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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 May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!
Anna
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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading May gladness hail you through the day, and peace hush you to sleep at night!
attend
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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!
bring
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From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!
chariot
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charming
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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!
Clifton
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content
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day
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dear
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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!
exhilarating
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From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!
festivity
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From this reading May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!
fulness
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gladness
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From this reading May gladness hail you through the day, and peace hush you to sleep at night!
hail
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From this reading May gladness hail you through the day, and peace hush you to sleep at night!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I too have my regrets.
Health
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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!
hills
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hush
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From this reading May gladness hail you through the day, and peace hush you to sleep at night!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I too have my regrets.
Ives
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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!
joy
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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!
Louisa
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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!
meet
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!
night
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novelty
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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!
peace
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From this reading May gladness hail you through the day, and peace hush you to sleep at night!
rapid
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From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!
regrets
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From this reading I too have my regrets.
roll
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sleep
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smile
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St
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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!
steps
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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!
succession
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From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!
thoughts
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From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading May gladness hail you through the day, and peace hush you to sleep at night!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!
too
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From this reading I too have my regrets.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!
valleys
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From this reading May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!
Wenbourne
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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!
wheels
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From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!
whirling
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From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading May gladness hail you through the day, and peace hush you to sleep at night!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!