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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 A NEW SORROW Autumn had come, and all the fruit trees in Mr. Hellmut’s garden were laden with gorgeous fruit.
abundance
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all
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From this reading A NEW SORROW Autumn had come, and all the fruit trees in Mr. Hellmut’s garden were laden with gorgeous fruit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A NEW SORROW Autumn had come, and all the fruit trees in Mr. Hellmut’s garden were laden with gorgeous fruit.
apples
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From this reading Bright red apples and golden pears were shining through the green branches; dark blue plums, honey sweet, fell here and there from the deeply weighted trees.
approaching
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From this reading Matthew was just approaching from the stable; he wore his best coat, and one could see that something special was going on.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Whoever passed the garden had to stand still and look, full of wonder, at this great abundance, and many a person was tempted to leap over the hedge and get one of the golden pears as a prize.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Whoever passed the garden had to stand still and look, full of wonder, at this great abundance, and many a person was tempted to leap over the hedge and get one of the golden pears as a prize.
Autumn
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From this reading A NEW SORROW Autumn had come, and all the fruit trees in Mr. Hellmut’s garden were laden with gorgeous fruit.
bench
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best
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blue
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From this reading Bright red apples and golden pears were shining through the green branches; dark blue plums, honey sweet, fell here and there from the deeply weighted trees.
branches
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From this reading Bright red apples and golden pears were shining through the green branches; dark blue plums, honey sweet, fell here and there from the deeply weighted trees.
Bright
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From this reading Bright red apples and golden pears were shining through the green branches; dark blue plums, honey sweet, fell here and there from the deeply weighted trees.
coat
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From this reading Matthew was just approaching from the stable; he wore his best coat, and one could see that something special was going on.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NEW SORROW Autumn had come, and all the fruit trees in Mr. Hellmut’s garden were laden with gorgeous fruit.
Cornelli
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From this reading Cornelli, staring in front of her, was sitting on the bench under the hazel nut tree.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Matthew was just approaching from the stable; he wore his best coat, and one could see that something special was going on.
dark
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From this reading Bright red apples and golden pears were shining through the green branches; dark blue plums, honey sweet, fell here and there from the deeply weighted trees.
deeply
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From this reading Bright red apples and golden pears were shining through the green branches; dark blue plums, honey sweet, fell here and there from the deeply weighted trees.
fell
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From this reading Bright red apples and golden pears were shining through the green branches; dark blue plums, honey sweet, fell here and there from the deeply weighted trees.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Bright red apples and golden pears were shining through the green branches; dark blue plums, honey sweet, fell here and there from the deeply weighted trees.
front
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fruit
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full
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garden
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From this reading A NEW SORROW Autumn had come, and all the fruit trees in Mr. Hellmut’s garden were laden with gorgeous fruit.
get
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going
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From this reading Matthew was just approaching from the stable; he wore his best coat, and one could see that something special was going on.
golden
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From this reading Bright red apples and golden pears were shining through the green branches; dark blue plums, honey sweet, fell here and there from the deeply weighted trees.
gorgeous
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From this reading A NEW SORROW Autumn had come, and all the fruit trees in Mr. Hellmut’s garden were laden with gorgeous fruit.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whoever passed the garden had to stand still and look, full of wonder, at this great abundance, and many a person was tempted to leap over the hedge and get one of the golden pears as a prize.
green
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From this reading Bright red apples and golden pears were shining through the green branches; dark blue plums, honey sweet, fell here and there from the deeply weighted trees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A NEW SORROW Autumn had come, and all the fruit trees in Mr. Hellmut’s garden were laden with gorgeous fruit.
hazel
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From this reading Cornelli, staring in front of her, was sitting on the bench under the hazel nut tree.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Matthew was just approaching from the stable; he wore his best coat, and one could see that something special was going on.
hedge
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From this reading Whoever passed the garden had to stand still and look, full of wonder, at this great abundance, and many a person was tempted to leap over the hedge and get one of the golden pears as a prize.
Hellmut's
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From this reading A NEW SORROW Autumn had come, and all the fruit trees in Mr. Hellmut’s garden were laden with gorgeous fruit.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cornelli, staring in front of her, was sitting on the bench under the hazel nut tree.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bright red apples and golden pears were shining through the green branches; dark blue plums, honey sweet, fell here and there from the deeply weighted trees.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Matthew was just approaching from the stable; he wore his best coat, and one could see that something special was going on.
honey
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From this reading Bright red apples and golden pears were shining through the green branches; dark blue plums, honey sweet, fell here and there from the deeply weighted trees.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A NEW SORROW Autumn had come, and all the fruit trees in Mr. Hellmut’s garden were laden with gorgeous fruit.
just
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From this reading Matthew was just approaching from the stable; he wore his best coat, and one could see that something special was going on.
laden
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From this reading A NEW SORROW Autumn had come, and all the fruit trees in Mr. Hellmut’s garden were laden with gorgeous fruit.
leap
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From this reading Whoever passed the garden had to stand still and look, full of wonder, at this great abundance, and many a person was tempted to leap over the hedge and get one of the golden pears as a prize.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whoever passed the garden had to stand still and look, full of wonder, at this great abundance, and many a person was tempted to leap over the hedge and get one of the golden pears as a prize.
many
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Matthew
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Mr
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From this reading A NEW SORROW Autumn had come, and all the fruit trees in Mr. Hellmut’s garden were laden with gorgeous fruit.
NEW
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From this reading A NEW SORROW Autumn had come, and all the fruit trees in Mr. Hellmut’s garden were laden with gorgeous fruit.
nut
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From this reading Cornelli, staring in front of her, was sitting on the bench under the hazel nut tree.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whoever passed the garden had to stand still and look, full of wonder, at this great abundance, and many a person was tempted to leap over the hedge and get one of the golden pears as a prize.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Cornelli, staring in front of her, was sitting on the bench under the hazel nut tree.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Whoever passed the garden had to stand still and look, full of wonder, at this great abundance, and many a person was tempted to leap over the hedge and get one of the golden pears as a prize.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Whoever passed the garden had to stand still and look, full of wonder, at this great abundance, and many a person was tempted to leap over the hedge and get one of the golden pears as a prize.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whoever passed the garden had to stand still and look, full of wonder, at this great abundance, and many a person was tempted to leap over the hedge and get one of the golden pears as a prize.
pears
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From this reading Bright red apples and golden pears were shining through the green branches; dark blue plums, honey sweet, fell here and there from the deeply weighted trees.
person
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From this reading Whoever passed the garden had to stand still and look, full of wonder, at this great abundance, and many a person was tempted to leap over the hedge and get one of the golden pears as a prize.
plums
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From this reading Bright red apples and golden pears were shining through the green branches; dark blue plums, honey sweet, fell here and there from the deeply weighted trees.
prize
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From this reading Whoever passed the garden had to stand still and look, full of wonder, at this great abundance, and many a person was tempted to leap over the hedge and get one of the golden pears as a prize.
red
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From this reading Bright red apples and golden pears were shining through the green branches; dark blue plums, honey sweet, fell here and there from the deeply weighted trees.
see
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From this reading Matthew was just approaching from the stable; he wore his best coat, and one could see that something special was going on.
shining
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From this reading Bright red apples and golden pears were shining through the green branches; dark blue plums, honey sweet, fell here and there from the deeply weighted trees.
sitting
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From this reading Cornelli, staring in front of her, was sitting on the bench under the hazel nut tree.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Matthew was just approaching from the stable; he wore his best coat, and one could see that something special was going on.
SORROW
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From this reading A NEW SORROW Autumn had come, and all the fruit trees in Mr. Hellmut’s garden were laden with gorgeous fruit.
special
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From this reading Matthew was just approaching from the stable; he wore his best coat, and one could see that something special was going on.
stable
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From this reading Matthew was just approaching from the stable; he wore his best coat, and one could see that something special was going on.
stand
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From this reading Whoever passed the garden had to stand still and look, full of wonder, at this great abundance, and many a person was tempted to leap over the hedge and get one of the golden pears as a prize.
staring
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From this reading Cornelli, staring in front of her, was sitting on the bench under the hazel nut tree.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whoever passed the garden had to stand still and look, full of wonder, at this great abundance, and many a person was tempted to leap over the hedge and get one of the golden pears as a prize.
sweet
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From this reading Bright red apples and golden pears were shining through the green branches; dark blue plums, honey sweet, fell here and there from the deeply weighted trees.
tempted
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From this reading Whoever passed the garden had to stand still and look, full of wonder, at this great abundance, and many a person was tempted to leap over the hedge and get one of the golden pears as a prize.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Matthew was just approaching from the stable; he wore his best coat, and one could see that something special was going on.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NEW SORROW Autumn had come, and all the fruit trees in Mr. Hellmut’s garden were laden with gorgeous fruit.
there
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From this reading Bright red apples and golden pears were shining through the green branches; dark blue plums, honey sweet, fell here and there from the deeply weighted trees.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whoever passed the garden had to stand still and look, full of wonder, at this great abundance, and many a person was tempted to leap over the hedge and get one of the golden pears as a prize.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bright red apples and golden pears were shining through the green branches; dark blue plums, honey sweet, fell here and there from the deeply weighted trees.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whoever passed the garden had to stand still and look, full of wonder, at this great abundance, and many a person was tempted to leap over the hedge and get one of the golden pears as a prize.
tree
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trees
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From this reading A NEW SORROW Autumn had come, and all the fruit trees in Mr. Hellmut’s garden were laden with gorgeous fruit.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Cornelli, staring in front of her, was sitting on the bench under the hazel nut tree.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whoever passed the garden had to stand still and look, full of wonder, at this great abundance, and many a person was tempted to leap over the hedge and get one of the golden pears as a prize.
weighted
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From this reading Bright red apples and golden pears were shining through the green branches; dark blue plums, honey sweet, fell here and there from the deeply weighted trees.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A NEW SORROW Autumn had come, and all the fruit trees in Mr. Hellmut’s garden were laden with gorgeous fruit.
Whoever
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From this reading Whoever passed the garden had to stand still and look, full of wonder, at this great abundance, and many a person was tempted to leap over the hedge and get one of the golden pears as a prize.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A NEW SORROW Autumn had come, and all the fruit trees in Mr. Hellmut’s garden were laden with gorgeous fruit.
wonder
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From this reading Whoever passed the garden had to stand still and look, full of wonder, at this great abundance, and many a person was tempted to leap over the hedge and get one of the golden pears as a prize.
wore
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From this reading Matthew was just approaching from the stable; he wore his best coat, and one could see that something special was going on.
