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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 Therefore I knew that March was the best month for pruning trees, and I had gained a fairly correct idea how to do this work.
all
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From this reading RASPBERRY LESSONS It must be remembered that I had spent all my leisure during the winter in reading and studying the problem of our country life.
almost
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From this reading The wind had almost died out, and I knew I must make the most of all still days in this gusty month.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RASPBERRY LESSONS It must be remembered that I had spent all my leisure during the winter in reading and studying the problem of our country life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Before leaving the city I had provided myself with such tools as I was sure I should need; and finding a ladder under a shed, I attacked the trees vigorously.
attacked
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From this reading Before leaving the city I had provided myself with such tools as I was sure I should need; and finding a ladder under a shed, I attacked the trees vigorously.
attended
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From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
away
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From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading RASPBERRY LESSONS It must be remembered that I had spent all my leisure during the winter in reading and studying the problem of our country life.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before leaving the city I had provided myself with such tools as I was sure I should need; and finding a ladder under a shed, I attacked the trees vigorously.
best
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From this reading Therefore I knew that March was the best month for pruning trees, and I had gained a fairly correct idea how to do this work.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
boughs
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From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
city
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From this reading Before leaving the city I had provided myself with such tools as I was sure I should need; and finding a ladder under a shed, I attacked the trees vigorously.
correct
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From this reading Therefore I knew that March was the best month for pruning trees, and I had gained a fairly correct idea how to do this work.
country
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cutting
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From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
days
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From this reading The wind had almost died out, and I knew I must make the most of all still days in this gusty month.
died
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From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Therefore I knew that March was the best month for pruning trees, and I had gained a fairly correct idea how to do this work.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading RASPBERRY LESSONS It must be remembered that I had spent all my leisure during the winter in reading and studying the problem of our country life.
fairly
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From this reading Therefore I knew that March was the best month for pruning trees, and I had gained a fairly correct idea how to do this work.
finding
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From this reading Before leaving the city I had provided myself with such tools as I was sure I should need; and finding a ladder under a shed, I attacked the trees vigorously.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Therefore I knew that March was the best month for pruning trees, and I had gained a fairly correct idea how to do this work.
gained
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From this reading Therefore I knew that March was the best month for pruning trees, and I had gained a fairly correct idea how to do this work.
gusty
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From this reading The wind had almost died out, and I knew I must make the most of all still days in this gusty month.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading RASPBERRY LESSONS It must be remembered that I had spent all my leisure during the winter in reading and studying the problem of our country life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
how
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From this reading Therefore I knew that March was the best month for pruning trees, and I had gained a fairly correct idea how to do this work.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading RASPBERRY LESSONS It must be remembered that I had spent all my leisure during the winter in reading and studying the problem of our country life.
idea
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From this reading Therefore I knew that March was the best month for pruning trees, and I had gained a fairly correct idea how to do this work.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RASPBERRY LESSONS It must be remembered that I had spent all my leisure during the winter in reading and studying the problem of our country life.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading RASPBERRY LESSONS It must be remembered that I had spent all my leisure during the winter in reading and studying the problem of our country life.
Jamison
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From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
knew
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From this reading Therefore I knew that March was the best month for pruning trees, and I had gained a fairly correct idea how to do this work.
ladder
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From this reading Before leaving the city I had provided myself with such tools as I was sure I should need; and finding a ladder under a shed, I attacked the trees vigorously.
larger
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From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
leaving
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From this reading Before leaving the city I had provided myself with such tools as I was sure I should need; and finding a ladder under a shed, I attacked the trees vigorously.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
leisure
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From this reading RASPBERRY LESSONS It must be remembered that I had spent all my leisure during the winter in reading and studying the problem of our country life.
LESSONS
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From this reading RASPBERRY LESSONS It must be remembered that I had spent all my leisure during the winter in reading and studying the problem of our country life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RASPBERRY LESSONS It must be remembered that I had spent all my leisure during the winter in reading and studying the problem of our country life.
limbs
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From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind had almost died out, and I knew I must make the most of all still days in this gusty month.
March
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From this reading Therefore I knew that March was the best month for pruning trees, and I had gained a fairly correct idea how to do this work.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
month
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From this reading Therefore I knew that March was the best month for pruning trees, and I had gained a fairly correct idea how to do this work.
most
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From this reading The wind had almost died out, and I knew I must make the most of all still days in this gusty month.
Mr
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From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading RASPBERRY LESSONS It must be remembered that I had spent all my leisure during the winter in reading and studying the problem of our country life.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading RASPBERRY LESSONS It must be remembered that I had spent all my leisure during the winter in reading and studying the problem of our country life.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Before leaving the city I had provided myself with such tools as I was sure I should need; and finding a ladder under a shed, I attacked the trees vigorously.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before leaving the city I had provided myself with such tools as I was sure I should need; and finding a ladder under a shed, I attacked the trees vigorously.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RASPBERRY LESSONS It must be remembered that I had spent all my leisure during the winter in reading and studying the problem of our country life.
old
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From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading RASPBERRY LESSONS It must be remembered that I had spent all my leisure during the winter in reading and studying the problem of our country life.
out
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From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
problem
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From this reading RASPBERRY LESSONS It must be remembered that I had spent all my leisure during the winter in reading and studying the problem of our country life.
provided
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From this reading Before leaving the city I had provided myself with such tools as I was sure I should need; and finding a ladder under a shed, I attacked the trees vigorously.
pruning
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From this reading Therefore I knew that March was the best month for pruning trees, and I had gained a fairly correct idea how to do this work.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
RASPBERRY
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reading
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recently
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From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
remembered
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sawing
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From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
shed
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From this reading Before leaving the city I had provided myself with such tools as I was sure I should need; and finding a ladder under a shed, I attacked the trees vigorously.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Before leaving the city I had provided myself with such tools as I was sure I should need; and finding a ladder under a shed, I attacked the trees vigorously.
spent
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From this reading RASPBERRY LESSONS It must be remembered that I had spent all my leisure during the winter in reading and studying the problem of our country life.
sprouts
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From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind had almost died out, and I knew I must make the most of all still days in this gusty month.
studying
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From this reading RASPBERRY LESSONS It must be remembered that I had spent all my leisure during the winter in reading and studying the problem of our country life.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Before leaving the city I had provided myself with such tools as I was sure I should need; and finding a ladder under a shed, I attacked the trees vigorously.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before leaving the city I had provided myself with such tools as I was sure I should need; and finding a ladder under a shed, I attacked the trees vigorously.
task
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From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading RASPBERRY LESSONS It must be remembered that I had spent all my leisure during the winter in reading and studying the problem of our country life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RASPBERRY LESSONS It must be remembered that I had spent all my leisure during the winter in reading and studying the problem of our country life.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore I knew that March was the best month for pruning trees, and I had gained a fairly correct idea how to do this work.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Therefore I knew that March was the best month for pruning trees, and I had gained a fairly correct idea how to do this work.
thoroughly
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From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
three
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From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
thus
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From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Therefore I knew that March was the best month for pruning trees, and I had gained a fairly correct idea how to do this work.
tools
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From this reading Before leaving the city I had provided myself with such tools as I was sure I should need; and finding a ladder under a shed, I attacked the trees vigorously.
trees
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From this reading Therefore I knew that March was the best month for pruning trees, and I had gained a fairly correct idea how to do this work.
two
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From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Before leaving the city I had provided myself with such tools as I was sure I should need; and finding a ladder under a shed, I attacked the trees vigorously.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
useless
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From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
vigorously
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From this reading Before leaving the city I had provided myself with such tools as I was sure I should need; and finding a ladder under a shed, I attacked the trees vigorously.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Therefore I knew that March was the best month for pruning trees, and I had gained a fairly correct idea how to do this work.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind had almost died out, and I knew I must make the most of all still days in this gusty month.
winter
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From this reading RASPBERRY LESSONS It must be remembered that I had spent all my leisure during the winter in reading and studying the problem of our country life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before leaving the city I had provided myself with such tools as I was sure I should need; and finding a ladder under a shed, I attacked the trees vigorously.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
work
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From this reading Therefore I knew that March was the best month for pruning trees, and I had gained a fairly correct idea how to do this work.
years
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From this reading Until within the last two or three years of his life, old Mr. Jamison had attended to this task quite thoroughly; and thus little was left for me beyond sawing away the boughs that had recently died, and cutting out the useless sprouts on the larger limbs.
