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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 Reginald Hawthorne lay upon a couch on the wide veranda of his lovely home.
air
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airy
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From this reading Brilliant orioles flashed to and fro like gleams of gold in the sunlight, as they built their airy hammocks high among the swaying branches of the great willow, and one inquisitive robin swept boldly through the clustering vines which screened the front of the veranda and perched upon his shoulder.
all
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From this reading He heard the merry hum of the bees at work and the strident call of the locusts, mingled with the distant neighing of horses and the soft lowing of the cows, but all the sweetness of nature was powerless to lift the gloom which seemed to envelop him as in a shroud.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The birds held high carnival around him,--nesting in the large cherry tree, playing hide and seek among the fragrant apple blossoms and making the air melodious with their merry songs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The birds held high carnival around him,--nesting in the large cherry tree, playing hide and seek among the fragrant apple blossoms and making the air melodious with their merry songs.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The birds held high carnival around him,--nesting in the large cherry tree, playing hide and seek among the fragrant apple blossoms and making the air melodious with their merry songs.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The birds held high carnival around him,--nesting in the large cherry tree, playing hide and seek among the fragrant apple blossoms and making the air melodious with their merry songs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Brilliant orioles flashed to and fro like gleams of gold in the sunlight, as they built their airy hammocks high among the swaying branches of the great willow, and one inquisitive robin swept boldly through the clustering vines which screened the front of the veranda and perched upon his shoulder.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He heard the merry hum of the bees at work and the strident call of the locusts, mingled with the distant neighing of horses and the soft lowing of the cows, but all the sweetness of nature was powerless to lift the gloom which seemed to envelop him as in a shroud.
bees
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From this reading He heard the merry hum of the bees at work and the strident call of the locusts, mingled with the distant neighing of horses and the soft lowing of the cows, but all the sweetness of nature was powerless to lift the gloom which seemed to envelop him as in a shroud.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading His face was white and drawn with pain and there were heavy rings beneath his eyes.
birds
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blossoms
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boldly
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branches
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Brilliant
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built
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From this reading Brilliant orioles flashed to and fro like gleams of gold in the sunlight, as they built their airy hammocks high among the swaying branches of the great willow, and one inquisitive robin swept boldly through the clustering vines which screened the front of the veranda and perched upon his shoulder.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He heard the merry hum of the bees at work and the strident call of the locusts, mingled with the distant neighing of horses and the soft lowing of the cows, but all the sweetness of nature was powerless to lift the gloom which seemed to envelop him as in a shroud.
call
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carnival
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cherry
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clustering
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couch
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From this reading Reginald Hawthorne lay upon a couch on the wide veranda of his lovely home.
cows
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distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading He heard the merry hum of the bees at work and the strident call of the locusts, mingled with the distant neighing of horses and the soft lowing of the cows, but all the sweetness of nature was powerless to lift the gloom which seemed to envelop him as in a shroud.
drawn
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From this reading His face was white and drawn with pain and there were heavy rings beneath his eyes.
envelop
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eyes
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face
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flashed
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From this reading Brilliant orioles flashed to and fro like gleams of gold in the sunlight, as they built their airy hammocks high among the swaying branches of the great willow, and one inquisitive robin swept boldly through the clustering vines which screened the front of the veranda and perched upon his shoulder.
fragrant
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fro
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front
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gleams
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From this reading Brilliant orioles flashed to and fro like gleams of gold in the sunlight, as they built their airy hammocks high among the swaying branches of the great willow, and one inquisitive robin swept boldly through the clustering vines which screened the front of the veranda and perched upon his shoulder.
gloom
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gold
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brilliant orioles flashed to and fro like gleams of gold in the sunlight, as they built their airy hammocks high among the swaying branches of the great willow, and one inquisitive robin swept boldly through the clustering vines which screened the front of the veranda and perched upon his shoulder.
hammocks
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From this reading Brilliant orioles flashed to and fro like gleams of gold in the sunlight, as they built their airy hammocks high among the swaying branches of the great willow, and one inquisitive robin swept boldly through the clustering vines which screened the front of the veranda and perched upon his shoulder.
Hawthorne
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From this reading Reginald Hawthorne lay upon a couch on the wide veranda of his lovely home.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He heard the merry hum of the bees at work and the strident call of the locusts, mingled with the distant neighing of horses and the soft lowing of the cows, but all the sweetness of nature was powerless to lift the gloom which seemed to envelop him as in a shroud.
heard
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heavy
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From this reading His face was white and drawn with pain and there were heavy rings beneath his eyes.
held
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From this reading The birds held high carnival around him,--nesting in the large cherry tree, playing hide and seek among the fragrant apple blossoms and making the air melodious with their merry songs.
hide
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From this reading The birds held high carnival around him,--nesting in the large cherry tree, playing hide and seek among the fragrant apple blossoms and making the air melodious with their merry songs.
high
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From this reading The birds held high carnival around him,--nesting in the large cherry tree, playing hide and seek among the fragrant apple blossoms and making the air melodious with their merry songs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The birds held high carnival around him,--nesting in the large cherry tree, playing hide and seek among the fragrant apple blossoms and making the air melodious with their merry songs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Reginald Hawthorne lay upon a couch on the wide veranda of his lovely home.
home
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From this reading Reginald Hawthorne lay upon a couch on the wide veranda of his lovely home.
horses
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From this reading He heard the merry hum of the bees at work and the strident call of the locusts, mingled with the distant neighing of horses and the soft lowing of the cows, but all the sweetness of nature was powerless to lift the gloom which seemed to envelop him as in a shroud.
hum
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The birds held high carnival around him,--nesting in the large cherry tree, playing hide and seek among the fragrant apple blossoms and making the air melodious with their merry songs.
inquisitive
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large
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lay
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From this reading Reginald Hawthorne lay upon a couch on the wide veranda of his lovely home.
lift
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like
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From this reading Brilliant orioles flashed to and fro like gleams of gold in the sunlight, as they built their airy hammocks high among the swaying branches of the great willow, and one inquisitive robin swept boldly through the clustering vines which screened the front of the veranda and perched upon his shoulder.
locusts
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lovely
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lowing
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making
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melodious
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merry
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mingled
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nature
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neighing
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nesting
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From this reading The birds held high carnival around him,--nesting in the large cherry tree, playing hide and seek among the fragrant apple blossoms and making the air melodious with their merry songs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Reginald Hawthorne lay upon a couch on the wide veranda of his lovely home.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Reginald Hawthorne lay upon a couch on the wide veranda of his lovely home.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Brilliant orioles flashed to and fro like gleams of gold in the sunlight, as they built their airy hammocks high among the swaying branches of the great willow, and one inquisitive robin swept boldly through the clustering vines which screened the front of the veranda and perched upon his shoulder.
orioles
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From this reading Brilliant orioles flashed to and fro like gleams of gold in the sunlight, as they built their airy hammocks high among the swaying branches of the great willow, and one inquisitive robin swept boldly through the clustering vines which screened the front of the veranda and perched upon his shoulder.
pain
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perched
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playing
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powerless
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Reginald
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rings
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robin
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screened
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From this reading Brilliant orioles flashed to and fro like gleams of gold in the sunlight, as they built their airy hammocks high among the swaying branches of the great willow, and one inquisitive robin swept boldly through the clustering vines which screened the front of the veranda and perched upon his shoulder.
seek
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He heard the merry hum of the bees at work and the strident call of the locusts, mingled with the distant neighing of horses and the soft lowing of the cows, but all the sweetness of nature was powerless to lift the gloom which seemed to envelop him as in a shroud.
shoulder
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shroud
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From this reading He heard the merry hum of the bees at work and the strident call of the locusts, mingled with the distant neighing of horses and the soft lowing of the cows, but all the sweetness of nature was powerless to lift the gloom which seemed to envelop him as in a shroud.
soft
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songs
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strident
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sunlight
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swaying
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sweetness
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swept
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From this reading Brilliant orioles flashed to and fro like gleams of gold in the sunlight, as they built their airy hammocks high among the swaying branches of the great willow, and one inquisitive robin swept boldly through the clustering vines which screened the front of the veranda and perched upon his shoulder.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Reginald Hawthorne lay upon a couch on the wide veranda of his lovely home.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The birds held high carnival around him,--nesting in the large cherry tree, playing hide and seek among the fragrant apple blossoms and making the air melodious with their merry songs.
there
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From this reading His face was white and drawn with pain and there were heavy rings beneath his eyes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Brilliant orioles flashed to and fro like gleams of gold in the sunlight, as they built their airy hammocks high among the swaying branches of the great willow, and one inquisitive robin swept boldly through the clustering vines which screened the front of the veranda and perched upon his shoulder.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Brilliant orioles flashed to and fro like gleams of gold in the sunlight, as they built their airy hammocks high among the swaying branches of the great willow, and one inquisitive robin swept boldly through the clustering vines which screened the front of the veranda and perched upon his shoulder.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brilliant orioles flashed to and fro like gleams of gold in the sunlight, as they built their airy hammocks high among the swaying branches of the great willow, and one inquisitive robin swept boldly through the clustering vines which screened the front of the veranda and perched upon his shoulder.
tree
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Reginald Hawthorne lay upon a couch on the wide veranda of his lovely home.
veranda
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From this reading Reginald Hawthorne lay upon a couch on the wide veranda of his lovely home.
vines
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From this reading Brilliant orioles flashed to and fro like gleams of gold in the sunlight, as they built their airy hammocks high among the swaying branches of the great willow, and one inquisitive robin swept boldly through the clustering vines which screened the front of the veranda and perched upon his shoulder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He heard the merry hum of the bees at work and the strident call of the locusts, mingled with the distant neighing of horses and the soft lowing of the cows, but all the sweetness of nature was powerless to lift the gloom which seemed to envelop him as in a shroud.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His face was white and drawn with pain and there were heavy rings beneath his eyes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Brilliant orioles flashed to and fro like gleams of gold in the sunlight, as they built their airy hammocks high among the swaying branches of the great willow, and one inquisitive robin swept boldly through the clustering vines which screened the front of the veranda and perched upon his shoulder.
white
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From this reading His face was white and drawn with pain and there were heavy rings beneath his eyes.
wide
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From this reading Reginald Hawthorne lay upon a couch on the wide veranda of his lovely home.
willow
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From this reading Brilliant orioles flashed to and fro like gleams of gold in the sunlight, as they built their airy hammocks high among the swaying branches of the great willow, and one inquisitive robin swept boldly through the clustering vines which screened the front of the veranda and perched upon his shoulder.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The birds held high carnival around him,--nesting in the large cherry tree, playing hide and seek among the fragrant apple blossoms and making the air melodious with their merry songs.
work
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From this reading He heard the merry hum of the bees at work and the strident call of the locusts, mingled with the distant neighing of horses and the soft lowing of the cows, but all the sweetness of nature was powerless to lift the gloom which seemed to envelop him as in a shroud.
