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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dora exclaimed, as, having finished one ball, she threw it into the air, and caught it again and again.
air
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From this reading Dora exclaimed, as, having finished one ball, she threw it into the air, and caught it again and again.
all
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From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
Angel
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From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dora exclaimed, as, having finished one ball, she threw it into the air, and caught it again and again.
back
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From this reading "You wouldn't like to go back to live in London now, would you?"
ball
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From this reading Dora exclaimed, as, having finished one ball, she threw it into the air, and caught it again and again.
bank
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From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
baskets
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From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "To think you never saw cowslips growing before you came to Wreyford, Angel!"
boys
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From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
bulls
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From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
came
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From this reading "To think you never saw cowslips growing before you came to Wreyford, Angel!"
carried
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From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
caught
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From this reading Dora exclaimed, as, having finished one ball, she threw it into the air, and caught it again and again.
commenced
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From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
cowslip
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From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
cowslipsplural nounUS /ˈkaʊslɪps/
small wild plants with yellow flowers
From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
Dinah
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From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
Dinah's
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From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
directions
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From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
Dora
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From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
exclaimed
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From this reading Dora exclaimed, as, having finished one ball, she threw it into the air, and caught it again and again.
filled
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From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
finished
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From this reading Dora exclaimed, as, having finished one ball, she threw it into the air, and caught it again and again.
fished
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From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
fishing
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From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
flowers
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From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
gathering
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From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
Gerald
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From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
girls
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From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
go
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From this reading "You wouldn't like to go back to live in London now, would you?"
golden
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From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
growing
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From this reading "To think you never saw cowslips growing before you came to Wreyford, Angel!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Dora exclaimed, as, having finished one ball, she threw it into the air, and caught it again and again.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dora exclaimed, as, having finished one ball, she threw it into the air, and caught it again and again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dora exclaimed, as, having finished one ball, she threw it into the air, and caught it again and again.
like
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From this reading "You wouldn't like to go back to live in London now, would you?"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
live
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From this reading "You wouldn't like to go back to live in London now, would you?"
London
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From this reading "You wouldn't like to go back to live in London now, would you?"
making
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From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
Meadows
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From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
Mickle
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From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "To think you never saw cowslips growing before you came to Wreyford, Angel!"
now
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From this reading "You wouldn't like to go back to live in London now, would you?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
sat
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From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
saw
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From this reading "To think you never saw cowslips growing before you came to Wreyford, Angel!"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dora exclaimed, as, having finished one ball, she threw it into the air, and caught it again and again.
side
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From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
spot
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From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
stream
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From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
stretched
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From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
sunshiny
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From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "To think you never saw cowslips growing before you came to Wreyford, Angel!"
threw
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From this reading Dora exclaimed, as, having finished one ball, she threw it into the air, and caught it again and again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
Tom
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From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The little girls all had baskets, which, when they were filled with the golden flowers, they carried to the spot where the boys sat on the bank fishing, and commenced making cowslip bulls under Dinah's directions.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You wouldn't like to go back to live in London now, would you?"
wouldn't
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From this reading "You wouldn't like to go back to live in London now, would you?"
Wrey
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From this reading In the Meadows ONE sunshiny afternoon found Angel with Dinah and Dora Mickle gathering cowslips in the meadows which stretched on either side of the Wrey, whilst Gerald and Tom fished in the stream.
Wreyford
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From this reading "To think you never saw cowslips growing before you came to Wreyford, Angel!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "To think you never saw cowslips growing before you came to Wreyford, Angel!"
