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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 For a time he could think of nothing to do except to keep up and out of the valley.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
achieve
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From this reading It is after all not so great a country this Sussex, nor so hilly, from deepest valley to highest crest is not six hundred feet, yet what a greatness of effect it can achieve!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It is after all not so great a country this Sussex, nor so hilly, from deepest valley to highest crest is not six hundred feet, yet what a greatness of effect it can achieve!
all
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From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a time he could think of nothing to do except to keep up and out of the valley.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His whole being seemed to have come to his surfaces to look out at the budding of the year and hear the noise of the birds.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading His whole being seemed to have come to his surfaces to look out at the budding of the year and hear the noise of the birds.
birds
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From this reading His whole being seemed to have come to his surfaces to look out at the budding of the year and hear the noise of the birds.
budding
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From this reading His whole being seemed to have come to his surfaces to look out at the budding of the year and hear the noise of the birds.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It is after all not so great a country this Sussex, nor so hilly, from deepest valley to highest crest is not six hundred feet, yet what a greatness of effect it can achieve!
chalknounUS /tʃɔːk/
A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.
From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His whole being seemed to have come to his surfaces to look out at the budding of the year and hear the noise of the birds.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For a time he could think of nothing to do except to keep up and out of the valley.
country
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From this reading It is after all not so great a country this Sussex, nor so hilly, from deepest valley to highest crest is not six hundred feet, yet what a greatness of effect it can achieve!
crest
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From this reading It is after all not so great a country this Sussex, nor so hilly, from deepest valley to highest crest is not six hundred feet, yet what a greatness of effect it can achieve!
deepest
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From this reading It is after all not so great a country this Sussex, nor so hilly, from deepest valley to highest crest is not six hundred feet, yet what a greatness of effect it can achieve!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What was he to do?
Dorking
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From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
down
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From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
edge
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From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
effect
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From this reading It is after all not so great a country this Sussex, nor so hilly, from deepest valley to highest crest is not six hundred feet, yet what a greatness of effect it can achieve!
escape
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From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading For a time he could think of nothing to do except to keep up and out of the valley.
feet
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From this reading It is after all not so great a country this Sussex, nor so hilly, from deepest valley to highest crest is not six hundred feet, yet what a greatness of effect it can achieve!
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a time he could think of nothing to do except to keep up and out of the valley.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
got
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From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
greatness
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From this reading It is after all not so great a country this Sussex, nor so hilly, from deepest valley to highest crest is not six hundred feet, yet what a greatness of effect it can achieve!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His whole being seemed to have come to his surfaces to look out at the budding of the year and hear the noise of the birds.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What was he to do?
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His whole being seemed to have come to his surfaces to look out at the budding of the year and hear the noise of the birds.
highest
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From this reading It is after all not so great a country this Sussex, nor so hilly, from deepest valley to highest crest is not six hundred feet, yet what a greatness of effect it can achieve!
hills
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From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
hilly
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From this reading It is after all not so great a country this Sussex, nor so hilly, from deepest valley to highest crest is not six hundred feet, yet what a greatness of effect it can achieve!
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His whole being seemed to have come to his surfaces to look out at the budding of the year and hear the noise of the birds.
hundred
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From this reading It is after all not so great a country this Sussex, nor so hilly, from deepest valley to highest crest is not six hundred feet, yet what a greatness of effect it can achieve!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is after all not so great a country this Sussex, nor so hilly, from deepest valley to highest crest is not six hundred feet, yet what a greatness of effect it can achieve!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is after all not so great a country this Sussex, nor so hilly, from deepest valley to highest crest is not six hundred feet, yet what a greatness of effect it can achieve!
keep
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From this reading For a time he could think of nothing to do except to keep up and out of the valley.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His whole being seemed to have come to his surfaces to look out at the budding of the year and hear the noise of the birds.
near
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From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
noise
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From this reading His whole being seemed to have come to his surfaces to look out at the budding of the year and hear the noise of the birds.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It is after all not so great a country this Sussex, nor so hilly, from deepest valley to highest crest is not six hundred feet, yet what a greatness of effect it can achieve!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is after all not so great a country this Sussex, nor so hilly, from deepest valley to highest crest is not six hundred feet, yet what a greatness of effect it can achieve!
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For a time he could think of nothing to do except to keep up and out of the valley.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a time he could think of nothing to do except to keep up and out of the valley.
out
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From this reading For a time he could think of nothing to do except to keep up and out of the valley.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
plantations
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From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
reached
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From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
road
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From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
sat
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From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His whole being seemed to have come to his surfaces to look out at the budding of the year and hear the noise of the birds.
six
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From this reading It is after all not so great a country this Sussex, nor so hilly, from deepest valley to highest crest is not six hundred feet, yet what a greatness of effect it can achieve!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is after all not so great a country this Sussex, nor so hilly, from deepest valley to highest crest is not six hundred feet, yet what a greatness of effect it can achieve!
somewhere
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From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
southward
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From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
spaces
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From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
steep
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From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
surfaces
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From this reading His whole being seemed to have come to his surfaces to look out at the budding of the year and hear the noise of the birds.
surveyed
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From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
Sussex
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From this reading It is after all not so great a country this Sussex, nor so hilly, from deepest valley to highest crest is not six hundred feet, yet what a greatness of effect it can achieve!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a time he could think of nothing to do except to keep up and out of the valley.
then
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From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a time he could think of nothing to do except to keep up and out of the valley.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is after all not so great a country this Sussex, nor so hilly, from deepest valley to highest crest is not six hundred feet, yet what a greatness of effect it can achieve!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a time he could think of nothing to do except to keep up and out of the valley.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What was he to do?
trespassing
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From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
tumbled
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From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
up
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From this reading For a time he could think of nothing to do except to keep up and out of the valley.
valley
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From this reading For a time he could think of nothing to do except to keep up and out of the valley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was he to do?
Weald
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From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was he to do?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
whole
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From this reading His whole being seemed to have come to his surfaces to look out at the budding of the year and hear the noise of the birds.
wooded
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From this reading And then he got into a long road from which he had to escape, and trespassing southward through plantations he reached the steep edge of the hills and sat down over above a great chalk pit somewhere near Dorking and surveyed all the tumbled wooded spaces of the Weald....
year
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From this reading His whole being seemed to have come to his surfaces to look out at the budding of the year and hear the noise of the birds.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It is after all not so great a country this Sussex, nor so hilly, from deepest valley to highest crest is not six hundred feet, yet what a greatness of effect it can achieve!
