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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 was addressed to observing with his mind’s eye a round of other places upon which she shone.
addressed
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From this reading He was addressed to observing with his mind’s eye a round of other places upon which she shone.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The mill water caught light, the gable end of the house stood, a figure like a silver shield enlarged,--shield of Arthur, shield of Tristram, shield of an old enchanter!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The grange where he had been born and had spent childhood and somewhat of boyhood, rose softly.
Arthur
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From this reading The mill water caught light, the gable end of the house stood, a figure like a silver shield enlarged,--shield of Arthur, shield of Tristram, shield of an old enchanter!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That same night the monk, Richard Englefield, lay upon his pallet in his cell at Silver Cross.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The grange where he had been born and had spent childhood and somewhat of boyhood, rose softly.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The grange where he had been born and had spent childhood and somewhat of boyhood, rose softly.
boyhood
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From this reading The grange where he had been born and had spent childhood and somewhat of boyhood, rose softly.
caught
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From this reading The mill water caught light, the gable end of the house stood, a figure like a silver shield enlarged,--shield of Arthur, shield of Tristram, shield of an old enchanter!
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading That same night the monk, Richard Englefield, lay upon his pallet in his cell at Silver Cross.
childhood
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From this reading The grange where he had been born and had spent childhood and somewhat of boyhood, rose softly.
Cross
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From this reading That same night the monk, Richard Englefield, lay upon his pallet in his cell at Silver Cross.
enchanter
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From this reading The mill water caught light, the gable end of the house stood, a figure like a silver shield enlarged,--shield of Arthur, shield of Tristram, shield of an old enchanter!
end
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From this reading The mill water caught light, the gable end of the house stood, a figure like a silver shield enlarged,--shield of Arthur, shield of Tristram, shield of an old enchanter!
Englefield
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From this reading That same night the monk, Richard Englefield, lay upon his pallet in his cell at Silver Cross.
enlarged
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From this reading The mill water caught light, the gable end of the house stood, a figure like a silver shield enlarged,--shield of Arthur, shield of Tristram, shield of an old enchanter!
eye
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From this reading He was addressed to observing with his mind’s eye a round of other places upon which she shone.
figure
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From this reading The mill water caught light, the gable end of the house stood, a figure like a silver shield enlarged,--shield of Arthur, shield of Tristram, shield of an old enchanter!
gable
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From this reading The mill water caught light, the gable end of the house stood, a figure like a silver shield enlarged,--shield of Arthur, shield of Tristram, shield of an old enchanter!
grange
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From this reading The grange where he had been born and had spent childhood and somewhat of boyhood, rose softly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The grange where he had been born and had spent childhood and somewhat of boyhood, rose softly.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was addressed to observing with his mind’s eye a round of other places upon which she shone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That same night the monk, Richard Englefield, lay upon his pallet in his cell at Silver Cross.
house
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From this reading The mill water caught light, the gable end of the house stood, a figure like a silver shield enlarged,--shield of Arthur, shield of Tristram, shield of an old enchanter!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That same night the monk, Richard Englefield, lay upon his pallet in his cell at Silver Cross.
lay
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From this reading That same night the monk, Richard Englefield, lay upon his pallet in his cell at Silver Cross.
light
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From this reading The mill water caught light, the gable end of the house stood, a figure like a silver shield enlarged,--shield of Arthur, shield of Tristram, shield of an old enchanter!
like
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From this reading The mill water caught light, the gable end of the house stood, a figure like a silver shield enlarged,--shield of Arthur, shield of Tristram, shield of an old enchanter!
mill
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From this reading The mill water caught light, the gable end of the house stood, a figure like a silver shield enlarged,--shield of Arthur, shield of Tristram, shield of an old enchanter!
mind's
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From this reading He was addressed to observing with his mind’s eye a round of other places upon which she shone.
monk
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From this reading That same night the monk, Richard Englefield, lay upon his pallet in his cell at Silver Cross.
moon
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From this reading The moon shone in at the small window.
night
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From this reading That same night the monk, Richard Englefield, lay upon his pallet in his cell at Silver Cross.
observing
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From this reading He was addressed to observing with his mind’s eye a round of other places upon which she shone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was addressed to observing with his mind’s eye a round of other places upon which she shone.
old
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From this reading The mill water caught light, the gable end of the house stood, a figure like a silver shield enlarged,--shield of Arthur, shield of Tristram, shield of an old enchanter!
other
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From this reading He was addressed to observing with his mind’s eye a round of other places upon which she shone.
pallet
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From this reading That same night the monk, Richard Englefield, lay upon his pallet in his cell at Silver Cross.
places
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From this reading He was addressed to observing with his mind’s eye a round of other places upon which she shone.
Richard
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From this reading That same night the monk, Richard Englefield, lay upon his pallet in his cell at Silver Cross.
rose
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From this reading The grange where he had been born and had spent childhood and somewhat of boyhood, rose softly.
round
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From this reading He was addressed to observing with his mind’s eye a round of other places upon which she shone.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That same night the monk, Richard Englefield, lay upon his pallet in his cell at Silver Cross.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was addressed to observing with his mind’s eye a round of other places upon which she shone.
shield
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From this reading The mill water caught light, the gable end of the house stood, a figure like a silver shield enlarged,--shield of Arthur, shield of Tristram, shield of an old enchanter!
shone
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From this reading The moon shone in at the small window.
Silver
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From this reading That same night the monk, Richard Englefield, lay upon his pallet in his cell at Silver Cross.
small
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From this reading The moon shone in at the small window.
softly
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From this reading The grange where he had been born and had spent childhood and somewhat of boyhood, rose softly.
somewhat
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From this reading The grange where he had been born and had spent childhood and somewhat of boyhood, rose softly.
spent
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From this reading The grange where he had been born and had spent childhood and somewhat of boyhood, rose softly.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mill water caught light, the gable end of the house stood, a figure like a silver shield enlarged,--shield of Arthur, shield of Tristram, shield of an old enchanter!
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That same night the monk, Richard Englefield, lay upon his pallet in his cell at Silver Cross.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That same night the monk, Richard Englefield, lay upon his pallet in his cell at Silver Cross.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was addressed to observing with his mind’s eye a round of other places upon which she shone.
Tristram
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From this reading The mill water caught light, the gable end of the house stood, a figure like a silver shield enlarged,--shield of Arthur, shield of Tristram, shield of an old enchanter!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading That same night the monk, Richard Englefield, lay upon his pallet in his cell at Silver Cross.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was addressed to observing with his mind’s eye a round of other places upon which she shone.
water
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From this reading The mill water caught light, the gable end of the house stood, a figure like a silver shield enlarged,--shield of Arthur, shield of Tristram, shield of an old enchanter!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The grange where he had been born and had spent childhood and somewhat of boyhood, rose softly.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was addressed to observing with his mind’s eye a round of other places upon which she shone.
window
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From this reading The moon shone in at the small window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was addressed to observing with his mind’s eye a round of other places upon which she shone.
