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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 Beyond the brook that babbled down this valley and turned the mill rose, first, a meadow or two, and then the Thirty Acre covert, a tangle of birches and mountain-ashes which climbed to the foot of the rock-wall.
Acre
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From this reading Beyond the brook that babbled down this valley and turned the mill rose, first, a meadow or two, and then the Thirty Acre covert, a tangle of birches and mountain-ashes which climbed to the foot of the rock-wall.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between the village and Garth the fields sank gently, to rise again to the clump of beeches which masked the house.
air
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From this reading Over this green trough, which up-stream and down merged in the broad vale, an air of peace, of remoteness and seclusion brooded, making it the delight of those who, morning and evening, looked down on it from the house.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Over this green trough, which up-stream and down merged in the broad vale, an air of peace, of remoteness and seclusion brooded, making it the delight of those who, morning and evening, looked down on it from the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Between the village and Garth the fields sank gently, to rise again to the clump of beeches which masked the house.
babbled
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From this reading Beyond the brook that babbled down this valley and turned the mill rose, first, a meadow or two, and then the Thirty Acre covert, a tangle of birches and mountain-ashes which climbed to the foot of the rock-wall.
beeches
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From this reading Between the village and Garth the fields sank gently, to rise again to the clump of beeches which masked the house.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between the village and Garth the fields sank gently, to rise again to the clump of beeches which masked the house.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond the brook that babbled down this valley and turned the mill rose, first, a meadow or two, and then the Thirty Acre covert, a tangle of birches and mountain-ashes which climbed to the foot of the rock-wall.
birches
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From this reading Beyond the brook that babbled down this valley and turned the mill rose, first, a meadow or two, and then the Thirty Acre covert, a tangle of birches and mountain-ashes which climbed to the foot of the rock-wall.
broad
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From this reading Over this green trough, which up-stream and down merged in the broad vale, an air of peace, of remoteness and seclusion brooded, making it the delight of those who, morning and evening, looked down on it from the house.
brooded
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From this reading Over this green trough, which up-stream and down merged in the broad vale, an air of peace, of remoteness and seclusion brooded, making it the delight of those who, morning and evening, looked down on it from the house.
brook
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From this reading Beyond the brook that babbled down this valley and turned the mill rose, first, a meadow or two, and then the Thirty Acre covert, a tangle of birches and mountain-ashes which climbed to the foot of the rock-wall.
cliffs
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From this reading On the farther side the ground fell more sharply into the narrow valley over which the Squire’s window looked, and which separated the knoll whereon Garth stood from the cliffs.
climbed
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From this reading Beyond the brook that babbled down this valley and turned the mill rose, first, a meadow or two, and then the Thirty Acre covert, a tangle of birches and mountain-ashes which climbed to the foot of the rock-wall.
clump
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From this reading Between the village and Garth the fields sank gently, to rise again to the clump of beeches which masked the house.
covert
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From this reading Beyond the brook that babbled down this valley and turned the mill rose, first, a meadow or two, and then the Thirty Acre covert, a tangle of birches and mountain-ashes which climbed to the foot of the rock-wall.
delight
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From this reading Over this green trough, which up-stream and down merged in the broad vale, an air of peace, of remoteness and seclusion brooded, making it the delight of those who, morning and evening, looked down on it from the house.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Viewed from the other side, from the cliffs, the scene made a different impression.
down
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From this reading Beyond the brook that babbled down this valley and turned the mill rose, first, a meadow or two, and then the Thirty Acre covert, a tangle of birches and mountain-ashes which climbed to the foot of the rock-wall.
evening
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From this reading Over this green trough, which up-stream and down merged in the broad vale, an air of peace, of remoteness and seclusion brooded, making it the delight of those who, morning and evening, looked down on it from the house.
farther
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From this reading On the farther side the ground fell more sharply into the narrow valley over which the Squire’s window looked, and which separated the knoll whereon Garth stood from the cliffs.
fell
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From this reading On the farther side the ground fell more sharply into the narrow valley over which the Squire’s window looked, and which separated the knoll whereon Garth stood from the cliffs.
fields
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From this reading Between the village and Garth the fields sank gently, to rise again to the clump of beeches which masked the house.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beyond the brook that babbled down this valley and turned the mill rose, first, a meadow or two, and then the Thirty Acre covert, a tangle of birches and mountain-ashes which climbed to the foot of the rock-wall.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beyond the brook that babbled down this valley and turned the mill rose, first, a meadow or two, and then the Thirty Acre covert, a tangle of birches and mountain-ashes which climbed to the foot of the rock-wall.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the farther side the ground fell more sharply into the narrow valley over which the Squire’s window looked, and which separated the knoll whereon Garth stood from the cliffs.
Garth
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From this reading Between the village and Garth the fields sank gently, to rise again to the clump of beeches which masked the house.
gently
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From this reading Between the village and Garth the fields sank gently, to rise again to the clump of beeches which masked the house.
green
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From this reading Over this green trough, which up-stream and down merged in the broad vale, an air of peace, of remoteness and seclusion brooded, making it the delight of those who, morning and evening, looked down on it from the house.
ground
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From this reading On the farther side the ground fell more sharply into the narrow valley over which the Squire’s window looked, and which separated the knoll whereon Garth stood from the cliffs.
house
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From this reading Between the village and Garth the fields sank gently, to rise again to the clump of beeches which masked the house.
impression
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From this reading Viewed from the other side, from the cliffs, the scene made a different impression.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Over this green trough, which up-stream and down merged in the broad vale, an air of peace, of remoteness and seclusion brooded, making it the delight of those who, morning and evening, looked down on it from the house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the farther side the ground fell more sharply into the narrow valley over which the Squire’s window looked, and which separated the knoll whereon Garth stood from the cliffs.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Over this green trough, which up-stream and down merged in the broad vale, an air of peace, of remoteness and seclusion brooded, making it the delight of those who, morning and evening, looked down on it from the house.
knoll
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From this reading On the farther side the ground fell more sharply into the narrow valley over which the Squire’s window looked, and which separated the knoll whereon Garth stood from the cliffs.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the farther side the ground fell more sharply into the narrow valley over which the Squire’s window looked, and which separated the knoll whereon Garth stood from the cliffs.
made
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From this reading Viewed from the other side, from the cliffs, the scene made a different impression.
making
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From this reading Over this green trough, which up-stream and down merged in the broad vale, an air of peace, of remoteness and seclusion brooded, making it the delight of those who, morning and evening, looked down on it from the house.
masked
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From this reading Between the village and Garth the fields sank gently, to rise again to the clump of beeches which masked the house.
meadow
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From this reading Beyond the brook that babbled down this valley and turned the mill rose, first, a meadow or two, and then the Thirty Acre covert, a tangle of birches and mountain-ashes which climbed to the foot of the rock-wall.
merged
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From this reading Over this green trough, which up-stream and down merged in the broad vale, an air of peace, of remoteness and seclusion brooded, making it the delight of those who, morning and evening, looked down on it from the house.
mill
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From this reading Beyond the brook that babbled down this valley and turned the mill rose, first, a meadow or two, and then the Thirty Acre covert, a tangle of birches and mountain-ashes which climbed to the foot of the rock-wall.
more
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From this reading On the farther side the ground fell more sharply into the narrow valley over which the Squire’s window looked, and which separated the knoll whereon Garth stood from the cliffs.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over this green trough, which up-stream and down merged in the broad vale, an air of peace, of remoteness and seclusion brooded, making it the delight of those who, morning and evening, looked down on it from the house.
mountain-ashes
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From this reading Beyond the brook that babbled down this valley and turned the mill rose, first, a meadow or two, and then the Thirty Acre covert, a tangle of birches and mountain-ashes which climbed to the foot of the rock-wall.
narrow
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From this reading On the farther side the ground fell more sharply into the narrow valley over which the Squire’s window looked, and which separated the knoll whereon Garth stood from the cliffs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Between the village and Garth the fields sank gently, to rise again to the clump of beeches which masked the house.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the farther side the ground fell more sharply into the narrow valley over which the Squire’s window looked, and which separated the knoll whereon Garth stood from the cliffs.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Beyond the brook that babbled down this valley and turned the mill rose, first, a meadow or two, and then the Thirty Acre covert, a tangle of birches and mountain-ashes which climbed to the foot of the rock-wall.
other
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From this reading Viewed from the other side, from the cliffs, the scene made a different impression.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On the farther side the ground fell more sharply into the narrow valley over which the Squire’s window looked, and which separated the knoll whereon Garth stood from the cliffs.
peace
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From this reading Over this green trough, which up-stream and down merged in the broad vale, an air of peace, of remoteness and seclusion brooded, making it the delight of those who, morning and evening, looked down on it from the house.
remoteness
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From this reading Over this green trough, which up-stream and down merged in the broad vale, an air of peace, of remoteness and seclusion brooded, making it the delight of those who, morning and evening, looked down on it from the house.
rise
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From this reading Between the village and Garth the fields sank gently, to rise again to the clump of beeches which masked the house.
rock-wall
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From this reading Beyond the brook that babbled down this valley and turned the mill rose, first, a meadow or two, and then the Thirty Acre covert, a tangle of birches and mountain-ashes which climbed to the foot of the rock-wall.
rose
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From this reading Beyond the brook that babbled down this valley and turned the mill rose, first, a meadow or two, and then the Thirty Acre covert, a tangle of birches and mountain-ashes which climbed to the foot of the rock-wall.
sank
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From this reading Between the village and Garth the fields sank gently, to rise again to the clump of beeches which masked the house.
scene
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From this reading Viewed from the other side, from the cliffs, the scene made a different impression.
seclusion
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From this reading Over this green trough, which up-stream and down merged in the broad vale, an air of peace, of remoteness and seclusion brooded, making it the delight of those who, morning and evening, looked down on it from the house.
separated
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From this reading On the farther side the ground fell more sharply into the narrow valley over which the Squire’s window looked, and which separated the knoll whereon Garth stood from the cliffs.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the farther side the ground fell more sharply into the narrow valley over which the Squire’s window looked, and which separated the knoll whereon Garth stood from the cliffs.
side
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From this reading On the farther side the ground fell more sharply into the narrow valley over which the Squire’s window looked, and which separated the knoll whereon Garth stood from the cliffs.
Squire's
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From this reading On the farther side the ground fell more sharply into the narrow valley over which the Squire’s window looked, and which separated the knoll whereon Garth stood from the cliffs.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the farther side the ground fell more sharply into the narrow valley over which the Squire’s window looked, and which separated the knoll whereon Garth stood from the cliffs.
tangle
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From this reading Beyond the brook that babbled down this valley and turned the mill rose, first, a meadow or two, and then the Thirty Acre covert, a tangle of birches and mountain-ashes which climbed to the foot of the rock-wall.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beyond the brook that babbled down this valley and turned the mill rose, first, a meadow or two, and then the Thirty Acre covert, a tangle of birches and mountain-ashes which climbed to the foot of the rock-wall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Between the village and Garth the fields sank gently, to rise again to the clump of beeches which masked the house.
then
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From this reading Beyond the brook that babbled down this valley and turned the mill rose, first, a meadow or two, and then the Thirty Acre covert, a tangle of birches and mountain-ashes which climbed to the foot of the rock-wall.
Thirty
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From this reading Beyond the brook that babbled down this valley and turned the mill rose, first, a meadow or two, and then the Thirty Acre covert, a tangle of birches and mountain-ashes which climbed to the foot of the rock-wall.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Beyond the brook that babbled down this valley and turned the mill rose, first, a meadow or two, and then the Thirty Acre covert, a tangle of birches and mountain-ashes which climbed to the foot of the rock-wall.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Over this green trough, which up-stream and down merged in the broad vale, an air of peace, of remoteness and seclusion brooded, making it the delight of those who, morning and evening, looked down on it from the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Between the village and Garth the fields sank gently, to rise again to the clump of beeches which masked the house.
trough
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From this reading Over this green trough, which up-stream and down merged in the broad vale, an air of peace, of remoteness and seclusion brooded, making it the delight of those who, morning and evening, looked down on it from the house.
turned
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From this reading Beyond the brook that babbled down this valley and turned the mill rose, first, a meadow or two, and then the Thirty Acre covert, a tangle of birches and mountain-ashes which climbed to the foot of the rock-wall.
two
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From this reading Beyond the brook that babbled down this valley and turned the mill rose, first, a meadow or two, and then the Thirty Acre covert, a tangle of birches and mountain-ashes which climbed to the foot of the rock-wall.
up-stream
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From this reading Over this green trough, which up-stream and down merged in the broad vale, an air of peace, of remoteness and seclusion brooded, making it the delight of those who, morning and evening, looked down on it from the house.
vale
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From this reading Over this green trough, which up-stream and down merged in the broad vale, an air of peace, of remoteness and seclusion brooded, making it the delight of those who, morning and evening, looked down on it from the house.
valley
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From this reading On the farther side the ground fell more sharply into the narrow valley over which the Squire’s window looked, and which separated the knoll whereon Garth stood from the cliffs.
Viewed
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From this reading Viewed from the other side, from the cliffs, the scene made a different impression.
village
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From this reading Between the village and Garth the fields sank gently, to rise again to the clump of beeches which masked the house.
whereon
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From this reading On the farther side the ground fell more sharply into the narrow valley over which the Squire’s window looked, and which separated the knoll whereon Garth stood from the cliffs.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Between the village and Garth the fields sank gently, to rise again to the clump of beeches which masked the house.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Over this green trough, which up-stream and down merged in the broad vale, an air of peace, of remoteness and seclusion brooded, making it the delight of those who, morning and evening, looked down on it from the house.
window
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From this reading On the farther side the ground fell more sharply into the narrow valley over which the Squire’s window looked, and which separated the knoll whereon Garth stood from the cliffs.
