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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 PRIORY FARM From Dene a mighty hill climbs southward to Cornworthy village.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Only on rare occasions, when “Corkscrew” was coated with ice, did she take the long detour by the little lake above the works.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The Corkscrew” it is called, and men merciful to their beasts choose a longer and more gradual ascent.
ascent
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From this reading “The Corkscrew” it is called, and men merciful to their beasts choose a longer and more gradual ascent.
Ashprington
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From this reading She had lived at Ashprington until her husband died; then she and her daughter came to live with her brother, Thomas Dolbear, of Priory Farm.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
beasts
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From this reading “The Corkscrew” it is called, and men merciful to their beasts choose a longer and more gradual ascent.
boast
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From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
brother
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From this reading She had lived at Ashprington until her husband died; then she and her daughter came to live with her brother, Thomas Dolbear, of Priory Farm.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Only on rare occasions, when “Corkscrew” was coated with ice, did she take the long detour by the little lake above the works.
called
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From this reading “The Corkscrew” it is called, and men merciful to their beasts choose a longer and more gradual ascent.
came
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From this reading She had lived at Ashprington until her husband died; then she and her daughter came to live with her brother, Thomas Dolbear, of Priory Farm.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Corkscrew” it is called, and men merciful to their beasts choose a longer and more gradual ascent.
climbs
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From this reading PRIORY FARM From Dene a mighty hill climbs southward to Cornworthy village.
coated
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From this reading Only on rare occasions, when “Corkscrew” was coated with ice, did she take the long detour by the little lake above the works.
Corkscrew
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From this reading “The Corkscrew” it is called, and men merciful to their beasts choose a longer and more gradual ascent.
Cornworthy
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From this reading PRIORY FARM From Dene a mighty hill climbs southward to Cornworthy village.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
daughter
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From this reading She had lived at Ashprington until her husband died; then she and her daughter came to live with her brother, Thomas Dolbear, of Priory Farm.
days
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From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
Dene
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From this reading PRIORY FARM From Dene a mighty hill climbs southward to Cornworthy village.
detour
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From this reading Only on rare occasions, when “Corkscrew” was coated with ice, did she take the long detour by the little lake above the works.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Only on rare occasions, when “Corkscrew” was coated with ice, did she take the long detour by the little lake above the works.
died
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From this reading She had lived at Ashprington until her husband died; then she and her daughter came to live with her brother, Thomas Dolbear, of Priory Farm.
Dolbear
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From this reading She had lived at Ashprington until her husband died; then she and her daughter came to live with her brother, Thomas Dolbear, of Priory Farm.
engaged
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From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
FARM
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From this reading PRIORY FARM From Dene a mighty hill climbs southward to Cornworthy village.
few
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From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading PRIORY FARM From Dene a mighty hill climbs southward to Cornworthy village.
gradual
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From this reading “The Corkscrew” it is called, and men merciful to their beasts choose a longer and more gradual ascent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had lived at Ashprington until her husband died; then she and her daughter came to live with her brother, Thomas Dolbear, of Priory Farm.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had lived at Ashprington until her husband died; then she and her daughter came to live with her brother, Thomas Dolbear, of Priory Farm.
hill
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From this reading PRIORY FARM From Dene a mighty hill climbs southward to Cornworthy village.
husband
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From this reading She had lived at Ashprington until her husband died; then she and her daughter came to live with her brother, Thomas Dolbear, of Priory Farm.
ice
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From this reading Only on rare occasions, when “Corkscrew” was coated with ice, did she take the long detour by the little lake above the works.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The Corkscrew” it is called, and men merciful to their beasts choose a longer and more gradual ascent.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The Corkscrew” it is called, and men merciful to their beasts choose a longer and more gradual ascent.
lake
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From this reading Only on rare occasions, when “Corkscrew” was coated with ice, did she take the long detour by the little lake above the works.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only on rare occasions, when “Corkscrew” was coated with ice, did she take the long detour by the little lake above the works.
live
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From this reading She had lived at Ashprington until her husband died; then she and her daughter came to live with her brother, Thomas Dolbear, of Priory Farm.
lived
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From this reading She had lived at Ashprington until her husband died; then she and her daughter came to live with her brother, Thomas Dolbear, of Priory Farm.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only on rare occasions, when “Corkscrew” was coated with ice, did she take the long detour by the little lake above the works.
longer
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From this reading “The Corkscrew” it is called, and men merciful to their beasts choose a longer and more gradual ascent.
Lydia
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From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
Medora
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From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
men
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From this reading “The Corkscrew” it is called, and men merciful to their beasts choose a longer and more gradual ascent.
merciful
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From this reading “The Corkscrew” it is called, and men merciful to their beasts choose a longer and more gradual ascent.
mighty
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From this reading PRIORY FARM From Dene a mighty hill climbs southward to Cornworthy village.
mill
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From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
more
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From this reading “The Corkscrew” it is called, and men merciful to their beasts choose a longer and more gradual ascent.
mother
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From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
occasions
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From this reading Only on rare occasions, when “Corkscrew” was coated with ice, did she take the long detour by the little lake above the works.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Only on rare occasions, when “Corkscrew” was coated with ice, did she take the long detour by the little lake above the works.
Only
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From this reading Only on rare occasions, when “Corkscrew” was coated with ice, did she take the long detour by the little lake above the works.
out
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From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
paper
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From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
perambulation
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From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
PRIORY
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From this reading PRIORY FARM From Dene a mighty hill climbs southward to Cornworthy village.
rare
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From this reading Only on rare occasions, when “Corkscrew” was coated with ice, did she take the long detour by the little lake above the works.
regular
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From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
seven
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From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only on rare occasions, when “Corkscrew” was coated with ice, did she take the long detour by the little lake above the works.
six
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From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
southward
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From this reading PRIORY FARM From Dene a mighty hill climbs southward to Cornworthy village.
steep
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From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only on rare occasions, when “Corkscrew” was coated with ice, did she take the long detour by the little lake above the works.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The Corkscrew” it is called, and men merciful to their beasts choose a longer and more gradual ascent.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “The Corkscrew” it is called, and men merciful to their beasts choose a longer and more gradual ascent.
then
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From this reading She had lived at Ashprington until her husband died; then she and her daughter came to live with her brother, Thomas Dolbear, of Priory Farm.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
Thomas
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From this reading She had lived at Ashprington until her husband died; then she and her daughter came to live with her brother, Thomas Dolbear, of Priory Farm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PRIORY FARM From Dene a mighty hill climbs southward to Cornworthy village.
tramped
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From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
Trivett
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From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
twenty
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From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She had lived at Ashprington until her husband died; then she and her daughter came to live with her brother, Thomas Dolbear, of Priory Farm.
village
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From this reading PRIORY FARM From Dene a mighty hill climbs southward to Cornworthy village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only on rare occasions, when “Corkscrew” was coated with ice, did she take the long detour by the little lake above the works.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Only on rare occasions, when “Corkscrew” was coated with ice, did she take the long detour by the little lake above the works.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Only on rare occasions, when “Corkscrew” was coated with ice, did she take the long detour by the little lake above the works.
workers
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From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
works
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From this reading Only on rare occasions, when “Corkscrew” was coated with ice, did she take the long detour by the little lake above the works.
years
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From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
zig-zag
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From this reading But not a few of the workers engaged at the paper mill tramped this zig-zag steep six days out of every seven, and among these Lydia Trivett, the mother of Medora, could boast twenty years of regular perambulation.
