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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 "He's not standing up against what he's got to suffer in a very good spirit."
advanced
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From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "He's not standing up against what he's got to suffer in a very good spirit."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
any
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From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
Bamsey
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From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
Beacon
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From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
came
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From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
change
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From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
climbed
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From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
dawn
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From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
day
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From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
Dinah
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From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
Dinah's
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From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
extend
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From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
FACE
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From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
fear
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From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He's not standing up against what he's got to suffer in a very good spirit."
got
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From this reading "He's not standing up against what he's got to suffer in a very good spirit."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
He's
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From this reading "He's taking it ill," said Lawrence.
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
ill
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From this reading "He's taking it ill," said Lawrence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He's not standing up against what he's got to suffer in a very good spirit."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
John
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From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
Lawrence
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From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
longer
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From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
lowered
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From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
made
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From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
Maynard
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From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
mother
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From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
noon
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From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
north
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From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He's not standing up against what he's got to suffer in a very good spirit."
now
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From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
out
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From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
plain
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From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
rain
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From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
ROCK
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From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
rolling
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From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
said
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From this reading "He's taking it ill," said Lawrence.
see
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From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
set
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From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
sister
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From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
sky
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From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
spirit
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From this reading "He's not standing up against what he's got to suffer in a very good spirit."
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "He's not standing up against what he's got to suffer in a very good spirit."
Stockmans
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From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
stone
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From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
stretches
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From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
suffer
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From this reading "He's not standing up against what he's got to suffer in a very good spirit."
taking
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From this reading "He's taking it ill," said Lawrence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
there
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From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
travelled
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From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
up
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From this reading "He's not standing up against what he's got to suffer in a very good spirit."
very
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From this reading "He's not standing up against what he's got to suffer in a very good spirit."
walk
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From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
west
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From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "He's not standing up against what he's got to suffer in a very good spirit."
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
