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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 She had walked along the sands until Dreymarsh lay out of sight on the other side of a spur of the cliffs.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Philippa, late that afternoon, found what she sought--solitude.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She had walked along the sands until Dreymarsh lay out of sight on the other side of a spur of the cliffs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before her stretched a long and level plain, a fringe of sand, and a belt of shingly beach.
any
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From this reading There was not a sign of any human being in sight, and of buildings only a quaint tower on the far horizon.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She found a dry place on the pebbles, removed her hat and sat down, her hands clasped around her knees, her eyes turned seaward.
beach
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From this reading Before her stretched a long and level plain, a fringe of sand, and a belt of shingly beach.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before her stretched a long and level plain, a fringe of sand, and a belt of shingly beach.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There was not a sign of any human being in sight, and of buildings only a quaint tower on the far horizon.
belt
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From this reading Before her stretched a long and level plain, a fringe of sand, and a belt of shingly beach.
buildings
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From this reading There was not a sign of any human being in sight, and of buildings only a quaint tower on the far horizon.
clasped
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From this reading She found a dry place on the pebbles, removed her hat and sat down, her hands clasped around her knees, her eyes turned seaward.
cliffs
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From this reading She had walked along the sands until Dreymarsh lay out of sight on the other side of a spur of the cliffs.
down
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From this reading She found a dry place on the pebbles, removed her hat and sat down, her hands clasped around her knees, her eyes turned seaward.
Dreymarsh
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From this reading She had walked along the sands until Dreymarsh lay out of sight on the other side of a spur of the cliffs.
dry
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From this reading She found a dry place on the pebbles, removed her hat and sat down, her hands clasped around her knees, her eyes turned seaward.
eyes
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From this reading She found a dry place on the pebbles, removed her hat and sat down, her hands clasped around her knees, her eyes turned seaward.
far
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From this reading There was not a sign of any human being in sight, and of buildings only a quaint tower on the far horizon.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philippa, late that afternoon, found what she sought--solitude.
fringe
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From this reading Before her stretched a long and level plain, a fringe of sand, and a belt of shingly beach.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had walked along the sands until Dreymarsh lay out of sight on the other side of a spur of the cliffs.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She found a dry place on the pebbles, removed her hat and sat down, her hands clasped around her knees, her eyes turned seaward.
hat
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From this reading She found a dry place on the pebbles, removed her hat and sat down, her hands clasped around her knees, her eyes turned seaward.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Before her stretched a long and level plain, a fringe of sand, and a belt of shingly beach.
horizon
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From this reading There was not a sign of any human being in sight, and of buildings only a quaint tower on the far horizon.
human
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From this reading There was not a sign of any human being in sight, and of buildings only a quaint tower on the far horizon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was not a sign of any human being in sight, and of buildings only a quaint tower on the far horizon.
knees
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From this reading She found a dry place on the pebbles, removed her hat and sat down, her hands clasped around her knees, her eyes turned seaward.
late
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From this reading Philippa, late that afternoon, found what she sought--solitude.
lay
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From this reading She had walked along the sands until Dreymarsh lay out of sight on the other side of a spur of the cliffs.
level
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From this reading Before her stretched a long and level plain, a fringe of sand, and a belt of shingly beach.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before her stretched a long and level plain, a fringe of sand, and a belt of shingly beach.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not a sign of any human being in sight, and of buildings only a quaint tower on the far horizon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had walked along the sands until Dreymarsh lay out of sight on the other side of a spur of the cliffs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had walked along the sands until Dreymarsh lay out of sight on the other side of a spur of the cliffs.
only
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From this reading There was not a sign of any human being in sight, and of buildings only a quaint tower on the far horizon.
other
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From this reading She had walked along the sands until Dreymarsh lay out of sight on the other side of a spur of the cliffs.
out
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From this reading She had walked along the sands until Dreymarsh lay out of sight on the other side of a spur of the cliffs.
pebbles
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From this reading She found a dry place on the pebbles, removed her hat and sat down, her hands clasped around her knees, her eyes turned seaward.
Philippa
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From this reading Philippa, late that afternoon, found what she sought--solitude.
place
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From this reading She found a dry place on the pebbles, removed her hat and sat down, her hands clasped around her knees, her eyes turned seaward.
plain
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From this reading Before her stretched a long and level plain, a fringe of sand, and a belt of shingly beach.
quaint
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From this reading There was not a sign of any human being in sight, and of buildings only a quaint tower on the far horizon.
removed
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From this reading She found a dry place on the pebbles, removed her hat and sat down, her hands clasped around her knees, her eyes turned seaward.
sand
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From this reading Before her stretched a long and level plain, a fringe of sand, and a belt of shingly beach.
sands
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From this reading She had walked along the sands until Dreymarsh lay out of sight on the other side of a spur of the cliffs.
sat
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From this reading She found a dry place on the pebbles, removed her hat and sat down, her hands clasped around her knees, her eyes turned seaward.
seaward
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From this reading She found a dry place on the pebbles, removed her hat and sat down, her hands clasped around her knees, her eyes turned seaward.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Philippa, late that afternoon, found what she sought--solitude.
shingly
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From this reading Before her stretched a long and level plain, a fringe of sand, and a belt of shingly beach.
side
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From this reading She had walked along the sands until Dreymarsh lay out of sight on the other side of a spur of the cliffs.
sight
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From this reading She had walked along the sands until Dreymarsh lay out of sight on the other side of a spur of the cliffs.
sign
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From this reading There was not a sign of any human being in sight, and of buildings only a quaint tower on the far horizon.
solitude
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From this reading Philippa, late that afternoon, found what she sought--solitude.
sought
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From this reading Philippa, late that afternoon, found what she sought--solitude.
spur
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From this reading She had walked along the sands until Dreymarsh lay out of sight on the other side of a spur of the cliffs.
stretched
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From this reading Before her stretched a long and level plain, a fringe of sand, and a belt of shingly beach.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Philippa, late that afternoon, found what she sought--solitude.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had walked along the sands until Dreymarsh lay out of sight on the other side of a spur of the cliffs.
There
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From this reading There was not a sign of any human being in sight, and of buildings only a quaint tower on the far horizon.
tower
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From this reading There was not a sign of any human being in sight, and of buildings only a quaint tower on the far horizon.
turned
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From this reading She found a dry place on the pebbles, removed her hat and sat down, her hands clasped around her knees, her eyes turned seaward.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She had walked along the sands until Dreymarsh lay out of sight on the other side of a spur of the cliffs.
walked
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From this reading She had walked along the sands until Dreymarsh lay out of sight on the other side of a spur of the cliffs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not a sign of any human being in sight, and of buildings only a quaint tower on the far horizon.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Philippa, late that afternoon, found what she sought--solitude.
