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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 There had been much of advantage in that long sojourn with her uncle the huntsman, in his better house than this, a mile in the castle wood, above the town so much greater than Hawthorn Village!
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There had been much of advantage in that long sojourn with her uncle the huntsman, in his better house than this, a mile in the castle wood, above the town so much greater than Hawthorn Village!
advantage
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From this reading There had been much of advantage in that long sojourn with her uncle the huntsman, in his better house than this, a mile in the castle wood, above the town so much greater than Hawthorn Village!
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading JOAN IT was May three years since Joan had smelled the apple tree in blossom by the well, or had marked the heartsease amid the grass.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She drew her bucket of water, flashing, dripping, and cold, rested it upon the well-stone, and regarded with grey eyes the cottage and its handbreadth of garden.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOAN IT was May three years since Joan had smelled the apple tree in blossom by the well, or had marked the heartsease amid the grass.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been much of advantage in that long sojourn with her uncle the huntsman, in his better house than this, a mile in the castle wood, above the town so much greater than Hawthorn Village!
better
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From this reading There had been much of advantage in that long sojourn with her uncle the huntsman, in his better house than this, a mile in the castle wood, above the town so much greater than Hawthorn Village!
blossom
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From this reading JOAN IT was May three years since Joan had smelled the apple tree in blossom by the well, or had marked the heartsease amid the grass.
bright
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From this reading There had been the town to walk to, the bright things to see, the bustle in the streets, the music in the church, the occasional processions and pageants, the fairs and feast days.
bucket
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From this reading She drew her bucket of water, flashing, dripping, and cold, rested it upon the well-stone, and regarded with grey eyes the cottage and its handbreadth of garden.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading There had been the town to walk to, the bright things to see, the bustle in the streets, the music in the church, the occasional processions and pageants, the fairs and feast days.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading JOAN IT was May three years since Joan had smelled the apple tree in blossom by the well, or had marked the heartsease amid the grass.
castle
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From this reading There had been much of advantage in that long sojourn with her uncle the huntsman, in his better house than this, a mile in the castle wood, above the town so much greater than Hawthorn Village!
church
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From this reading There had been the town to walk to, the bright things to see, the bustle in the streets, the music in the church, the occasional processions and pageants, the fairs and feast days.
cold
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From this reading She drew her bucket of water, flashing, dripping, and cold, rested it upon the well-stone, and regarded with grey eyes the cottage and its handbreadth of garden.
cottage
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From this reading She drew her bucket of water, flashing, dripping, and cold, rested it upon the well-stone, and regarded with grey eyes the cottage and its handbreadth of garden.
days
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From this reading There had been the town to walk to, the bright things to see, the bustle in the streets, the music in the church, the occasional processions and pageants, the fairs and feast days.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She drew her bucket of water, flashing, dripping, and cold, rested it upon the well-stone, and regarded with grey eyes the cottage and its handbreadth of garden.
dripping
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From this reading She drew her bucket of water, flashing, dripping, and cold, rested it upon the well-stone, and regarded with grey eyes the cottage and its handbreadth of garden.
eyes
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From this reading She drew her bucket of water, flashing, dripping, and cold, rested it upon the well-stone, and regarded with grey eyes the cottage and its handbreadth of garden.
fairs
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From this reading There had been the town to walk to, the bright things to see, the bustle in the streets, the music in the church, the occasional processions and pageants, the fairs and feast days.
feast
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From this reading There had been the town to walk to, the bright things to see, the bustle in the streets, the music in the church, the occasional processions and pageants, the fairs and feast days.
flashing
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From this reading She drew her bucket of water, flashing, dripping, and cold, rested it upon the well-stone, and regarded with grey eyes the cottage and its handbreadth of garden.
garden
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From this reading She drew her bucket of water, flashing, dripping, and cold, rested it upon the well-stone, and regarded with grey eyes the cottage and its handbreadth of garden.
grass
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From this reading JOAN IT was May three years since Joan had smelled the apple tree in blossom by the well, or had marked the heartsease amid the grass.
greater
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From this reading There had been much of advantage in that long sojourn with her uncle the huntsman, in his better house than this, a mile in the castle wood, above the town so much greater than Hawthorn Village!
grey
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From this reading She drew her bucket of water, flashing, dripping, and cold, rested it upon the well-stone, and regarded with grey eyes the cottage and its handbreadth of garden.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JOAN IT was May three years since Joan had smelled the apple tree in blossom by the well, or had marked the heartsease amid the grass.
handbreadth
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From this reading She drew her bucket of water, flashing, dripping, and cold, rested it upon the well-stone, and regarded with grey eyes the cottage and its handbreadth of garden.
Hawthorn
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From this reading There had been much of advantage in that long sojourn with her uncle the huntsman, in his better house than this, a mile in the castle wood, above the town so much greater than Hawthorn Village!
heartsease
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From this reading JOAN IT was May three years since Joan had smelled the apple tree in blossom by the well, or had marked the heartsease amid the grass.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She drew her bucket of water, flashing, dripping, and cold, rested it upon the well-stone, and regarded with grey eyes the cottage and its handbreadth of garden.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There had been much of advantage in that long sojourn with her uncle the huntsman, in his better house than this, a mile in the castle wood, above the town so much greater than Hawthorn Village!
house
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From this reading There had been much of advantage in that long sojourn with her uncle the huntsman, in his better house than this, a mile in the castle wood, above the town so much greater than Hawthorn Village!
huntsman
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From this reading There had been much of advantage in that long sojourn with her uncle the huntsman, in his better house than this, a mile in the castle wood, above the town so much greater than Hawthorn Village!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JOAN IT was May three years since Joan had smelled the apple tree in blossom by the well, or had marked the heartsease amid the grass.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading JOAN IT was May three years since Joan had smelled the apple tree in blossom by the well, or had marked the heartsease amid the grass.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She drew her bucket of water, flashing, dripping, and cold, rested it upon the well-stone, and regarded with grey eyes the cottage and its handbreadth of garden.
JOAN
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From this reading JOAN IT was May three years since Joan had smelled the apple tree in blossom by the well, or had marked the heartsease amid the grass.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been much of advantage in that long sojourn with her uncle the huntsman, in his better house than this, a mile in the castle wood, above the town so much greater than Hawthorn Village!
marked
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From this reading JOAN IT was May three years since Joan had smelled the apple tree in blossom by the well, or had marked the heartsease amid the grass.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading JOAN IT was May three years since Joan had smelled the apple tree in blossom by the well, or had marked the heartsease amid the grass.
mile
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From this reading There had been much of advantage in that long sojourn with her uncle the huntsman, in his better house than this, a mile in the castle wood, above the town so much greater than Hawthorn Village!
much
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From this reading There had been much of advantage in that long sojourn with her uncle the huntsman, in his better house than this, a mile in the castle wood, above the town so much greater than Hawthorn Village!
music
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From this reading There had been the town to walk to, the bright things to see, the bustle in the streets, the music in the church, the occasional processions and pageants, the fairs and feast days.
occasional
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From this reading There had been the town to walk to, the bright things to see, the bustle in the streets, the music in the church, the occasional processions and pageants, the fairs and feast days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She drew her bucket of water, flashing, dripping, and cold, rested it upon the well-stone, and regarded with grey eyes the cottage and its handbreadth of garden.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading JOAN IT was May three years since Joan had smelled the apple tree in blossom by the well, or had marked the heartsease amid the grass.
pageants
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From this reading There had been the town to walk to, the bright things to see, the bustle in the streets, the music in the church, the occasional processions and pageants, the fairs and feast days.
processions
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From this reading There had been the town to walk to, the bright things to see, the bustle in the streets, the music in the church, the occasional processions and pageants, the fairs and feast days.
regarded
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From this reading She drew her bucket of water, flashing, dripping, and cold, rested it upon the well-stone, and regarded with grey eyes the cottage and its handbreadth of garden.
rested
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From this reading She drew her bucket of water, flashing, dripping, and cold, rested it upon the well-stone, and regarded with grey eyes the cottage and its handbreadth of garden.
see
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From this reading There had been the town to walk to, the bright things to see, the bustle in the streets, the music in the church, the occasional processions and pageants, the fairs and feast days.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She drew her bucket of water, flashing, dripping, and cold, rested it upon the well-stone, and regarded with grey eyes the cottage and its handbreadth of garden.
sighed
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From this reading She sighed.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading JOAN IT was May three years since Joan had smelled the apple tree in blossom by the well, or had marked the heartsease amid the grass.
smelled
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From this reading JOAN IT was May three years since Joan had smelled the apple tree in blossom by the well, or had marked the heartsease amid the grass.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There had been much of advantage in that long sojourn with her uncle the huntsman, in his better house than this, a mile in the castle wood, above the town so much greater than Hawthorn Village!
sojourn
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From this reading There had been much of advantage in that long sojourn with her uncle the huntsman, in his better house than this, a mile in the castle wood, above the town so much greater than Hawthorn Village!
streets
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From this reading There had been the town to walk to, the bright things to see, the bustle in the streets, the music in the church, the occasional processions and pageants, the fairs and feast days.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There had been much of advantage in that long sojourn with her uncle the huntsman, in his better house than this, a mile in the castle wood, above the town so much greater than Hawthorn Village!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There had been much of advantage in that long sojourn with her uncle the huntsman, in his better house than this, a mile in the castle wood, above the town so much greater than Hawthorn Village!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOAN IT was May three years since Joan had smelled the apple tree in blossom by the well, or had marked the heartsease amid the grass.
There
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From this reading There had been much of advantage in that long sojourn with her uncle the huntsman, in his better house than this, a mile in the castle wood, above the town so much greater than Hawthorn Village!
things
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From this reading There had been the town to walk to, the bright things to see, the bustle in the streets, the music in the church, the occasional processions and pageants, the fairs and feast days.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There had been much of advantage in that long sojourn with her uncle the huntsman, in his better house than this, a mile in the castle wood, above the town so much greater than Hawthorn Village!
three
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From this reading JOAN IT was May three years since Joan had smelled the apple tree in blossom by the well, or had marked the heartsease amid the grass.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There had been the town to walk to, the bright things to see, the bustle in the streets, the music in the church, the occasional processions and pageants, the fairs and feast days.
town
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From this reading There had been much of advantage in that long sojourn with her uncle the huntsman, in his better house than this, a mile in the castle wood, above the town so much greater than Hawthorn Village!
tree
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From this reading JOAN IT was May three years since Joan had smelled the apple tree in blossom by the well, or had marked the heartsease amid the grass.
uncle
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From this reading There had been much of advantage in that long sojourn with her uncle the huntsman, in his better house than this, a mile in the castle wood, above the town so much greater than Hawthorn Village!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She drew her bucket of water, flashing, dripping, and cold, rested it upon the well-stone, and regarded with grey eyes the cottage and its handbreadth of garden.
Village
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From this reading There had been much of advantage in that long sojourn with her uncle the huntsman, in his better house than this, a mile in the castle wood, above the town so much greater than Hawthorn Village!
walk
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From this reading There had been the town to walk to, the bright things to see, the bustle in the streets, the music in the church, the occasional processions and pageants, the fairs and feast days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOAN IT was May three years since Joan had smelled the apple tree in blossom by the well, or had marked the heartsease amid the grass.
water
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From this reading She drew her bucket of water, flashing, dripping, and cold, rested it upon the well-stone, and regarded with grey eyes the cottage and its handbreadth of garden.
well
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From this reading JOAN IT was May three years since Joan had smelled the apple tree in blossom by the well, or had marked the heartsease amid the grass.
well-stone
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From this reading She drew her bucket of water, flashing, dripping, and cold, rested it upon the well-stone, and regarded with grey eyes the cottage and its handbreadth of garden.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She drew her bucket of water, flashing, dripping, and cold, rested it upon the well-stone, and regarded with grey eyes the cottage and its handbreadth of garden.
wood
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From this reading There had been much of advantage in that long sojourn with her uncle the huntsman, in his better house than this, a mile in the castle wood, above the town so much greater than Hawthorn Village!
years
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From this reading JOAN IT was May three years since Joan had smelled the apple tree in blossom by the well, or had marked the heartsease amid the grass.
