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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 A MINIATURE CREATION.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Birds flew about and sang; some of them tried to get as near as possible to the little sun they saw; and other living creatures began to move about in the shadows of the groves, and on the fresh green grass.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The longer I looked at it, the more beautiful it became, and a little star shone above it like a sun.
all
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From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The longer I looked at it, the more beautiful it became, and a little star shone above it like a sun.
appeared
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From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Trees and flowers sprang up under my gaze, and all stretched themselves towards me, as though for protection.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The longer I looked at it, the more beautiful it became, and a little star shone above it like a sun.
beautiful
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From this reading The longer I looked at it, the more beautiful it became, and a little star shone above it like a sun.
became
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From this reading The longer I looked at it, the more beautiful it became, and a little star shone above it like a sun.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Birds flew about and sang; some of them tried to get as near as possible to the little sun they saw; and other living creatures began to move about in the shadows of the groves, and on the fresh green grass.
Birds
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From this reading Birds flew about and sang; some of them tried to get as near as possible to the little sun they saw; and other living creatures began to move about in the shadows of the groves, and on the fresh green grass.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
circular
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From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
CREATION
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From this reading A MINIATURE CREATION.
creatures
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From this reading Birds flew about and sang; some of them tried to get as near as possible to the little sun they saw; and other living creatures began to move about in the shadows of the groves, and on the fresh green grass.
degrees
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From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
flew
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From this reading Birds flew about and sang; some of them tried to get as near as possible to the little sun they saw; and other living creatures began to move about in the shadows of the groves, and on the fresh green grass.
flowers
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From this reading Trees and flowers sprang up under my gaze, and all stretched themselves towards me, as though for protection.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Trees and flowers sprang up under my gaze, and all stretched themselves towards me, as though for protection.
form
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From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
fresh
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From this reading Birds flew about and sang; some of them tried to get as near as possible to the little sun they saw; and other living creatures began to move about in the shadows of the groves, and on the fresh green grass.
garden
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From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
gaze
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From this reading Trees and flowers sprang up under my gaze, and all stretched themselves towards me, as though for protection.
get
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From this reading Birds flew about and sang; some of them tried to get as near as possible to the little sun they saw; and other living creatures began to move about in the shadows of the groves, and on the fresh green grass.
grass
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From this reading Birds flew about and sang; some of them tried to get as near as possible to the little sun they saw; and other living creatures began to move about in the shadows of the groves, and on the fresh green grass.
green
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From this reading Birds flew about and sang; some of them tried to get as near as possible to the little sun they saw; and other living creatures began to move about in the shadows of the groves, and on the fresh green grass.
groves
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From this reading Birds flew about and sang; some of them tried to get as near as possible to the little sun they saw; and other living creatures began to move about in the shadows of the groves, and on the fresh green grass.
heaven-uplifted
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From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The longer I looked at it, the more beautiful it became, and a little star shone above it like a sun.
landscapes
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From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
like
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From this reading The longer I looked at it, the more beautiful it became, and a little star shone above it like a sun.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The longer I looked at it, the more beautiful it became, and a little star shone above it like a sun.
living
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From this reading Birds flew about and sang; some of them tried to get as near as possible to the little sun they saw; and other living creatures began to move about in the shadows of the groves, and on the fresh green grass.
longer
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From this reading The longer I looked at it, the more beautiful it became, and a little star shone above it like a sun.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The longer I looked at it, the more beautiful it became, and a little star shone above it like a sun.
lovely
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From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Trees and flowers sprang up under my gaze, and all stretched themselves towards me, as though for protection.
MINIATURE
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From this reading A MINIATURE CREATION.
more
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From this reading The longer I looked at it, the more beautiful it became, and a little star shone above it like a sun.
move
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From this reading Birds flew about and sang; some of them tried to get as near as possible to the little sun they saw; and other living creatures began to move about in the shadows of the groves, and on the fresh green grass.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
near
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From this reading Birds flew about and sang; some of them tried to get as near as possible to the little sun they saw; and other living creatures began to move about in the shadows of the groves, and on the fresh green grass.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Birds flew about and sang; some of them tried to get as near as possible to the little sun they saw; and other living creatures began to move about in the shadows of the groves, and on the fresh green grass.
other
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From this reading Birds flew about and sang; some of them tried to get as near as possible to the little sun they saw; and other living creatures began to move about in the shadows of the groves, and on the fresh green grass.
possible
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From this reading Birds flew about and sang; some of them tried to get as near as possible to the little sun they saw; and other living creatures began to move about in the shadows of the groves, and on the fresh green grass.
protection
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From this reading Trees and flowers sprang up under my gaze, and all stretched themselves towards me, as though for protection.
sang
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From this reading Birds flew about and sang; some of them tried to get as near as possible to the little sun they saw; and other living creatures began to move about in the shadows of the groves, and on the fresh green grass.
saw
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From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
shadows
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From this reading Birds flew about and sang; some of them tried to get as near as possible to the little sun they saw; and other living creatures began to move about in the shadows of the groves, and on the fresh green grass.
shone
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From this reading The longer I looked at it, the more beautiful it became, and a little star shone above it like a sun.
some
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From this reading Birds flew about and sang; some of them tried to get as near as possible to the little sun they saw; and other living creatures began to move about in the shadows of the groves, and on the fresh green grass.
spacious
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From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
sprang
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From this reading Trees and flowers sprang up under my gaze, and all stretched themselves towards me, as though for protection.
star
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From this reading The longer I looked at it, the more beautiful it became, and a little star shone above it like a sun.
stretched
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From this reading Trees and flowers sprang up under my gaze, and all stretched themselves towards me, as though for protection.
sun
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From this reading The longer I looked at it, the more beautiful it became, and a little star shone above it like a sun.
superior
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From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
swift
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From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Birds flew about and sang; some of them tried to get as near as possible to the little sun they saw; and other living creatures began to move about in the shadows of the groves, and on the fresh green grass.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Birds flew about and sang; some of them tried to get as near as possible to the little sun they saw; and other living creatures began to move about in the shadows of the groves, and on the fresh green grass.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Trees and flowers sprang up under my gaze, and all stretched themselves towards me, as though for protection.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Trees and flowers sprang up under my gaze, and all stretched themselves towards me, as though for protection.
Trees
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From this reading Trees and flowers sprang up under my gaze, and all stretched themselves towards me, as though for protection.
tried
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From this reading Birds flew about and sang; some of them tried to get as near as possible to the little sun they saw; and other living creatures began to move about in the shadows of the groves, and on the fresh green grass.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Trees and flowers sprang up under my gaze, and all stretched themselves towards me, as though for protection.
up
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From this reading Trees and flowers sprang up under my gaze, and all stretched themselves towards me, as though for protection.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
world
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From this reading In my heaven-uplifted dream, I thought I saw a circular spacious garden in which all the lovely landscapes of a superior world appeared to form themselves by swift degrees.
