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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 rode at anchor in a quiet bay, near the woods that rolled down to the smooth white boulders.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The tide flowed smoothly past the yacht, and across the strait a lonely cloud threw a soft blue shadow on the scarred face of a lofty crag.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Now and then the echoes of a blasting shot rolled among the hills.
anchor
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From this reading She rode at anchor in a quiet bay, near the woods that rolled down to the smooth white boulders.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WYNDHAM CHANGES HIS PLAN There was no wind, the sun was hot, and the reflection of _Red Rose_'s mast and rigging trembled on the shining sea.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She rode at anchor in a quiet bay, near the woods that rolled down to the smooth white boulders.
bay
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From this reading She rode at anchor in a quiet bay, near the woods that rolled down to the smooth white boulders.
beeches
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From this reading Dark firs checkered the fresh green of the beeches and the bronzy yellow of the new oak leaves.
blasting
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From this reading Now and then the echoes of a blasting shot rolled among the hills.
blue
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From this reading The tide flowed smoothly past the yacht, and across the strait a lonely cloud threw a soft blue shadow on the scarred face of a lofty crag.
boulders
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From this reading She rode at anchor in a quiet bay, near the woods that rolled down to the smooth white boulders.
bronzy
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From this reading Dark firs checkered the fresh green of the beeches and the bronzy yellow of the new oak leaves.
CHANGES
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From this reading WYNDHAM CHANGES HIS PLAN There was no wind, the sun was hot, and the reflection of _Red Rose_'s mast and rigging trembled on the shining sea.
checkered
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From this reading Dark firs checkered the fresh green of the beeches and the bronzy yellow of the new oak leaves.
cloud
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From this reading The tide flowed smoothly past the yacht, and across the strait a lonely cloud threw a soft blue shadow on the scarred face of a lofty crag.
crag
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From this reading The tide flowed smoothly past the yacht, and across the strait a lonely cloud threw a soft blue shadow on the scarred face of a lofty crag.
Dark
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From this reading Dark firs checkered the fresh green of the beeches and the bronzy yellow of the new oak leaves.
down
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From this reading She rode at anchor in a quiet bay, near the woods that rolled down to the smooth white boulders.
echoes
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From this reading Now and then the echoes of a blasting shot rolled among the hills.
face
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From this reading The tide flowed smoothly past the yacht, and across the strait a lonely cloud threw a soft blue shadow on the scarred face of a lofty crag.
firs
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From this reading Dark firs checkered the fresh green of the beeches and the bronzy yellow of the new oak leaves.
flowed
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From this reading The tide flowed smoothly past the yacht, and across the strait a lonely cloud threw a soft blue shadow on the scarred face of a lofty crag.
fresh
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From this reading Dark firs checkered the fresh green of the beeches and the bronzy yellow of the new oak leaves.
green
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From this reading Dark firs checkered the fresh green of the beeches and the bronzy yellow of the new oak leaves.
hills
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From this reading Now and then the echoes of a blasting shot rolled among the hills.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WYNDHAM CHANGES HIS PLAN There was no wind, the sun was hot, and the reflection of _Red Rose_'s mast and rigging trembled on the shining sea.
hot
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From this reading WYNDHAM CHANGES HIS PLAN There was no wind, the sun was hot, and the reflection of _Red Rose_'s mast and rigging trembled on the shining sea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She rode at anchor in a quiet bay, near the woods that rolled down to the smooth white boulders.
leaves
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From this reading Dark firs checkered the fresh green of the beeches and the bronzy yellow of the new oak leaves.
lofty
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From this reading The tide flowed smoothly past the yacht, and across the strait a lonely cloud threw a soft blue shadow on the scarred face of a lofty crag.
lonely
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From this reading The tide flowed smoothly past the yacht, and across the strait a lonely cloud threw a soft blue shadow on the scarred face of a lofty crag.
mast
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From this reading WYNDHAM CHANGES HIS PLAN There was no wind, the sun was hot, and the reflection of _Red Rose_'s mast and rigging trembled on the shining sea.
near
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From this reading She rode at anchor in a quiet bay, near the woods that rolled down to the smooth white boulders.
new
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From this reading Dark firs checkered the fresh green of the beeches and the bronzy yellow of the new oak leaves.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading WYNDHAM CHANGES HIS PLAN There was no wind, the sun was hot, and the reflection of _Red Rose_'s mast and rigging trembled on the shining sea.
Now
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From this reading Now and then the echoes of a blasting shot rolled among the hills.
oak
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From this reading Dark firs checkered the fresh green of the beeches and the bronzy yellow of the new oak leaves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WYNDHAM CHANGES HIS PLAN There was no wind, the sun was hot, and the reflection of _Red Rose_'s mast and rigging trembled on the shining sea.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WYNDHAM CHANGES HIS PLAN There was no wind, the sun was hot, and the reflection of _Red Rose_'s mast and rigging trembled on the shining sea.
past
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From this reading The tide flowed smoothly past the yacht, and across the strait a lonely cloud threw a soft blue shadow on the scarred face of a lofty crag.
PLAN
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From this reading WYNDHAM CHANGES HIS PLAN There was no wind, the sun was hot, and the reflection of _Red Rose_'s mast and rigging trembled on the shining sea.
quiet
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From this reading She rode at anchor in a quiet bay, near the woods that rolled down to the smooth white boulders.
Red
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From this reading WYNDHAM CHANGES HIS PLAN There was no wind, the sun was hot, and the reflection of _Red Rose_'s mast and rigging trembled on the shining sea.
reflection
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From this reading WYNDHAM CHANGES HIS PLAN There was no wind, the sun was hot, and the reflection of _Red Rose_'s mast and rigging trembled on the shining sea.
rigging
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From this reading WYNDHAM CHANGES HIS PLAN There was no wind, the sun was hot, and the reflection of _Red Rose_'s mast and rigging trembled on the shining sea.
rode
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From this reading She rode at anchor in a quiet bay, near the woods that rolled down to the smooth white boulders.
rolled
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From this reading She rode at anchor in a quiet bay, near the woods that rolled down to the smooth white boulders.
Rose
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From this reading WYNDHAM CHANGES HIS PLAN There was no wind, the sun was hot, and the reflection of _Red Rose_'s mast and rigging trembled on the shining sea.
s
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From this reading WYNDHAM CHANGES HIS PLAN There was no wind, the sun was hot, and the reflection of _Red Rose_'s mast and rigging trembled on the shining sea.
scarred
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From this reading The tide flowed smoothly past the yacht, and across the strait a lonely cloud threw a soft blue shadow on the scarred face of a lofty crag.
sea
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From this reading WYNDHAM CHANGES HIS PLAN There was no wind, the sun was hot, and the reflection of _Red Rose_'s mast and rigging trembled on the shining sea.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The tide flowed smoothly past the yacht, and across the strait a lonely cloud threw a soft blue shadow on the scarred face of a lofty crag.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rode at anchor in a quiet bay, near the woods that rolled down to the smooth white boulders.
shining
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From this reading WYNDHAM CHANGES HIS PLAN There was no wind, the sun was hot, and the reflection of _Red Rose_'s mast and rigging trembled on the shining sea.
shot
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From this reading Now and then the echoes of a blasting shot rolled among the hills.
smooth
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From this reading She rode at anchor in a quiet bay, near the woods that rolled down to the smooth white boulders.
smoothly
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From this reading The tide flowed smoothly past the yacht, and across the strait a lonely cloud threw a soft blue shadow on the scarred face of a lofty crag.
soft
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From this reading The tide flowed smoothly past the yacht, and across the strait a lonely cloud threw a soft blue shadow on the scarred face of a lofty crag.
strait
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From this reading The tide flowed smoothly past the yacht, and across the strait a lonely cloud threw a soft blue shadow on the scarred face of a lofty crag.
sun
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From this reading WYNDHAM CHANGES HIS PLAN There was no wind, the sun was hot, and the reflection of _Red Rose_'s mast and rigging trembled on the shining sea.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She rode at anchor in a quiet bay, near the woods that rolled down to the smooth white boulders.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WYNDHAM CHANGES HIS PLAN There was no wind, the sun was hot, and the reflection of _Red Rose_'s mast and rigging trembled on the shining sea.
then
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From this reading Now and then the echoes of a blasting shot rolled among the hills.
There
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From this reading WYNDHAM CHANGES HIS PLAN There was no wind, the sun was hot, and the reflection of _Red Rose_'s mast and rigging trembled on the shining sea.
threw
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From this reading The tide flowed smoothly past the yacht, and across the strait a lonely cloud threw a soft blue shadow on the scarred face of a lofty crag.
tide
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From this reading The tide flowed smoothly past the yacht, and across the strait a lonely cloud threw a soft blue shadow on the scarred face of a lofty crag.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She rode at anchor in a quiet bay, near the woods that rolled down to the smooth white boulders.
trembled
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From this reading WYNDHAM CHANGES HIS PLAN There was no wind, the sun was hot, and the reflection of _Red Rose_'s mast and rigging trembled on the shining sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WYNDHAM CHANGES HIS PLAN There was no wind, the sun was hot, and the reflection of _Red Rose_'s mast and rigging trembled on the shining sea.
white
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From this reading She rode at anchor in a quiet bay, near the woods that rolled down to the smooth white boulders.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WYNDHAM CHANGES HIS PLAN There was no wind, the sun was hot, and the reflection of _Red Rose_'s mast and rigging trembled on the shining sea.
woods
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From this reading She rode at anchor in a quiet bay, near the woods that rolled down to the smooth white boulders.
WYNDHAM
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From this reading WYNDHAM CHANGES HIS PLAN There was no wind, the sun was hot, and the reflection of _Red Rose_'s mast and rigging trembled on the shining sea.
yacht
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From this reading The tide flowed smoothly past the yacht, and across the strait a lonely cloud threw a soft blue shadow on the scarred face of a lofty crag.
yellow
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From this reading Dark firs checkered the fresh green of the beeches and the bronzy yellow of the new oak leaves.
