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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 long strip of bleak marshland spreading down the hill-side and sloping to the sea, arid and dry in the summer-time--sloppy and sodden now--that was his destination.
Achmet
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From this reading Far away from the lofty, battlemented ancestral home of Sir Jasper Kingsland--straight to the seashore went Achmet the Astrologer.
ancestral
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From this reading Far away from the lofty, battlemented ancestral home of Sir Jasper Kingsland--straight to the seashore went Achmet the Astrologer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A long strip of bleak marshland spreading down the hill-side and sloping to the sea, arid and dry in the summer-time--sloppy and sodden now--that was his destination.
arid
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From this reading A long strip of bleak marshland spreading down the hill-side and sloping to the sea, arid and dry in the summer-time--sloppy and sodden now--that was his destination.
Astrologer
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From this reading Far away from the lofty, battlemented ancestral home of Sir Jasper Kingsland--straight to the seashore went Achmet the Astrologer.
away
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From this reading Far away from the lofty, battlemented ancestral home of Sir Jasper Kingsland--straight to the seashore went Achmet the Astrologer.
battlemented
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From this reading Far away from the lofty, battlemented ancestral home of Sir Jasper Kingsland--straight to the seashore went Achmet the Astrologer.
bleak
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From this reading A long strip of bleak marshland spreading down the hill-side and sloping to the sea, arid and dry in the summer-time--sloppy and sodden now--that was his destination.
called
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From this reading It was called Hunsden's Heath--a forlorn and desolate spot, dotted over with cottages of the most wretched kind.
cottages
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From this reading It was called Hunsden's Heath--a forlorn and desolate spot, dotted over with cottages of the most wretched kind.
desolate
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From this reading It was called Hunsden's Heath--a forlorn and desolate spot, dotted over with cottages of the most wretched kind.
destination
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From this reading A long strip of bleak marshland spreading down the hill-side and sloping to the sea, arid and dry in the summer-time--sloppy and sodden now--that was his destination.
dotted
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From this reading It was called Hunsden's Heath--a forlorn and desolate spot, dotted over with cottages of the most wretched kind.
down
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From this reading A long strip of bleak marshland spreading down the hill-side and sloping to the sea, arid and dry in the summer-time--sloppy and sodden now--that was his destination.
dry
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From this reading A long strip of bleak marshland spreading down the hill-side and sloping to the sea, arid and dry in the summer-time--sloppy and sodden now--that was his destination.
Far
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From this reading Far away from the lofty, battlemented ancestral home of Sir Jasper Kingsland--straight to the seashore went Achmet the Astrologer.
forlorn
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From this reading It was called Hunsden's Heath--a forlorn and desolate spot, dotted over with cottages of the most wretched kind.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Far away from the lofty, battlemented ancestral home of Sir Jasper Kingsland--straight to the seashore went Achmet the Astrologer.
HEATHnounUS /hiːθ/
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading THE HUT ON THE HEATH.
hill-side
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From this reading A long strip of bleak marshland spreading down the hill-side and sloping to the sea, arid and dry in the summer-time--sloppy and sodden now--that was his destination.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A long strip of bleak marshland spreading down the hill-side and sloping to the sea, arid and dry in the summer-time--sloppy and sodden now--that was his destination.
home
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From this reading Far away from the lofty, battlemented ancestral home of Sir Jasper Kingsland--straight to the seashore went Achmet the Astrologer.
hovels
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From this reading To one of these wretched hovels, standing nearest the sea and far removed from the rest, Achmet swiftly made his way.
Hunsden's
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From this reading It was called Hunsden's Heath--a forlorn and desolate spot, dotted over with cottages of the most wretched kind.
HUT
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From this reading THE HUT ON THE HEATH.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A long strip of bleak marshland spreading down the hill-side and sloping to the sea, arid and dry in the summer-time--sloppy and sodden now--that was his destination.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was called Hunsden's Heath--a forlorn and desolate spot, dotted over with cottages of the most wretched kind.
Jasper
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From this reading Far away from the lofty, battlemented ancestral home of Sir Jasper Kingsland--straight to the seashore went Achmet the Astrologer.
kind
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From this reading It was called Hunsden's Heath--a forlorn and desolate spot, dotted over with cottages of the most wretched kind.
Kingsland
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From this reading Far away from the lofty, battlemented ancestral home of Sir Jasper Kingsland--straight to the seashore went Achmet the Astrologer.
lofty
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From this reading Far away from the lofty, battlemented ancestral home of Sir Jasper Kingsland--straight to the seashore went Achmet the Astrologer.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A long strip of bleak marshland spreading down the hill-side and sloping to the sea, arid and dry in the summer-time--sloppy and sodden now--that was his destination.
made
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From this reading To one of these wretched hovels, standing nearest the sea and far removed from the rest, Achmet swiftly made his way.
marshland
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From this reading A long strip of bleak marshland spreading down the hill-side and sloping to the sea, arid and dry in the summer-time--sloppy and sodden now--that was his destination.
most
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From this reading It was called Hunsden's Heath--a forlorn and desolate spot, dotted over with cottages of the most wretched kind.
nearest
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From this reading To one of these wretched hovels, standing nearest the sea and far removed from the rest, Achmet swiftly made his way.
now
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From this reading A long strip of bleak marshland spreading down the hill-side and sloping to the sea, arid and dry in the summer-time--sloppy and sodden now--that was his destination.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Far away from the lofty, battlemented ancestral home of Sir Jasper Kingsland--straight to the seashore went Achmet the Astrologer.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE HUT ON THE HEATH.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To one of these wretched hovels, standing nearest the sea and far removed from the rest, Achmet swiftly made his way.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was called Hunsden's Heath--a forlorn and desolate spot, dotted over with cottages of the most wretched kind.
removed
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From this reading To one of these wretched hovels, standing nearest the sea and far removed from the rest, Achmet swiftly made his way.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To one of these wretched hovels, standing nearest the sea and far removed from the rest, Achmet swiftly made his way.
sea
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From this reading A long strip of bleak marshland spreading down the hill-side and sloping to the sea, arid and dry in the summer-time--sloppy and sodden now--that was his destination.
seashore
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From this reading Far away from the lofty, battlemented ancestral home of Sir Jasper Kingsland--straight to the seashore went Achmet the Astrologer.
Sir
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From this reading Far away from the lofty, battlemented ancestral home of Sir Jasper Kingsland--straight to the seashore went Achmet the Astrologer.
sloping
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From this reading A long strip of bleak marshland spreading down the hill-side and sloping to the sea, arid and dry in the summer-time--sloppy and sodden now--that was his destination.
sloppy
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From this reading A long strip of bleak marshland spreading down the hill-side and sloping to the sea, arid and dry in the summer-time--sloppy and sodden now--that was his destination.
sodden
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From this reading A long strip of bleak marshland spreading down the hill-side and sloping to the sea, arid and dry in the summer-time--sloppy and sodden now--that was his destination.
spot
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From this reading It was called Hunsden's Heath--a forlorn and desolate spot, dotted over with cottages of the most wretched kind.
spreading
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From this reading A long strip of bleak marshland spreading down the hill-side and sloping to the sea, arid and dry in the summer-time--sloppy and sodden now--that was his destination.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To one of these wretched hovels, standing nearest the sea and far removed from the rest, Achmet swiftly made his way.
straight
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From this reading Far away from the lofty, battlemented ancestral home of Sir Jasper Kingsland--straight to the seashore went Achmet the Astrologer.
strip
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From this reading A long strip of bleak marshland spreading down the hill-side and sloping to the sea, arid and dry in the summer-time--sloppy and sodden now--that was his destination.
summer-time
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From this reading A long strip of bleak marshland spreading down the hill-side and sloping to the sea, arid and dry in the summer-time--sloppy and sodden now--that was his destination.
swiftly
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From this reading To one of these wretched hovels, standing nearest the sea and far removed from the rest, Achmet swiftly made his way.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A long strip of bleak marshland spreading down the hill-side and sloping to the sea, arid and dry in the summer-time--sloppy and sodden now--that was his destination.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HUT ON THE HEATH.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To one of these wretched hovels, standing nearest the sea and far removed from the rest, Achmet swiftly made his way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Far away from the lofty, battlemented ancestral home of Sir Jasper Kingsland--straight to the seashore went Achmet the Astrologer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A long strip of bleak marshland spreading down the hill-side and sloping to the sea, arid and dry in the summer-time--sloppy and sodden now--that was his destination.
way
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From this reading To one of these wretched hovels, standing nearest the sea and far removed from the rest, Achmet swiftly made his way.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Far away from the lofty, battlemented ancestral home of Sir Jasper Kingsland--straight to the seashore went Achmet the Astrologer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was called Hunsden's Heath--a forlorn and desolate spot, dotted over with cottages of the most wretched kind.
wretched
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From this reading It was called Hunsden's Heath--a forlorn and desolate spot, dotted over with cottages of the most wretched kind.
