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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 BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Raymond, the elder, was about fourteen years old, and his brother Louis was some eighteen months younger.
ago
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From this reading In form and feature, and in general disposition and character, they were not unlike many of the boys of our day, and yet these two young fellows lived more than six hundred years ago.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had been bathing in the stream, and now, having dressed, they were talking together on the bank.
bank
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From this reading They had been bathing in the stream, and now, having dressed, they were talking together on the bank.
bathing
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From this reading They had been bathing in the stream, and now, having dressed, they were talking together on the bank.
beautiful
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From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been bathing in the stream, and now, having dressed, they were talking together on the bank.
boys
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From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
breeches
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From this reading They were dressed in simple tunics, one green, one brown, and wore short breeches, dark-colored stockings, and rather clumsy shoes.
brother
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From this reading Raymond, the elder, was about fourteen years old, and his brother Louis was some eighteen months younger.
brothers
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From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
brown
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From this reading They were dressed in simple tunics, one green, one brown, and wore short breeches, dark-colored stockings, and rather clumsy shoes.
Burgundy
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From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
character
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From this reading In form and feature, and in general disposition and character, they were not unlike many of the boys of our day, and yet these two young fellows lived more than six hundred years ago.
clumsyadjectiveUS /ˈklʌmzi/
awkward in movement or handling things
From this reading They were dressed in simple tunics, one green, one brown, and wore short breeches, dark-colored stockings, and rather clumsy shoes.
dark-colored
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From this reading They were dressed in simple tunics, one green, one brown, and wore short breeches, dark-colored stockings, and rather clumsy shoes.
day
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From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading In form and feature, and in general disposition and character, they were not unlike many of the boys of our day, and yet these two young fellows lived more than six hundred years ago.
dressed
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From this reading They had been bathing in the stream, and now, having dressed, they were talking together on the bank.
early
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From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
eighteen
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From this reading Raymond, the elder, was about fourteen years old, and his brother Louis was some eighteen months younger.
elder
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From this reading Raymond, the elder, was about fourteen years old, and his brother Louis was some eighteen months younger.
feature
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From this reading In form and feature, and in general disposition and character, they were not unlike many of the boys of our day, and yet these two young fellows lived more than six hundred years ago.
fellows
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From this reading In form and feature, and in general disposition and character, they were not unlike many of the boys of our day, and yet these two young fellows lived more than six hundred years ago.
form
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From this reading In form and feature, and in general disposition and character, they were not unlike many of the boys of our day, and yet these two young fellows lived more than six hundred years ago.
fourteen
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From this reading Raymond, the elder, was about fourteen years old, and his brother Louis was some eighteen months younger.
France
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From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
general
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From this reading In form and feature, and in general disposition and character, they were not unlike many of the boys of our day, and yet these two young fellows lived more than six hundred years ago.
green
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From this reading They were dressed in simple tunics, one green, one brown, and wore short breeches, dark-colored stockings, and rather clumsy shoes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been bathing in the stream, and now, having dressed, they were talking together on the bank.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading They had been bathing in the stream, and now, having dressed, they were talking together on the bank.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Raymond, the elder, was about fourteen years old, and his brother Louis was some eighteen months younger.
hundred
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From this reading In form and feature, and in general disposition and character, they were not unlike many of the boys of our day, and yet these two young fellows lived more than six hundred years ago.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
lived
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From this reading In form and feature, and in general disposition and character, they were not unlike many of the boys of our day, and yet these two young fellows lived more than six hundred years ago.
Louis
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From this reading Raymond, the elder, was about fourteen years old, and his brother Louis was some eighteen months younger.
many
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From this reading In form and feature, and in general disposition and character, they were not unlike many of the boys of our day, and yet these two young fellows lived more than six hundred years ago.
months
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From this reading Raymond, the elder, was about fourteen years old, and his brother Louis was some eighteen months younger.
more
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From this reading In form and feature, and in general disposition and character, they were not unlike many of the boys of our day, and yet these two young fellows lived more than six hundred years ago.
most
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From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In form and feature, and in general disposition and character, they were not unlike many of the boys of our day, and yet these two young fellows lived more than six hundred years ago.
now
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From this reading They had been bathing in the stream, and now, having dressed, they were talking together on the bank.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
old
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From this reading Raymond, the elder, was about fourteen years old, and his brother Louis was some eighteen months younger.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In form and feature, and in general disposition and character, they were not unlike many of the boys of our day, and yet these two young fellows lived more than six hundred years ago.
picturesque
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From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
portions
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From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
province
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From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
ran
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From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
rather
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From this reading They were dressed in simple tunics, one green, one brown, and wore short breeches, dark-colored stockings, and rather clumsy shoes.
Raymond
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From this reading Raymond, the elder, was about fourteen years old, and his brother Louis was some eighteen months younger.
sat
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From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
shoes
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From this reading They were dressed in simple tunics, one green, one brown, and wore short breeches, dark-colored stockings, and rather clumsy shoes.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading They were dressed in simple tunics, one green, one brown, and wore short breeches, dark-colored stockings, and rather clumsy shoes.
side
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From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
simple
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From this reading They were dressed in simple tunics, one green, one brown, and wore short breeches, dark-colored stockings, and rather clumsy shoes.
six
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From this reading In form and feature, and in general disposition and character, they were not unlike many of the boys of our day, and yet these two young fellows lived more than six hundred years ago.
small
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From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
some
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From this reading Raymond, the elder, was about fourteen years old, and his brother Louis was some eighteen months younger.
stockings
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From this reading They were dressed in simple tunics, one green, one brown, and wore short breeches, dark-colored stockings, and rather clumsy shoes.
stream
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From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
summer
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From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
talking
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From this reading They had been bathing in the stream, and now, having dressed, they were talking together on the bank.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In form and feature, and in general disposition and character, they were not unlike many of the boys of our day, and yet these two young fellows lived more than six hundred years ago.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
there
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From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In form and feature, and in general disposition and character, they were not unlike many of the boys of our day, and yet these two young fellows lived more than six hundred years ago.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been bathing in the stream, and now, having dressed, they were talking together on the bank.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
together
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From this reading They had been bathing in the stream, and now, having dressed, they were talking together on the bank.
tunics
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From this reading They were dressed in simple tunics, one green, one brown, and wore short breeches, dark-colored stockings, and rather clumsy shoes.
two
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From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
unlike
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From this reading In form and feature, and in general disposition and character, they were not unlike many of the boys of our day, and yet these two young fellows lived more than six hundred years ago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Raymond, the elder, was about fourteen years old, and his brother Louis was some eighteen months younger.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading BY the side of a small stream, which ran through one of the most picturesque portions of the province of Burgundy, in France, there sat, on a beautiful day in early summer, two boys, who were brothers.
wore
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From this reading They were dressed in simple tunics, one green, one brown, and wore short breeches, dark-colored stockings, and rather clumsy shoes.
years
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From this reading Raymond, the elder, was about fourteen years old, and his brother Louis was some eighteen months younger.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading In form and feature, and in general disposition and character, they were not unlike many of the boys of our day, and yet these two young fellows lived more than six hundred years ago.
young
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From this reading In form and feature, and in general disposition and character, they were not unlike many of the boys of our day, and yet these two young fellows lived more than six hundred years ago.
younger
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From this reading Raymond, the elder, was about fourteen years old, and his brother Louis was some eighteen months younger.
