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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 With the first days of the month we planted, on a part of the garden slope, where the soil was dry and warm, very early, dwarf sweet corn, a second early variety, Burr's Mammoth, and Stowell's Evergreen.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When this planting is up a few inches high, we will make another, for, by so doing, my garden book says we may have this delicious vegetable till frost comes."
autumn
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From this reading Here she could supply herself with food and water until the late autumn.
boiling
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From this reading "These several kinds," I said, "will give us a succession of boiling ears for weeks together.
book
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From this reading When this planting is up a few inches high, we will make another, for, by so doing, my garden book says we may have this delicious vegetable till frost comes."
bordered
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From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
Brindle
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From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
Burr's
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From this reading With the first days of the month we planted, on a part of the garden slope, where the soil was dry and warm, very early, dwarf sweet corn, a second early variety, Burr's Mammoth, and Stowell's Evergreen.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When this planting is up a few inches high, we will make another, for, by so doing, my garden book says we may have this delicious vegetable till frost comes."
COLOR
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From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
comes
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From this reading When this planting is up a few inches high, we will make another, for, by so doing, my garden book says we may have this delicious vegetable till frost comes."
CORN
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From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Here she could supply herself with food and water until the late autumn.
creek
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From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
days
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From this reading With the first days of the month we planted, on a part of the garden slope, where the soil was dry and warm, very early, dwarf sweet corn, a second early variety, Burr's Mammoth, and Stowell's Evergreen.
delicious
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From this reading When this planting is up a few inches high, we will make another, for, by so doing, my garden book says we may have this delicious vegetable till frost comes."
doing
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From this reading When this planting is up a few inches high, we will make another, for, by so doing, my garden book says we may have this delicious vegetable till frost comes."
down
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From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
driven
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From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
dry
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From this reading With the first days of the month we planted, on a part of the garden slope, where the soil was dry and warm, very early, dwarf sweet corn, a second early variety, Burr's Mammoth, and Stowell's Evergreen.
dwarfnounUS /dwɔːrf/
in traditional stories, a small humanlike being with magical qualities
From this reading With the first days of the month we planted, on a part of the garden slope, where the soil was dry and warm, very early, dwarf sweet corn, a second early variety, Burr's Mammoth, and Stowell's Evergreen.
early
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From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
ears
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From this reading "These several kinds," I said, "will give us a succession of boiling ears for weeks together.
Evergreen
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From this reading With the first days of the month we planted, on a part of the garden slope, where the soil was dry and warm, very early, dwarf sweet corn, a second early variety, Burr's Mammoth, and Stowell's Evergreen.
few
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From this reading When this planting is up a few inches high, we will make another, for, by so doing, my garden book says we may have this delicious vegetable till frost comes."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the first days of the month we planted, on a part of the garden slope, where the soil was dry and warm, very early, dwarf sweet corn, a second early variety, Burr's Mammoth, and Stowell's Evergreen.
food
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From this reading Here she could supply herself with food and water until the late autumn.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "These several kinds," I said, "will give us a succession of boiling ears for weeks together.
frost
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From this reading When this planting is up a few inches high, we will make another, for, by so doing, my garden book says we may have this delicious vegetable till frost comes."
full
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From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
garden
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From this reading With the first days of the month we planted, on a part of the garden slope, where the soil was dry and warm, very early, dwarf sweet corn, a second early variety, Burr's Mammoth, and Stowell's Evergreen.
give
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From this reading "These several kinds," I said, "will give us a succession of boiling ears for weeks together.
grass
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From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
growing
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From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When this planting is up a few inches high, we will make another, for, by so doing, my garden book says we may have this delicious vegetable till frost comes."
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here she could supply herself with food and water until the late autumn.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Here she could supply herself with food and water until the late autumn.
high
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From this reading When this planting is up a few inches high, we will make another, for, by so doing, my garden book says we may have this delicious vegetable till frost comes."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "These several kinds," I said, "will give us a succession of boiling ears for weeks together.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
inches
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From this reading When this planting is up a few inches high, we will make another, for, by so doing, my garden book says we may have this delicious vegetable till frost comes."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When this planting is up a few inches high, we will make another, for, by so doing, my garden book says we may have this delicious vegetable till frost comes."
kinds
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From this reading "These several kinds," I said, "will give us a succession of boiling ears for weeks together.
lane
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From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
late
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From this reading Here she could supply herself with food and water until the late autumn.
lush
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From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When this planting is up a few inches high, we will make another, for, by so doing, my garden book says we may have this delicious vegetable till frost comes."
Mammoth
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From this reading With the first days of the month we planted, on a part of the garden slope, where the soil was dry and warm, very early, dwarf sweet corn, a second early variety, Burr's Mammoth, and Stowell's Evergreen.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
meadow
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From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
month
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From this reading With the first days of the month we planted, on a part of the garden slope, where the soil was dry and warm, very early, dwarf sweet corn, a second early variety, Burr's Mammoth, and Stowell's Evergreen.
MUSIC
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From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When this planting is up a few inches high, we will make another, for, by so doing, my garden book says we may have this delicious vegetable till frost comes."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the first days of the month we planted, on a part of the garden slope, where the soil was dry and warm, very early, dwarf sweet corn, a second early variety, Burr's Mammoth, and Stowell's Evergreen.
planted
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From this reading With the first days of the month we planted, on a part of the garden slope, where the soil was dry and warm, very early, dwarf sweet corn, a second early variety, Burr's Mammoth, and Stowell's Evergreen.
planting
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From this reading When this planting is up a few inches high, we will make another, for, by so doing, my garden book says we may have this delicious vegetable till frost comes."
said
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From this reading "These several kinds," I said, "will give us a succession of boiling ears for weeks together.
says
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From this reading When this planting is up a few inches high, we will make another, for, by so doing, my garden book says we may have this delicious vegetable till frost comes."
second
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From this reading With the first days of the month we planted, on a part of the garden slope, where the soil was dry and warm, very early, dwarf sweet corn, a second early variety, Burr's Mammoth, and Stowell's Evergreen.
several
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From this reading "These several kinds," I said, "will give us a succession of boiling ears for weeks together.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here she could supply herself with food and water until the late autumn.
slope
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From this reading With the first days of the month we planted, on a part of the garden slope, where the soil was dry and warm, very early, dwarf sweet corn, a second early variety, Burr's Mammoth, and Stowell's Evergreen.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When this planting is up a few inches high, we will make another, for, by so doing, my garden book says we may have this delicious vegetable till frost comes."
soil
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From this reading With the first days of the month we planted, on a part of the garden slope, where the soil was dry and warm, very early, dwarf sweet corn, a second early variety, Burr's Mammoth, and Stowell's Evergreen.
Stowell's
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From this reading With the first days of the month we planted, on a part of the garden slope, where the soil was dry and warm, very early, dwarf sweet corn, a second early variety, Burr's Mammoth, and Stowell's Evergreen.
strong
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From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
succession
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From this reading "These several kinds," I said, "will give us a succession of boiling ears for weeks together.
supply
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From this reading Here she could supply herself with food and water until the late autumn.
sweet
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From this reading With the first days of the month we planted, on a part of the garden slope, where the soil was dry and warm, very early, dwarf sweet corn, a second early variety, Burr's Mammoth, and Stowell's Evergreen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "These several kinds," I said, "will give us a succession of boiling ears for weeks together.
thickets
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From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When this planting is up a few inches high, we will make another, for, by so doing, my garden book says we may have this delicious vegetable till frost comes."
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading When this planting is up a few inches high, we will make another, for, by so doing, my garden book says we may have this delicious vegetable till frost comes."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
together
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From this reading "These several kinds," I said, "will give us a succession of boiling ears for weeks together.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Here she could supply herself with food and water until the late autumn.
up
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From this reading When this planting is up a few inches high, we will make another, for, by so doing, my garden book says we may have this delicious vegetable till frost comes."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "These several kinds," I said, "will give us a succession of boiling ears for weeks together.
variety
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From this reading With the first days of the month we planted, on a part of the garden slope, where the soil was dry and warm, very early, dwarf sweet corn, a second early variety, Burr's Mammoth, and Stowell's Evergreen.
vegetable
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From this reading When this planting is up a few inches high, we will make another, for, by so doing, my garden book says we may have this delicious vegetable till frost comes."
very
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From this reading With the first days of the month we planted, on a part of the garden slope, where the soil was dry and warm, very early, dwarf sweet corn, a second early variety, Burr's Mammoth, and Stowell's Evergreen.
warm
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From this reading With the first days of the month we planted, on a part of the garden slope, where the soil was dry and warm, very early, dwarf sweet corn, a second early variety, Burr's Mammoth, and Stowell's Evergreen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
water
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From this reading Here she could supply herself with food and water until the late autumn.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading With the first days of the month we planted, on a part of the garden slope, where the soil was dry and warm, very early, dwarf sweet corn, a second early variety, Burr's Mammoth, and Stowell's Evergreen.
weeks
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From this reading "These several kinds," I said, "will give us a succession of boiling ears for weeks together.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When this planting is up a few inches high, we will make another, for, by so doing, my garden book says we may have this delicious vegetable till frost comes."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading With the first days of the month we planted, on a part of the garden slope, where the soil was dry and warm, very early, dwarf sweet corn, a second early variety, Burr's Mammoth, and Stowell's Evergreen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC In early May the grass was growing lush and strong, and Brindle was driven down the lane to the meadow, full of thickets, which bordered on the creek.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "These several kinds," I said, "will give us a succession of boiling ears for weeks together.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here she could supply herself with food and water until the late autumn.
