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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 The sun of the first day of July rose serene into an azure sky where a few white clouds were floating.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The sun of the first day of July rose serene into an azure sky where a few white clouds were floating.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The light summer mist was dissipated; a morning wind, freshly sweet, rippled the corn and murmured in the green and lusty trees.
azure
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From this reading The sun of the first day of July rose serene into an azure sky where a few white clouds were floating.
Big
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From this reading The sunshine gilded Little Round Top and Big Round Top, gilded Culp’s Hill and Cemetery Hill, gilded Oak Hill and Seminary Ridge.
branches
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From this reading McPherson’s Woods caught it on its topmost branches, and the trees of Peach Orchard.
caught
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From this reading McPherson’s Woods caught it on its topmost branches, and the trees of Peach Orchard.
CemeterynounUS /ˈcemetery/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sunshine gilded Little Round Top and Big Round Top, gilded Culp’s Hill and Cemetery Hill, gilded Oak Hill and Seminary Ridge.
clouds
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From this reading The sun of the first day of July rose serene into an azure sky where a few white clouds were floating.
College
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From this reading It flashed from the cupola of the Pennsylvania College.
corn
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From this reading The light summer mist was dissipated; a morning wind, freshly sweet, rippled the corn and murmured in the green and lusty trees.
Culp's
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From this reading The sunshine gilded Little Round Top and Big Round Top, gilded Culp’s Hill and Cemetery Hill, gilded Oak Hill and Seminary Ridge.
cupola
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From this reading It flashed from the cupola of the Pennsylvania College.
day
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From this reading The sun of the first day of July rose serene into an azure sky where a few white clouds were floating.
dissipated
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From this reading The light summer mist was dissipated; a morning wind, freshly sweet, rippled the corn and murmured in the green and lusty trees.
few
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From this reading The sun of the first day of July rose serene into an azure sky where a few white clouds were floating.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun of the first day of July rose serene into an azure sky where a few white clouds were floating.
flashed
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From this reading It flashed from the cupola of the Pennsylvania College.
floating
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From this reading The sun of the first day of July rose serene into an azure sky where a few white clouds were floating.
freshly
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From this reading The light summer mist was dissipated; a morning wind, freshly sweet, rippled the corn and murmured in the green and lusty trees.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It flashed from the cupola of the Pennsylvania College.
gilded
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From this reading The sunshine gilded Little Round Top and Big Round Top, gilded Culp’s Hill and Cemetery Hill, gilded Oak Hill and Seminary Ridge.
green
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From this reading The light summer mist was dissipated; a morning wind, freshly sweet, rippled the corn and murmured in the green and lusty trees.
Hill
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From this reading The sunshine gilded Little Round Top and Big Round Top, gilded Culp’s Hill and Cemetery Hill, gilded Oak Hill and Seminary Ridge.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The light summer mist was dissipated; a morning wind, freshly sweet, rippled the corn and murmured in the green and lusty trees.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sun of the first day of July rose serene into an azure sky where a few white clouds were floating.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It flashed from the cupola of the Pennsylvania College.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading McPherson’s Woods caught it on its topmost branches, and the trees of Peach Orchard.
July
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From this reading The sun of the first day of July rose serene into an azure sky where a few white clouds were floating.
light
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From this reading The light summer mist was dissipated; a morning wind, freshly sweet, rippled the corn and murmured in the green and lusty trees.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sunshine gilded Little Round Top and Big Round Top, gilded Culp’s Hill and Cemetery Hill, gilded Oak Hill and Seminary Ridge.
lusty
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From this reading The light summer mist was dissipated; a morning wind, freshly sweet, rippled the corn and murmured in the green and lusty trees.
McPherson's
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From this reading McPherson’s Woods caught it on its topmost branches, and the trees of Peach Orchard.
mist
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From this reading The light summer mist was dissipated; a morning wind, freshly sweet, rippled the corn and murmured in the green and lusty trees.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The light summer mist was dissipated; a morning wind, freshly sweet, rippled the corn and murmured in the green and lusty trees.
murmured
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From this reading The light summer mist was dissipated; a morning wind, freshly sweet, rippled the corn and murmured in the green and lusty trees.
Oak
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From this reading The sunshine gilded Little Round Top and Big Round Top, gilded Culp’s Hill and Cemetery Hill, gilded Oak Hill and Seminary Ridge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun of the first day of July rose serene into an azure sky where a few white clouds were floating.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading McPherson’s Woods caught it on its topmost branches, and the trees of Peach Orchard.
Orchard
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From this reading McPherson’s Woods caught it on its topmost branches, and the trees of Peach Orchard.
PeachverbUS /piːtʃ/
inform against or betray someone
From this reading McPherson’s Woods caught it on its topmost branches, and the trees of Peach Orchard.
Pennsylvania
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From this reading It flashed from the cupola of the Pennsylvania College.
Ridge
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From this reading The sunshine gilded Little Round Top and Big Round Top, gilded Culp’s Hill and Cemetery Hill, gilded Oak Hill and Seminary Ridge.
rippled
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From this reading The light summer mist was dissipated; a morning wind, freshly sweet, rippled the corn and murmured in the green and lusty trees.
rose
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From this reading The sun of the first day of July rose serene into an azure sky where a few white clouds were floating.
Round
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From this reading The sunshine gilded Little Round Top and Big Round Top, gilded Culp’s Hill and Cemetery Hill, gilded Oak Hill and Seminary Ridge.
Seminary
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From this reading The sunshine gilded Little Round Top and Big Round Top, gilded Culp’s Hill and Cemetery Hill, gilded Oak Hill and Seminary Ridge.
serene
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From this reading The sun of the first day of July rose serene into an azure sky where a few white clouds were floating.
sky
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From this reading The sun of the first day of July rose serene into an azure sky where a few white clouds were floating.
summer
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From this reading The light summer mist was dissipated; a morning wind, freshly sweet, rippled the corn and murmured in the green and lusty trees.
sun
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From this reading The sun of the first day of July rose serene into an azure sky where a few white clouds were floating.
sunshine
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From this reading The sunshine gilded Little Round Top and Big Round Top, gilded Culp’s Hill and Cemetery Hill, gilded Oak Hill and Seminary Ridge.
sweet
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From this reading The light summer mist was dissipated; a morning wind, freshly sweet, rippled the corn and murmured in the green and lusty trees.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun of the first day of July rose serene into an azure sky where a few white clouds were floating.
Top
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From this reading The sunshine gilded Little Round Top and Big Round Top, gilded Culp’s Hill and Cemetery Hill, gilded Oak Hill and Seminary Ridge.
topmost
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From this reading McPherson’s Woods caught it on its topmost branches, and the trees of Peach Orchard.
trees
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From this reading The light summer mist was dissipated; a morning wind, freshly sweet, rippled the corn and murmured in the green and lusty trees.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The light summer mist was dissipated; a morning wind, freshly sweet, rippled the corn and murmured in the green and lusty trees.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sun of the first day of July rose serene into an azure sky where a few white clouds were floating.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The sun of the first day of July rose serene into an azure sky where a few white clouds were floating.
white
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From this reading The sun of the first day of July rose serene into an azure sky where a few white clouds were floating.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The light summer mist was dissipated; a morning wind, freshly sweet, rippled the corn and murmured in the green and lusty trees.
Woods
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From this reading McPherson’s Woods caught it on its topmost branches, and the trees of Peach Orchard.
