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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 AMOR VINCIT By now it was early spring in Virginia, and a time of balm and pleasantness.
a-weaving
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From this reading Its birthday robe was yet a-weaving, its coronal of blossoms yet folded buds, its choristers not ready with their fullest pæans.
AMOR
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From this reading AMOR VINCIT By now it was early spring in Virginia, and a time of balm and pleasantness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AMOR VINCIT By now it was early spring in Virginia, and a time of balm and pleasantness.
balm
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From this reading AMOR VINCIT By now it was early spring in Virginia, and a time of balm and pleasantness.
beech
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From this reading In the forest the bloodroot was in flower, and the bluebird and the redbird flashed from the maple that was touched with fire to the beech just lifted from a pale green fountain.
birthday
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From this reading Its birthday robe was yet a-weaving, its coronal of blossoms yet folded buds, its choristers not ready with their fullest pæans.
bliss
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From this reading The season had not entered into its complete heritage of gay hues, sweet odors, song, and wealth of bliss.
bloodroot
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From this reading In the forest the bloodroot was in flower, and the bluebird and the redbird flashed from the maple that was touched with fire to the beech just lifted from a pale green fountain.
blossoms
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From this reading Its birthday robe was yet a-weaving, its coronal of blossoms yet folded buds, its choristers not ready with their fullest pæans.
bluebird
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From this reading In the forest the bloodroot was in flower, and the bluebird and the redbird flashed from the maple that was touched with fire to the beech just lifted from a pale green fountain.
buds
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From this reading Its birthday robe was yet a-weaving, its coronal of blossoms yet folded buds, its choristers not ready with their fullest pæans.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But everywhere was earnest of future riches.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AMOR VINCIT By now it was early spring in Virginia, and a time of balm and pleasantness.
choristers
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From this reading Its birthday robe was yet a-weaving, its coronal of blossoms yet folded buds, its choristers not ready with their fullest pæans.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The season had not entered into its complete heritage of gay hues, sweet odors, song, and wealth of bliss.
coronal
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From this reading Its birthday robe was yet a-weaving, its coronal of blossoms yet folded buds, its choristers not ready with their fullest pæans.
early
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From this reading AMOR VINCIT By now it was early spring in Virginia, and a time of balm and pleasantness.
earnest
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From this reading But everywhere was earnest of future riches.
entered
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From this reading The season had not entered into its complete heritage of gay hues, sweet odors, song, and wealth of bliss.
everywhere
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From this reading But everywhere was earnest of future riches.
fire
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From this reading In the forest the bloodroot was in flower, and the bluebird and the redbird flashed from the maple that was touched with fire to the beech just lifted from a pale green fountain.
flashed
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From this reading In the forest the bloodroot was in flower, and the bluebird and the redbird flashed from the maple that was touched with fire to the beech just lifted from a pale green fountain.
flower
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From this reading In the forest the bloodroot was in flower, and the bluebird and the redbird flashed from the maple that was touched with fire to the beech just lifted from a pale green fountain.
folded
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From this reading Its birthday robe was yet a-weaving, its coronal of blossoms yet folded buds, its choristers not ready with their fullest pæans.
forest
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From this reading In the forest the bloodroot was in flower, and the bluebird and the redbird flashed from the maple that was touched with fire to the beech just lifted from a pale green fountain.
fountain
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From this reading In the forest the bloodroot was in flower, and the bluebird and the redbird flashed from the maple that was touched with fire to the beech just lifted from a pale green fountain.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the forest the bloodroot was in flower, and the bluebird and the redbird flashed from the maple that was touched with fire to the beech just lifted from a pale green fountain.
fullest
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From this reading Its birthday robe was yet a-weaving, its coronal of blossoms yet folded buds, its choristers not ready with their fullest pæans.
future
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From this reading But everywhere was earnest of future riches.
gay
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From this reading The season had not entered into its complete heritage of gay hues, sweet odors, song, and wealth of bliss.
green
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From this reading In the forest the bloodroot was in flower, and the bluebird and the redbird flashed from the maple that was touched with fire to the beech just lifted from a pale green fountain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The season had not entered into its complete heritage of gay hues, sweet odors, song, and wealth of bliss.
heritage
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From this reading The season had not entered into its complete heritage of gay hues, sweet odors, song, and wealth of bliss.
hues
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From this reading The season had not entered into its complete heritage of gay hues, sweet odors, song, and wealth of bliss.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AMOR VINCIT By now it was early spring in Virginia, and a time of balm and pleasantness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The season had not entered into its complete heritage of gay hues, sweet odors, song, and wealth of bliss.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AMOR VINCIT By now it was early spring in Virginia, and a time of balm and pleasantness.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The season had not entered into its complete heritage of gay hues, sweet odors, song, and wealth of bliss.
just
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From this reading In the forest the bloodroot was in flower, and the bluebird and the redbird flashed from the maple that was touched with fire to the beech just lifted from a pale green fountain.
lifted
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From this reading In the forest the bloodroot was in flower, and the bluebird and the redbird flashed from the maple that was touched with fire to the beech just lifted from a pale green fountain.
maple
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From this reading In the forest the bloodroot was in flower, and the bluebird and the redbird flashed from the maple that was touched with fire to the beech just lifted from a pale green fountain.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The season had not entered into its complete heritage of gay hues, sweet odors, song, and wealth of bliss.
now
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From this reading AMOR VINCIT By now it was early spring in Virginia, and a time of balm and pleasantness.
odors
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From this reading The season had not entered into its complete heritage of gay hues, sweet odors, song, and wealth of bliss.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AMOR VINCIT By now it was early spring in Virginia, and a time of balm and pleasantness.
pale
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From this reading In the forest the bloodroot was in flower, and the bluebird and the redbird flashed from the maple that was touched with fire to the beech just lifted from a pale green fountain.
pleasantness
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From this reading AMOR VINCIT By now it was early spring in Virginia, and a time of balm and pleasantness.
pæans
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From this reading Its birthday robe was yet a-weaving, its coronal of blossoms yet folded buds, its choristers not ready with their fullest pæans.
ready
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From this reading Its birthday robe was yet a-weaving, its coronal of blossoms yet folded buds, its choristers not ready with their fullest pæans.
redbird
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From this reading In the forest the bloodroot was in flower, and the bluebird and the redbird flashed from the maple that was touched with fire to the beech just lifted from a pale green fountain.
riches
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From this reading But everywhere was earnest of future riches.
robe
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From this reading Its birthday robe was yet a-weaving, its coronal of blossoms yet folded buds, its choristers not ready with their fullest pæans.
season
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From this reading The season had not entered into its complete heritage of gay hues, sweet odors, song, and wealth of bliss.
song
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From this reading The season had not entered into its complete heritage of gay hues, sweet odors, song, and wealth of bliss.
spring
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From this reading AMOR VINCIT By now it was early spring in Virginia, and a time of balm and pleasantness.
sweet
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From this reading The season had not entered into its complete heritage of gay hues, sweet odors, song, and wealth of bliss.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the forest the bloodroot was in flower, and the bluebird and the redbird flashed from the maple that was touched with fire to the beech just lifted from a pale green fountain.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The season had not entered into its complete heritage of gay hues, sweet odors, song, and wealth of bliss.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Its birthday robe was yet a-weaving, its coronal of blossoms yet folded buds, its choristers not ready with their fullest pæans.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AMOR VINCIT By now it was early spring in Virginia, and a time of balm and pleasantness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the forest the bloodroot was in flower, and the bluebird and the redbird flashed from the maple that was touched with fire to the beech just lifted from a pale green fountain.
touched
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From this reading In the forest the bloodroot was in flower, and the bluebird and the redbird flashed from the maple that was touched with fire to the beech just lifted from a pale green fountain.
VINCIT
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From this reading AMOR VINCIT By now it was early spring in Virginia, and a time of balm and pleasantness.
Virginia
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From this reading AMOR VINCIT By now it was early spring in Virginia, and a time of balm and pleasantness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AMOR VINCIT By now it was early spring in Virginia, and a time of balm and pleasantness.
wealth
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From this reading The season had not entered into its complete heritage of gay hues, sweet odors, song, and wealth of bliss.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Its birthday robe was yet a-weaving, its coronal of blossoms yet folded buds, its choristers not ready with their fullest pæans.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Its birthday robe was yet a-weaving, its coronal of blossoms yet folded buds, its choristers not ready with their fullest pæans.
