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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 How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
amusement
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From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Your health, and God bless you," was her salutation to him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She gives a feast on the longest day of the year, that there may be time for her guests to partake of the numerous dishes at her table.
ballad
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From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She gives a feast on the longest day of the year, that there may be time for her guests to partake of the numerous dishes at her table.
become
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From this reading It was Mistress JUNE, in whose service people become lazy and fond of sleeping for hours.
bless
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From this reading "Your health, and God bless you," was her salutation to him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
carriage
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From this reading "Now comes the young lady," said those in the carriage; and out stepped a young dame, delicate, proud, and pretty.
comes
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From this reading "Now comes the young lady," said those in the carriage; and out stepped a young dame, delicate, proud, and pretty.
concert
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From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
dame
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From this reading "Now comes the young lady," said those in the carriage; and out stepped a young dame, delicate, proud, and pretty.
day
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From this reading She gives a feast on the longest day of the year, that there may be time for her guests to partake of the numerous dishes at her table.
delicate
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From this reading "Now comes the young lady," said those in the carriage; and out stepped a young dame, delicate, proud, and pretty.
dishes
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From this reading She gives a feast on the longest day of the year, that there may be time for her guests to partake of the numerous dishes at her table.
feast
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From this reading She gives a feast on the longest day of the year, that there may be time for her guests to partake of the numerous dishes at her table.
fond
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From this reading It was Mistress JUNE, in whose service people become lazy and fond of sleeping for hours.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
forest
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From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
gay
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From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
gives
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From this reading She gives a feast on the longest day of the year, that there may be time for her guests to partake of the numerous dishes at her table.
God
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From this reading "Your health, and God bless you," was her salutation to him.
green
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From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
guests
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From this reading She gives a feast on the longest day of the year, that there may be time for her guests to partake of the numerous dishes at her table.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
health
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From this reading "Your health, and God bless you," was her salutation to him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Your health, and God bless you," was her salutation to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Your health, and God bless you," was her salutation to him.
hours
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From this reading It was Mistress JUNE, in whose service people become lazy and fond of sleeping for hours.
How
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From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Now comes the young lady," said those in the carriage; and out stepped a young dame, delicate, proud, and pretty.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Mistress JUNE, in whose service people become lazy and fond of sleeping for hours.
JUNE
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From this reading It was Mistress JUNE, in whose service people become lazy and fond of sleeping for hours.
lady
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From this reading "Now comes the young lady," said those in the carriage; and out stepped a young dame, delicate, proud, and pretty.
lazy
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From this reading It was Mistress JUNE, in whose service people become lazy and fond of sleeping for hours.
longest
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From this reading She gives a feast on the longest day of the year, that there may be time for her guests to partake of the numerous dishes at her table.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading She gives a feast on the longest day of the year, that there may be time for her guests to partake of the numerous dishes at her table.
Mistress
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From this reading It was Mistress JUNE, in whose service people become lazy and fond of sleeping for hours.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
Now
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From this reading "Now comes the young lady," said those in the carriage; and out stepped a young dame, delicate, proud, and pretty.
numerous
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From this reading She gives a feast on the longest day of the year, that there may be time for her guests to partake of the numerous dishes at her table.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She gives a feast on the longest day of the year, that there may be time for her guests to partake of the numerous dishes at her table.
out
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From this reading "Now comes the young lady," said those in the carriage; and out stepped a young dame, delicate, proud, and pretty.
own
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From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
partake
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From this reading She gives a feast on the longest day of the year, that there may be time for her guests to partake of the numerous dishes at her table.
people
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From this reading It was Mistress JUNE, in whose service people become lazy and fond of sleeping for hours.
pretty
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From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
proud
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From this reading "Now comes the young lady," said those in the carriage; and out stepped a young dame, delicate, proud, and pretty.
said
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From this reading "Now comes the young lady," said those in the carriage; and out stepped a young dame, delicate, proud, and pretty.
salutation
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From this reading "Your health, and God bless you," was her salutation to him.
service
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From this reading It was Mistress JUNE, in whose service people become lazy and fond of sleeping for hours.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
singer
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From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
sleeping
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From this reading It was Mistress JUNE, in whose service people become lazy and fond of sleeping for hours.
stepped
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From this reading "Now comes the young lady," said those in the carriage; and out stepped a young dame, delicate, proud, and pretty.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
table
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From this reading She gives a feast on the longest day of the year, that there may be time for her guests to partake of the numerous dishes at her table.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She gives a feast on the longest day of the year, that there may be time for her guests to partake of the numerous dishes at her table.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
theatre
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From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
there
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From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Now comes the young lady," said those in the carriage; and out stepped a young dame, delicate, proud, and pretty.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She gives a feast on the longest day of the year, that there may be time for her guests to partake of the numerous dishes at her table.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Your health, and God bless you," was her salutation to him.
wandered
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From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Your health, and God bless you," was her salutation to him.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It was Mistress JUNE, in whose service people become lazy and fond of sleeping for hours.
woods
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From this reading How pretty she was! and such a singer! not a theatre singer, nor a ballad singer; no, but a singer of the woods; for she wandered through the gay green forest, and had a concert there for her own amusement.
year
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From this reading She gives a feast on the longest day of the year, that there may be time for her guests to partake of the numerous dishes at her table.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your health, and God bless you," was her salutation to him.
young
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From this reading "Now comes the young lady," said those in the carriage; and out stepped a young dame, delicate, proud, and pretty.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your health, and God bless you," was her salutation to him.
