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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 It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
all
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From this reading They had planted their mansion in a sheltered spot, where it would be safe from the winds that range over the country and all the moorland heights.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
any
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From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
attempt
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From this reading I will not attempt to follow in detail the course of that autumn.
autumn
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From this reading I will not attempt to follow in detail the course of that autumn.
autumnal
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From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The old Kingswards had been moved by no such ridiculous modern sentiments.
begun
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From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
bright
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From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The old Kingswards had been moved by no such ridiculous modern sentiments.
colouring
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From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
country
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From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will not attempt to follow in detail the course of that autumn.
days
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From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
detail
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From this reading I will not attempt to follow in detail the course of that autumn.
ending
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From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
follow
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From this reading I will not attempt to follow in detail the course of that autumn.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had planted their mansion in a sheltered spot, where it would be safe from the winds that range over the country and all the moorland heights.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
health
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From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
heights
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From this reading They had planted their mansion in a sheltered spot, where it would be safe from the winds that range over the country and all the moorland heights.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
hills
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From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
hillsides
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From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
home
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From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
house
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From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
houses
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From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will not attempt to follow in detail the course of that autumn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I will not attempt to follow in detail the course of that autumn.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
Kingsward
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From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
Kingswarden
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From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
Kingswards
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From this reading The old Kingswards had been moved by no such ridiculous modern sentiments.
lost
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From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
mansion
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From this reading They had planted their mansion in a sheltered spot, where it would be safe from the winds that range over the country and all the moorland heights.
model
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From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
modern
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From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
month
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From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
moorland
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From this reading They had planted their mansion in a sheltered spot, where it would be safe from the winds that range over the country and all the moorland heights.
moved
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From this reading The old Kingswards had been moved by no such ridiculous modern sentiments.
Mrs
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From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
much
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From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The old Kingswards had been moved by no such ridiculous modern sentiments.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will not attempt to follow in detail the course of that autumn.
October
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From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I will not attempt to follow in detail the course of that autumn.
old
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From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They had planted their mansion in a sheltered spot, where it would be safe from the winds that range over the country and all the moorland heights.
pitchednounUS /pitched/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
placed
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From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
planted
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From this reading They had planted their mansion in a sheltered spot, where it would be safe from the winds that range over the country and all the moorland heights.
points
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From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
range
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From this reading They had planted their mansion in a sheltered spot, where it would be safe from the winds that range over the country and all the moorland heights.
reached
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From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
recovered
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From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
ridiculous
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From this reading The old Kingswards had been moved by no such ridiculous modern sentiments.
safe
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From this reading They had planted their mansion in a sheltered spot, where it would be safe from the winds that range over the country and all the moorland heights.
scarcely
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From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
season
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From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
sentiments
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From this reading The old Kingswards had been moved by no such ridiculous modern sentiments.
serene
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From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
sheltered
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From this reading They had planted their mansion in a sheltered spot, where it would be safe from the winds that range over the country and all the moorland heights.
spot
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From this reading They had planted their mansion in a sheltered spot, where it would be safe from the winds that range over the country and all the moorland heights.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The old Kingswards had been moved by no such ridiculous modern sentiments.
Surrey
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From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
taken
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From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I will not attempt to follow in detail the course of that autumn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I will not attempt to follow in detail the course of that autumn.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had planted their mansion in a sheltered spot, where it would be safe from the winds that range over the country and all the moorland heights.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
there
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From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I will not attempt to follow in detail the course of that autumn.
trees
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From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
view
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From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The trees had scarcely begun to take any autumnal colouring upon them when they reached Kingswarden--a house which stood among the Surrey hills; an old house placed not as modern houses are, pitched upon hillsides, or at points where there is “a view.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a fine season, and Mrs. Kingsward was taken to her home in the country and recovered much of her lost health in the serene ending of the month and the bright days of October, which was a model October--everything that month ought to be.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will not attempt to follow in detail the course of that autumn.
winds
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From this reading They had planted their mansion in a sheltered spot, where it would be safe from the winds that range over the country and all the moorland heights.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They had planted their mansion in a sheltered spot, where it would be safe from the winds that range over the country and all the moorland heights.
