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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 She looked and shuddered, and spoke aloud with a curious, passionate imploring, like a child's.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
air
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From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
aloud
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From this reading She looked and shuddered, and spoke aloud with a curious, passionate imploring, like a child's.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LISTENING On her way back to the Court her eyes saw only the white road before her feet as she walked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She did not lift them until she found herself passing the lych-gate at the entrance to the churchyard.
back
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From this reading LISTENING On her way back to the Court her eyes saw only the white road before her feet as she walked.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading LISTENING On her way back to the Court her eyes saw only the white road before her feet as she walked.
bells
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From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
called
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From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
child's
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From this reading She looked and shuddered, and spoke aloud with a curious, passionate imploring, like a child's.
chimed
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From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
church
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From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
churchyard
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From this reading She did not lift them until she found herself passing the lych-gate at the entrance to the churchyard.
Court
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From this reading LISTENING On her way back to the Court her eyes saw only the white road before her feet as she walked.
curious
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From this reading She looked and shuddered, and spoke aloud with a curious, passionate imploring, like a child's.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not lift them until she found herself passing the lych-gate at the entrance to the churchyard.
don't
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From this reading “Oh, don't toll!
entrance
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From this reading She did not lift them until she found herself passing the lych-gate at the entrance to the churchyard.
eyes
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From this reading LISTENING On her way back to the Court her eyes saw only the white road before her feet as she walked.
feet
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From this reading LISTENING On her way back to the Court her eyes saw only the white road before her feet as she walked.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
forth
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From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not lift them until she found herself passing the lych-gate at the entrance to the churchyard.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
gave
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grey
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heavy
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From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LISTENING On her way back to the Court her eyes saw only the white road before her feet as she walked.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She did not lift them until she found herself passing the lych-gate at the entrance to the churchyard.
hung
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From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
imploring
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From this reading She looked and shuddered, and spoke aloud with a curious, passionate imploring, like a child's.
lift
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From this reading She did not lift them until she found herself passing the lych-gate at the entrance to the churchyard.
like
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From this reading She looked and shuddered, and spoke aloud with a curious, passionate imploring, like a child's.
LISTENING
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From this reading LISTENING On her way back to the Court her eyes saw only the white road before her feet as she walked.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
lych-gate
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From this reading She did not lift them until she found herself passing the lych-gate at the entrance to the churchyard.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not lift them until she found herself passing the lych-gate at the entrance to the churchyard.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, don't toll!
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LISTENING On her way back to the Court her eyes saw only the white road before her feet as she walked.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
only
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From this reading LISTENING On her way back to the Court her eyes saw only the white road before her feet as she walked.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
passing
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From this reading She did not lift them until she found herself passing the lych-gate at the entrance to the churchyard.
passionate
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From this reading She looked and shuddered, and spoke aloud with a curious, passionate imploring, like a child's.
regular
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From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
road
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From this reading LISTENING On her way back to the Court her eyes saw only the white road before her feet as she walked.
saw
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From this reading LISTENING On her way back to the Court her eyes saw only the white road before her feet as she walked.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LISTENING On her way back to the Court her eyes saw only the white road before her feet as she walked.
shuddered
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From this reading She looked and shuddered, and spoke aloud with a curious, passionate imploring, like a child's.
silent
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From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
slowly
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From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
spoke
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From this reading She looked and shuddered, and spoke aloud with a curious, passionate imploring, like a child's.
square
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From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
stone
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From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
stroke
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From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LISTENING On her way back to the Court her eyes saw only the white road before her feet as she walked.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She did not lift them until she found herself passing the lych-gate at the entrance to the churchyard.
Then
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From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LISTENING On her way back to the Court her eyes saw only the white road before her feet as she walked.
toll
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From this reading “Oh, don't toll!
tower
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From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She did not lift them until she found herself passing the lych-gate at the entrance to the churchyard.
up
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From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
village
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From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
walked
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From this reading LISTENING On her way back to the Court her eyes saw only the white road before her feet as she walked.
way
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From this reading LISTENING On her way back to the Court her eyes saw only the white road before her feet as she walked.
weddings
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From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up at the square grey stone tower where the bells hung, and from which they called the village to church, or chimed for weddings--or gave slowly forth to the silent air one heavy, regular stroke after another.
white
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From this reading LISTENING On her way back to the Court her eyes saw only the white road before her feet as she walked.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She looked and shuddered, and spoke aloud with a curious, passionate imploring, like a child's.
