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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 The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
acorns
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From this reading The sweet acorns of the evergreen oaks were also patronized; large flocks were there congregated; and from the state of the ground under the trees it was evident that at night they roosted on the branches.
adhesive
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From this reading The tough, adhesive mixture of caoutchouc oil and turpentine turned out well.
all
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From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
also
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From this reading The sweet acorns of the evergreen oaks were also patronized; large flocks were there congregated; and from the state of the ground under the trees it was evident that at night they roosted on the branches.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The boys brought rods, which I smeared over, and made them place among the upper branches, where the fruit was plentiful, and the birds most congregated.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the following morning we were early astir; and as soon as breakfast was over, we went regularly to work with the bird-lime.
arrival
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From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the following morning we were early astir; and as soon as breakfast was over, we went regularly to work with the bird-lime.
astir
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From this reading On the following morning we were early astir; and as soon as breakfast was over, we went regularly to work with the bird-lime.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
bird-lime
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From this reading On the following morning we were early astir; and as soon as breakfast was over, we went regularly to work with the bird-lime.
birds
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From this reading The boys brought rods, which I smeared over, and made them place among the upper branches, where the fruit was plentiful, and the birds most congregated.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
boys
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From this reading The boys brought rods, which I smeared over, and made them place among the upper branches, where the fruit was plentiful, and the birds most congregated.
branches
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From this reading The boys brought rods, which I smeared over, and made them place among the upper branches, where the fruit was plentiful, and the birds most congregated.
breakfast
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From this reading On the following morning we were early astir; and as soon as breakfast was over, we went regularly to work with the bird-lime.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The boys brought rods, which I smeared over, and made them place among the upper branches, where the fruit was plentiful, and the birds most congregated.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
caoutchouc
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From this reading The tough, adhesive mixture of caoutchouc oil and turpentine turned out well.
compared
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From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
congregated
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From this reading The boys brought rods, which I smeared over, and made them place among the upper branches, where the fruit was plentiful, and the birds most congregated.
down
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From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
early
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From this reading On the following morning we were early astir; and as soon as breakfast was over, we went regularly to work with the bird-lime.
evergreen
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From this reading The sweet acorns of the evergreen oaks were also patronized; large flocks were there congregated; and from the state of the ground under the trees it was evident that at night they roosted on the branches.
evident
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From this reading The sweet acorns of the evergreen oaks were also patronized; large flocks were there congregated; and from the state of the ground under the trees it was evident that at night they roosted on the branches.
far
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From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
feeding-places
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From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
flocks
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From this reading The sweet acorns of the evergreen oaks were also patronized; large flocks were there congregated; and from the state of the ground under the trees it was evident that at night they roosted on the branches.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading On the following morning we were early astir; and as soon as breakfast was over, we went regularly to work with the bird-lime.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sweet acorns of the evergreen oaks were also patronized; large flocks were there congregated; and from the state of the ground under the trees it was evident that at night they roosted on the branches.
fruit
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From this reading The boys brought rods, which I smeared over, and made them place among the upper branches, where the fruit was plentiful, and the birds most congregated.
ground
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From this reading The sweet acorns of the evergreen oaks were also patronized; large flocks were there congregated; and from the state of the ground under the trees it was evident that at night they roosted on the branches.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The boys brought rods, which I smeared over, and made them place among the upper branches, where the fruit was plentiful, and the birds most congregated.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sweet acorns of the evergreen oaks were also patronized; large flocks were there congregated; and from the state of the ground under the trees it was evident that at night they roosted on the branches.
large
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From this reading The sweet acorns of the evergreen oaks were also patronized; large flocks were there congregated; and from the state of the ground under the trees it was evident that at night they roosted on the branches.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
made
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From this reading The boys brought rods, which I smeared over, and made them place among the upper branches, where the fruit was plentiful, and the birds most congregated.
masses
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From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
mere
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From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
mixture
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From this reading The tough, adhesive mixture of caoutchouc oil and turpentine turned out well.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following morning we were early astir; and as soon as breakfast was over, we went regularly to work with the bird-lime.
most
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From this reading The boys brought rods, which I smeared over, and made them place among the upper branches, where the fruit was plentiful, and the birds most congregated.
neighbourhood
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From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
night
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From this reading The sweet acorns of the evergreen oaks were also patronized; large flocks were there congregated; and from the state of the ground under the trees it was evident that at night they roosted on the branches.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
now
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From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
number
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From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
oaks
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From this reading The sweet acorns of the evergreen oaks were also patronized; large flocks were there congregated; and from the state of the ground under the trees it was evident that at night they roosted on the branches.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tough, adhesive mixture of caoutchouc oil and turpentine turned out well.
oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading The tough, adhesive mixture of caoutchouc oil and turpentine turned out well.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following morning we were early astir; and as soon as breakfast was over, we went regularly to work with the bird-lime.
only
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From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
out
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From this reading The tough, adhesive mixture of caoutchouc oil and turpentine turned out well.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On the following morning we were early astir; and as soon as breakfast was over, we went regularly to work with the bird-lime.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
patronized
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From this reading The sweet acorns of the evergreen oaks were also patronized; large flocks were there congregated; and from the state of the ground under the trees it was evident that at night they roosted on the branches.
pigeons
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From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
place
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From this reading The boys brought rods, which I smeared over, and made them place among the upper branches, where the fruit was plentiful, and the birds most congregated.
plentiful
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From this reading The boys brought rods, which I smeared over, and made them place among the upper branches, where the fruit was plentiful, and the birds most congregated.
prodigious
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From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
regularly
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From this reading On the following morning we were early astir; and as soon as breakfast was over, we went regularly to work with the bird-lime.
reminded
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From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
rods
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From this reading The boys brought rods, which I smeared over, and made them place among the upper branches, where the fruit was plentiful, and the birds most congregated.
roosted
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From this reading The sweet acorns of the evergreen oaks were also patronized; large flocks were there congregated; and from the state of the ground under the trees it was evident that at night they roosted on the branches.
season
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From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
seen
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From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
smeared
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From this reading The boys brought rods, which I smeared over, and made them place among the upper branches, where the fruit was plentiful, and the birds most congregated.
soon
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From this reading On the following morning we were early astir; and as soon as breakfast was over, we went regularly to work with the bird-lime.
state
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From this reading The sweet acorns of the evergreen oaks were also patronized; large flocks were there congregated; and from the state of the ground under the trees it was evident that at night they roosted on the branches.
stragglers
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From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
sweet
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From this reading The sweet acorns of the evergreen oaks were also patronized; large flocks were there congregated; and from the state of the ground under the trees it was evident that at night they roosted on the branches.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the following morning we were early astir; and as soon as breakfast was over, we went regularly to work with the bird-lime.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The boys brought rods, which I smeared over, and made them place among the upper branches, where the fruit was plentiful, and the birds most congregated.
then
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From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
there
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From this reading The sweet acorns of the evergreen oaks were also patronized; large flocks were there congregated; and from the state of the ground under the trees it was evident that at night they roosted on the branches.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sweet acorns of the evergreen oaks were also patronized; large flocks were there congregated; and from the state of the ground under the trees it was evident that at night they roosted on the branches.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the following morning we were early astir; and as soon as breakfast was over, we went regularly to work with the bird-lime.
tough
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From this reading The tough, adhesive mixture of caoutchouc oil and turpentine turned out well.
trees
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From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
turned
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From this reading The tough, adhesive mixture of caoutchouc oil and turpentine turned out well.
turpentine
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From this reading The tough, adhesive mixture of caoutchouc oil and turpentine turned out well.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The sweet acorns of the evergreen oaks were also patronized; large flocks were there congregated; and from the state of the ground under the trees it was evident that at night they roosted on the branches.
upper
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From this reading The boys brought rods, which I smeared over, and made them place among the upper branches, where the fruit was plentiful, and the birds most congregated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the following morning we were early astir; and as soon as breakfast was over, we went regularly to work with the bird-lime.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On the following morning we were early astir; and as soon as breakfast was over, we went regularly to work with the bird-lime.
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
well
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From this reading The tough, adhesive mixture of caoutchouc oil and turpentine turned out well.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following morning we were early astir; and as soon as breakfast was over, we went regularly to work with the bird-lime.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the following morning we were early astir; and as soon as breakfast was over, we went regularly to work with the bird-lime.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The boys brought rods, which I smeared over, and made them place among the upper branches, where the fruit was plentiful, and the birds most congregated.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The boys brought rods, which I smeared over, and made them place among the upper branches, where the fruit was plentiful, and the birds most congregated.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the following morning we were early astir; and as soon as breakfast was over, we went regularly to work with the bird-lime.
witnessed
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From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
work
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From this reading On the following morning we were early astir; and as soon as breakfast was over, we went regularly to work with the bird-lime.
year
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From this reading The prodigious number of the pigeons, far beyond those of last year, reminded me that we had not then, as now, witnessed their arrival at their feeding-places, but had seen only the last body of the season, a mere party of stragglers, compared to the masses which now weighed down the branches of all the trees in the neighbourhood.
