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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 The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Withered beech leaves whirled about Dinah's feet in little eddies, then rushed and huddled away together in hurtling companies--with a sound like a kettle boiling over, thought Dinah.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT WATERSMEET Dinah was first at the tryst and doubted not that Maynard would come.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT WATERSMEET Dinah was first at the tryst and doubted not that Maynard would come.
away
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From this reading Withered beech leaves whirled about Dinah's feet in little eddies, then rushed and huddled away together in hurtling companies--with a sound like a kettle boiling over, thought Dinah.
Bamsey
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From this reading Her mind was not wholly upon Maynard, for Joe Stockman's gloomy prophecy had come true in one case and Mr. Bamsey was indisposed from a chill caught at the funeral.
beech
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From this reading Withered beech leaves whirled about Dinah's feet in little eddies, then rushed and huddled away together in hurtling companies--with a sound like a kettle boiling over, thought Dinah.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
boiling
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From this reading Withered beech leaves whirled about Dinah's feet in little eddies, then rushed and huddled away together in hurtling companies--with a sound like a kettle boiling over, thought Dinah.
case
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From this reading Her mind was not wholly upon Maynard, for Joe Stockman's gloomy prophecy had come true in one case and Mr. Bamsey was indisposed from a chill caught at the funeral.
caught
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From this reading Her mind was not wholly upon Maynard, for Joe Stockman's gloomy prophecy had come true in one case and Mr. Bamsey was indisposed from a chill caught at the funeral.
chill
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From this reading Her mind was not wholly upon Maynard, for Joe Stockman's gloomy prophecy had come true in one case and Mr. Bamsey was indisposed from a chill caught at the funeral.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT WATERSMEET Dinah was first at the tryst and doubted not that Maynard would come.
companies
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From this reading Withered beech leaves whirled about Dinah's feet in little eddies, then rushed and huddled away together in hurtling companies--with a sound like a kettle boiling over, thought Dinah.
day
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From this reading The day was dull and windy with rain promised from the south.
Dinah
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From this reading AT WATERSMEET Dinah was first at the tryst and doubted not that Maynard would come.
Dinah's
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From this reading Withered beech leaves whirled about Dinah's feet in little eddies, then rushed and huddled away together in hurtling companies--with a sound like a kettle boiling over, thought Dinah.
doubted
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From this reading AT WATERSMEET Dinah was first at the tryst and doubted not that Maynard would come.
dull
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From this reading The day was dull and windy with rain promised from the south.
eddies
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From this reading Withered beech leaves whirled about Dinah's feet in little eddies, then rushed and huddled away together in hurtling companies--with a sound like a kettle boiling over, thought Dinah.
fallen
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From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
far
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From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
feet
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From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT WATERSMEET Dinah was first at the tryst and doubted not that Maynard would come.
foamed
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From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her mind was not wholly upon Maynard, for Joe Stockman's gloomy prophecy had come true in one case and Mr. Bamsey was indisposed from a chill caught at the funeral.
forest
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From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
funeral
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From this reading Her mind was not wholly upon Maynard, for Joe Stockman's gloomy prophecy had come true in one case and Mr. Bamsey was indisposed from a chill caught at the funeral.
gloomy
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From this reading Her mind was not wholly upon Maynard, for Joe Stockman's gloomy prophecy had come true in one case and Mr. Bamsey was indisposed from a chill caught at the funeral.
grey
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From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her mind was not wholly upon Maynard, for Joe Stockman's gloomy prophecy had come true in one case and Mr. Bamsey was indisposed from a chill caught at the funeral.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
huddled
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From this reading Withered beech leaves whirled about Dinah's feet in little eddies, then rushed and huddled away together in hurtling companies--with a sound like a kettle boiling over, thought Dinah.
hurtling
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From this reading Withered beech leaves whirled about Dinah's feet in little eddies, then rushed and huddled away together in hurtling companies--with a sound like a kettle boiling over, thought Dinah.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Withered beech leaves whirled about Dinah's feet in little eddies, then rushed and huddled away together in hurtling companies--with a sound like a kettle boiling over, thought Dinah.
indisposed
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From this reading Her mind was not wholly upon Maynard, for Joe Stockman's gloomy prophecy had come true in one case and Mr. Bamsey was indisposed from a chill caught at the funeral.
Joe
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From this reading Her mind was not wholly upon Maynard, for Joe Stockman's gloomy prophecy had come true in one case and Mr. Bamsey was indisposed from a chill caught at the funeral.
kettle
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From this reading Withered beech leaves whirled about Dinah's feet in little eddies, then rushed and huddled away together in hurtling companies--with a sound like a kettle boiling over, thought Dinah.
leaves
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From this reading Withered beech leaves whirled about Dinah's feet in little eddies, then rushed and huddled away together in hurtling companies--with a sound like a kettle boiling over, thought Dinah.
light
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From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
like
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From this reading Withered beech leaves whirled about Dinah's feet in little eddies, then rushed and huddled away together in hurtling companies--with a sound like a kettle boiling over, thought Dinah.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Withered beech leaves whirled about Dinah's feet in little eddies, then rushed and huddled away together in hurtling companies--with a sound like a kettle boiling over, thought Dinah.
lonely
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From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
Maynard
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From this reading AT WATERSMEET Dinah was first at the tryst and doubted not that Maynard would come.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind was not wholly upon Maynard, for Joe Stockman's gloomy prophecy had come true in one case and Mr. Bamsey was indisposed from a chill caught at the funeral.
Mr
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From this reading Her mind was not wholly upon Maynard, for Joe Stockman's gloomy prophecy had come true in one case and Mr. Bamsey was indisposed from a chill caught at the funeral.
naked
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From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AT WATERSMEET Dinah was first at the tryst and doubted not that Maynard would come.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her mind was not wholly upon Maynard, for Joe Stockman's gloomy prophecy had come true in one case and Mr. Bamsey was indisposed from a chill caught at the funeral.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Withered beech leaves whirled about Dinah's feet in little eddies, then rushed and huddled away together in hurtling companies--with a sound like a kettle boiling over, thought Dinah.
promised
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From this reading The day was dull and windy with rain promised from the south.
prophecynounUS /ˈprɒf.ə.si/
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading Her mind was not wholly upon Maynard, for Joe Stockman's gloomy prophecy had come true in one case and Mr. Bamsey was indisposed from a chill caught at the funeral.
rain
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From this reading The day was dull and windy with rain promised from the south.
round
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From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
rushed
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From this reading Withered beech leaves whirled about Dinah's feet in little eddies, then rushed and huddled away together in hurtling companies--with a sound like a kettle boiling over, thought Dinah.
sat
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From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
shot
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From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
sisters
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From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
sound
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From this reading Withered beech leaves whirled about Dinah's feet in little eddies, then rushed and huddled away together in hurtling companies--with a sound like a kettle boiling over, thought Dinah.
south
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From this reading The day was dull and windy with rain promised from the south.
Stockman's
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From this reading Her mind was not wholly upon Maynard, for Joe Stockman's gloomy prophecy had come true in one case and Mr. Bamsey was indisposed from a chill caught at the funeral.
swept
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From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AT WATERSMEET Dinah was first at the tryst and doubted not that Maynard would come.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT WATERSMEET Dinah was first at the tryst and doubted not that Maynard would come.
then
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From this reading Withered beech leaves whirled about Dinah's feet in little eddies, then rushed and huddled away together in hurtling companies--with a sound like a kettle boiling over, thought Dinah.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Withered beech leaves whirled about Dinah's feet in little eddies, then rushed and huddled away together in hurtling companies--with a sound like a kettle boiling over, thought Dinah.
together
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From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
trees
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From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
true
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From this reading Her mind was not wholly upon Maynard, for Joe Stockman's gloomy prophecy had come true in one case and Mr. Bamsey was indisposed from a chill caught at the funeral.
trunk
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From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
tryst
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From this reading AT WATERSMEET Dinah was first at the tryst and doubted not that Maynard would come.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her mind was not wholly upon Maynard, for Joe Stockman's gloomy prophecy had come true in one case and Mr. Bamsey was indisposed from a chill caught at the funeral.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT WATERSMEET Dinah was first at the tryst and doubted not that Maynard would come.
WATERSMEET
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From this reading AT WATERSMEET Dinah was first at the tryst and doubted not that Maynard would come.
Webburn
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From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
whirled
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From this reading Withered beech leaves whirled about Dinah's feet in little eddies, then rushed and huddled away together in hurtling companies--with a sound like a kettle boiling over, thought Dinah.
wholly
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From this reading Her mind was not wholly upon Maynard, for Joe Stockman's gloomy prophecy had come true in one case and Mr. Bamsey was indisposed from a chill caught at the funeral.
windy
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From this reading The day was dull and windy with rain promised from the south.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
Withered
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From this reading Withered beech leaves whirled about Dinah's feet in little eddies, then rushed and huddled away together in hurtling companies--with a sound like a kettle boiling over, thought Dinah.
woods
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From this reading The lonely, naked woods swept round her and she sat on a fallen trunk not far from where the Webburn sisters shot the grey forest with light and foamed together beneath the feet of trees.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading AT WATERSMEET Dinah was first at the tryst and doubted not that Maynard would come.
