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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 A woman’s raucous laugh sounded.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The wind, boisterous now, had scattered the mists, and in the keen, chilly sunlight Garsykes village showed clear across the hollow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
answer
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From this reading Was that in answer to the plotting?
asleep
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From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
barren
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From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
boisterous
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From this reading The wind, boisterous now, had scattered the mists, and in the keen, chilly sunlight Garsykes village showed clear across the hollow.
Causleen
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From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
chair
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From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
unpleasantly cold
From this reading The wind, boisterous now, had scattered the mists, and in the keen, chilly sunlight Garsykes village showed clear across the hollow.
clear
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From this reading The wind, boisterous now, had scattered the mists, and in the keen, chilly sunlight Garsykes village showed clear across the hollow.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could hear voices in its street, and wondered if they were planning some new devilment.
country
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From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
devilment
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From this reading She could hear voices in its street, and wondered if they were planning some new devilment.
Garsykes
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From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wind, boisterous now, had scattered the mists, and in the keen, chilly sunlight Garsykes village showed clear across the hollow.
halted
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From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
Hardcastle
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From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could hear voices in its street, and wondered if they were planning some new devilment.
Hill
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From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
hollow
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From this reading The wind, boisterous now, had scattered the mists, and in the keen, chilly sunlight Garsykes village showed clear across the hollow.
hooded
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From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She could hear voices in its street, and wondered if they were planning some new devilment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She could hear voices in its street, and wondered if they were planning some new devilment.
keen
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From this reading The wind, boisterous now, had scattered the mists, and in the keen, chilly sunlight Garsykes village showed clear across the hollow.
lands
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From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
laugh
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From this reading A woman’s raucous laugh sounded.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
Logie
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From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
looking
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From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
mists
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From this reading The wind, boisterous now, had scattered the mists, and in the keen, chilly sunlight Garsykes village showed clear across the hollow.
nearer
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From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
new
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From this reading She could hear voices in its street, and wondered if they were planning some new devilment.
now
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From this reading The wind, boisterous now, had scattered the mists, and in the keen, chilly sunlight Garsykes village showed clear across the hollow.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
planning
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From this reading She could hear voices in its street, and wondered if they were planning some new devilment.
plotting
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From this reading Was that in answer to the plotting?
raucous
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From this reading A woman’s raucous laugh sounded.
scattered
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From this reading The wind, boisterous now, had scattered the mists, and in the keen, chilly sunlight Garsykes village showed clear across the hollow.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
showed
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From this reading The wind, boisterous now, had scattered the mists, and in the keen, chilly sunlight Garsykes village showed clear across the hollow.
some
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From this reading She could hear voices in its street, and wondered if they were planning some new devilment.
sounded
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From this reading A woman’s raucous laugh sounded.
SPITE'S
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From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
street
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From this reading She could hear voices in its street, and wondered if they were planning some new devilment.
sunlight
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From this reading The wind, boisterous now, had scattered the mists, and in the keen, chilly sunlight Garsykes village showed clear across the hollow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Was that in answer to the plotting?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could hear voices in its street, and wondered if they were planning some new devilment.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
Trolls
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From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
VICTORY
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From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
village
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From this reading The wind, boisterous now, had scattered the mists, and in the keen, chilly sunlight Garsykes village showed clear across the hollow.
voices
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From this reading She could hear voices in its street, and wondered if they were planning some new devilment.
wandered
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From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was that in answer to the plotting?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She could hear voices in its street, and wondered if they were planning some new devilment.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading SPITE’S VICTORY Causleen, when she left Hardcastle asleep in the hooded chair at Logie, wandered nearer and nearer to the Garsykes country, till she halted at last on Trolls Hill and stood looking over the barren lands.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind, boisterous now, had scattered the mists, and in the keen, chilly sunlight Garsykes village showed clear across the hollow.
woman's
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From this reading A woman’s raucous laugh sounded.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could hear voices in its street, and wondered if they were planning some new devilment.
