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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 Raife took the pole of this ancient, dilapidated punt and steered Gilda, who sat on a narrow seat of rough wood that constituted the only seat.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An old punt lay moored at the foot of some moss-covered steps leading to the lake.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Raife took the pole of this ancient, dilapidated punt and steered Gilda, who sat on a narrow seat of rough wood that constituted the only seat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pond lilies and chickweed covered the surface of the shallows that led from the steps to the deeper waters, which flickered in the moonlight.
ash
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From this reading Clumps of willows and ash threw their shadows and reflected in the silent pool.
ashen
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From this reading Her neat, grey costume, rich in material but unobtrusive, contrasted with the ashen grey-greens of the old roughly-hewn punt.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An old punt lay moored at the foot of some moss-covered steps leading to the lake.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her neat, grey costume, rich in material but unobtrusive, contrasted with the ashen grey-greens of the old roughly-hewn punt.
chickweed
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From this reading Pond lilies and chickweed covered the surface of the shallows that led from the steps to the deeper waters, which flickered in the moonlight.
Clumps
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From this reading Clumps of willows and ash threw their shadows and reflected in the silent pool.
constituted
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From this reading Raife took the pole of this ancient, dilapidated punt and steered Gilda, who sat on a narrow seat of rough wood that constituted the only seat.
contrasted
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From this reading Her neat, grey costume, rich in material but unobtrusive, contrasted with the ashen grey-greens of the old roughly-hewn punt.
costume
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From this reading Her neat, grey costume, rich in material but unobtrusive, contrasted with the ashen grey-greens of the old roughly-hewn punt.
covered
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From this reading Pond lilies and chickweed covered the surface of the shallows that led from the steps to the deeper waters, which flickered in the moonlight.
deeper
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From this reading Pond lilies and chickweed covered the surface of the shallows that led from the steps to the deeper waters, which flickered in the moonlight.
dilapidated
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From this reading Raife took the pole of this ancient, dilapidated punt and steered Gilda, who sat on a narrow seat of rough wood that constituted the only seat.
flickered
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From this reading Pond lilies and chickweed covered the surface of the shallows that led from the steps to the deeper waters, which flickered in the moonlight.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An old punt lay moored at the foot of some moss-covered steps leading to the lake.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pond lilies and chickweed covered the surface of the shallows that led from the steps to the deeper waters, which flickered in the moonlight.
Gilda
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From this reading Raife took the pole of this ancient, dilapidated punt and steered Gilda, who sat on a narrow seat of rough wood that constituted the only seat.
grey
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From this reading Her neat, grey costume, rich in material but unobtrusive, contrasted with the ashen grey-greens of the old roughly-hewn punt.
grey-greens
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From this reading Her neat, grey costume, rich in material but unobtrusive, contrasted with the ashen grey-greens of the old roughly-hewn punt.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her neat, grey costume, rich in material but unobtrusive, contrasted with the ashen grey-greens of the old roughly-hewn punt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pond lilies and chickweed covered the surface of the shallows that led from the steps to the deeper waters, which flickered in the moonlight.
lake
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From this reading An old punt lay moored at the foot of some moss-covered steps leading to the lake.
lay
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From this reading An old punt lay moored at the foot of some moss-covered steps leading to the lake.
leading
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From this reading An old punt lay moored at the foot of some moss-covered steps leading to the lake.
led
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From this reading Pond lilies and chickweed covered the surface of the shallows that led from the steps to the deeper waters, which flickered in the moonlight.
lilies
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From this reading Pond lilies and chickweed covered the surface of the shallows that led from the steps to the deeper waters, which flickered in the moonlight.
material
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From this reading Her neat, grey costume, rich in material but unobtrusive, contrasted with the ashen grey-greens of the old roughly-hewn punt.
moonlight
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From this reading Pond lilies and chickweed covered the surface of the shallows that led from the steps to the deeper waters, which flickered in the moonlight.
moored
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From this reading An old punt lay moored at the foot of some moss-covered steps leading to the lake.
moss-covered
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From this reading An old punt lay moored at the foot of some moss-covered steps leading to the lake.
narrow
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From this reading Raife took the pole of this ancient, dilapidated punt and steered Gilda, who sat on a narrow seat of rough wood that constituted the only seat.
neat
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From this reading Her neat, grey costume, rich in material but unobtrusive, contrasted with the ashen grey-greens of the old roughly-hewn punt.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An old punt lay moored at the foot of some moss-covered steps leading to the lake.
old
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From this reading An old punt lay moored at the foot of some moss-covered steps leading to the lake.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Raife took the pole of this ancient, dilapidated punt and steered Gilda, who sat on a narrow seat of rough wood that constituted the only seat.
only
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From this reading Raife took the pole of this ancient, dilapidated punt and steered Gilda, who sat on a narrow seat of rough wood that constituted the only seat.
pole
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From this reading Raife took the pole of this ancient, dilapidated punt and steered Gilda, who sat on a narrow seat of rough wood that constituted the only seat.
Pond
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From this reading Pond lilies and chickweed covered the surface of the shallows that led from the steps to the deeper waters, which flickered in the moonlight.
pool
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From this reading Clumps of willows and ash threw their shadows and reflected in the silent pool.
punt
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From this reading An old punt lay moored at the foot of some moss-covered steps leading to the lake.
Raife
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From this reading Raife took the pole of this ancient, dilapidated punt and steered Gilda, who sat on a narrow seat of rough wood that constituted the only seat.
reflected
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From this reading Clumps of willows and ash threw their shadows and reflected in the silent pool.
rich
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From this reading Her neat, grey costume, rich in material but unobtrusive, contrasted with the ashen grey-greens of the old roughly-hewn punt.
rough
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From this reading Raife took the pole of this ancient, dilapidated punt and steered Gilda, who sat on a narrow seat of rough wood that constituted the only seat.
roughly-hewn
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From this reading Her neat, grey costume, rich in material but unobtrusive, contrasted with the ashen grey-greens of the old roughly-hewn punt.
sat
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From this reading Raife took the pole of this ancient, dilapidated punt and steered Gilda, who sat on a narrow seat of rough wood that constituted the only seat.
seat
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From this reading Raife took the pole of this ancient, dilapidated punt and steered Gilda, who sat on a narrow seat of rough wood that constituted the only seat.
shadows
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From this reading Clumps of willows and ash threw their shadows and reflected in the silent pool.
shallows
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From this reading Pond lilies and chickweed covered the surface of the shallows that led from the steps to the deeper waters, which flickered in the moonlight.
silent
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From this reading Clumps of willows and ash threw their shadows and reflected in the silent pool.
some
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From this reading An old punt lay moored at the foot of some moss-covered steps leading to the lake.
steered
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From this reading Raife took the pole of this ancient, dilapidated punt and steered Gilda, who sat on a narrow seat of rough wood that constituted the only seat.
steps
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From this reading An old punt lay moored at the foot of some moss-covered steps leading to the lake.
surface
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From this reading Pond lilies and chickweed covered the surface of the shallows that led from the steps to the deeper waters, which flickered in the moonlight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pond lilies and chickweed covered the surface of the shallows that led from the steps to the deeper waters, which flickered in the moonlight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An old punt lay moored at the foot of some moss-covered steps leading to the lake.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Clumps of willows and ash threw their shadows and reflected in the silent pool.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Raife took the pole of this ancient, dilapidated punt and steered Gilda, who sat on a narrow seat of rough wood that constituted the only seat.
threw
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From this reading Clumps of willows and ash threw their shadows and reflected in the silent pool.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An old punt lay moored at the foot of some moss-covered steps leading to the lake.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Raife took the pole of this ancient, dilapidated punt and steered Gilda, who sat on a narrow seat of rough wood that constituted the only seat.
unobtrusive
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From this reading Her neat, grey costume, rich in material but unobtrusive, contrasted with the ashen grey-greens of the old roughly-hewn punt.
waters
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From this reading Pond lilies and chickweed covered the surface of the shallows that led from the steps to the deeper waters, which flickered in the moonlight.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Pond lilies and chickweed covered the surface of the shallows that led from the steps to the deeper waters, which flickered in the moonlight.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Raife took the pole of this ancient, dilapidated punt and steered Gilda, who sat on a narrow seat of rough wood that constituted the only seat.
willows
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From this reading Clumps of willows and ash threw their shadows and reflected in the silent pool.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her neat, grey costume, rich in material but unobtrusive, contrasted with the ashen grey-greens of the old roughly-hewn punt.
wood
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From this reading Raife took the pole of this ancient, dilapidated punt and steered Gilda, who sat on a narrow seat of rough wood that constituted the only seat.
