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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 It was a beautiful place.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Just above the dam it was still and glassy, and poured over the edge of the dam in a smooth, even sheet.
affected
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From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The river ran sparkling along, and made a cheerful, pleasant murmur against its banks.
Alice
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From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The river ran sparkling along, and made a cheerful, pleasant murmur against its banks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
Anna
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From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
away
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From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
banks
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From this reading The river ran sparkling along, and made a cheerful, pleasant murmur against its banks.
beautiful
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From this reading It was a beautiful place.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
Brown
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From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
cheerful
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From this reading The river ran sparkling along, and made a cheerful, pleasant murmur against its banks.
Christopher
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From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
conspiracy
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From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
dam
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From this reading Just above the dam it was still and glassy, and poured over the edge of the dam in a smooth, even sheet.
dry
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From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
edge
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From this reading Just above the dam it was still and glassy, and poured over the edge of the dam in a smooth, even sheet.
Elsie
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From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just above the dam it was still and glassy, and poured over the edge of the dam in a smooth, even sheet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
glassy
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From this reading Just above the dam it was still and glassy, and poured over the edge of the dam in a smooth, even sheet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
hatching
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From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just above the dam it was still and glassy, and poured over the edge of the dam in a smooth, even sheet.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful place.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The river ran sparkling along, and made a cheerful, pleasant murmur against its banks.
Just
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From this reading Just above the dam it was still and glassy, and poured over the edge of the dam in a smooth, even sheet.
lake
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From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
large
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From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
made
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From this reading The river ran sparkling along, and made a cheerful, pleasant murmur against its banks.
miles
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From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
murmur
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From this reading The river ran sparkling along, and made a cheerful, pleasant murmur against its banks.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
Osric
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From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
outlet
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From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Just above the dam it was still and glassy, and poured over the edge of the dam in a smooth, even sheet.
place
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From this reading It was a beautiful place.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The river ran sparkling along, and made a cheerful, pleasant murmur against its banks.
poured
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From this reading Just above the dam it was still and glassy, and poured over the edge of the dam in a smooth, even sheet.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
ran
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From this reading The river ran sparkling along, and made a cheerful, pleasant murmur against its banks.
river
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From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
sheet
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From this reading Just above the dam it was still and glassy, and poured over the edge of the dam in a smooth, even sheet.
side
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From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
sitting
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From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
smooth
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From this reading Just above the dam it was still and glassy, and poured over the edge of the dam in a smooth, even sheet.
sparkling
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From this reading The river ran sparkling along, and made a cheerful, pleasant murmur against its banks.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just above the dam it was still and glassy, and poured over the edge of the dam in a smooth, even sheet.
summer
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From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
ten
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From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
twelve
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From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a beautiful place.
weather
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From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
WHILEconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
willow
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From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
winter
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From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
