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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 Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But he often found it hard to keep true to his resolve; for what he thought most deeply about his mother did not always understand.
always
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From this reading But he often found it hard to keep true to his resolve; for what he thought most deeply about his mother did not always understand.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
Arne
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From this reading From the day that Arne tried with his whole heart to live closer to his mother his relations with other people were entirely changed.
back
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From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he often found it hard to keep true to his resolve; for what he thought most deeply about his mother did not always understand.
changed
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From this reading From the day that Arne tried with his whole heart to live closer to his mother his relations with other people were entirely changed.
clegs
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From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
closer
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From this reading From the day that Arne tried with his whole heart to live closer to his mother his relations with other people were entirely changed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
crawled
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From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
day
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From this reading From the day that Arne tried with his whole heart to live closer to his mother his relations with other people were entirely changed.
days
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From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
dear
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From this reading "'My dear, will you not go out in this pleasant weather?' said mother.
deeply
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From this reading But he often found it hard to keep true to his resolve; for what he thought most deeply about his mother did not always understand.
despair
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From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But he often found it hard to keep true to his resolve; for what he thought most deeply about his mother did not always understand.
dire
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From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
emmets
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From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From the day that Arne tried with his whole heart to live closer to his mother his relations with other people were entirely changed.
eyes
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From this reading He looked on them more with the mother's mild eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But he often found it hard to keep true to his resolve; for what he thought most deeply about his mother did not always understand.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he often found it hard to keep true to his resolve; for what he thought most deeply about his mother did not always understand.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the day that Arne tried with his whole heart to live closer to his mother his relations with other people were entirely changed.
gnats
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From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
go
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From this reading "'My dear, will you not go out in this pleasant weather?' said mother.
hard
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From this reading But he often found it hard to keep true to his resolve; for what he thought most deeply about his mother did not always understand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked on them more with the mother's mild eyes.
heart
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From this reading From the day that Arne tried with his whole heart to live closer to his mother his relations with other people were entirely changed.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From the day that Arne tried with his whole heart to live closer to his mother his relations with other people were entirely changed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'My dear, will you not go out in this pleasant weather?' said mother.
In-doors
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From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he often found it hard to keep true to his resolve; for what he thought most deeply about his mother did not always understand.
keep
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From this reading But he often found it hard to keep true to his resolve; for what he thought most deeply about his mother did not always understand.
lay
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From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
live
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From this reading From the day that Arne tried with his whole heart to live closer to his mother his relations with other people were entirely changed.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked on them more with the mother's mild eyes.
mild
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From this reading He looked on them more with the mother's mild eyes.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
more
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From this reading He looked on them more with the mother's mild eyes.
most
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From this reading But he often found it hard to keep true to his resolve; for what he thought most deeply about his mother did not always understand.
mother
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From this reading From the day that Arne tried with his whole heart to live closer to his mother his relations with other people were entirely changed.
mother's
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From this reading He looked on them more with the mother's mild eyes.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he often found it hard to keep true to his resolve; for what he thought most deeply about his mother did not always understand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
often
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From this reading But he often found it hard to keep true to his resolve; for what he thought most deeply about his mother did not always understand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He looked on them more with the mother's mild eyes.
other
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From this reading From the day that Arne tried with his whole heart to live closer to his mother his relations with other people were entirely changed.
out
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From this reading "'My dear, will you not go out in this pleasant weather?' said mother.
people
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From this reading From the day that Arne tried with his whole heart to live closer to his mother his relations with other people were entirely changed.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
relations
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From this reading From the day that Arne tried with his whole heart to live closer to his mother his relations with other people were entirely changed.
resolve
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From this reading But he often found it hard to keep true to his resolve; for what he thought most deeply about his mother did not always understand.
rocked
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From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
said
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From this reading "'My dear, will you not go out in this pleasant weather?' said mother.
saying
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From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
song
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From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
staying
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From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
strolled
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From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
stung
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From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
sunny
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From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the day that Arne tried with his whole heart to live closer to his mother his relations with other people were entirely changed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the day that Arne tried with his whole heart to live closer to his mother his relations with other people were entirely changed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He looked on them more with the mother's mild eyes.
there
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From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "'My dear, will you not go out in this pleasant weather?' said mother.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he often found it hard to keep true to his resolve; for what he thought most deeply about his mother did not always understand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the day that Arne tried with his whole heart to live closer to his mother his relations with other people were entirely changed.
tried
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From this reading From the day that Arne tried with his whole heart to live closer to his mother his relations with other people were entirely changed.
true
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From this reading But he often found it hard to keep true to his resolve; for what he thought most deeply about his mother did not always understand.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he often found it hard to keep true to his resolve; for what he thought most deeply about his mother did not always understand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
wasps
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From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
weather
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From this reading "'My dear, will you not go out in this pleasant weather?' said mother.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From the day that Arne tried with his whole heart to live closer to his mother his relations with other people were entirely changed.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But he often found it hard to keep true to his resolve; for what he thought most deeply about his mother did not always understand.
whole
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From this reading From the day that Arne tried with his whole heart to live closer to his mother his relations with other people were entirely changed.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "'My dear, will you not go out in this pleasant weather?' said mother.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From the day that Arne tried with his whole heart to live closer to his mother his relations with other people were entirely changed.
wood
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From this reading Here is a song from those days:-- "It was such a pleasant, sunny day, In-doors I could not think of staying: I strolled to the wood, on my back I lay, And rocked what my mind was saying; But there crawled emmets, and gnats stung there, The wasps and the clegs brought dire despair.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'My dear, will you not go out in this pleasant weather?' said mother.
