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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 Lessingham sat upon a fallen tree on Dutchman's Common near the scene of his romantic descent, and looked rather ruefully over the moorland, seawards.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above him, the sky was covered with little masses of quickly scudding clouds.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He felt that he had embarked upon an enterprise greater than his capacity, for which he was in many ways entirely unsuitable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lessingham sat upon a fallen tree on Dutchman's Common near the scene of his romantic descent, and looked rather ruefully over the moorland, seawards.
capacity
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From this reading He felt that he had embarked upon an enterprise greater than his capacity, for which he was in many ways entirely unsuitable.
certain
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From this reading He found a certain grim satisfaction in comparing the disorderliness of the day with the tumult in his own life.
clouds
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From this reading Above him, the sky was covered with little masses of quickly scudding clouds.
Common
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From this reading Lessingham sat upon a fallen tree on Dutchman's Common near the scene of his romantic descent, and looked rather ruefully over the moorland, seawards.
comparing
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From this reading He found a certain grim satisfaction in comparing the disorderliness of the day with the tumult in his own life.
covered
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From this reading Above him, the sky was covered with little masses of quickly scudding clouds.
day
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From this reading He found a certain grim satisfaction in comparing the disorderliness of the day with the tumult in his own life.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading Lessingham sat upon a fallen tree on Dutchman's Common near the scene of his romantic descent, and looked rather ruefully over the moorland, seawards.
disorderliness
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From this reading He found a certain grim satisfaction in comparing the disorderliness of the day with the tumult in his own life.
Dutchman's
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From this reading Lessingham sat upon a fallen tree on Dutchman's Common near the scene of his romantic descent, and looked rather ruefully over the moorland, seawards.
embarked
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From this reading He felt that he had embarked upon an enterprise greater than his capacity, for which he was in many ways entirely unsuitable.
enterprise
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From this reading He felt that he had embarked upon an enterprise greater than his capacity, for which he was in many ways entirely unsuitable.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He felt that he had embarked upon an enterprise greater than his capacity, for which he was in many ways entirely unsuitable.
fallen
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From this reading Lessingham sat upon a fallen tree on Dutchman's Common near the scene of his romantic descent, and looked rather ruefully over the moorland, seawards.
feebly
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From this reading A fugitive and watery sunshine shone feebly upon a wind-tossed sea and a rain-sodden landscape.
felt
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From this reading He felt that he had embarked upon an enterprise greater than his capacity, for which he was in many ways entirely unsuitable.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He felt that he had embarked upon an enterprise greater than his capacity, for which he was in many ways entirely unsuitable.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found a certain grim satisfaction in comparing the disorderliness of the day with the tumult in his own life.
fugitive
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From this reading A fugitive and watery sunshine shone feebly upon a wind-tossed sea and a rain-sodden landscape.
greater
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From this reading He felt that he had embarked upon an enterprise greater than his capacity, for which he was in many ways entirely unsuitable.
grim
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From this reading He found a certain grim satisfaction in comparing the disorderliness of the day with the tumult in his own life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He felt that he had embarked upon an enterprise greater than his capacity, for which he was in many ways entirely unsuitable.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found a certain grim satisfaction in comparing the disorderliness of the day with the tumult in his own life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Above him, the sky was covered with little masses of quickly scudding clouds.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lessingham sat upon a fallen tree on Dutchman's Common near the scene of his romantic descent, and looked rather ruefully over the moorland, seawards.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He found a certain grim satisfaction in comparing the disorderliness of the day with the tumult in his own life.
landscape
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From this reading A fugitive and watery sunshine shone feebly upon a wind-tossed sea and a rain-sodden landscape.
Lessingham
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From this reading Lessingham sat upon a fallen tree on Dutchman's Common near the scene of his romantic descent, and looked rather ruefully over the moorland, seawards.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found a certain grim satisfaction in comparing the disorderliness of the day with the tumult in his own life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Above him, the sky was covered with little masses of quickly scudding clouds.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lessingham sat upon a fallen tree on Dutchman's Common near the scene of his romantic descent, and looked rather ruefully over the moorland, seawards.
many
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From this reading He felt that he had embarked upon an enterprise greater than his capacity, for which he was in many ways entirely unsuitable.
masses
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From this reading Above him, the sky was covered with little masses of quickly scudding clouds.
moorland
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From this reading Lessingham sat upon a fallen tree on Dutchman's Common near the scene of his romantic descent, and looked rather ruefully over the moorland, seawards.
near
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From this reading Lessingham sat upon a fallen tree on Dutchman's Common near the scene of his romantic descent, and looked rather ruefully over the moorland, seawards.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lessingham sat upon a fallen tree on Dutchman's Common near the scene of his romantic descent, and looked rather ruefully over the moorland, seawards.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lessingham sat upon a fallen tree on Dutchman's Common near the scene of his romantic descent, and looked rather ruefully over the moorland, seawards.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Lessingham sat upon a fallen tree on Dutchman's Common near the scene of his romantic descent, and looked rather ruefully over the moorland, seawards.
own
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From this reading He found a certain grim satisfaction in comparing the disorderliness of the day with the tumult in his own life.
quickly
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From this reading Above him, the sky was covered with little masses of quickly scudding clouds.
rain-sodden
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From this reading A fugitive and watery sunshine shone feebly upon a wind-tossed sea and a rain-sodden landscape.
rather
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From this reading Lessingham sat upon a fallen tree on Dutchman's Common near the scene of his romantic descent, and looked rather ruefully over the moorland, seawards.
romantic
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From this reading Lessingham sat upon a fallen tree on Dutchman's Common near the scene of his romantic descent, and looked rather ruefully over the moorland, seawards.
ruefully
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From this reading Lessingham sat upon a fallen tree on Dutchman's Common near the scene of his romantic descent, and looked rather ruefully over the moorland, seawards.
sat
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From this reading Lessingham sat upon a fallen tree on Dutchman's Common near the scene of his romantic descent, and looked rather ruefully over the moorland, seawards.
satisfaction
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From this reading He found a certain grim satisfaction in comparing the disorderliness of the day with the tumult in his own life.
scene
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From this reading Lessingham sat upon a fallen tree on Dutchman's Common near the scene of his romantic descent, and looked rather ruefully over the moorland, seawards.
scudding
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From this reading Above him, the sky was covered with little masses of quickly scudding clouds.
sea
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From this reading A fugitive and watery sunshine shone feebly upon a wind-tossed sea and a rain-sodden landscape.
seawards
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From this reading Lessingham sat upon a fallen tree on Dutchman's Common near the scene of his romantic descent, and looked rather ruefully over the moorland, seawards.
shone
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From this reading A fugitive and watery sunshine shone feebly upon a wind-tossed sea and a rain-sodden landscape.
sky
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From this reading Above him, the sky was covered with little masses of quickly scudding clouds.
sunshine
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From this reading A fugitive and watery sunshine shone feebly upon a wind-tossed sea and a rain-sodden landscape.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He felt that he had embarked upon an enterprise greater than his capacity, for which he was in many ways entirely unsuitable.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt that he had embarked upon an enterprise greater than his capacity, for which he was in many ways entirely unsuitable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lessingham sat upon a fallen tree on Dutchman's Common near the scene of his romantic descent, and looked rather ruefully over the moorland, seawards.
tree
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From this reading Lessingham sat upon a fallen tree on Dutchman's Common near the scene of his romantic descent, and looked rather ruefully over the moorland, seawards.
tumult
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From this reading He found a certain grim satisfaction in comparing the disorderliness of the day with the tumult in his own life.
unsuitable
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From this reading He felt that he had embarked upon an enterprise greater than his capacity, for which he was in many ways entirely unsuitable.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lessingham sat upon a fallen tree on Dutchman's Common near the scene of his romantic descent, and looked rather ruefully over the moorland, seawards.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Above him, the sky was covered with little masses of quickly scudding clouds.
watery
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From this reading A fugitive and watery sunshine shone feebly upon a wind-tossed sea and a rain-sodden landscape.
ways
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From this reading He felt that he had embarked upon an enterprise greater than his capacity, for which he was in many ways entirely unsuitable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He felt that he had embarked upon an enterprise greater than his capacity, for which he was in many ways entirely unsuitable.
wind-tossed
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From this reading A fugitive and watery sunshine shone feebly upon a wind-tossed sea and a rain-sodden landscape.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Above him, the sky was covered with little masses of quickly scudding clouds.
