep their old names!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Just look how thick the houses stand! and they are still going on building, look you!"
once
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From this reading "This is Long Acre," quoth Dick; "so there must once have been a cornfield here.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Yes," said the old man, "but I think the cornfields must have been built over before the middle of the nineteenth century.
overhead
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From this reading We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
places
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From this reading How curious it is that places change so, and yet keep their old names!
plane-trees
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From this reading We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
quoth
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From this reading "This is Long Acre," quoth Dick; "so there must once have been a cornfield here.
rather
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From this reading We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
said
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From this reading "Yes," said the old man, "but I think the cornfields must have been built over before the middle of the nineteenth century.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "This is Long Acre," quoth Dick; "so there must once have been a cornfield here.
stand
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From this reading Just look how thick the houses stand! and they are still going on building, look you!"
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just look how thick the houses stand! and they are still going on building, look you!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How curious it is that places change so, and yet keep their old names!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading How curious it is that places change so, and yet keep their old names!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
there
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From this reading "This is Long Acre," quoth Dick; "so there must once have been a cornfield here.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just look how thick the houses stand! and they are still going on building, look you!"
thick
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From this reading Just look how thick the houses stand! and they are still going on building, look you!"
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes," said the old man, "but I think the cornfields must have been built over before the middle of the nineteenth century.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is Long Acre," quoth Dick; "so there must once have been a cornfield here.
together
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From this reading We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
turned
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From this reading We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," said the old man, "but I think the cornfields must have been built over before the middle of the nineteenth century.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading How curious it is that places change so, and yet keep their old names!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Just look how thick the houses stand! and they are still going on building, look you!"
