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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 "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Time moves imperceptibly at Riff, as imperceptibly as the Rieben among its reeds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Time moves imperceptibly at Riff, as imperceptibly as the Rieben among its reeds.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Time moves imperceptibly at Riff, as imperceptibly as the Rieben among its reeds.
built
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From this reading The hay was long since in, standing in high ricks in the farmyards, or built up into stacks in lonely fields with a hurdle round them to keep off the cattle.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
cattle
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From this reading The hay was long since in, standing in high ricks in the farmyards, or built up into stacks in lonely fields with a hurdle round them to keep off the cattle.
ELLEN
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From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
farmyards
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From this reading The hay was long since in, standing in high ricks in the farmyards, or built up into stacks in lonely fields with a hurdle round them to keep off the cattle.
fields
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From this reading The hay was long since in, standing in high ricks in the farmyards, or built up into stacks in lonely fields with a hurdle round them to keep off the cattle.
FOWLER
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From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
hay
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From this reading The hay was long since in, standing in high ricks in the farmyards, or built up into stacks in lonely fields with a hurdle round them to keep off the cattle.
high
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From this reading The hay was long since in, standing in high ricks in the farmyards, or built up into stacks in lonely fields with a hurdle round them to keep off the cattle.
hurdle
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From this reading The hay was long since in, standing in high ricks in the farmyards, or built up into stacks in lonely fields with a hurdle round them to keep off the cattle.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To Janey it seemed as if life stood stock-still.
imperceptibly
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From this reading Time moves imperceptibly at Riff, as imperceptibly as the Rieben among its reeds.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hay was long since in, standing in high ricks in the farmyards, or built up into stacks in lonely fields with a hurdle round them to keep off the cattle.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The hay was long since in, standing in high ricks in the farmyards, or built up into stacks in lonely fields with a hurdle round them to keep off the cattle.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Time moves imperceptibly at Riff, as imperceptibly as the Rieben among its reeds.
Janey
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From this reading To Janey it seemed as if life stood stock-still.
keep
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From this reading The hay was long since in, standing in high ricks in the farmyards, or built up into stacks in lonely fields with a hurdle round them to keep off the cattle.
lane
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From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
less
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From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Janey it seemed as if life stood stock-still.
like
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From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
lonely
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From this reading The hay was long since in, standing in high ricks in the farmyards, or built up into stacks in lonely fields with a hurdle round them to keep off the cattle.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
longest
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From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
moves
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From this reading Time moves imperceptibly at Riff, as imperceptibly as the Rieben among its reeds.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, the slow wheel of the year was turning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nevertheless, the slow wheel of the year was turning.
off
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From this reading The hay was long since in, standing in high ricks in the farmyards, or built up into stacks in lonely fields with a hurdle round them to keep off the cattle.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The hay was long since in, standing in high ricks in the farmyards, or built up into stacks in lonely fields with a hurdle round them to keep off the cattle.
path
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From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
people
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From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
permanent
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From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
reeds
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From this reading Time moves imperceptibly at Riff, as imperceptibly as the Rieben among its reeds.
ricks
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From this reading The hay was long since in, standing in high ricks in the farmyards, or built up into stacks in lonely fields with a hurdle round them to keep off the cattle.
Rieben
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From this reading Time moves imperceptibly at Riff, as imperceptibly as the Rieben among its reeds.
Riff
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From this reading Time moves imperceptibly at Riff, as imperceptibly as the Rieben among its reeds.
round
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From this reading The hay was long since in, standing in high ricks in the farmyards, or built up into stacks in lonely fields with a hurdle round them to keep off the cattle.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Janey it seemed as if life stood stock-still.
seems
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From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The hay was long since in, standing in high ricks in the farmyards, or built up into stacks in lonely fields with a hurdle round them to keep off the cattle.
slow
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From this reading Nevertheless, the slow wheel of the year was turning.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
some
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From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
stacks
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From this reading The hay was long since in, standing in high ricks in the farmyards, or built up into stacks in lonely fields with a hurdle round them to keep off the cattle.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The hay was long since in, standing in high ricks in the farmyards, or built up into stacks in lonely fields with a hurdle round them to keep off the cattle.
stock-still
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From this reading To Janey it seemed as if life stood stock-still.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Janey it seemed as if life stood stock-still.
straight
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From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The hay was long since in, standing in high ricks in the farmyards, or built up into stacks in lonely fields with a hurdle round them to keep off the cattle.
THORNEYCROFT
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From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time moves imperceptibly at Riff, as imperceptibly as the Rieben among its reeds.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Janey it seemed as if life stood stock-still.
trodden
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From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
turning
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From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
up
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From this reading The hay was long since in, standing in high ricks in the farmyards, or built up into stacks in lonely fields with a hurdle round them to keep off the cattle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nevertheless, the slow wheel of the year was turning.
way
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From this reading "Even the longest lane has a turning, though the path trodden by some people is so long and so straight that it seems less like a lane than 'a permanent way.'"--ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
wheel
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From this reading Nevertheless, the slow wheel of the year was turning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The hay was long since in, standing in high ricks in the farmyards, or built up into stacks in lonely fields with a hurdle round them to keep off the cattle.
year
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From this reading Nevertheless, the slow wheel of the year was turning.
