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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 There it branches out in two ways, one entering the town across a high bridge, and the other continuing up the hill and out into the country.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading There it branches out in two ways, one entering the town across a high bridge, and the other continuing up the hill and out into the country.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The three men took this latter road, a winding tortuous one which led up past an ancient castle and away to the heights behind.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading From the station at Tivoli the road to the town, part of the ancient Valeria, runs down to the St Angelo Gate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Railway searchers and platelayers, even in England, find complete suits of clothes more often than one would imagine.
Angelo
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From this reading From the station at Tivoli the road to the town, part of the ancient Valeria, runs down to the St Angelo Gate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From the station at Tivoli the road to the town, part of the ancient Valeria, runs down to the St Angelo Gate.
away
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From this reading The three men took this latter road, a winding tortuous one which led up past an ancient castle and away to the heights behind.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There were no lights, but the night was not exactly dark, and I could distinctly see the white road before me and the figures moving forward.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The three men took this latter road, a winding tortuous one which led up past an ancient castle and away to the heights behind.
branches
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From this reading There it branches out in two ways, one entering the town across a high bridge, and the other continuing up the hill and out into the country.
bridge
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From this reading There it branches out in two ways, one entering the town across a high bridge, and the other continuing up the hill and out into the country.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were no lights, but the night was not exactly dark, and I could distinctly see the white road before me and the figures moving forward.
castle
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From this reading The three men took this latter road, a winding tortuous one which led up past an ancient castle and away to the heights behind.
clothes
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From this reading Railway searchers and platelayers, even in England, find complete suits of clothes more often than one would imagine.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Railway searchers and platelayers, even in England, find complete suits of clothes more often than one would imagine.
continuing
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From this reading There it branches out in two ways, one entering the town across a high bridge, and the other continuing up the hill and out into the country.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There were no lights, but the night was not exactly dark, and I could distinctly see the white road before me and the figures moving forward.
country
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From this reading There it branches out in two ways, one entering the town across a high bridge, and the other continuing up the hill and out into the country.
dark
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From this reading There were no lights, but the night was not exactly dark, and I could distinctly see the white road before me and the figures moving forward.
distinctly
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From this reading There were no lights, but the night was not exactly dark, and I could distinctly see the white road before me and the figures moving forward.
down
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From this reading From the station at Tivoli the road to the town, part of the ancient Valeria, runs down to the St Angelo Gate.
England
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From this reading Railway searchers and platelayers, even in England, find complete suits of clothes more often than one would imagine.
entering
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From this reading There it branches out in two ways, one entering the town across a high bridge, and the other continuing up the hill and out into the country.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Railway searchers and platelayers, even in England, find complete suits of clothes more often than one would imagine.
exactly
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From this reading There were no lights, but the night was not exactly dark, and I could distinctly see the white road before me and the figures moving forward.
figures
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From this reading There were no lights, but the night was not exactly dark, and I could distinctly see the white road before me and the figures moving forward.
find
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From this reading Railway searchers and platelayers, even in England, find complete suits of clothes more often than one would imagine.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were no lights, but the night was not exactly dark, and I could distinctly see the white road before me and the figures moving forward.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the station at Tivoli the road to the town, part of the ancient Valeria, runs down to the St Angelo Gate.
Gate
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From this reading From the station at Tivoli the road to the town, part of the ancient Valeria, runs down to the St Angelo Gate.
heights
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From this reading The three men took this latter road, a winding tortuous one which led up past an ancient castle and away to the heights behind.
high
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From this reading There it branches out in two ways, one entering the town across a high bridge, and the other continuing up the hill and out into the country.
hill
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From this reading There it branches out in two ways, one entering the town across a high bridge, and the other continuing up the hill and out into the country.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There were no lights, but the night was not exactly dark, and I could distinctly see the white road before me and the figures moving forward.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Railway searchers and platelayers, even in England, find complete suits of clothes more often than one would imagine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Railway searchers and platelayers, even in England, find complete suits of clothes more often than one would imagine.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There it branches out in two ways, one entering the town across a high bridge, and the other continuing up the hill and out into the country.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There it branches out in two ways, one entering the town across a high bridge, and the other continuing up the hill and out into the country.
latter
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From this reading The three men took this latter road, a winding tortuous one which led up past an ancient castle and away to the heights behind.
led
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From this reading The three men took this latter road, a winding tortuous one which led up past an ancient castle and away to the heights behind.
lights
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From this reading There were no lights, but the night was not exactly dark, and I could distinctly see the white road before me and the figures moving forward.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were no lights, but the night was not exactly dark, and I could distinctly see the white road before me and the figures moving forward.
men
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From this reading The three men took this latter road, a winding tortuous one which led up past an ancient castle and away to the heights behind.
more
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From this reading Railway searchers and platelayers, even in England, find complete suits of clothes more often than one would imagine.
moving
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From this reading There were no lights, but the night was not exactly dark, and I could distinctly see the white road before me and the figures moving forward.
night
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From this reading There were no lights, but the night was not exactly dark, and I could distinctly see the white road before me and the figures moving forward.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were no lights, but the night was not exactly dark, and I could distinctly see the white road before me and the figures moving forward.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There were no lights, but the night was not exactly dark, and I could distinctly see the white road before me and the figures moving forward.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Railway searchers and platelayers, even in England, find complete suits of clothes more often than one would imagine.
often
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From this reading Railway searchers and platelayers, even in England, find complete suits of clothes more often than one would imagine.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Railway searchers and platelayers, even in England, find complete suits of clothes more often than one would imagine.
other
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From this reading There it branches out in two ways, one entering the town across a high bridge, and the other continuing up the hill and out into the country.
out
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From this reading There it branches out in two ways, one entering the town across a high bridge, and the other continuing up the hill and out into the country.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the station at Tivoli the road to the town, part of the ancient Valeria, runs down to the St Angelo Gate.
past
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From this reading The three men took this latter road, a winding tortuous one which led up past an ancient castle and away to the heights behind.
platelayers
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From this reading Railway searchers and platelayers, even in England, find complete suits of clothes more often than one would imagine.
Railway
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From this reading Railway searchers and platelayers, even in England, find complete suits of clothes more often than one would imagine.
road
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From this reading From the station at Tivoli the road to the town, part of the ancient Valeria, runs down to the St Angelo Gate.
runs
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From this reading From the station at Tivoli the road to the town, part of the ancient Valeria, runs down to the St Angelo Gate.
searchers
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From this reading Railway searchers and platelayers, even in England, find complete suits of clothes more often than one would imagine.
see
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From this reading There were no lights, but the night was not exactly dark, and I could distinctly see the white road before me and the figures moving forward.
St
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From this reading From the station at Tivoli the road to the town, part of the ancient Valeria, runs down to the St Angelo Gate.
station
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From this reading From the station at Tivoli the road to the town, part of the ancient Valeria, runs down to the St Angelo Gate.
suits
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From this reading Railway searchers and platelayers, even in England, find complete suits of clothes more often than one would imagine.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Railway searchers and platelayers, even in England, find complete suits of clothes more often than one would imagine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the station at Tivoli the road to the town, part of the ancient Valeria, runs down to the St Angelo Gate.
There
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From this reading There it branches out in two ways, one entering the town across a high bridge, and the other continuing up the hill and out into the country.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The three men took this latter road, a winding tortuous one which led up past an ancient castle and away to the heights behind.
three
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From this reading The three men took this latter road, a winding tortuous one which led up past an ancient castle and away to the heights behind.
Tivoli
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From this reading From the station at Tivoli the road to the town, part of the ancient Valeria, runs down to the St Angelo Gate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the station at Tivoli the road to the town, part of the ancient Valeria, runs down to the St Angelo Gate.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three men took this latter road, a winding tortuous one which led up past an ancient castle and away to the heights behind.
tortuous
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From this reading The three men took this latter road, a winding tortuous one which led up past an ancient castle and away to the heights behind.
town
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From this reading From the station at Tivoli the road to the town, part of the ancient Valeria, runs down to the St Angelo Gate.
two
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From this reading There it branches out in two ways, one entering the town across a high bridge, and the other continuing up the hill and out into the country.
up
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From this reading There it branches out in two ways, one entering the town across a high bridge, and the other continuing up the hill and out into the country.
Valeria
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From this reading From the station at Tivoli the road to the town, part of the ancient Valeria, runs down to the St Angelo Gate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were no lights, but the night was not exactly dark, and I could distinctly see the white road before me and the figures moving forward.
ways
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From this reading There it branches out in two ways, one entering the town across a high bridge, and the other continuing up the hill and out into the country.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no lights, but the night was not exactly dark, and I could distinctly see the white road before me and the figures moving forward.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The three men took this latter road, a winding tortuous one which led up past an ancient castle and away to the heights behind.
white
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From this reading There were no lights, but the night was not exactly dark, and I could distinctly see the white road before me and the figures moving forward.
winding
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From this reading The three men took this latter road, a winding tortuous one which led up past an ancient castle and away to the heights behind.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Railway searchers and platelayers, even in England, find complete suits of clothes more often than one would imagine.
