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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 There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
all
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From this reading It is the gloaming,--that tenderest, fondest, most pensive time of all the day.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An owl in the distance is hooting mournfully.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "O spirit of love, how fresh and quick thou art!"--SHAKESPEARE.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "O spirit of love, how fresh and quick thou art!"--SHAKESPEARE.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As yet, night crouches on the borders of the land, reluctant to throw its dark shadow over the still smiling earth, while day is slowly, sadly receding.
asleep
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From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
birds
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From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
borders
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From this reading As yet, night crouches on the borders of the land, reluctant to throw its dark shadow over the still smiling earth, while day is slowly, sadly receding.
breeze
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From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
cradle
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From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
crooning
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From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
crouches
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From this reading As yet, night crouches on the borders of the land, reluctant to throw its dark shadow over the still smiling earth, while day is slowly, sadly receding.
dark
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From this reading As yet, night crouches on the borders of the land, reluctant to throw its dark shadow over the still smiling earth, while day is slowly, sadly receding.
day
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From this reading It is the gloaming,--that tenderest, fondest, most pensive time of all the day.
distance
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From this reading An owl in the distance is hooting mournfully.
earth
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From this reading As yet, night crouches on the borders of the land, reluctant to throw its dark shadow over the still smiling earth, while day is slowly, sadly receding.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
exertions
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From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
fallen
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From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
fondest
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From this reading It is the gloaming,--that tenderest, fondest, most pensive time of all the day.
fresh
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From this reading "O spirit of love, how fresh and quick thou art!"--SHAKESPEARE.
gay
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From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
gloaming
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From this reading It is the gloaming,--that tenderest, fondest, most pensive time of all the day.
grasses
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From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
hooting
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From this reading An owl in the distance is hooting mournfully.
how
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From this reading "O spirit of love, how fresh and quick thou art!"--SHAKESPEARE.
hush
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From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An owl in the distance is hooting mournfully.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the gloaming,--that tenderest, fondest, most pensive time of all the day.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the gloaming,--that tenderest, fondest, most pensive time of all the day.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As yet, night crouches on the borders of the land, reluctant to throw its dark shadow over the still smiling earth, while day is slowly, sadly receding.
land
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From this reading As yet, night crouches on the borders of the land, reluctant to throw its dark shadow over the still smiling earth, while day is slowly, sadly receding.
lazy
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From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
leafy
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From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
love
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From this reading "O spirit of love, how fresh and quick thou art!"--SHAKESPEARE.
most
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From this reading It is the gloaming,--that tenderest, fondest, most pensive time of all the day.
mournfully
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From this reading An owl in the distance is hooting mournfully.
nestling
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From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
night
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From this reading As yet, night crouches on the borders of the land, reluctant to throw its dark shadow over the still smiling earth, while day is slowly, sadly receding.
O
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From this reading "O spirit of love, how fresh and quick thou art!"--SHAKESPEARE.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "O spirit of love, how fresh and quick thou art!"--SHAKESPEARE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As yet, night crouches on the borders of the land, reluctant to throw its dark shadow over the still smiling earth, while day is slowly, sadly receding.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As yet, night crouches on the borders of the land, reluctant to throw its dark shadow over the still smiling earth, while day is slowly, sadly receding.
owl
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From this reading An owl in the distance is hooting mournfully.
pensive
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From this reading It is the gloaming,--that tenderest, fondest, most pensive time of all the day.
perches
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From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
quick
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From this reading "O spirit of love, how fresh and quick thou art!"--SHAKESPEARE.
receding
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From this reading As yet, night crouches on the borders of the land, reluctant to throw its dark shadow over the still smiling earth, while day is slowly, sadly receding.
reluctant
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From this reading As yet, night crouches on the borders of the land, reluctant to throw its dark shadow over the still smiling earth, while day is slowly, sadly receding.
sadly
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From this reading As yet, night crouches on the borders of the land, reluctant to throw its dark shadow over the still smiling earth, while day is slowly, sadly receding.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading As yet, night crouches on the borders of the land, reluctant to throw its dark shadow over the still smiling earth, while day is slowly, sadly receding.
SHAKESPEARE
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From this reading "O spirit of love, how fresh and quick thou art!"--SHAKESPEARE.
silent
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From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
slowly
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From this reading As yet, night crouches on the borders of the land, reluctant to throw its dark shadow over the still smiling earth, while day is slowly, sadly receding.
smiling
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From this reading As yet, night crouches on the borders of the land, reluctant to throw its dark shadow over the still smiling earth, while day is slowly, sadly receding.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
songs
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From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
spirit
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From this reading "O spirit of love, how fresh and quick thou art!"--SHAKESPEARE.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As yet, night crouches on the borders of the land, reluctant to throw its dark shadow over the still smiling earth, while day is slowly, sadly receding.
tenderest
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From this reading It is the gloaming,--that tenderest, fondest, most pensive time of all the day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is the gloaming,--that tenderest, fondest, most pensive time of all the day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is the gloaming,--that tenderest, fondest, most pensive time of all the day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
There
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From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "O spirit of love, how fresh and quick thou art!"--SHAKESPEARE.
throw
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From this reading As yet, night crouches on the borders of the land, reluctant to throw its dark shadow over the still smiling earth, while day is slowly, sadly receding.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the gloaming,--that tenderest, fondest, most pensive time of all the day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As yet, night crouches on the borders of the land, reluctant to throw its dark shadow over the still smiling earth, while day is slowly, sadly receding.
unstirred
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From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
very
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From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading As yet, night crouches on the borders of the land, reluctant to throw its dark shadow over the still smiling earth, while day is slowly, sadly receding.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There is a hush over everything; above, on their leafy perches, the birds are nestling, and crooning their cradle songs; the gay breeze, lazy with its exertions of the day, has fallen asleep, so that the very grasses are silent and unstirred.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading As yet, night crouches on the borders of the land, reluctant to throw its dark shadow over the still smiling earth, while day is slowly, sadly receding.
