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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 I stopped in front of a shop with a small wooden sign which hung from a wrought-iron spear projecting from the weathered stone wall.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading On it the word Antikvariat was lettered in spidery gold against dull black.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Below it a metal grating covered a dusty window with a display of yellowed etchings, woodcuts, and lithographs, and a faded mezzotint.
Antikvariat
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From this reading On it the word Antikvariat was lettered in spidery gold against dull black.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sign creaked as it swung in the night wind.
BelowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below it a metal grating covered a dusty window with a display of yellowed etchings, woodcuts, and lithographs, and a faded mezzotint.
black
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From this reading On it the word Antikvariat was lettered in spidery gold against dull black.
buildings
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From this reading Some of the buildings in the pictures looked familiar, but here they stood in open fields, or perched on hills overlooking a harbor crowded with sails.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some of the buildings in the pictures looked familiar, but here they stood in open fields, or perched on hills overlooking a harbor crowded with sails.
covered
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From this reading Below it a metal grating covered a dusty window with a display of yellowed etchings, woodcuts, and lithographs, and a faded mezzotint.
creaked
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From this reading The sign creaked as it swung in the night wind.
crowded
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From this reading Some of the buildings in the pictures looked familiar, but here they stood in open fields, or perched on hills overlooking a harbor crowded with sails.
display
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From this reading Below it a metal grating covered a dusty window with a display of yellowed etchings, woodcuts, and lithographs, and a faded mezzotint.
dull
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From this reading On it the word Antikvariat was lettered in spidery gold against dull black.
dusty
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From this reading Below it a metal grating covered a dusty window with a display of yellowed etchings, woodcuts, and lithographs, and a faded mezzotint.
etchings
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From this reading Below it a metal grating covered a dusty window with a display of yellowed etchings, woodcuts, and lithographs, and a faded mezzotint.
faded
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From this reading Below it a metal grating covered a dusty window with a display of yellowed etchings, woodcuts, and lithographs, and a faded mezzotint.
familiar
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From this reading Some of the buildings in the pictures looked familiar, but here they stood in open fields, or perched on hills overlooking a harbor crowded with sails.
fields
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From this reading Some of the buildings in the pictures looked familiar, but here they stood in open fields, or perched on hills overlooking a harbor crowded with sails.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I stopped in front of a shop with a small wooden sign which hung from a wrought-iron spear projecting from the weathered stone wall.
front
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From this reading I stopped in front of a shop with a small wooden sign which hung from a wrought-iron spear projecting from the weathered stone wall.
gold
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From this reading On it the word Antikvariat was lettered in spidery gold against dull black.
grating
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From this reading Below it a metal grating covered a dusty window with a display of yellowed etchings, woodcuts, and lithographs, and a faded mezzotint.
harbor
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From this reading Some of the buildings in the pictures looked familiar, but here they stood in open fields, or perched on hills overlooking a harbor crowded with sails.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of the buildings in the pictures looked familiar, but here they stood in open fields, or perched on hills overlooking a harbor crowded with sails.
hills
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From this reading Some of the buildings in the pictures looked familiar, but here they stood in open fields, or perched on hills overlooking a harbor crowded with sails.
hung
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From this reading I stopped in front of a shop with a small wooden sign which hung from a wrought-iron spear projecting from the weathered stone wall.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stopped in front of a shop with a small wooden sign which hung from a wrought-iron spear projecting from the weathered stone wall.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I stopped in front of a shop with a small wooden sign which hung from a wrought-iron spear projecting from the weathered stone wall.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On it the word Antikvariat was lettered in spidery gold against dull black.
lettered
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From this reading On it the word Antikvariat was lettered in spidery gold against dull black.
lithographs
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From this reading Below it a metal grating covered a dusty window with a display of yellowed etchings, woodcuts, and lithographs, and a faded mezzotint.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of the buildings in the pictures looked familiar, but here they stood in open fields, or perched on hills overlooking a harbor crowded with sails.
metal
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From this reading Below it a metal grating covered a dusty window with a display of yellowed etchings, woodcuts, and lithographs, and a faded mezzotint.
mezzotint
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From this reading Below it a metal grating covered a dusty window with a display of yellowed etchings, woodcuts, and lithographs, and a faded mezzotint.
night
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From this reading The sign creaked as it swung in the night wind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I stopped in front of a shop with a small wooden sign which hung from a wrought-iron spear projecting from the weathered stone wall.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On it the word Antikvariat was lettered in spidery gold against dull black.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Some of the buildings in the pictures looked familiar, but here they stood in open fields, or perched on hills overlooking a harbor crowded with sails.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Some of the buildings in the pictures looked familiar, but here they stood in open fields, or perched on hills overlooking a harbor crowded with sails.
overlooking
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From this reading Some of the buildings in the pictures looked familiar, but here they stood in open fields, or perched on hills overlooking a harbor crowded with sails.
perched
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From this reading Some of the buildings in the pictures looked familiar, but here they stood in open fields, or perched on hills overlooking a harbor crowded with sails.
pictures
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From this reading Some of the buildings in the pictures looked familiar, but here they stood in open fields, or perched on hills overlooking a harbor crowded with sails.
projecting
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From this reading I stopped in front of a shop with a small wooden sign which hung from a wrought-iron spear projecting from the weathered stone wall.
sails
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From this reading Some of the buildings in the pictures looked familiar, but here they stood in open fields, or perched on hills overlooking a harbor crowded with sails.
shop
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From this reading I stopped in front of a shop with a small wooden sign which hung from a wrought-iron spear projecting from the weathered stone wall.
sign
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From this reading I stopped in front of a shop with a small wooden sign which hung from a wrought-iron spear projecting from the weathered stone wall.
small
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From this reading I stopped in front of a shop with a small wooden sign which hung from a wrought-iron spear projecting from the weathered stone wall.
Some
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From this reading Some of the buildings in the pictures looked familiar, but here they stood in open fields, or perched on hills overlooking a harbor crowded with sails.
spear
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From this reading I stopped in front of a shop with a small wooden sign which hung from a wrought-iron spear projecting from the weathered stone wall.
spidery
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From this reading On it the word Antikvariat was lettered in spidery gold against dull black.
stone
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From this reading I stopped in front of a shop with a small wooden sign which hung from a wrought-iron spear projecting from the weathered stone wall.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of the buildings in the pictures looked familiar, but here they stood in open fields, or perched on hills overlooking a harbor crowded with sails.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stopped in front of a shop with a small wooden sign which hung from a wrought-iron spear projecting from the weathered stone wall.
swung
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From this reading The sign creaked as it swung in the night wind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I stopped in front of a shop with a small wooden sign which hung from a wrought-iron spear projecting from the weathered stone wall.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some of the buildings in the pictures looked familiar, but here they stood in open fields, or perched on hills overlooking a harbor crowded with sails.
wall
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From this reading I stopped in front of a shop with a small wooden sign which hung from a wrought-iron spear projecting from the weathered stone wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On it the word Antikvariat was lettered in spidery gold against dull black.
weathered
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From this reading I stopped in front of a shop with a small wooden sign which hung from a wrought-iron spear projecting from the weathered stone wall.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I stopped in front of a shop with a small wooden sign which hung from a wrought-iron spear projecting from the weathered stone wall.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sign creaked as it swung in the night wind.
window
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From this reading Below it a metal grating covered a dusty window with a display of yellowed etchings, woodcuts, and lithographs, and a faded mezzotint.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I stopped in front of a shop with a small wooden sign which hung from a wrought-iron spear projecting from the weathered stone wall.
woodcuts
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From this reading Below it a metal grating covered a dusty window with a display of yellowed etchings, woodcuts, and lithographs, and a faded mezzotint.
wooden
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From this reading I stopped in front of a shop with a small wooden sign which hung from a wrought-iron spear projecting from the weathered stone wall.
word
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From this reading On it the word Antikvariat was lettered in spidery gold against dull black.
wrought-iron
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From this reading I stopped in front of a shop with a small wooden sign which hung from a wrought-iron spear projecting from the weathered stone wall.
yellowed
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From this reading Below it a metal grating covered a dusty window with a display of yellowed etchings, woodcuts, and lithographs, and a faded mezzotint.
