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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 when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
all
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From this reading In the garden all the apple-trees were in blossom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
apple-trees
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From this reading In the garden all the apple-trees were in blossom.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
basked
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From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
beautifully
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From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
bells
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From this reading All the bells were ringing, and all the people went to church, looking cheerful, and dressed in their best clothes.
best
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From this reading All the bells were ringing, and all the people went to church, looking cheerful, and dressed in their best clothes.
birds
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From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
blossom
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From this reading In the garden all the apple-trees were in blossom.
bring
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From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
cat
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From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
cheerful
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From this reading All the bells were ringing, and all the people went to church, looking cheerful, and dressed in their best clothes.
cheerfulness
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From this reading There was a look of cheerfulness on everything.
church
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From this reading All the bells were ringing, and all the people went to church, looking cheerful, and dressed in their best clothes.
clothes
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From this reading All the bells were ringing, and all the people went to church, looking cheerful, and dressed in their best clothes.
comparison
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From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
corn
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From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
day
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From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
down
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From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
dressed
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From this reading All the bells were ringing, and all the people went to church, looking cheerful, and dressed in their best clothes.
ducklings
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From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading There was a look of cheerfulness on everything.
festival
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From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
fields
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From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
flowers
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From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
flutteringverbUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
moving with quick light beats or trembles
From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
forth
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From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
garden
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From this reading In the garden all the apple-trees were in blossom.
got
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From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
green
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From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
hastened
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From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
how
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From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the garden all the apple-trees were in blossom.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
leaves
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From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
licked
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From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a look of cheerfulness on everything.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
looking
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From this reading All the bells were ringing, and all the people went to church, looking cheerful, and dressed in their best clothes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a look of cheerfulness on everything.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
own
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From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
paws
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From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
people
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From this reading All the bells were ringing, and all the people went to church, looking cheerful, and dressed in their best clothes.
ringing
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From this reading All the bells were ringing, and all the people went to church, looking cheerful, and dressed in their best clothes.
shone
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From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
sun
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From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
Sunday
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From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
sunshine
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From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the garden all the apple-trees were in blossom.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All the bells were ringing, and all the people went to church, looking cheerful, and dressed in their best clothes.
there
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From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
too
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From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
twittering
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From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
up
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From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
walked
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From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the bells were ringing, and all the people went to church, looking cheerful, and dressed in their best clothes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the garden all the apple-trees were in blossom.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday.
yard
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From this reading They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws.
