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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 AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
abounded
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From this reading The banks were low and of the greenest grass, save where they sank still lower and reeds abounded, or where some colored bush, heavy with bloom, bent to meet its reflected image.
addressed
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From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To this boat, of an early, sunny morning, came Audrey, and, standing erect, pole in hand, pushed out from the reedy bank into the slow-moving stream.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
AUDREY
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From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
bank
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From this reading To this boat, of an early, sunny morning, came Audrey, and, standing erect, pole in hand, pushed out from the reedy bank into the slow-moving stream.
banks
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From this reading The banks were low and of the greenest grass, save where they sank still lower and reeds abounded, or where some colored bush, heavy with bloom, bent to meet its reflected image.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It moved so slowly and was so clear that its depth seemed the blue depth of the sky, with now and then a tranquil cloud to be glided over.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
belonging
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From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
bent
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From this reading The banks were low and of the greenest grass, save where they sank still lower and reeds abounded, or where some colored bush, heavy with bloom, bent to meet its reflected image.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
bit
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From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
bloom
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From this reading The banks were low and of the greenest grass, save where they sank still lower and reeds abounded, or where some colored bush, heavy with bloom, bent to meet its reflected image.
blue
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From this reading It moved so slowly and was so clear that its depth seemed the blue depth of the sky, with now and then a tranquil cloud to be glided over.
boat
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From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
bush
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From this reading The banks were low and of the greenest grass, save where they sank still lower and reeds abounded, or where some colored bush, heavy with bloom, bent to meet its reflected image.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
came
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From this reading To this boat, of an early, sunny morning, came Audrey, and, standing erect, pole in hand, pushed out from the reedy bank into the slow-moving stream.
cavalier
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From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
chose
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From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
clear
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From this reading It moved so slowly and was so clear that its depth seemed the blue depth of the sky, with now and then a tranquil cloud to be glided over.
cloud
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From this reading It moved so slowly and was so clear that its depth seemed the blue depth of the sky, with now and then a tranquil cloud to be glided over.
colored
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From this reading The banks were low and of the greenest grass, save where they sank still lower and reeds abounded, or where some colored bush, heavy with bloom, bent to meet its reflected image.
crazy
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From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
creek
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From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
Darden's
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From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
deep
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From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
depth
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From this reading It moved so slowly and was so clear that its depth seemed the blue depth of the sky, with now and then a tranquil cloud to be glided over.
down
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From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
driven
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From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
early
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From this reading To this boat, of an early, sunny morning, came Audrey, and, standing erect, pole in hand, pushed out from the reedy bank into the slow-moving stream.
erect
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From this reading To this boat, of an early, sunny morning, came Audrey, and, standing erect, pole in hand, pushed out from the reedy bank into the slow-moving stream.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
Fairview
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From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To this boat, of an early, sunny morning, came Audrey, and, standing erect, pole in hand, pushed out from the reedy bank into the slow-moving stream.
GARDEN
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From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
glebe
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From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
glided
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From this reading It moved so slowly and was so clear that its depth seemed the blue depth of the sky, with now and then a tranquil cloud to be glided over.
grass
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From this reading The banks were low and of the greenest grass, save where they sank still lower and reeds abounded, or where some colored bush, heavy with bloom, bent to meet its reflected image.
greenest
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From this reading The banks were low and of the greenest grass, save where they sank still lower and reeds abounded, or where some colored bush, heavy with bloom, bent to meet its reflected image.
ground
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From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
hand
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From this reading To this boat, of an early, sunny morning, came Audrey, and, standing erect, pole in hand, pushed out from the reedy bank into the slow-moving stream.
heavy
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From this reading The banks were low and of the greenest grass, save where they sank still lower and reeds abounded, or where some colored bush, heavy with bloom, bent to meet its reflected image.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
hour
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From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
image
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From this reading The banks were low and of the greenest grass, save where they sank still lower and reeds abounded, or where some colored bush, heavy with bloom, bent to meet its reflected image.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To this boat, of an early, sunny morning, came Audrey, and, standing erect, pole in hand, pushed out from the reedy bank into the slow-moving stream.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It moved so slowly and was so clear that its depth seemed the blue depth of the sky, with now and then a tranquil cloud to be glided over.
knowing
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From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
lands
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From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
lay
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From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
learned
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From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
love
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From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
low
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From this reading The banks were low and of the greenest grass, save where they sank still lower and reeds abounded, or where some colored bush, heavy with bloom, bent to meet its reflected image.
lower
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From this reading The banks were low and of the greenest grass, save where they sank still lower and reeds abounded, or where some colored bush, heavy with bloom, bent to meet its reflected image.
marshy
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From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
meet
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From this reading The banks were low and of the greenest grass, save where they sank still lower and reeds abounded, or where some colored bush, heavy with bloom, bent to meet its reflected image.
minister
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From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
mistress
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From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
moored
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From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To this boat, of an early, sunny morning, came Audrey, and, standing erect, pole in hand, pushed out from the reedy bank into the slow-moving stream.
moved
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From this reading It moved so slowly and was so clear that its depth seemed the blue depth of the sky, with now and then a tranquil cloud to be glided over.
narrow
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From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
now
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From this reading It moved so slowly and was so clear that its depth seemed the blue depth of the sky, with now and then a tranquil cloud to be glided over.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The banks were low and of the greenest grass, save where they sank still lower and reeds abounded, or where some colored bush, heavy with bloom, bent to meet its reflected image.
orchard
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From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
out
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From this reading To this boat, of an early, sunny morning, came Audrey, and, standing erect, pole in hand, pushed out from the reedy bank into the slow-moving stream.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It moved so slowly and was so clear that its depth seemed the blue depth of the sky, with now and then a tranquil cloud to be glided over.
passionate
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From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
plaintive
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From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
pole
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From this reading To this boat, of an early, sunny morning, came Audrey, and, standing erect, pole in hand, pushed out from the reedy bank into the slow-moving stream.
pushed
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From this reading To this boat, of an early, sunny morning, came Audrey, and, standing erect, pole in hand, pushed out from the reedy bank into the slow-moving stream.
ran
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From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
reeds
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From this reading The banks were low and of the greenest grass, save where they sank still lower and reeds abounded, or where some colored bush, heavy with bloom, bent to meet its reflected image.
reedy
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From this reading To this boat, of an early, sunny morning, came Audrey, and, standing erect, pole in hand, pushed out from the reedy bank into the slow-moving stream.
reflected
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From this reading The banks were low and of the greenest grass, save where they sank still lower and reeds abounded, or where some colored bush, heavy with bloom, bent to meet its reflected image.
sang
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From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
sank
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From this reading The banks were low and of the greenest grass, save where they sank still lower and reeds abounded, or where some colored bush, heavy with bloom, bent to meet its reflected image.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The banks were low and of the greenest grass, save where they sank still lower and reeds abounded, or where some colored bush, heavy with bloom, bent to meet its reflected image.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It moved so slowly and was so clear that its depth seemed the blue depth of the sky, with now and then a tranquil cloud to be glided over.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
sing
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From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
sky
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From this reading It moved so slowly and was so clear that its depth seemed the blue depth of the sky, with now and then a tranquil cloud to be glided over.
slow-moving
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From this reading To this boat, of an early, sunny morning, came Audrey, and, standing erect, pole in hand, pushed out from the reedy bank into the slow-moving stream.
slowly
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From this reading It moved so slowly and was so clear that its depth seemed the blue depth of the sky, with now and then a tranquil cloud to be glided over.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It moved so slowly and was so clear that its depth seemed the blue depth of the sky, with now and then a tranquil cloud to be glided over.
some
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From this reading The banks were low and of the greenest grass, save where they sank still lower and reeds abounded, or where some colored bush, heavy with bloom, bent to meet its reflected image.
song
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From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
stake
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From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To this boat, of an early, sunny morning, came Audrey, and, standing erect, pole in hand, pushed out from the reedy bank into the slow-moving stream.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The banks were low and of the greenest grass, save where they sank still lower and reeds abounded, or where some colored bush, heavy with bloom, bent to meet its reflected image.
stream
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From this reading To this boat, of an early, sunny morning, came Audrey, and, standing erect, pole in hand, pushed out from the reedy bank into the slow-moving stream.
sunny
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From this reading To this boat, of an early, sunny morning, came Audrey, and, standing erect, pole in hand, pushed out from the reedy bank into the slow-moving stream.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
then
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From this reading It moved so slowly and was so clear that its depth seemed the blue depth of the sky, with now and then a tranquil cloud to be glided over.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The banks were low and of the greenest grass, save where they sank still lower and reeds abounded, or where some colored bush, heavy with bloom, bent to meet its reflected image.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this boat, of an early, sunny morning, came Audrey, and, standing erect, pole in hand, pushed out from the reedy bank into the slow-moving stream.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
tranquil
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From this reading It moved so slowly and was so clear that its depth seemed the blue depth of the sky, with now and then a tranquil cloud to be glided over.
ungodly
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From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AUDREY OF THE GARDEN The creek that ran between Fairview and the glebe lands was narrow and deep; upon it, moored to a stake driven into a bit of marshy ground below the orchard, lay a crazy boat belonging to the minister.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The banks were low and of the greenest grass, save where they sank still lower and reeds abounded, or where some colored bush, heavy with bloom, bent to meet its reflected image.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The banks were low and of the greenest grass, save where they sank still lower and reeds abounded, or where some colored bush, heavy with bloom, bent to meet its reflected image.
why
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From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It moved so slowly and was so clear that its depth seemed the blue depth of the sky, with now and then a tranquil cloud to be glided over.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was so fair that Audrey began to sing as she went down the stream; and without knowing why she chose it, she sang a love song learned out of one of Darden’s ungodly books, a plaintive and passionate lay addressed by some cavalier to his mistress of an hour.
