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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 From beyond--somewhere--(there is a delicious drowsy uncertainty about the where)--comes the sound of music, soft, rhythmical, and sweet.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "The sun is all about the world we see, The breath and strength of very Spring; and we Live, love, and feed on our own hearts."
air
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From this reading The lights are burning low in the conservatory, soft perfumes from the many flowers fill the air.
all
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From this reading "The sun is all about the world we see, The breath and strength of very Spring; and we Live, love, and feed on our own hearts."
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading But just in here there is no music save the tinkling drip, drip of the little fountain that plays idly amongst the ferns.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The sun is all about the world we see, The breath and strength of very Spring; and we Live, love, and feed on our own hearts."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The lights are burning low in the conservatory, soft perfumes from the many flowers fill the air.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading From beyond--somewhere--(there is a delicious drowsy uncertainty about the where)--comes the sound of music, soft, rhythmical, and sweet.
breath
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From this reading "The sun is all about the world we see, The breath and strength of very Spring; and we Live, love, and feed on our own hearts."
brilliant
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From this reading Perhaps it is from one of the rooms outside--dimly seen through the green foliage--where the lights are more brilliant, and forms are moving.
burning
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From this reading The lights are burning low in the conservatory, soft perfumes from the many flowers fill the air.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But just in here there is no music save the tinkling drip, drip of the little fountain that plays idly amongst the ferns.
comes
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From this reading From beyond--somewhere--(there is a delicious drowsy uncertainty about the where)--comes the sound of music, soft, rhythmical, and sweet.
conservatory
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From this reading The lights are burning low in the conservatory, soft perfumes from the many flowers fill the air.
delicious
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From this reading From beyond--somewhere--(there is a delicious drowsy uncertainty about the where)--comes the sound of music, soft, rhythmical, and sweet.
dimly
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From this reading Perhaps it is from one of the rooms outside--dimly seen through the green foliage--where the lights are more brilliant, and forms are moving.
drip
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From this reading But just in here there is no music save the tinkling drip, drip of the little fountain that plays idly amongst the ferns.
drowsy
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From this reading From beyond--somewhere--(there is a delicious drowsy uncertainty about the where)--comes the sound of music, soft, rhythmical, and sweet.
feed
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From this reading "The sun is all about the world we see, The breath and strength of very Spring; and we Live, love, and feed on our own hearts."
ferns
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From this reading But just in here there is no music save the tinkling drip, drip of the little fountain that plays idly amongst the ferns.
fill
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From this reading The lights are burning low in the conservatory, soft perfumes from the many flowers fill the air.
flowers
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From this reading The lights are burning low in the conservatory, soft perfumes from the many flowers fill the air.
foliage
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forms
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From this reading Perhaps it is from one of the rooms outside--dimly seen through the green foliage--where the lights are more brilliant, and forms are moving.
fountain
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From this reading But just in here there is no music save the tinkling drip, drip of the little fountain that plays idly amongst the ferns.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The lights are burning low in the conservatory, soft perfumes from the many flowers fill the air.
green
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From this reading Perhaps it is from one of the rooms outside--dimly seen through the green foliage--where the lights are more brilliant, and forms are moving.
hearts
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From this reading "The sun is all about the world we see, The breath and strength of very Spring; and we Live, love, and feed on our own hearts."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But just in here there is no music save the tinkling drip, drip of the little fountain that plays idly amongst the ferns.
idly
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From this reading But just in here there is no music save the tinkling drip, drip of the little fountain that plays idly amongst the ferns.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lights are burning low in the conservatory, soft perfumes from the many flowers fill the air.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The sun is all about the world we see, The breath and strength of very Spring; and we Live, love, and feed on our own hearts."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it is from one of the rooms outside--dimly seen through the green foliage--where the lights are more brilliant, and forms are moving.
just
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From this reading But just in here there is no music save the tinkling drip, drip of the little fountain that plays idly amongst the ferns.
lights
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From this reading The lights are burning low in the conservatory, soft perfumes from the many flowers fill the air.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But just in here there is no music save the tinkling drip, drip of the little fountain that plays idly amongst the ferns.
Live
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From this reading "The sun is all about the world we see, The breath and strength of very Spring; and we Live, love, and feed on our own hearts."
love
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From this reading "The sun is all about the world we see, The breath and strength of very Spring; and we Live, love, and feed on our own hearts."
low
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From this reading The lights are burning low in the conservatory, soft perfumes from the many flowers fill the air.
many
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From this reading The lights are burning low in the conservatory, soft perfumes from the many flowers fill the air.
more
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From this reading Perhaps it is from one of the rooms outside--dimly seen through the green foliage--where the lights are more brilliant, and forms are moving.
moving
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From this reading Perhaps it is from one of the rooms outside--dimly seen through the green foliage--where the lights are more brilliant, and forms are moving.
music
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From this reading From beyond--somewhere--(there is a delicious drowsy uncertainty about the where)--comes the sound of music, soft, rhythmical, and sweet.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But just in here there is no music save the tinkling drip, drip of the little fountain that plays idly amongst the ferns.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The sun is all about the world we see, The breath and strength of very Spring; and we Live, love, and feed on our own hearts."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The sun is all about the world we see, The breath and strength of very Spring; and we Live, love, and feed on our own hearts."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Perhaps it is from one of the rooms outside--dimly seen through the green foliage--where the lights are more brilliant, and forms are moving.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "The sun is all about the world we see, The breath and strength of very Spring; and we Live, love, and feed on our own hearts."
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it is from one of the rooms outside--dimly seen through the green foliage--where the lights are more brilliant, and forms are moving.
own
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From this reading "The sun is all about the world we see, The breath and strength of very Spring; and we Live, love, and feed on our own hearts."
perfumes
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From this reading The lights are burning low in the conservatory, soft perfumes from the many flowers fill the air.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps it is from one of the rooms outside--dimly seen through the green foliage--where the lights are more brilliant, and forms are moving.
plays
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From this reading But just in here there is no music save the tinkling drip, drip of the little fountain that plays idly amongst the ferns.
rhythmical
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From this reading From beyond--somewhere--(there is a delicious drowsy uncertainty about the where)--comes the sound of music, soft, rhythmical, and sweet.
rooms
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From this reading Perhaps it is from one of the rooms outside--dimly seen through the green foliage--where the lights are more brilliant, and forms are moving.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading But just in here there is no music save the tinkling drip, drip of the little fountain that plays idly amongst the ferns.
see
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From this reading "The sun is all about the world we see, The breath and strength of very Spring; and we Live, love, and feed on our own hearts."
seen
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From this reading Perhaps it is from one of the rooms outside--dimly seen through the green foliage--where the lights are more brilliant, and forms are moving.
soft
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From this reading The lights are burning low in the conservatory, soft perfumes from the many flowers fill the air.
somewhere
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From this reading From beyond--somewhere--(there is a delicious drowsy uncertainty about the where)--comes the sound of music, soft, rhythmical, and sweet.
sound
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From this reading From beyond--somewhere--(there is a delicious drowsy uncertainty about the where)--comes the sound of music, soft, rhythmical, and sweet.
Spring
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From this reading "The sun is all about the world we see, The breath and strength of very Spring; and we Live, love, and feed on our own hearts."
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The sun is all about the world we see, The breath and strength of very Spring; and we Live, love, and feed on our own hearts."
sun
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From this reading "The sun is all about the world we see, The breath and strength of very Spring; and we Live, love, and feed on our own hearts."
sweet
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From this reading From beyond--somewhere--(there is a delicious drowsy uncertainty about the where)--comes the sound of music, soft, rhythmical, and sweet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But just in here there is no music save the tinkling drip, drip of the little fountain that plays idly amongst the ferns.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The sun is all about the world we see, The breath and strength of very Spring; and we Live, love, and feed on our own hearts."
there
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From this reading From beyond--somewhere--(there is a delicious drowsy uncertainty about the where)--comes the sound of music, soft, rhythmical, and sweet.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it is from one of the rooms outside--dimly seen through the green foliage--where the lights are more brilliant, and forms are moving.
tinkling
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From this reading But just in here there is no music save the tinkling drip, drip of the little fountain that plays idly amongst the ferns.
uncertainty
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From this reading From beyond--somewhere--(there is a delicious drowsy uncertainty about the where)--comes the sound of music, soft, rhythmical, and sweet.
very
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From this reading "The sun is all about the world we see, The breath and strength of very Spring; and we Live, love, and feed on our own hearts."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The sun is all about the world we see, The breath and strength of very Spring; and we Live, love, and feed on our own hearts."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading From beyond--somewhere--(there is a delicious drowsy uncertainty about the where)--comes the sound of music, soft, rhythmical, and sweet.
world
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From this reading "The sun is all about the world we see, The breath and strength of very Spring; and we Live, love, and feed on our own hearts."
