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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 She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The dream had come back and Robin walked about the moor carrying her baby in her arms, even though Dowie followed her.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when Lord Coombe came for a brief visit he took Dowie to walk alone with him upon the moor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dream had come back and Robin walked about the moor carrying her baby in her arms, even though Dowie followed her.
arms
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From this reading The dream had come back and Robin walked about the moor carrying her baby in her arms, even though Dowie followed her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When they set out together she found herself involuntarily stealing furtive sidelong glances at him.
baby
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From this reading The dream had come back and Robin walked about the moor carrying her baby in her arms, even though Dowie followed her.
back
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From this reading The dream had come back and Robin walked about the moor carrying her baby in her arms, even though Dowie followed her.
believed
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From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
brief
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From this reading But when Lord Coombe came for a brief visit he took Dowie to walk alone with him upon the moor.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when Lord Coombe came for a brief visit he took Dowie to walk alone with him upon the moor.
came
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From this reading But when Lord Coombe came for a brief visit he took Dowie to walk alone with him upon the moor.
carrying
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From this reading The dream had come back and Robin walked about the moor carrying her baby in her arms, even though Dowie followed her.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dream had come back and Robin walked about the moor carrying her baby in her arms, even though Dowie followed her.
Coombe
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From this reading But when Lord Coombe came for a brief visit he took Dowie to walk alone with him upon the moor.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
Dowie
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From this reading The dream had come back and Robin walked about the moor carrying her baby in her arms, even though Dowie followed her.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The dream had come back and Robin walked about the moor carrying her baby in her arms, even though Dowie followed her.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was that in his face which drew her eyes in spite of her.
earth
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From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dream had come back and Robin walked about the moor carrying her baby in her arms, even though Dowie followed her.
eyes
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From this reading There was that in his face which drew her eyes in spite of her.
face
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From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
followed
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From this reading The dream had come back and Robin walked about the moor carrying her baby in her arms, even though Dowie followed her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But when Lord Coombe came for a brief visit he took Dowie to walk alone with him upon the moor.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they set out together she found herself involuntarily stealing furtive sidelong glances at him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
furtive
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From this reading When they set out together she found herself involuntarily stealing furtive sidelong glances at him.
glances
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From this reading When they set out together she found herself involuntarily stealing furtive sidelong glances at him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dream had come back and Robin walked about the moor carrying her baby in her arms, even though Dowie followed her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when Lord Coombe came for a brief visit he took Dowie to walk alone with him upon the moor.
heather
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From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The dream had come back and Robin walked about the moor carrying her baby in her arms, even though Dowie followed her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When they set out together she found herself involuntarily stealing furtive sidelong glances at him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was that in his face which drew her eyes in spite of her.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The dream had come back and Robin walked about the moor carrying her baby in her arms, even though Dowie followed her.
involuntarily
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From this reading When they set out together she found herself involuntarily stealing furtive sidelong glances at him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
laid
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From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
listen
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From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
Lord
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From this reading But when Lord Coombe came for a brief visit he took Dowie to walk alone with him upon the moor.
mean
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From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
moor
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From this reading The dream had come back and Robin walked about the moor carrying her baby in her arms, even though Dowie followed her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was that in his face which drew her eyes in spite of her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
only
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From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
out
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From this reading When they set out together she found herself involuntarily stealing furtive sidelong glances at him.
past
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From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
Robin
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From this reading The dream had come back and Robin walked about the moor carrying her baby in her arms, even though Dowie followed her.
seen
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From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
set
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From this reading When they set out together she found herself involuntarily stealing furtive sidelong glances at him.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
sidelong
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From this reading When they set out together she found herself involuntarily stealing furtive sidelong glances at him.
skylarks
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From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
spite
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From this reading There was that in his face which drew her eyes in spite of her.
stealing
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From this reading When they set out together she found herself involuntarily stealing furtive sidelong glances at him.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dream had come back and Robin walked about the moor carrying her baby in her arms, even though Dowie followed her.
there
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From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they set out together she found herself involuntarily stealing furtive sidelong glances at him.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The dream had come back and Robin walked about the moor carrying her baby in her arms, even though Dowie followed her.
times
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From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
together
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From this reading When they set out together she found herself involuntarily stealing furtive sidelong glances at him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when Lord Coombe came for a brief visit he took Dowie to walk alone with him upon the moor.
translation
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From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But when Lord Coombe came for a brief visit he took Dowie to walk alone with him upon the moor.
visit
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From this reading But when Lord Coombe came for a brief visit he took Dowie to walk alone with him upon the moor.
walk
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From this reading But when Lord Coombe came for a brief visit he took Dowie to walk alone with him upon the moor.
walked
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From this reading The dream had come back and Robin walked about the moor carrying her baby in her arms, even though Dowie followed her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when Lord Coombe came for a brief visit he took Dowie to walk alone with him upon the moor.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was that in his face which drew her eyes in spite of her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But when Lord Coombe came for a brief visit he took Dowie to walk alone with him upon the moor.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She laid him on the heather and let him listen to the skylarks and there was in her face such a look, that, in times past if she had seen it, Dowie would have believed that it could only mean translation from earth.
