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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 The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
adding
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From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
aid
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From this reading I shall get the men together to aid them.”
alert
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From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
became
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From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
beech
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From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
blast
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From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
blew
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From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
broad
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From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
brother
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From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
budding
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From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
cannot
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From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They will come to loss.
contracted
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From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
Ebbo
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From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
enough
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From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
flood
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From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
ford
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From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
forming
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From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
Friedel
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From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
full
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From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
get
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From this reading I shall get the men together to aid them.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
hope
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From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
horn
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From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall get the men together to aid them.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
knaves
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From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
loss
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From this reading They will come to loss.
luggage
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From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
making
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From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
mass
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From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
meadow
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From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
meddle
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From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
melted
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From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
men
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From this reading I shall get the men together to aid them.”
men's
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From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
passable
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From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
pointed
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From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
rightly
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From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
See
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From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall get the men together to aid them.”
showed
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From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
Snake
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From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
snow
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From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
some
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From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
spring
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From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
stream
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From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I shall get the men together to aid them.”
then
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From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They will come to loss.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense group of bushes or small trees
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They will come to loss.
together
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From this reading I shall get the men together to aid them.”
torrent
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From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
trees
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From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
verdure
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From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
wains
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From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
westwardadverbUS /ˈwɛstwərd/
toward the west
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They will come to loss.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
wood
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From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
