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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 After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
Aiguillon
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From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
announced
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From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
away
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From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
barrenness
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From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
border
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From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
borders
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From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
branched
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From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
broad
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From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
Cahors
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From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
centre
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From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
country
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From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
curved
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From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
dense
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From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
describe
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From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
desolate
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From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
down
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From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
English
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From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
farther
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From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
followed
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From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
France
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From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
glade
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From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
grim
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From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
harried
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From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
hideous
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From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
horses
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From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
land
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From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
leaving
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From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
led
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From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
lonely
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From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
main
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From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
marshes
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From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
miles
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From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
Nigel
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From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
north
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From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
now
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From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
out
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From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
passing
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From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
path
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From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
plain
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From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
river
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From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
road
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From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
rolling
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From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
shore
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From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
Sir
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From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
smaller
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From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
some
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From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
splashed
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From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
stream
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From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
swiftly
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From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
swirling
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From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
ten
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From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
then
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From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
times
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From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
tract
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From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
traversed
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From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
vast
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From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
way
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From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
widening
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From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
wood
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From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
woods
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From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
wound
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From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
