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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 FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About them stretched square fields, off some of which a harvest of oats had just been shorn; while others were grass green with the sprawling foliage of turnip.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
assembled
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From this reading The cluster of buildings perched on the hillside consisted of a slate-roofed dwelling house, with cartsheds, a cowhouse, and stable and a fine barn assembled round the farm yard.
barn
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From this reading The cluster of buildings perched on the hillside consisted of a slate-roofed dwelling house, with cartsheds, a cowhouse, and stable and a fine barn assembled round the farm yard.
Beacon
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From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading About them stretched square fields, off some of which a harvest of oats had just been shorn; while others were grass green with the sprawling foliage of turnip.
BeneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Beneath, between the farmhouse and the wooded road, extended meadows into which fern and heath were intruding ominously.
Buckland
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From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
buildings
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From this reading The cluster of buildings perched on the hillside consisted of a slate-roofed dwelling house, with cartsheds, a cowhouse, and stable and a fine barn assembled round the farm yard.
cartsheds
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From this reading The cluster of buildings perched on the hillside consisted of a slate-roofed dwelling house, with cartsheds, a cowhouse, and stable and a fine barn assembled round the farm yard.
cluster
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From this reading The cluster of buildings perched on the hillside consisted of a slate-roofed dwelling house, with cartsheds, a cowhouse, and stable and a fine barn assembled round the farm yard.
complaining
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From this reading Here was Falcon Farm, and over it the hawks that had given it name would often poise and soar and utter their complaining cries.
consisted
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From this reading The cluster of buildings perched on the hillside consisted of a slate-roofed dwelling house, with cartsheds, a cowhouse, and stable and a fine barn assembled round the farm yard.
cowhouse
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From this reading The cluster of buildings perched on the hillside consisted of a slate-roofed dwelling house, with cartsheds, a cowhouse, and stable and a fine barn assembled round the farm yard.
cries
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From this reading Here was Falcon Farm, and over it the hawks that had given it name would often poise and soar and utter their complaining cries.
dwelling
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From this reading The cluster of buildings perched on the hillside consisted of a slate-roofed dwelling house, with cartsheds, a cowhouse, and stable and a fine barn assembled round the farm yard.
extended
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From this reading Beneath, between the farmhouse and the wooded road, extended meadows into which fern and heath were intruding ominously.
FALCON
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From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
FARM
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From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
farmhouse
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From this reading Beneath, between the farmhouse and the wooded road, extended meadows into which fern and heath were intruding ominously.
fell
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From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
fern
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From this reading Beneath, between the farmhouse and the wooded road, extended meadows into which fern and heath were intruding ominously.
fields
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From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cluster of buildings perched on the hillside consisted of a slate-roofed dwelling house, with cartsheds, a cowhouse, and stable and a fine barn assembled round the farm yard.
foliage
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From this reading About them stretched square fields, off some of which a harvest of oats had just been shorn; while others were grass green with the sprawling foliage of turnip.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
given
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From this reading Here was Falcon Farm, and over it the hawks that had given it name would often poise and soar and utter their complaining cries.
grass
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From this reading About them stretched square fields, off some of which a harvest of oats had just been shorn; while others were grass green with the sprawling foliage of turnip.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
green
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From this reading About them stretched square fields, off some of which a harvest of oats had just been shorn; while others were grass green with the sprawling foliage of turnip.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here was Falcon Farm, and over it the hawks that had given it name would often poise and soar and utter their complaining cries.
hand
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From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
harvest
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From this reading About them stretched square fields, off some of which a harvest of oats had just been shorn; while others were grass green with the sprawling foliage of turnip.
hawks
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From this reading Here was Falcon Farm, and over it the hawks that had given it name would often poise and soar and utter their complaining cries.
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading Beneath, between the farmhouse and the wooded road, extended meadows into which fern and heath were intruding ominously.
heights
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From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was Falcon Farm, and over it the hawks that had given it name would often poise and soar and utter their complaining cries.
hid
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From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
highway
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From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
hillside
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From this reading The cluster of buildings perched on the hillside consisted of a slate-roofed dwelling house, with cartsheds, a cowhouse, and stable and a fine barn assembled round the farm yard.
house
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From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
intruding
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From this reading Beneath, between the farmhouse and the wooded road, extended meadows into which fern and heath were intruding ominously.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here was Falcon Farm, and over it the hawks that had given it name would often poise and soar and utter their complaining cries.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
just
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From this reading About them stretched square fields, off some of which a harvest of oats had just been shorn; while others were grass green with the sprawling foliage of turnip.
meadows
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From this reading Beneath, between the farmhouse and the wooded road, extended meadows into which fern and heath were intruding ominously.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was Falcon Farm, and over it the hawks that had given it name would often poise and soar and utter their complaining cries.
oats
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From this reading About them stretched square fields, off some of which a harvest of oats had just been shorn; while others were grass green with the sprawling foliage of turnip.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
off
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From this reading About them stretched square fields, off some of which a harvest of oats had just been shorn; while others were grass green with the sprawling foliage of turnip.
often
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From this reading Here was Falcon Farm, and over it the hawks that had given it name would often poise and soar and utter their complaining cries.
ominously
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From this reading Beneath, between the farmhouse and the wooded road, extended meadows into which fern and heath were intruding ominously.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The cluster of buildings perched on the hillside consisted of a slate-roofed dwelling house, with cartsheds, a cowhouse, and stable and a fine barn assembled round the farm yard.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
others
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From this reading About them stretched square fields, off some of which a harvest of oats had just been shorn; while others were grass green with the sprawling foliage of turnip.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Here was Falcon Farm, and over it the hawks that had given it name would often poise and soar and utter their complaining cries.
perched
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From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
poise
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From this reading Here was Falcon Farm, and over it the hawks that had given it name would often poise and soar and utter their complaining cries.
quilted
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From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
ran
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From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
river
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From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
road
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From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
round
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From this reading The cluster of buildings perched on the hillside consisted of a slate-roofed dwelling house, with cartsheds, a cowhouse, and stable and a fine barn assembled round the farm yard.
shorn
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From this reading About them stretched square fields, off some of which a harvest of oats had just been shorn; while others were grass green with the sprawling foliage of turnip.
slate-roofed
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From this reading The cluster of buildings perched on the hillside consisted of a slate-roofed dwelling house, with cartsheds, a cowhouse, and stable and a fine barn assembled round the farm yard.
slope
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From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
soar
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From this reading Here was Falcon Farm, and over it the hawks that had given it name would often poise and soar and utter their complaining cries.
some
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From this reading About them stretched square fields, off some of which a harvest of oats had just been shorn; while others were grass green with the sprawling foliage of turnip.
southern
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From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
sprawling
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From this reading About them stretched square fields, off some of which a harvest of oats had just been shorn; while others were grass green with the sprawling foliage of turnip.
square
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From this reading About them stretched square fields, off some of which a harvest of oats had just been shorn; while others were grass green with the sprawling foliage of turnip.
stable
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From this reading The cluster of buildings perched on the hillside consisted of a slate-roofed dwelling house, with cartsheds, a cowhouse, and stable and a fine barn assembled round the farm yard.
stone
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From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
stretched
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From this reading About them stretched square fields, off some of which a harvest of oats had just been shorn; while others were grass green with the sprawling foliage of turnip.
summit
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From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here was Falcon Farm, and over it the hawks that had given it name would often poise and soar and utter their complaining cries.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading About them stretched square fields, off some of which a harvest of oats had just been shorn; while others were grass green with the sprawling foliage of turnip.
there
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From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
turnip
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From this reading About them stretched square fields, off some of which a harvest of oats had just been shorn; while others were grass green with the sprawling foliage of turnip.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
utter
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From this reading Here was Falcon Farm, and over it the hawks that had given it name would often poise and soar and utter their complaining cries.
valley
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From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
village
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From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here was Falcon Farm, and over it the hawks that had given it name would often poise and soar and utter their complaining cries.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading About them stretched square fields, off some of which a harvest of oats had just been shorn; while others were grass green with the sprawling foliage of turnip.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading About them stretched square fields, off some of which a harvest of oats had just been shorn; while others were grass green with the sprawling foliage of turnip.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading About them stretched square fields, off some of which a harvest of oats had just been shorn; while others were grass green with the sprawling foliage of turnip.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cluster of buildings perched on the hillside consisted of a slate-roofed dwelling house, with cartsheds, a cowhouse, and stable and a fine barn assembled round the farm yard.
wooded
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From this reading Beneath, between the farmhouse and the wooded road, extended meadows into which fern and heath were intruding ominously.
woods
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From this reading FALCON FARM Beneath the Beacon, across the great slope that fell from its summit to the river valley, a road ran into the woods that hid Buckland village, and upon the right hand of this highway, perched among open fields, that quilted the southern slope of the heights, there stood a stone house.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Here was Falcon Farm, and over it the hawks that had given it name would often poise and soar and utter their complaining cries.
yard
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From this reading The cluster of buildings perched on the hillside consisted of a slate-roofed dwelling house, with cartsheds, a cowhouse, and stable and a fine barn assembled round the farm yard.
