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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The wind whipped up noisy little wavelets, and the cluck and clatter of these among the pebbles, the swish of the rushes and the freshening of the breeze against our faces, roused us.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The tall meadow-sweet was in bud along the tiny beach and we walked knee-deep among it, watching the foamy race of the ripples and the whitening of the willows on the far shore.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The wind whipped up noisy little wavelets, and the cluck and clatter of these among the pebbles, the swish of the rushes and the freshening of the breeze against our faces, roused us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long-drawn booming of the wind in the wood and the sobbing and moaning in the maples and oaks near the house, had made Lettie restless.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She did not want to go anywhere, she did not want to do anything, so she insisted on my just going out with her as far as the edge of the water.
anywhere
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From this reading She did not want to go anywhere, she did not want to do anything, so she insisted on my just going out with her as far as the edge of the water.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She did not want to go anywhere, she did not want to do anything, so she insisted on my just going out with her as far as the edge of the water.
beach
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From this reading The tall meadow-sweet was in bud along the tiny beach and we walked knee-deep among it, watching the foamy race of the ripples and the whitening of the willows on the far shore.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We crossed the tangle of fern and bracken, bramble and wild raspberry canes that spread in the open space before the house, and we went down the grassy slope to the edge of Nethermere.
boomingnounUS /ˈbooming/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The long-drawn booming of the wind in the wood and the sobbing and moaning in the maples and oaks near the house, had made Lettie restless.
bracken
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From this reading We crossed the tangle of fern and bracken, bramble and wild raspberry canes that spread in the open space before the house, and we went down the grassy slope to the edge of Nethermere.
bramble
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From this reading We crossed the tangle of fern and bracken, bramble and wild raspberry canes that spread in the open space before the house, and we went down the grassy slope to the edge of Nethermere.
breeze
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From this reading The wind whipped up noisy little wavelets, and the cluck and clatter of these among the pebbles, the swish of the rushes and the freshening of the breeze against our faces, roused us.
bud
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From this reading The tall meadow-sweet was in bud along the tiny beach and we walked knee-deep among it, watching the foamy race of the ripples and the whitening of the willows on the far shore.
canes
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From this reading We crossed the tangle of fern and bracken, bramble and wild raspberry canes that spread in the open space before the house, and we went down the grassy slope to the edge of Nethermere.
clatter
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From this reading The wind whipped up noisy little wavelets, and the cluck and clatter of these among the pebbles, the swish of the rushes and the freshening of the breeze against our faces, roused us.
cluck
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From this reading The wind whipped up noisy little wavelets, and the cluck and clatter of these among the pebbles, the swish of the rushes and the freshening of the breeze against our faces, roused us.
crossed
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From this reading We crossed the tangle of fern and bracken, bramble and wild raspberry canes that spread in the open space before the house, and we went down the grassy slope to the edge of Nethermere.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not want to go anywhere, she did not want to do anything, so she insisted on my just going out with her as far as the edge of the water.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She did not want to go anywhere, she did not want to do anything, so she insisted on my just going out with her as far as the edge of the water.
down
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From this reading We crossed the tangle of fern and bracken, bramble and wild raspberry canes that spread in the open space before the house, and we went down the grassy slope to the edge of Nethermere.
edge
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From this reading She did not want to go anywhere, she did not want to do anything, so she insisted on my just going out with her as far as the edge of the water.
faces
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From this reading The wind whipped up noisy little wavelets, and the cluck and clatter of these among the pebbles, the swish of the rushes and the freshening of the breeze against our faces, roused us.
far
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From this reading She did not want to go anywhere, she did not want to do anything, so she insisted on my just going out with her as far as the edge of the water.
fern
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From this reading We crossed the tangle of fern and bracken, bramble and wild raspberry canes that spread in the open space before the house, and we went down the grassy slope to the edge of Nethermere.
foamy
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From this reading The tall meadow-sweet was in bud along the tiny beach and we walked knee-deep among it, watching the foamy race of the ripples and the whitening of the willows on the far shore.
freshening
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From this reading The wind whipped up noisy little wavelets, and the cluck and clatter of these among the pebbles, the swish of the rushes and the freshening of the breeze against our faces, roused us.
go
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From this reading She did not want to go anywhere, she did not want to do anything, so she insisted on my just going out with her as far as the edge of the water.
going
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From this reading She did not want to go anywhere, she did not want to do anything, so she insisted on my just going out with her as far as the edge of the water.
grassy
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From this reading We crossed the tangle of fern and bracken, bramble and wild raspberry canes that spread in the open space before the house, and we went down the grassy slope to the edge of Nethermere.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The long-drawn booming of the wind in the wood and the sobbing and moaning in the maples and oaks near the house, had made Lettie restless.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not want to go anywhere, she did not want to do anything, so she insisted on my just going out with her as far as the edge of the water.
house
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From this reading The long-drawn booming of the wind in the wood and the sobbing and moaning in the maples and oaks near the house, had made Lettie restless.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The long-drawn booming of the wind in the wood and the sobbing and moaning in the maples and oaks near the house, had made Lettie restless.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading She did not want to go anywhere, she did not want to do anything, so she insisted on my just going out with her as far as the edge of the water.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The tall meadow-sweet was in bud along the tiny beach and we walked knee-deep among it, watching the foamy race of the ripples and the whitening of the willows on the far shore.
just
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From this reading She did not want to go anywhere, she did not want to do anything, so she insisted on my just going out with her as far as the edge of the water.
knee-deep
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From this reading The tall meadow-sweet was in bud along the tiny beach and we walked knee-deep among it, watching the foamy race of the ripples and the whitening of the willows on the far shore.
Lettie
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From this reading The long-drawn booming of the wind in the wood and the sobbing and moaning in the maples and oaks near the house, had made Lettie restless.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind whipped up noisy little wavelets, and the cluck and clatter of these among the pebbles, the swish of the rushes and the freshening of the breeze against our faces, roused us.
long-drawn
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From this reading The long-drawn booming of the wind in the wood and the sobbing and moaning in the maples and oaks near the house, had made Lettie restless.
made
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From this reading The long-drawn booming of the wind in the wood and the sobbing and moaning in the maples and oaks near the house, had made Lettie restless.
maples
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From this reading The long-drawn booming of the wind in the wood and the sobbing and moaning in the maples and oaks near the house, had made Lettie restless.
meadow-sweet
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From this reading The tall meadow-sweet was in bud along the tiny beach and we walked knee-deep among it, watching the foamy race of the ripples and the whitening of the willows on the far shore.
moaning
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From this reading The long-drawn booming of the wind in the wood and the sobbing and moaning in the maples and oaks near the house, had made Lettie restless.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She did not want to go anywhere, she did not want to do anything, so she insisted on my just going out with her as far as the edge of the water.
near
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From this reading The long-drawn booming of the wind in the wood and the sobbing and moaning in the maples and oaks near the house, had made Lettie restless.
Nethermere
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From this reading We crossed the tangle of fern and bracken, bramble and wild raspberry canes that spread in the open space before the house, and we went down the grassy slope to the edge of Nethermere.
noisy
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From this reading The wind whipped up noisy little wavelets, and the cluck and clatter of these among the pebbles, the swish of the rushes and the freshening of the breeze against our faces, roused us.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not want to go anywhere, she did not want to do anything, so she insisted on my just going out with her as far as the edge of the water.
oaks
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From this reading The long-drawn booming of the wind in the wood and the sobbing and moaning in the maples and oaks near the house, had made Lettie restless.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The long-drawn booming of the wind in the wood and the sobbing and moaning in the maples and oaks near the house, had made Lettie restless.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She did not want to go anywhere, she did not want to do anything, so she insisted on my just going out with her as far as the edge of the water.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading We crossed the tangle of fern and bracken, bramble and wild raspberry canes that spread in the open space before the house, and we went down the grassy slope to the edge of Nethermere.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The wind whipped up noisy little wavelets, and the cluck and clatter of these among the pebbles, the swish of the rushes and the freshening of the breeze against our faces, roused us.
out
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From this reading She did not want to go anywhere, she did not want to do anything, so she insisted on my just going out with her as far as the edge of the water.
pebbles
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From this reading The wind whipped up noisy little wavelets, and the cluck and clatter of these among the pebbles, the swish of the rushes and the freshening of the breeze against our faces, roused us.
race
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From this reading The tall meadow-sweet was in bud along the tiny beach and we walked knee-deep among it, watching the foamy race of the ripples and the whitening of the willows on the far shore.
raspberry
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From this reading We crossed the tangle of fern and bracken, bramble and wild raspberry canes that spread in the open space before the house, and we went down the grassy slope to the edge of Nethermere.
restless
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From this reading The long-drawn booming of the wind in the wood and the sobbing and moaning in the maples and oaks near the house, had made Lettie restless.
ripples
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From this reading The tall meadow-sweet was in bud along the tiny beach and we walked knee-deep among it, watching the foamy race of the ripples and the whitening of the willows on the far shore.
roused
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From this reading The wind whipped up noisy little wavelets, and the cluck and clatter of these among the pebbles, the swish of the rushes and the freshening of the breeze against our faces, roused us.
rushes
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From this reading The wind whipped up noisy little wavelets, and the cluck and clatter of these among the pebbles, the swish of the rushes and the freshening of the breeze against our faces, roused us.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not want to go anywhere, she did not want to do anything, so she insisted on my just going out with her as far as the edge of the water.
shore
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From this reading The tall meadow-sweet was in bud along the tiny beach and we walked knee-deep among it, watching the foamy race of the ripples and the whitening of the willows on the far shore.
slope
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From this reading We crossed the tangle of fern and bracken, bramble and wild raspberry canes that spread in the open space before the house, and we went down the grassy slope to the edge of Nethermere.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She did not want to go anywhere, she did not want to do anything, so she insisted on my just going out with her as far as the edge of the water.
sobbing
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From this reading The long-drawn booming of the wind in the wood and the sobbing and moaning in the maples and oaks near the house, had made Lettie restless.
space
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From this reading We crossed the tangle of fern and bracken, bramble and wild raspberry canes that spread in the open space before the house, and we went down the grassy slope to the edge of Nethermere.
spread
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From this reading We crossed the tangle of fern and bracken, bramble and wild raspberry canes that spread in the open space before the house, and we went down the grassy slope to the edge of Nethermere.
swish
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From this reading The wind whipped up noisy little wavelets, and the cluck and clatter of these among the pebbles, the swish of the rushes and the freshening of the breeze against our faces, roused us.
tall
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From this reading The tall meadow-sweet was in bud along the tiny beach and we walked knee-deep among it, watching the foamy race of the ripples and the whitening of the willows on the far shore.
tangle
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From this reading We crossed the tangle of fern and bracken, bramble and wild raspberry canes that spread in the open space before the house, and we went down the grassy slope to the edge of Nethermere.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We crossed the tangle of fern and bracken, bramble and wild raspberry canes that spread in the open space before the house, and we went down the grassy slope to the edge of Nethermere.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The long-drawn booming of the wind in the wood and the sobbing and moaning in the maples and oaks near the house, had made Lettie restless.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The wind whipped up noisy little wavelets, and the cluck and clatter of these among the pebbles, the swish of the rushes and the freshening of the breeze against our faces, roused us.
tiny
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From this reading The tall meadow-sweet was in bud along the tiny beach and we walked knee-deep among it, watching the foamy race of the ripples and the whitening of the willows on the far shore.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not want to go anywhere, she did not want to do anything, so she insisted on my just going out with her as far as the edge of the water.
up
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From this reading The wind whipped up noisy little wavelets, and the cluck and clatter of these among the pebbles, the swish of the rushes and the freshening of the breeze against our faces, roused us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The wind whipped up noisy little wavelets, and the cluck and clatter of these among the pebbles, the swish of the rushes and the freshening of the breeze against our faces, roused us.
walked
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From this reading The tall meadow-sweet was in bud along the tiny beach and we walked knee-deep among it, watching the foamy race of the ripples and the whitening of the willows on the far shore.
want
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From this reading She did not want to go anywhere, she did not want to do anything, so she insisted on my just going out with her as far as the edge of the water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tall meadow-sweet was in bud along the tiny beach and we walked knee-deep among it, watching the foamy race of the ripples and the whitening of the willows on the far shore.
watching
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From this reading The tall meadow-sweet was in bud along the tiny beach and we walked knee-deep among it, watching the foamy race of the ripples and the whitening of the willows on the far shore.
water
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From this reading She did not want to go anywhere, she did not want to do anything, so she insisted on my just going out with her as far as the edge of the water.
wavelets
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From this reading The wind whipped up noisy little wavelets, and the cluck and clatter of these among the pebbles, the swish of the rushes and the freshening of the breeze against our faces, roused us.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We crossed the tangle of fern and bracken, bramble and wild raspberry canes that spread in the open space before the house, and we went down the grassy slope to the edge of Nethermere.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We crossed the tangle of fern and bracken, bramble and wild raspberry canes that spread in the open space before the house, and we went down the grassy slope to the edge of Nethermere.
whippednounUS /ˈwhipped/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The wind whipped up noisy little wavelets, and the cluck and clatter of these among the pebbles, the swish of the rushes and the freshening of the breeze against our faces, roused us.
whitening
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From this reading The tall meadow-sweet was in bud along the tiny beach and we walked knee-deep among it, watching the foamy race of the ripples and the whitening of the willows on the far shore.
wild
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From this reading We crossed the tangle of fern and bracken, bramble and wild raspberry canes that spread in the open space before the house, and we went down the grassy slope to the edge of Nethermere.
willows
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From this reading The tall meadow-sweet was in bud along the tiny beach and we walked knee-deep among it, watching the foamy race of the ripples and the whitening of the willows on the far shore.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long-drawn booming of the wind in the wood and the sobbing and moaning in the maples and oaks near the house, had made Lettie restless.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She did not want to go anywhere, she did not want to do anything, so she insisted on my just going out with her as far as the edge of the water.
wood
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From this reading The long-drawn booming of the wind in the wood and the sobbing and moaning in the maples and oaks near the house, had made Lettie restless.
