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1st
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From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BLUFF FRIEND The almanac had announced spring; nature appeared quite unaware of the fact, but, so far as we were concerned, the almanac was right.
almanac
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From this reading A BLUFF FRIEND The almanac had announced spring; nature appeared quite unaware of the fact, but, so far as we were concerned, the almanac was right.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Spring was the era of hope, of change, and hope was growing in our hearts like "Jack's bean," in spite of lowering wintry skies.
announced
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From this reading A BLUFF FRIEND The almanac had announced spring; nature appeared quite unaware of the fact, but, so far as we were concerned, the almanac was right.
appeared
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From this reading A BLUFF FRIEND The almanac had announced spring; nature appeared quite unaware of the fact, but, so far as we were concerned, the almanac was right.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A BLUFF FRIEND The almanac had announced spring; nature appeared quite unaware of the fact, but, so far as we were concerned, the almanac was right.
bean
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From this reading Spring was the era of hope, of change, and hope was growing in our hearts like "Jack's bean," in spite of lowering wintry skies.
BLUFFadjectiveUS /blʌf/
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading A BLUFF FRIEND The almanac had announced spring; nature appeared quite unaware of the fact, but, so far as we were concerned, the almanac was right.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A BLUFF FRIEND The almanac had announced spring; nature appeared quite unaware of the fact, but, so far as we were concerned, the almanac was right.
catalogues
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From this reading I obtained illustrated catalogues from several dealers in seeds, and we pored over them every evening.
ceased
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From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
change
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From this reading Spring was the era of hope, of change, and hope was growing in our hearts like "Jack's bean," in spite of lowering wintry skies.
concerned
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From this reading A BLUFF FRIEND The almanac had announced spring; nature appeared quite unaware of the fact, but, so far as we were concerned, the almanac was right.
country
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From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
dealers
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From this reading I obtained illustrated catalogues from several dealers in seeds, and we pored over them every evening.
departure
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From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
duties
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From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
eager
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From this reading We were as eager as robins, sojourning in the south, to take our flight northward.
employers
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From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
era
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From this reading Spring was the era of hope, of change, and hope was growing in our hearts like "Jack's bean," in spite of lowering wintry skies.
evening
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From this reading I obtained illustrated catalogues from several dealers in seeds, and we pored over them every evening.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
fact
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From this reading A BLUFF FRIEND The almanac had announced spring; nature appeared quite unaware of the fact, but, so far as we were concerned, the almanac was right.
far
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From this reading A BLUFF FRIEND The almanac had announced spring; nature appeared quite unaware of the fact, but, so far as we were concerned, the almanac was right.
flight
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From this reading We were as eager as robins, sojourning in the south, to take our flight northward.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
FRIEND
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From this reading A BLUFF FRIEND The almanac had announced spring; nature appeared quite unaware of the fact, but, so far as we were concerned, the almanac was right.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I obtained illustrated catalogues from several dealers in seeds, and we pored over them every evening.
given
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From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
growing
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From this reading Spring was the era of hope, of change, and hope was growing in our hearts like "Jack's bean," in spite of lowering wintry skies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A BLUFF FRIEND The almanac had announced spring; nature appeared quite unaware of the fact, but, so far as we were concerned, the almanac was right.
hearts
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From this reading Spring was the era of hope, of change, and hope was growing in our hearts like "Jack's bean," in spite of lowering wintry skies.
hope
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From this reading Spring was the era of hope, of change, and hope was growing in our hearts like "Jack's bean," in spite of lowering wintry skies.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
illustrated
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From this reading I obtained illustrated catalogues from several dealers in seeds, and we pored over them every evening.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Spring was the era of hope, of change, and hope was growing in our hearts like "Jack's bean," in spite of lowering wintry skies.
Jack's
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From this reading Spring was the era of hope, of change, and hope was growing in our hearts like "Jack's bean," in spite of lowering wintry skies.
leave
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From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
like
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From this reading Spring was the era of hope, of change, and hope was growing in our hearts like "Jack's bean," in spite of lowering wintry skies.
living
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From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
lowering
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From this reading Spring was the era of hope, of change, and hope was growing in our hearts like "Jack's bean," in spite of lowering wintry skies.
March
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From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
moment
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From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
nature
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From this reading A BLUFF FRIEND The almanac had announced spring; nature appeared quite unaware of the fact, but, so far as we were concerned, the almanac was right.
northward
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From this reading We were as eager as robins, sojourning in the south, to take our flight northward.
now
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From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
obtained
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From this reading I obtained illustrated catalogues from several dealers in seeds, and we pored over them every evening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BLUFF FRIEND The almanac had announced spring; nature appeared quite unaware of the fact, but, so far as we were concerned, the almanac was right.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Spring was the era of hope, of change, and hope was growing in our hearts like "Jack's bean," in spite of lowering wintry skies.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I obtained illustrated catalogues from several dealers in seeds, and we pored over them every evening.
pored
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From this reading I obtained illustrated catalogues from several dealers in seeds, and we pored over them every evening.
possession
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From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
preparations
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From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
problem
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From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A BLUFF FRIEND The almanac had announced spring; nature appeared quite unaware of the fact, but, so far as we were concerned, the almanac was right.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A BLUFF FRIEND The almanac had announced spring; nature appeared quite unaware of the fact, but, so far as we were concerned, the almanac was right.
robins
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From this reading We were as eager as robins, sojourning in the south, to take our flight northward.
rooms
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From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
secured
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From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
seeds
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From this reading I obtained illustrated catalogues from several dealers in seeds, and we pored over them every evening.
several
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From this reading I obtained illustrated catalogues from several dealers in seeds, and we pored over them every evening.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
skies
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From this reading Spring was the era of hope, of change, and hope was growing in our hearts like "Jack's bean," in spite of lowering wintry skies.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A BLUFF FRIEND The almanac had announced spring; nature appeared quite unaware of the fact, but, so far as we were concerned, the almanac was right.
sojourning
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From this reading We were as eager as robins, sojourning in the south, to take our flight northward.
soon
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From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
south
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From this reading We were as eager as robins, sojourning in the south, to take our flight northward.
spare
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From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
spite
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From this reading Spring was the era of hope, of change, and hope was growing in our hearts like "Jack's bean," in spite of lowering wintry skies.
spring
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From this reading A BLUFF FRIEND The almanac had announced spring; nature appeared quite unaware of the fact, but, so far as we were concerned, the almanac was right.
studying
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From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were as eager as robins, sojourning in the south, to take our flight northward.
tenants
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From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BLUFF FRIEND The almanac had announced spring; nature appeared quite unaware of the fact, but, so far as we were concerned, the almanac was right.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were as eager as robins, sojourning in the south, to take our flight northward.
unaware
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From this reading A BLUFF FRIEND The almanac had announced spring; nature appeared quite unaware of the fact, but, so far as we were concerned, the almanac was right.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A BLUFF FRIEND The almanac had announced spring; nature appeared quite unaware of the fact, but, so far as we were concerned, the almanac was right.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A BLUFF FRIEND The almanac had announced spring; nature appeared quite unaware of the fact, but, so far as we were concerned, the almanac was right.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A BLUFF FRIEND The almanac had announced spring; nature appeared quite unaware of the fact, but, so far as we were concerned, the almanac was right.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
wintry
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From this reading Spring was the era of hope, of change, and hope was growing in our hearts like "Jack's bean," in spite of lowering wintry skies.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My duties to my employers had ceased the 1st of March: I had secured tenants who would take possession of our rooms as soon as we should leave them; and now every spare moment was given to studying the problem of country living and to preparations for departure.
