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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 “And now they are standing face to face; Hath a dream come over that sylvan place?
Alma
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From this reading Alma grew up as beautiful as one of Raphael’s picture angels; but her beauty was of a directly opposite style to that of her handsome mother.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And now they are standing face to face; Hath a dream come over that sylvan place?
angels
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From this reading Alma grew up as beautiful as one of Raphael’s picture angels; but her beauty was of a directly opposite style to that of her handsome mother.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And now they are standing face to face; Hath a dream come over that sylvan place?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “For a while she stood as a bird is said To meet the gaze of the serpent dread, Pale and still for a time she stood In the midst of that woodland solitude.”
beautiful
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From this reading Alma grew up as beautiful as one of Raphael’s picture angels; but her beauty was of a directly opposite style to that of her handsome mother.
beauty
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From this reading Alma grew up as beautiful as one of Raphael’s picture angels; but her beauty was of a directly opposite style to that of her handsome mother.
bird
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From this reading “For a while she stood as a bird is said To meet the gaze of the serpent dread, Pale and still for a time she stood In the midst of that woodland solitude.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Alma grew up as beautiful as one of Raphael’s picture angels; but her beauty was of a directly opposite style to that of her handsome mother.
child
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From this reading One of those visions ghastly and wild, That makes her shrink like a frightened child?
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And now they are standing face to face; Hath a dream come over that sylvan place?
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Alma grew up as beautiful as one of Raphael’s picture angels; but her beauty was of a directly opposite style to that of her handsome mother.
dread
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From this reading “For a while she stood as a bird is said To meet the gaze of the serpent dread, Pale and still for a time she stood In the midst of that woodland solitude.”
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “And now they are standing face to face; Hath a dream come over that sylvan place?
face
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From this reading “And now they are standing face to face; Hath a dream come over that sylvan place?
family
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From this reading Alma resembled the patrician women of her father’s family.
father's
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From this reading Alma resembled the patrician women of her father’s family.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For a while she stood as a bird is said To meet the gaze of the serpent dread, Pale and still for a time she stood In the midst of that woodland solitude.”
frightened
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From this reading One of those visions ghastly and wild, That makes her shrink like a frightened child?
gaze
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From this reading “For a while she stood as a bird is said To meet the gaze of the serpent dread, Pale and still for a time she stood In the midst of that woodland solitude.”
ghastly
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From this reading One of those visions ghastly and wild, That makes her shrink like a frightened child?
grew
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From this reading Alma grew up as beautiful as one of Raphael’s picture angels; but her beauty was of a directly opposite style to that of her handsome mother.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Alma grew up as beautiful as one of Raphael’s picture angels; but her beauty was of a directly opposite style to that of her handsome mother.
Hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading “And now they are standing face to face; Hath a dream come over that sylvan place?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One of those visions ghastly and wild, That makes her shrink like a frightened child?
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “For a while she stood as a bird is said To meet the gaze of the serpent dread, Pale and still for a time she stood In the midst of that woodland solitude.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “For a while she stood as a bird is said To meet the gaze of the serpent dread, Pale and still for a time she stood In the midst of that woodland solitude.”
like
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From this reading One of those visions ghastly and wild, That makes her shrink like a frightened child?
makes
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From this reading One of those visions ghastly and wild, That makes her shrink like a frightened child?
meet
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From this reading “For a while she stood as a bird is said To meet the gaze of the serpent dread, Pale and still for a time she stood In the midst of that woodland solitude.”
midst
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From this reading “For a while she stood as a bird is said To meet the gaze of the serpent dread, Pale and still for a time she stood In the midst of that woodland solitude.”
mother
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From this reading Alma grew up as beautiful as one of Raphael’s picture angels; but her beauty was of a directly opposite style to that of her handsome mother.
now
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From this reading “And now they are standing face to face; Hath a dream come over that sylvan place?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of those visions ghastly and wild, That makes her shrink like a frightened child?
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of those visions ghastly and wild, That makes her shrink like a frightened child?
opposite
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From this reading Alma grew up as beautiful as one of Raphael’s picture angels; but her beauty was of a directly opposite style to that of her handsome mother.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “And now they are standing face to face; Hath a dream come over that sylvan place?
Pale
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From this reading “For a while she stood as a bird is said To meet the gaze of the serpent dread, Pale and still for a time she stood In the midst of that woodland solitude.”
patrician
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From this reading Alma resembled the patrician women of her father’s family.
picture
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From this reading Alma grew up as beautiful as one of Raphael’s picture angels; but her beauty was of a directly opposite style to that of her handsome mother.
place
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From this reading “And now they are standing face to face; Hath a dream come over that sylvan place?
Raphael's
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From this reading Alma grew up as beautiful as one of Raphael’s picture angels; but her beauty was of a directly opposite style to that of her handsome mother.
resembled
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From this reading Alma resembled the patrician women of her father’s family.
said
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From this reading “For a while she stood as a bird is said To meet the gaze of the serpent dread, Pale and still for a time she stood In the midst of that woodland solitude.”
serpent
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From this reading “For a while she stood as a bird is said To meet the gaze of the serpent dread, Pale and still for a time she stood In the midst of that woodland solitude.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “For a while she stood as a bird is said To meet the gaze of the serpent dread, Pale and still for a time she stood In the midst of that woodland solitude.”
shrink
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From this reading One of those visions ghastly and wild, That makes her shrink like a frightened child?
solitude
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From this reading “For a while she stood as a bird is said To meet the gaze of the serpent dread, Pale and still for a time she stood In the midst of that woodland solitude.”
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And now they are standing face to face; Hath a dream come over that sylvan place?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a while she stood as a bird is said To meet the gaze of the serpent dread, Pale and still for a time she stood In the midst of that woodland solitude.”
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a while she stood as a bird is said To meet the gaze of the serpent dread, Pale and still for a time she stood In the midst of that woodland solitude.”
style
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From this reading Alma grew up as beautiful as one of Raphael’s picture angels; but her beauty was of a directly opposite style to that of her handsome mother.
sylvan
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From this reading “And now they are standing face to face; Hath a dream come over that sylvan place?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And now they are standing face to face; Hath a dream come over that sylvan place?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “For a while she stood as a bird is said To meet the gaze of the serpent dread, Pale and still for a time she stood In the midst of that woodland solitude.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And now they are standing face to face; Hath a dream come over that sylvan place?
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading One of those visions ghastly and wild, That makes her shrink like a frightened child?
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a while she stood as a bird is said To meet the gaze of the serpent dread, Pale and still for a time she stood In the midst of that woodland solitude.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And now they are standing face to face; Hath a dream come over that sylvan place?
up
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From this reading Alma grew up as beautiful as one of Raphael’s picture angels; but her beauty was of a directly opposite style to that of her handsome mother.
visions
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From this reading One of those visions ghastly and wild, That makes her shrink like a frightened child?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alma grew up as beautiful as one of Raphael’s picture angels; but her beauty was of a directly opposite style to that of her handsome mother.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “For a while she stood as a bird is said To meet the gaze of the serpent dread, Pale and still for a time she stood In the midst of that woodland solitude.”
wild
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From this reading One of those visions ghastly and wild, That makes her shrink like a frightened child?
women
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From this reading Alma resembled the patrician women of her father’s family.
woodland
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From this reading “For a while she stood as a bird is said To meet the gaze of the serpent dread, Pale and still for a time she stood In the midst of that woodland solitude.”
