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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Under the shadow of the old tower, but in sight of Clara as she sat in the porch, there lay the small beer-barrels of the hay-makers, and three or four rakes were standing erect against the old grey wall.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Immediately before the house door, between that and the old tower, there stood one of Farmer Stovey's hay-carts, now empty, with an old horse between the shafts looking as though he were asleep in the sun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Immediately beyond the tower the men were loading another cart, and the women and children were chattering as they raked the scattered remnants up to the rows.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
asleep
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From this reading Immediately before the house door, between that and the old tower, there stood one of Farmer Stovey's hay-carts, now empty, with an old horse between the shafts looking as though he were asleep in the sun.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
beer-barrels
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From this reading Under the shadow of the old tower, but in sight of Clara as she sat in the porch, there lay the small beer-barrels of the hay-makers, and three or four rakes were standing erect against the old grey wall.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Immediately before the house door, between that and the old tower, there stood one of Farmer Stovey's hay-carts, now empty, with an old horse between the shafts looking as though he were asleep in the sun.
Belton
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From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Immediately before the house door, between that and the old tower, there stood one of Farmer Stovey's hay-carts, now empty, with an old horse between the shafts looking as though he were asleep in the sun.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Immediately beyond the tower the men were loading another cart, and the women and children were chattering as they raked the scattered remnants up to the rows.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Under the shadow of the old tower, but in sight of Clara as she sat in the porch, there lay the small beer-barrels of the hay-makers, and three or four rakes were standing erect against the old grey wall.
cart
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From this reading Immediately beyond the tower the men were loading another cart, and the women and children were chattering as they raked the scattered remnants up to the rows.
chattering
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From this reading Immediately beyond the tower the men were loading another cart, and the women and children were chattering as they raked the scattered remnants up to the rows.
children
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From this reading Immediately beyond the tower the men were loading another cart, and the women and children were chattering as they raked the scattered remnants up to the rows.
Clara
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From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
COUSINS
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From this reading THE HEIR PROPOSES TO VISIT HIS COUSINS.
door
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From this reading Immediately before the house door, between that and the old tower, there stood one of Farmer Stovey's hay-carts, now empty, with an old horse between the shafts looking as though he were asleep in the sun.
empty
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From this reading Immediately before the house door, between that and the old tower, there stood one of Farmer Stovey's hay-carts, now empty, with an old horse between the shafts looking as though he were asleep in the sun.
erect
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From this reading Under the shadow of the old tower, but in sight of Clara as she sat in the porch, there lay the small beer-barrels of the hay-makers, and three or four rakes were standing erect against the old grey wall.
Farmer
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From this reading Immediately before the house door, between that and the old tower, there stood one of Farmer Stovey's hay-carts, now empty, with an old horse between the shafts looking as though he were asleep in the sun.
filled
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From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
four
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From this reading Under the shadow of the old tower, but in sight of Clara as she sat in the porch, there lay the small beer-barrels of the hay-makers, and three or four rakes were standing erect against the old grey wall.
fragrance
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From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
full
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From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
grey
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From this reading Under the shadow of the old tower, but in sight of Clara as she sat in the porch, there lay the small beer-barrels of the hay-makers, and three or four rakes were standing erect against the old grey wall.
hay
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From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
hay-carts
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From this reading Immediately before the house door, between that and the old tower, there stood one of Farmer Stovey's hay-carts, now empty, with an old horse between the shafts looking as though he were asleep in the sun.
hay-makers
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From this reading Under the shadow of the old tower, but in sight of Clara as she sat in the porch, there lay the small beer-barrels of the hay-makers, and three or four rakes were standing erect against the old grey wall.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Immediately before the house door, between that and the old tower, there stood one of Farmer Stovey's hay-carts, now empty, with an old horse between the shafts looking as though he were asleep in the sun.
HEIRnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading THE HEIR PROPOSES TO VISIT HIS COUSINS.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HEIR PROPOSES TO VISIT HIS COUSINS.
horse
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From this reading Immediately before the house door, between that and the old tower, there stood one of Farmer Stovey's hay-carts, now empty, with an old horse between the shafts looking as though he were asleep in the sun.
house
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From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
Immediately
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From this reading Immediately before the house door, between that and the old tower, there stood one of Farmer Stovey's hay-carts, now empty, with an old horse between the shafts looking as though he were asleep in the sun.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Immediately before the house door, between that and the old tower, there stood one of Farmer Stovey's hay-carts, now empty, with an old horse between the shafts looking as though he were asleep in the sun.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
lay
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From this reading Under the shadow of the old tower, but in sight of Clara as she sat in the porch, there lay the small beer-barrels of the hay-makers, and three or four rakes were standing erect against the old grey wall.
loading
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From this reading Immediately beyond the tower the men were loading another cart, and the women and children were chattering as they raked the scattered remnants up to the rows.
looking
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From this reading Immediately before the house door, between that and the old tower, there stood one of Farmer Stovey's hay-carts, now empty, with an old horse between the shafts looking as though he were asleep in the sun.
men
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From this reading Immediately beyond the tower the men were loading another cart, and the women and children were chattering as they raked the scattered remnants up to the rows.
new
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From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
now
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From this reading Immediately before the house door, between that and the old tower, there stood one of Farmer Stovey's hay-carts, now empty, with an old horse between the shafts looking as though he were asleep in the sun.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
old
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From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Immediately before the house door, between that and the old tower, there stood one of Farmer Stovey's hay-carts, now empty, with an old horse between the shafts looking as though he were asleep in the sun.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Under the shadow of the old tower, but in sight of Clara as she sat in the porch, there lay the small beer-barrels of the hay-makers, and three or four rakes were standing erect against the old grey wall.
porch
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From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
PROPOSES
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From this reading THE HEIR PROPOSES TO VISIT HIS COUSINS.
raked
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From this reading Immediately beyond the tower the men were loading another cart, and the women and children were chattering as they raked the scattered remnants up to the rows.
rakes
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From this reading Under the shadow of the old tower, but in sight of Clara as she sat in the porch, there lay the small beer-barrels of the hay-makers, and three or four rakes were standing erect against the old grey wall.
remnants
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From this reading Immediately beyond the tower the men were loading another cart, and the women and children were chattering as they raked the scattered remnants up to the rows.
rows
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From this reading Immediately beyond the tower the men were loading another cart, and the women and children were chattering as they raked the scattered remnants up to the rows.
sat
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From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
scattered
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From this reading Immediately beyond the tower the men were loading another cart, and the women and children were chattering as they raked the scattered remnants up to the rows.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Under the shadow of the old tower, but in sight of Clara as she sat in the porch, there lay the small beer-barrels of the hay-makers, and three or four rakes were standing erect against the old grey wall.
shafts
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From this reading Immediately before the house door, between that and the old tower, there stood one of Farmer Stovey's hay-carts, now empty, with an old horse between the shafts looking as though he were asleep in the sun.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Under the shadow of the old tower, but in sight of Clara as she sat in the porch, there lay the small beer-barrels of the hay-makers, and three or four rakes were standing erect against the old grey wall.
sight
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From this reading Under the shadow of the old tower, but in sight of Clara as she sat in the porch, there lay the small beer-barrels of the hay-makers, and three or four rakes were standing erect against the old grey wall.
small
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From this reading Under the shadow of the old tower, but in sight of Clara as she sat in the porch, there lay the small beer-barrels of the hay-makers, and three or four rakes were standing erect against the old grey wall.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Under the shadow of the old tower, but in sight of Clara as she sat in the porch, there lay the small beer-barrels of the hay-makers, and three or four rakes were standing erect against the old grey wall.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Immediately before the house door, between that and the old tower, there stood one of Farmer Stovey's hay-carts, now empty, with an old horse between the shafts looking as though he were asleep in the sun.
Stovey's
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From this reading Immediately before the house door, between that and the old tower, there stood one of Farmer Stovey's hay-carts, now empty, with an old horse between the shafts looking as though he were asleep in the sun.
summer
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From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
sun
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From this reading Immediately before the house door, between that and the old tower, there stood one of Farmer Stovey's hay-carts, now empty, with an old horse between the shafts looking as though he were asleep in the sun.
sweet
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From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Immediately before the house door, between that and the old tower, there stood one of Farmer Stovey's hay-carts, now empty, with an old horse between the shafts looking as though he were asleep in the sun.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HEIR PROPOSES TO VISIT HIS COUSINS.
there
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From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Immediately beyond the tower the men were loading another cart, and the women and children were chattering as they raked the scattered remnants up to the rows.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Immediately before the house door, between that and the old tower, there stood one of Farmer Stovey's hay-carts, now empty, with an old horse between the shafts looking as though he were asleep in the sun.
three
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From this reading Under the shadow of the old tower, but in sight of Clara as she sat in the porch, there lay the small beer-barrels of the hay-makers, and three or four rakes were standing erect against the old grey wall.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HEIR PROPOSES TO VISIT HIS COUSINS.
tower
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From this reading Immediately before the house door, between that and the old tower, there stood one of Farmer Stovey's hay-carts, now empty, with an old horse between the shafts looking as though he were asleep in the sun.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the shadow of the old tower, but in sight of Clara as she sat in the porch, there lay the small beer-barrels of the hay-makers, and three or four rakes were standing erect against the old grey wall.
up
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From this reading Immediately beyond the tower the men were loading another cart, and the women and children were chattering as they raked the scattered remnants up to the rows.
VISIT
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From this reading THE HEIR PROPOSES TO VISIT HIS COUSINS.
wall
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From this reading Under the shadow of the old tower, but in sight of Clara as she sat in the porch, there lay the small beer-barrels of the hay-makers, and three or four rakes were standing erect against the old grey wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Immediately before the house door, between that and the old tower, there stood one of Farmer Stovey's hay-carts, now empty, with an old horse between the shafts looking as though he were asleep in the sun.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
women
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From this reading Immediately beyond the tower the men were loading another cart, and the women and children were chattering as they raked the scattered remnants up to the rows.
work
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From this reading It was full summer at Belton, and the sweet scent of the new hay filled the porch of the old house with fragrance, as Clara sat there alone with her work.
