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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 The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘Yes, Uncle Maurice has answered my letter very kindly.’
begun
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From this reading On one side was a youth who had begun to overtop her, on the other a girl of shorter and sturdier mould, who only reached up to her shoulder.
central
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From this reading The central one was a tall, slender lady, with a light shawl hung round her shoulders.
coming
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From this reading ‘So she is coming!’ the girl said.
contrast
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From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
cool
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From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
country
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From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
day
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From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
enjoying
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From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
freshening
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From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
garden
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From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
girl
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From this reading On one side was a youth who had begun to overtop her, on the other a girl of shorter and sturdier mould, who only reached up to her shoulder.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On one side was a youth who had begun to overtop her, on the other a girl of shorter and sturdier mould, who only reached up to her shoulder.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Yes, Uncle Maurice has answered my letter very kindly.’
heat
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From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The central one was a tall, slender lady, with a light shawl hung round her shoulders.
house
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From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
hung
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From this reading The central one was a tall, slender lady, with a light shawl hung round her shoulders.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘So she is coming!’ the girl said.
kindly
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From this reading ‘Yes, Uncle Maurice has answered my letter very kindly.’
lady
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From this reading The central one was a tall, slender lady, with a light shawl hung round her shoulders.
letter
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From this reading ‘Yes, Uncle Maurice has answered my letter very kindly.’
light
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From this reading The central one was a tall, slender lady, with a light shawl hung round her shoulders.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
Maurice
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From this reading ‘Yes, Uncle Maurice has answered my letter very kindly.’
mould
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From this reading On one side was a youth who had begun to overtop her, on the other a girl of shorter and sturdier mould, who only reached up to her shoulder.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Yes, Uncle Maurice has answered my letter very kindly.’
noise
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From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On one side was a youth who had begun to overtop her, on the other a girl of shorter and sturdier mould, who only reached up to her shoulder.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The central one was a tall, slender lady, with a light shawl hung round her shoulders.
only
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From this reading On one side was a youth who had begun to overtop her, on the other a girl of shorter and sturdier mould, who only reached up to her shoulder.
other
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From this reading On one side was a youth who had begun to overtop her, on the other a girl of shorter and sturdier mould, who only reached up to her shoulder.
overtop
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From this reading On one side was a youth who had begun to overtop her, on the other a girl of shorter and sturdier mould, who only reached up to her shoulder.
path
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From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
people
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From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
reached
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From this reading On one side was a youth who had begun to overtop her, on the other a girl of shorter and sturdier mould, who only reached up to her shoulder.
round
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From this reading The central one was a tall, slender lady, with a light shawl hung round her shoulders.
said
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From this reading ‘So she is coming!’ the girl said.
shawl
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From this reading The central one was a tall, slender lady, with a light shawl hung round her shoulders.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘So she is coming!’ the girl said.
shorter
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From this reading On one side was a youth who had begun to overtop her, on the other a girl of shorter and sturdier mould, who only reached up to her shoulder.
shoulder
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From this reading On one side was a youth who had begun to overtop her, on the other a girl of shorter and sturdier mould, who only reached up to her shoulder.
shoulders
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From this reading The central one was a tall, slender lady, with a light shawl hung round her shoulders.
side
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From this reading On one side was a youth who had begun to overtop her, on the other a girl of shorter and sturdier mould, who only reached up to her shoulder.
slender
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From this reading The central one was a tall, slender lady, with a light shawl hung round her shoulders.
slowly
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From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘So she is coming!’ the girl said.
sturdier
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From this reading On one side was a youth who had begun to overtop her, on the other a girl of shorter and sturdier mould, who only reached up to her shoulder.
summer's
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From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
sunny
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From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
tall
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From this reading The central one was a tall, slender lady, with a light shawl hung round her shoulders.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
three
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From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On one side was a youth who had begun to overtop her, on the other a girl of shorter and sturdier mould, who only reached up to her shoulder.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
Uncle
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From this reading ‘Yes, Uncle Maurice has answered my letter very kindly.’
up
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From this reading On one side was a youth who had begun to overtop her, on the other a girl of shorter and sturdier mould, who only reached up to her shoulder.
very
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From this reading ‘Yes, Uncle Maurice has answered my letter very kindly.’
walking
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From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On one side was a youth who had begun to overtop her, on the other a girl of shorter and sturdier mould, who only reached up to her shoulder.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cool twilight of a long sunny summer’s day was freshening the pleasant garden of a country house, and three people were walking slowly along a garden path enjoying the contrast with the heat, glare, and noise of the day.
Yes
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From this reading ‘Yes, Uncle Maurice has answered my letter very kindly.’
youth
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From this reading On one side was a youth who had begun to overtop her, on the other a girl of shorter and sturdier mould, who only reached up to her shoulder.
