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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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all
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amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.
avenues
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From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.
awkward
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From this reading Used more, of late, to these wilder scenes, I felt awkward and still half savage.
bare
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best
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blinding
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blooming
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From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.
city
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cold
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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dignify
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doing
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From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.
drear
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enough
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everywhere
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From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.
felt
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flowers
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forbidding
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gorges
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halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Used more, of late, to these wilder scenes, I felt awkward and still half savage.
hills
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Houssaye
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From this reading THE PAYMENT What man seeks in love is woman; what woman seeks in man is love.--_Houssaye_.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I reached Washington it was indeed spring, warm, sweet spring.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PAYMENT What man seeks in love is woman; what woman seeks in man is love.--_Houssaye_.
indeed
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From this reading When I reached Washington it was indeed spring, warm, sweet spring.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PAYMENT What man seeks in love is woman; what woman seeks in man is love.--_Houssaye_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I reached Washington it was indeed spring, warm, sweet spring.
landscapes
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late
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love
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From this reading THE PAYMENT What man seeks in love is woman; what woman seeks in man is love.--_Houssaye_.
man
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From this reading THE PAYMENT What man seeks in love is woman; what woman seeks in man is love.--_Houssaye_.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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miles
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more
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From this reading Used more, of late, to these wilder scenes, I felt awkward and still half savage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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often
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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PAYMENT
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From this reading THE PAYMENT What man seeks in love is woman; what woman seeks in man is love.--_Houssaye_.
peaks
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Plains
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reached
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rocky
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rude
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savage
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scenery
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scenes
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seeks
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From this reading THE PAYMENT What man seeks in love is woman; what woman seeks in man is love.--_Houssaye_.
seem
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seen
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spring
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From this reading When I reached Washington it was indeed spring, warm, sweet spring.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Used more, of late, to these wilder scenes, I felt awkward and still half savage.
storms
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straggling
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From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.
sweet
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From this reading When I reached Washington it was indeed spring, warm, sweet spring.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PAYMENT What man seeks in love is woman; what woman seeks in man is love.--_Houssaye_.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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thousands
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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.
trees
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From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.
Used
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From this reading Used more, of late, to these wilder scenes, I felt awkward and still half savage.
valleys
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warm
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From this reading When I reached Washington it was indeed spring, warm, sweet spring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I reached Washington it was indeed spring, warm, sweet spring.
Washington
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE PAYMENT What man seeks in love is woman; what woman seeks in man is love.--_Houssaye_.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I reached Washington it was indeed spring, warm, sweet spring.
wide
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From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.
wild
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wilder
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From this reading Used more, of late, to these wilder scenes, I felt awkward and still half savage.
woman
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From this reading THE PAYMENT What man seeks in love is woman; what woman seeks in man is love.--_Houssaye_.
WonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Wonderful enough did all this seem to me after thousands of miles of rude scenery of bare valleys and rocky hills, wild landscapes, seen often through cold and blinding storms amid peaks and gorges, or on the drear, forbidding Plains.
