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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 As the day dropped toward eve the road touched a stream that, reflecting the western sky, blushed like a piece of coral.
abbey
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From this reading The ford passed, their abbey would ere long rise before them.
Abbot
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From this reading GARIN SEEKS HIS FORTUNE ONE day, from sunrise to sunset, Garin kept company with the train of the Abbot of Saint Pamphilius.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some were tired of travel and had been homesick for garden and refectory, cell and chapel—homesick as a dog for its master, a child for its mother, a plant for its sunshine.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the day dropped toward eve the road touched a stream that, reflecting the western sky, blushed like a piece of coral.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some were tired of travel and had been homesick for garden and refectory, cell and chapel—homesick as a dog for its master, a child for its mother, a plant for its sunshine.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The ford passed, their abbey would ere long rise before them.
blushed
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From this reading As the day dropped toward eve the road touched a stream that, reflecting the western sky, blushed like a piece of coral.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading Some were tired of travel and had been homesick for garden and refectory, cell and chapel—homesick as a dog for its master, a child for its mother, a plant for its sunshine.
chapel
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From this reading Some were tired of travel and had been homesick for garden and refectory, cell and chapel—homesick as a dog for its master, a child for its mother, a plant for its sunshine.
child
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From this reading Some were tired of travel and had been homesick for garden and refectory, cell and chapel—homesick as a dog for its master, a child for its mother, a plant for its sunshine.
company
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From this reading GARIN SEEKS HIS FORTUNE ONE day, from sunrise to sunset, Garin kept company with the train of the Abbot of Saint Pamphilius.
coral
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From this reading As the day dropped toward eve the road touched a stream that, reflecting the western sky, blushed like a piece of coral.
day
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From this reading GARIN SEEKS HIS FORTUNE ONE day, from sunrise to sunset, Garin kept company with the train of the Abbot of Saint Pamphilius.
dog
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From this reading Some were tired of travel and had been homesick for garden and refectory, cell and chapel—homesick as a dog for its master, a child for its mother, a plant for its sunshine.
dropped
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From this reading As the day dropped toward eve the road touched a stream that, reflecting the western sky, blushed like a piece of coral.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading The ford passed, their abbey would ere long rise before them.
eve
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From this reading As the day dropped toward eve the road touched a stream that, reflecting the western sky, blushed like a piece of coral.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some were tired of travel and had been homesick for garden and refectory, cell and chapel—homesick as a dog for its master, a child for its mother, a plant for its sunshine.
ford
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From this reading The ford passed, their abbey would ere long rise before them.
FORTUNEnounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading GARIN SEEKS HIS FORTUNE ONE day, from sunrise to sunset, Garin kept company with the train of the Abbot of Saint Pamphilius.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GARIN SEEKS HIS FORTUNE ONE day, from sunrise to sunset, Garin kept company with the train of the Abbot of Saint Pamphilius.
garden
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From this reading Some were tired of travel and had been homesick for garden and refectory, cell and chapel—homesick as a dog for its master, a child for its mother, a plant for its sunshine.
GARIN
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From this reading GARIN SEEKS HIS FORTUNE ONE day, from sunrise to sunset, Garin kept company with the train of the Abbot of Saint Pamphilius.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some were tired of travel and had been homesick for garden and refectory, cell and chapel—homesick as a dog for its master, a child for its mother, a plant for its sunshine.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GARIN SEEKS HIS FORTUNE ONE day, from sunrise to sunset, Garin kept company with the train of the Abbot of Saint Pamphilius.
home
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From this reading It was the monks’ home stream.
homesick
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From this reading Some were tired of travel and had been homesick for garden and refectory, cell and chapel—homesick as a dog for its master, a child for its mother, a plant for its sunshine.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the monks’ home stream.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Some were tired of travel and had been homesick for garden and refectory, cell and chapel—homesick as a dog for its master, a child for its mother, a plant for its sunshine.
kept
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From this reading GARIN SEEKS HIS FORTUNE ONE day, from sunrise to sunset, Garin kept company with the train of the Abbot of Saint Pamphilius.
like
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From this reading As the day dropped toward eve the road touched a stream that, reflecting the western sky, blushed like a piece of coral.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ford passed, their abbey would ere long rise before them.
master
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From this reading Some were tired of travel and had been homesick for garden and refectory, cell and chapel—homesick as a dog for its master, a child for its mother, a plant for its sunshine.
monks
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From this reading It was the monks’ home stream.
mother
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From this reading Some were tired of travel and had been homesick for garden and refectory, cell and chapel—homesick as a dog for its master, a child for its mother, a plant for its sunshine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GARIN SEEKS HIS FORTUNE ONE day, from sunrise to sunset, Garin kept company with the train of the Abbot of Saint Pamphilius.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading GARIN SEEKS HIS FORTUNE ONE day, from sunrise to sunset, Garin kept company with the train of the Abbot of Saint Pamphilius.
Pamphilius
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From this reading GARIN SEEKS HIS FORTUNE ONE day, from sunrise to sunset, Garin kept company with the train of the Abbot of Saint Pamphilius.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ford passed, their abbey would ere long rise before them.
piece
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From this reading As the day dropped toward eve the road touched a stream that, reflecting the western sky, blushed like a piece of coral.
plant
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From this reading Some were tired of travel and had been homesick for garden and refectory, cell and chapel—homesick as a dog for its master, a child for its mother, a plant for its sunshine.
refectory
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From this reading Some were tired of travel and had been homesick for garden and refectory, cell and chapel—homesick as a dog for its master, a child for its mother, a plant for its sunshine.
reflecting
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From this reading As the day dropped toward eve the road touched a stream that, reflecting the western sky, blushed like a piece of coral.
rise
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From this reading The ford passed, their abbey would ere long rise before them.
road
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From this reading As the day dropped toward eve the road touched a stream that, reflecting the western sky, blushed like a piece of coral.
Saint
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From this reading GARIN SEEKS HIS FORTUNE ONE day, from sunrise to sunset, Garin kept company with the train of the Abbot of Saint Pamphilius.
SEEKS
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From this reading GARIN SEEKS HIS FORTUNE ONE day, from sunrise to sunset, Garin kept company with the train of the Abbot of Saint Pamphilius.
sky
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From this reading As the day dropped toward eve the road touched a stream that, reflecting the western sky, blushed like a piece of coral.
Some
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From this reading Some were tired of travel and had been homesick for garden and refectory, cell and chapel—homesick as a dog for its master, a child for its mother, a plant for its sunshine.
stream
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From this reading As the day dropped toward eve the road touched a stream that, reflecting the western sky, blushed like a piece of coral.
sunrise
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From this reading GARIN SEEKS HIS FORTUNE ONE day, from sunrise to sunset, Garin kept company with the train of the Abbot of Saint Pamphilius.
sunset
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From this reading GARIN SEEKS HIS FORTUNE ONE day, from sunrise to sunset, Garin kept company with the train of the Abbot of Saint Pamphilius.
sunshine
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From this reading Some were tired of travel and had been homesick for garden and refectory, cell and chapel—homesick as a dog for its master, a child for its mother, a plant for its sunshine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the day dropped toward eve the road touched a stream that, reflecting the western sky, blushed like a piece of coral.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GARIN SEEKS HIS FORTUNE ONE day, from sunrise to sunset, Garin kept company with the train of the Abbot of Saint Pamphilius.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The ford passed, their abbey would ere long rise before them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The ford passed, their abbey would ere long rise before them.
tired
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From this reading Some were tired of travel and had been homesick for garden and refectory, cell and chapel—homesick as a dog for its master, a child for its mother, a plant for its sunshine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GARIN SEEKS HIS FORTUNE ONE day, from sunrise to sunset, Garin kept company with the train of the Abbot of Saint Pamphilius.
touched
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From this reading As the day dropped toward eve the road touched a stream that, reflecting the western sky, blushed like a piece of coral.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading As the day dropped toward eve the road touched a stream that, reflecting the western sky, blushed like a piece of coral.
train
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From this reading GARIN SEEKS HIS FORTUNE ONE day, from sunrise to sunset, Garin kept company with the train of the Abbot of Saint Pamphilius.
travel
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From this reading Some were tired of travel and had been homesick for garden and refectory, cell and chapel—homesick as a dog for its master, a child for its mother, a plant for its sunshine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the monks’ home stream.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some were tired of travel and had been homesick for garden and refectory, cell and chapel—homesick as a dog for its master, a child for its mother, a plant for its sunshine.
western
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From this reading As the day dropped toward eve the road touched a stream that, reflecting the western sky, blushed like a piece of coral.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading GARIN SEEKS HIS FORTUNE ONE day, from sunrise to sunset, Garin kept company with the train of the Abbot of Saint Pamphilius.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The ford passed, their abbey would ere long rise before them.
