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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 Their old house, fast falling into ruins, is now used as a farm, until Roger can get leave to restore it, or pull it down.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Give me the sweet cup wrought of the earth from which I was born, and under which I shall lie dead."--ZONAS.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their old house, fast falling into ruins, is now used as a farm, until Roger can get leave to restore it, or pull it down.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading From the church tower, Reader, you can see beyond the mill and the long water meadows the little hamlet of Swale.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Give me the sweet cup wrought of the earth from which I was born, and under which I shall lie dead."--ZONAS.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That old house in the midst, with its wonderful twisted chimneys and broken wall, was once the home of the extinct Welyshams of Swale.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the name of Welysham, embedded in the history of Lowshire and still renowned in India, is forgotten in Riff.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading From the church tower, Reader, you can see beyond the mill and the long water meadows the little hamlet of Swale.
chimneys
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From this reading That old house in the midst, with its wonderful twisted chimneys and broken wall, was once the home of the extinct Welyshams of Swale.
church
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From this reading From the church tower, Reader, you can see beyond the mill and the long water meadows the little hamlet of Swale.
cup
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From this reading "Give me the sweet cup wrought of the earth from which I was born, and under which I shall lie dead."--ZONAS.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Give me the sweet cup wrought of the earth from which I was born, and under which I shall lie dead."--ZONAS.
down
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From this reading Their old house, fast falling into ruins, is now used as a farm, until Roger can get leave to restore it, or pull it down.
earth
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From this reading "Give me the sweet cup wrought of the earth from which I was born, and under which I shall lie dead."--ZONAS.
embedded
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From this reading But the name of Welysham, embedded in the history of Lowshire and still renowned in India, is forgotten in Riff.
extinct
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From this reading That old house in the midst, with its wonderful twisted chimneys and broken wall, was once the home of the extinct Welyshams of Swale.
falling
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From this reading Their old house, fast falling into ruins, is now used as a farm, until Roger can get leave to restore it, or pull it down.
farm
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From this reading Their old house, fast falling into ruins, is now used as a farm, until Roger can get leave to restore it, or pull it down.
fast
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From this reading Their old house, fast falling into ruins, is now used as a farm, until Roger can get leave to restore it, or pull it down.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading But the name of Welysham, embedded in the history of Lowshire and still renowned in India, is forgotten in Riff.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Give me the sweet cup wrought of the earth from which I was born, and under which I shall lie dead."--ZONAS.
get
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From this reading Their old house, fast falling into ruins, is now used as a farm, until Roger can get leave to restore it, or pull it down.
Give
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From this reading "Give me the sweet cup wrought of the earth from which I was born, and under which I shall lie dead."--ZONAS.
hamlet
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From this reading From the church tower, Reader, you can see beyond the mill and the long water meadows the little hamlet of Swale.
history
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From this reading But the name of Welysham, embedded in the history of Lowshire and still renowned in India, is forgotten in Riff.
home
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From this reading That old house in the midst, with its wonderful twisted chimneys and broken wall, was once the home of the extinct Welyshams of Swale.
house
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From this reading That old house in the midst, with its wonderful twisted chimneys and broken wall, was once the home of the extinct Welyshams of Swale.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Give me the sweet cup wrought of the earth from which I was born, and under which I shall lie dead."--ZONAS.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That old house in the midst, with its wonderful twisted chimneys and broken wall, was once the home of the extinct Welyshams of Swale.
India
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From this reading But the name of Welysham, embedded in the history of Lowshire and still renowned in India, is forgotten in Riff.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Their old house, fast falling into ruins, is now used as a farm, until Roger can get leave to restore it, or pull it down.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the name of Welysham, embedded in the history of Lowshire and still renowned in India, is forgotten in Riff.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Their old house, fast falling into ruins, is now used as a farm, until Roger can get leave to restore it, or pull it down.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading That old house in the midst, with its wonderful twisted chimneys and broken wall, was once the home of the extinct Welyshams of Swale.
leave
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From this reading Their old house, fast falling into ruins, is now used as a farm, until Roger can get leave to restore it, or pull it down.
lie
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From this reading "Give me the sweet cup wrought of the earth from which I was born, and under which I shall lie dead."--ZONAS.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the church tower, Reader, you can see beyond the mill and the long water meadows the little hamlet of Swale.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the church tower, Reader, you can see beyond the mill and the long water meadows the little hamlet of Swale.
Lowshire
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From this reading But the name of Welysham, embedded in the history of Lowshire and still renowned in India, is forgotten in Riff.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Give me the sweet cup wrought of the earth from which I was born, and under which I shall lie dead."--ZONAS.
meadows
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From this reading From the church tower, Reader, you can see beyond the mill and the long water meadows the little hamlet of Swale.
midst
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From this reading That old house in the midst, with its wonderful twisted chimneys and broken wall, was once the home of the extinct Welyshams of Swale.
mill
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From this reading From the church tower, Reader, you can see beyond the mill and the long water meadows the little hamlet of Swale.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the name of Welysham, embedded in the history of Lowshire and still renowned in India, is forgotten in Riff.
now
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From this reading Their old house, fast falling into ruins, is now used as a farm, until Roger can get leave to restore it, or pull it down.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Give me the sweet cup wrought of the earth from which I was born, and under which I shall lie dead."--ZONAS.
old
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From this reading That old house in the midst, with its wonderful twisted chimneys and broken wall, was once the home of the extinct Welyshams of Swale.
once
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From this reading That old house in the midst, with its wonderful twisted chimneys and broken wall, was once the home of the extinct Welyshams of Swale.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Their old house, fast falling into ruins, is now used as a farm, until Roger can get leave to restore it, or pull it down.
pull
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From this reading Their old house, fast falling into ruins, is now used as a farm, until Roger can get leave to restore it, or pull it down.
Reader
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From this reading From the church tower, Reader, you can see beyond the mill and the long water meadows the little hamlet of Swale.
renowned
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From this reading But the name of Welysham, embedded in the history of Lowshire and still renowned in India, is forgotten in Riff.
restore
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From this reading Their old house, fast falling into ruins, is now used as a farm, until Roger can get leave to restore it, or pull it down.
Riff
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From this reading But the name of Welysham, embedded in the history of Lowshire and still renowned in India, is forgotten in Riff.
Roger
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From this reading Their old house, fast falling into ruins, is now used as a farm, until Roger can get leave to restore it, or pull it down.
ruins
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From this reading Their old house, fast falling into ruins, is now used as a farm, until Roger can get leave to restore it, or pull it down.
see
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From this reading From the church tower, Reader, you can see beyond the mill and the long water meadows the little hamlet of Swale.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Give me the sweet cup wrought of the earth from which I was born, and under which I shall lie dead."--ZONAS.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the name of Welysham, embedded in the history of Lowshire and still renowned in India, is forgotten in Riff.
Swale
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From this reading From the church tower, Reader, you can see beyond the mill and the long water meadows the little hamlet of Swale.
sweet
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From this reading "Give me the sweet cup wrought of the earth from which I was born, and under which I shall lie dead."--ZONAS.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That old house in the midst, with its wonderful twisted chimneys and broken wall, was once the home of the extinct Welyshams of Swale.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Give me the sweet cup wrought of the earth from which I was born, and under which I shall lie dead."--ZONAS.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their old house, fast falling into ruins, is now used as a farm, until Roger can get leave to restore it, or pull it down.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their old house, fast falling into ruins, is now used as a farm, until Roger can get leave to restore it, or pull it down.
tower
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From this reading From the church tower, Reader, you can see beyond the mill and the long water meadows the little hamlet of Swale.
twisted
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From this reading That old house in the midst, with its wonderful twisted chimneys and broken wall, was once the home of the extinct Welyshams of Swale.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Give me the sweet cup wrought of the earth from which I was born, and under which I shall lie dead."--ZONAS.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Their old house, fast falling into ruins, is now used as a farm, until Roger can get leave to restore it, or pull it down.
used
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From this reading Their old house, fast falling into ruins, is now used as a farm, until Roger can get leave to restore it, or pull it down.
wall
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From this reading That old house in the midst, with its wonderful twisted chimneys and broken wall, was once the home of the extinct Welyshams of Swale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Give me the sweet cup wrought of the earth from which I was born, and under which I shall lie dead."--ZONAS.
water
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From this reading From the church tower, Reader, you can see beyond the mill and the long water meadows the little hamlet of Swale.
Welysham
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From this reading But the name of Welysham, embedded in the history of Lowshire and still renowned in India, is forgotten in Riff.
Welyshams
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From this reading That old house in the midst, with its wonderful twisted chimneys and broken wall, was once the home of the extinct Welyshams of Swale.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Give me the sweet cup wrought of the earth from which I was born, and under which I shall lie dead."--ZONAS.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That old house in the midst, with its wonderful twisted chimneys and broken wall, was once the home of the extinct Welyshams of Swale.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That old house in the midst, with its wonderful twisted chimneys and broken wall, was once the home of the extinct Welyshams of Swale.
wrought
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From this reading "Give me the sweet cup wrought of the earth from which I was born, and under which I shall lie dead."--ZONAS.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading From the church tower, Reader, you can see beyond the mill and the long water meadows the little hamlet of Swale.
ZONAS
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From this reading "Give me the sweet cup wrought of the earth from which I was born, and under which I shall lie dead."--ZONAS.
