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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 A HOLIDAY FOR SUSAN The church of St. Peter's at Buckland-in-the-Moor has a fine waggon roof and a noble little oak screen.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It stands, with its burying ground round about it, on a little plateau uplifted among sycamore and pine.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It stands, with its burying ground round about it, on a little plateau uplifted among sycamore and pine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A HOLIDAY FOR SUSAN The church of St. Peter's at Buckland-in-the-Moor has a fine waggon roof and a noble little oak screen.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The windows are mostly of uncoloured glass and the light of day illuminates the building frankly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A HOLIDAY FOR SUSAN The church of St. Peter's at Buckland-in-the-Moor has a fine waggon roof and a noble little oak screen.
battlemented
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From this reading The battlemented tower, sturdy and four square, rose in the midst of meadows at a step in the great slope from the Beacon.
Beacon
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From this reading The battlemented tower, sturdy and four square, rose in the midst of meadows at a step in the great slope from the Beacon.
Buckland-in-the-Moor
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From this reading A HOLIDAY FOR SUSAN The church of St. Peter's at Buckland-in-the-Moor has a fine waggon roof and a noble little oak screen.
building
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From this reading The windows are mostly of uncoloured glass and the light of day illuminates the building frankly.
burying
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From this reading It stands, with its burying ground round about it, on a little plateau uplifted among sycamore and pine.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A few old tombs lie in the yard with others of recent date; but for the most part, on this January day, the frosty grass glittered over the mounds of unrecorded dead.
church
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From this reading A HOLIDAY FOR SUSAN The church of St. Peter's at Buckland-in-the-Moor has a fine waggon roof and a noble little oak screen.
date
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From this reading A few old tombs lie in the yard with others of recent date; but for the most part, on this January day, the frosty grass glittered over the mounds of unrecorded dead.
day
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From this reading The windows are mostly of uncoloured glass and the light of day illuminates the building frankly.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few old tombs lie in the yard with others of recent date; but for the most part, on this January day, the frosty grass glittered over the mounds of unrecorded dead.
few
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From this reading A few old tombs lie in the yard with others of recent date; but for the most part, on this January day, the frosty grass glittered over the mounds of unrecorded dead.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A HOLIDAY FOR SUSAN The church of St. Peter's at Buckland-in-the-Moor has a fine waggon roof and a noble little oak screen.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A HOLIDAY FOR SUSAN The church of St. Peter's at Buckland-in-the-Moor has a fine waggon roof and a noble little oak screen.
four
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From this reading The battlemented tower, sturdy and four square, rose in the midst of meadows at a step in the great slope from the Beacon.
frankly
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From this reading The windows are mostly of uncoloured glass and the light of day illuminates the building frankly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The battlemented tower, sturdy and four square, rose in the midst of meadows at a step in the great slope from the Beacon.
frosty
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From this reading A few old tombs lie in the yard with others of recent date; but for the most part, on this January day, the frosty grass glittered over the mounds of unrecorded dead.
glass
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From this reading The windows are mostly of uncoloured glass and the light of day illuminates the building frankly.
glittered
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From this reading A few old tombs lie in the yard with others of recent date; but for the most part, on this January day, the frosty grass glittered over the mounds of unrecorded dead.
grass
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From this reading A few old tombs lie in the yard with others of recent date; but for the most part, on this January day, the frosty grass glittered over the mounds of unrecorded dead.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The battlemented tower, sturdy and four square, rose in the midst of meadows at a step in the great slope from the Beacon.
ground
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From this reading It stands, with its burying ground round about it, on a little plateau uplifted among sycamore and pine.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A HOLIDAY FOR SUSAN The church of St. Peter's at Buckland-in-the-Moor has a fine waggon roof and a noble little oak screen.
HOLIDAY
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From this reading A HOLIDAY FOR SUSAN The church of St. Peter's at Buckland-in-the-Moor has a fine waggon roof and a noble little oak screen.
illuminates
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From this reading The windows are mostly of uncoloured glass and the light of day illuminates the building frankly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few old tombs lie in the yard with others of recent date; but for the most part, on this January day, the frosty grass glittered over the mounds of unrecorded dead.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It stands, with its burying ground round about it, on a little plateau uplifted among sycamore and pine.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It stands, with its burying ground round about it, on a little plateau uplifted among sycamore and pine.
January
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From this reading A few old tombs lie in the yard with others of recent date; but for the most part, on this January day, the frosty grass glittered over the mounds of unrecorded dead.
lie
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From this reading A few old tombs lie in the yard with others of recent date; but for the most part, on this January day, the frosty grass glittered over the mounds of unrecorded dead.
light
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From this reading The windows are mostly of uncoloured glass and the light of day illuminates the building frankly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A HOLIDAY FOR SUSAN The church of St. Peter's at Buckland-in-the-Moor has a fine waggon roof and a noble little oak screen.
meadows
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From this reading The battlemented tower, sturdy and four square, rose in the midst of meadows at a step in the great slope from the Beacon.
midst
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From this reading The battlemented tower, sturdy and four square, rose in the midst of meadows at a step in the great slope from the Beacon.
most
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From this reading A few old tombs lie in the yard with others of recent date; but for the most part, on this January day, the frosty grass glittered over the mounds of unrecorded dead.
mostly
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From this reading The windows are mostly of uncoloured glass and the light of day illuminates the building frankly.
mounds
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From this reading A few old tombs lie in the yard with others of recent date; but for the most part, on this January day, the frosty grass glittered over the mounds of unrecorded dead.
noble
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From this reading A HOLIDAY FOR SUSAN The church of St. Peter's at Buckland-in-the-Moor has a fine waggon roof and a noble little oak screen.
oak
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From this reading A HOLIDAY FOR SUSAN The church of St. Peter's at Buckland-in-the-Moor has a fine waggon roof and a noble little oak screen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A HOLIDAY FOR SUSAN The church of St. Peter's at Buckland-in-the-Moor has a fine waggon roof and a noble little oak screen.
old
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From this reading A few old tombs lie in the yard with others of recent date; but for the most part, on this January day, the frosty grass glittered over the mounds of unrecorded dead.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It stands, with its burying ground round about it, on a little plateau uplifted among sycamore and pine.
others
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From this reading A few old tombs lie in the yard with others of recent date; but for the most part, on this January day, the frosty grass glittered over the mounds of unrecorded dead.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A few old tombs lie in the yard with others of recent date; but for the most part, on this January day, the frosty grass glittered over the mounds of unrecorded dead.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few old tombs lie in the yard with others of recent date; but for the most part, on this January day, the frosty grass glittered over the mounds of unrecorded dead.
Peter's
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From this reading A HOLIDAY FOR SUSAN The church of St. Peter's at Buckland-in-the-Moor has a fine waggon roof and a noble little oak screen.
pine
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From this reading It stands, with its burying ground round about it, on a little plateau uplifted among sycamore and pine.
plateaunounUS /plateau/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It stands, with its burying ground round about it, on a little plateau uplifted among sycamore and pine.
recent
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From this reading A few old tombs lie in the yard with others of recent date; but for the most part, on this January day, the frosty grass glittered over the mounds of unrecorded dead.
roof
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From this reading A HOLIDAY FOR SUSAN The church of St. Peter's at Buckland-in-the-Moor has a fine waggon roof and a noble little oak screen.
rose
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From this reading The battlemented tower, sturdy and four square, rose in the midst of meadows at a step in the great slope from the Beacon.
round
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From this reading It stands, with its burying ground round about it, on a little plateau uplifted among sycamore and pine.
screen
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From this reading A HOLIDAY FOR SUSAN The church of St. Peter's at Buckland-in-the-Moor has a fine waggon roof and a noble little oak screen.
slope
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From this reading The battlemented tower, sturdy and four square, rose in the midst of meadows at a step in the great slope from the Beacon.
square
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From this reading The battlemented tower, sturdy and four square, rose in the midst of meadows at a step in the great slope from the Beacon.
St
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From this reading A HOLIDAY FOR SUSAN The church of St. Peter's at Buckland-in-the-Moor has a fine waggon roof and a noble little oak screen.
stands
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From this reading It stands, with its burying ground round about it, on a little plateau uplifted among sycamore and pine.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The battlemented tower, sturdy and four square, rose in the midst of meadows at a step in the great slope from the Beacon.
sturdy
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From this reading The battlemented tower, sturdy and four square, rose in the midst of meadows at a step in the great slope from the Beacon.
SUSAN
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From this reading A HOLIDAY FOR SUSAN The church of St. Peter's at Buckland-in-the-Moor has a fine waggon roof and a noble little oak screen.
sycamore
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From this reading It stands, with its burying ground round about it, on a little plateau uplifted among sycamore and pine.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HOLIDAY FOR SUSAN The church of St. Peter's at Buckland-in-the-Moor has a fine waggon roof and a noble little oak screen.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A few old tombs lie in the yard with others of recent date; but for the most part, on this January day, the frosty grass glittered over the mounds of unrecorded dead.
tombs
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From this reading A few old tombs lie in the yard with others of recent date; but for the most part, on this January day, the frosty grass glittered over the mounds of unrecorded dead.
tower
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From this reading The battlemented tower, sturdy and four square, rose in the midst of meadows at a step in the great slope from the Beacon.
uncoloured
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From this reading The windows are mostly of uncoloured glass and the light of day illuminates the building frankly.
unrecorded
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From this reading A few old tombs lie in the yard with others of recent date; but for the most part, on this January day, the frosty grass glittered over the mounds of unrecorded dead.
uplifted
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From this reading It stands, with its burying ground round about it, on a little plateau uplifted among sycamore and pine.
waggon
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From this reading A HOLIDAY FOR SUSAN The church of St. Peter's at Buckland-in-the-Moor has a fine waggon roof and a noble little oak screen.
windows
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From this reading The windows are mostly of uncoloured glass and the light of day illuminates the building frankly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It stands, with its burying ground round about it, on a little plateau uplifted among sycamore and pine.
yard
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From this reading A few old tombs lie in the yard with others of recent date; but for the most part, on this January day, the frosty grass glittered over the mounds of unrecorded dead.
