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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
air
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From this reading "We are here, we are here," sounded voices higher in the air, as if they had flown there beforehand.
all
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From this reading You see the oak wanted to have them all with him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But where is the little blue flower that grows by the water?" asked the oak, "and the purple bell-flower, and the daisy?"
apple-tree
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From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Here we are, we are here," sounded in voice and song.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We are here, we are here," sounded voices higher in the air, as if they had flown there beforehand.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But where is the little blue flower that grows by the water?" asked the oak, "and the purple bell-flower, and the daisy?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
beautiful
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From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
beforehand
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From this reading "We are here, we are here," sounded voices higher in the air, as if they had flown there beforehand.
bell-flower
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From this reading "But where is the little blue flower that grows by the water?" asked the oak, "and the purple bell-flower, and the daisy?"
bloom
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From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
blossoms
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From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
blue
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From this reading "But where is the little blue flower that grows by the water?" asked the oak, "and the purple bell-flower, and the daisy?"
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But where is the little blue flower that grows by the water?" asked the oak, "and the purple bell-flower, and the daisy?"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "But where is the little blue flower that grows by the water?" asked the oak, "and the purple bell-flower, and the daisy?"
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
covered
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From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
daisy
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From this reading "But where is the little blue flower that grows by the water?" asked the oak, "and the purple bell-flower, and the daisy?"
earth
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From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
flourished
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From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
flower
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From this reading "But where is the little blue flower that grows by the water?" asked the oak, "and the purple bell-flower, and the daisy?"
flown
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From this reading "We are here, we are here," sounded voices higher in the air, as if they had flown there beforehand.
forth
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From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
glory
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From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
grows
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From this reading "But where is the little blue flower that grows by the water?" asked the oak, "and the purple bell-flower, and the daisy?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We are here, we are here," sounded voices higher in the air, as if they had flown there beforehand.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You see the oak wanted to have them all with him.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here we are, we are here," sounded in voice and song.
higher
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From this reading "We are here, we are here," sounded voices higher in the air, as if they had flown there beforehand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You see the oak wanted to have them all with him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "We are here, we are here," sounded voices higher in the air, as if they had flown there beforehand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Here we are, we are here," sounded in voice and song.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But where is the little blue flower that grows by the water?" asked the oak, "and the purple bell-flower, and the daisy?"
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
lilies-of-the-valley
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From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But where is the little blue flower that grows by the water?" asked the oak, "and the purple bell-flower, and the daisy?"
lovely
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From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
now
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From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
oak
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From this reading "But where is the little blue flower that grows by the water?" asked the oak, "and the purple bell-flower, and the daisy?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
purple
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From this reading "But where is the little blue flower that grows by the water?" asked the oak, "and the purple bell-flower, and the daisy?"
see
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From this reading You see the oak wanted to have them all with him.
song
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From this reading "Here we are, we are here," sounded in voice and song.
sounded
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From this reading "Here we are, we are here," sounded in voice and song.
sprouted
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From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
summer
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From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But where is the little blue flower that grows by the water?" asked the oak, "and the purple bell-flower, and the daisy?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But where is the little blue flower that grows by the water?" asked the oak, "and the purple bell-flower, and the daisy?"
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You see the oak wanted to have them all with him.
there
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From this reading "We are here, we are here," sounded voices higher in the air, as if they had flown there beforehand.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We are here, we are here," sounded voices higher in the air, as if they had flown there beforehand.
thyme
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From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You see the oak wanted to have them all with him.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
voice
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From this reading "Here we are, we are here," sounded in voice and song.
voices
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From this reading "We are here, we are here," sounded voices higher in the air, as if they had flown there beforehand.
wanted
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From this reading You see the oak wanted to have them all with him.
water
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From this reading "But where is the little blue flower that grows by the water?" asked the oak, "and the purple bell-flower, and the daisy?"
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Here we are, we are here," sounded in voice and song.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "But where is the little blue flower that grows by the water?" asked the oak, "and the purple bell-flower, and the daisy?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
wild
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From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You see the oak wanted to have them all with him.
wood
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From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
year
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From this reading "But the beautiful thyme of last summer, where is that? and the lilies-of-the-valley, which last year covered the earth with their bloom? and the wild apple-tree with its lovely blossoms, and all the glory of the wood, which has flourished year after year? even what may have but now sprouted forth could be with us here."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see the oak wanted to have them all with him.
