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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 It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
air
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
all
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
allotted
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From this reading At the request of the group, the colonel resumed, as follows:-- "When the wool had been allotted to the captains, in equal proportions, the leaders divided the company in two parties.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the request of the group, the colonel resumed, as follows:-- "When the wool had been allotted to the captains, in equal proportions, the leaders divided the company in two parties.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the request of the group, the colonel resumed, as follows:-- "When the wool had been allotted to the captains, in equal proportions, the leaders divided the company in two parties.
awarded
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From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
ball
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From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
banks
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
beams
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At the request of the group, the colonel resumed, as follows:-- "When the wool had been allotted to the captains, in equal proportions, the leaders divided the company in two parties.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
blooming
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
boughs
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
burrs
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From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Mary and I were the last to finish, but were helped through our task by several smiling friends.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Mary and I were the last to finish, but were helped through our task by several smiling friends.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
captains
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From this reading At the request of the group, the colonel resumed, as follows:-- "When the wool had been allotted to the captains, in equal proportions, the leaders divided the company in two parties.
carry
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From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
chair
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From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
COLONEL
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From this reading COLONEL WARLOW'S STORY--CONCLUDED.
company
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From this reading At the request of the group, the colonel resumed, as follows:-- "When the wool had been allotted to the captains, in equal proportions, the leaders divided the company in two parties.
CONCLUDED
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From this reading COLONEL WARLOW'S STORY--CONCLUDED.
crown
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From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
delicious
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the request of the group, the colonel resumed, as follows:-- "When the wool had been allotted to the captains, in equal proportions, the leaders divided the company in two parties.
drooping
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
elder
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
elm
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
equal
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From this reading At the request of the group, the colonel resumed, as follows:-- "When the wool had been allotted to the captains, in equal proportions, the leaders divided the company in two parties.
filled
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
finish
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From this reading "Mary and I were the last to finish, but were helped through our task by several smiling friends.
finishing
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From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
fleeces
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From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
follow
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From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
follows
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From this reading At the request of the group, the colonel resumed, as follows:-- "When the wool had been allotted to the captains, in equal proportions, the leaders divided the company in two parties.
foreign
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From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
fragrance
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
friends
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From this reading "Mary and I were the last to finish, but were helped through our task by several smiling friends.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
glimmering
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
group
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From this reading At the request of the group, the colonel resumed, as follows:-- "When the wool had been allotted to the captains, in equal proportions, the leaders divided the company in two parties.
gurgled
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the request of the group, the colonel resumed, as follows:-- "When the wool had been allotted to the captains, in equal proportions, the leaders divided the company in two parties.
helped
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From this reading "Mary and I were the last to finish, but were helped through our task by several smiling friends.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
honor
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From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
hour
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Mary and I were the last to finish, but were helped through our task by several smiling friends.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the request of the group, the colonel resumed, as follows:-- "When the wool had been allotted to the captains, in equal proportions, the leaders divided the company in two parties.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
kitchen
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From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mary and I were the last to finish, but were helped through our task by several smiling friends.
later
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
leaders
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From this reading At the request of the group, the colonel resumed, as follows:-- "When the wool had been allotted to the captains, in equal proportions, the leaders divided the company in two parties.
like
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
Mary
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From this reading "Mary and I were the last to finish, but were helped through our task by several smiling friends.
matter
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From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
moon
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
murmured
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
near
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
opening
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From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
other
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From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Mary and I were the last to finish, but were helped through our task by several smiling friends.
parties
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From this reading At the request of the group, the colonel resumed, as follows:-- "When the wool had been allotted to the captains, in equal proportions, the leaders divided the company in two parties.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
picking
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From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
proportions
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From this reading At the request of the group, the colonel resumed, as follows:-- "When the wool had been allotted to the captains, in equal proportions, the leaders divided the company in two parties.
request
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From this reading At the request of the group, the colonel resumed, as follows:-- "When the wool had been allotted to the captains, in equal proportions, the leaders divided the company in two parties.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the request of the group, the colonel resumed, as follows:-- "When the wool had been allotted to the captains, in equal proportions, the leaders divided the company in two parties.
rising
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
room
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From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
sat
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
several
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From this reading "Mary and I were the last to finish, but were helped through our task by several smiling friends.
shallow
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
side
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From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
silver
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
smiling
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From this reading "Mary and I were the last to finish, but were helped through our task by several smiling friends.
snowy
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
STORY
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From this reading COLONEL WARLOW'S STORY--CONCLUDED.
stream
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
task
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From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
then
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From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
thickets
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Mary and I were the last to finish, but were helped through our task by several smiling friends.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the request of the group, the colonel resumed, as follows:-- "When the wool had been allotted to the captains, in equal proportions, the leaders divided the company in two parties.
triumph
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From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
two
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From this reading At the request of the group, the colonel resumed, as follows:-- "When the wool had been allotted to the captains, in equal proportions, the leaders divided the company in two parties.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
understood
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From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
WARLOW'S
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From this reading COLONEL WARLOW'S STORY--CONCLUDED.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Mary and I were the last to finish, but were helped through our task by several smiling friends.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At the request of the group, the colonel resumed, as follows:-- "When the wool had been allotted to the captains, in equal proportions, the leaders divided the company in two parties.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
wide
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From this reading It was understood that the side first finishing its task of picking the burrs and other foreign matter from the fleeces of wool, should crown its captain and carry her in triumph around the room on a chair; then she should be awarded the honor of opening the ball, which was to follow in the wide kitchen.
wild-roses
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
willow-fringed
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From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading An hour later the party sat under the drooping boughs of an elm, near thickets of snowy elder and blooming wild-roses, which filled all the air with their delicious fragrance; the shallow stream murmured and gurgled along between its willow-fringed banks, glimmering like silver under the beams of the rising moon.
wool
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From this reading At the request of the group, the colonel resumed, as follows:-- "When the wool had been allotted to the captains, in equal proportions, the leaders divided the company in two parties.
