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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 In hoeing the corn, we had planted over the few missing hills, and now, like soldiers who had won the first great success of the campaign, we were in a mood to enjoy a rest to the utmost.
all
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From this reading This rest seemed all the more delightful when we awoke on the following morning, to the soft patter of rain.
almost
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From this reading NATURE SMILES AND HELPS The Saturday evening which brought us almost to the middle of June was welcomed indeed.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NATURE SMILES AND HELPS The Saturday evening which brought us almost to the middle of June was welcomed indeed.
awoke
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From this reading This rest seemed all the more delightful when we awoke on the following morning, to the soft patter of rain.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The days preceding had been filled with hard, yet successful labor, and the weeds had been slaughtered by the million.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading NATURE SMILES AND HELPS The Saturday evening which brought us almost to the middle of June was welcomed indeed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The days preceding had been filled with hard, yet successful labor, and the weeds had been slaughtered by the million.
campaign
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From this reading In hoeing the corn, we had planted over the few missing hills, and now, like soldiers who had won the first great success of the campaign, we were in a mood to enjoy a rest to the utmost.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The greater part of our crops had come up well and were growing nicely.
corn
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From this reading In hoeing the corn, we had planted over the few missing hills, and now, like soldiers who had won the first great success of the campaign, we were in a mood to enjoy a rest to the utmost.
crops
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From this reading The greater part of our crops had come up well and were growing nicely.
days
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From this reading The days preceding had been filled with hard, yet successful labor, and the weeds had been slaughtered by the million.
delightful
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From this reading This rest seemed all the more delightful when we awoke on the following morning, to the soft patter of rain.
enjoy
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From this reading In hoeing the corn, we had planted over the few missing hills, and now, like soldiers who had won the first great success of the campaign, we were in a mood to enjoy a rest to the utmost.
evening
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From this reading NATURE SMILES AND HELPS The Saturday evening which brought us almost to the middle of June was welcomed indeed.
few
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From this reading In hoeing the corn, we had planted over the few missing hills, and now, like soldiers who had won the first great success of the campaign, we were in a mood to enjoy a rest to the utmost.
filled
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From this reading The days preceding had been filled with hard, yet successful labor, and the weeds had been slaughtered by the million.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In hoeing the corn, we had planted over the few missing hills, and now, like soldiers who had won the first great success of the campaign, we were in a mood to enjoy a rest to the utmost.
following
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From this reading This rest seemed all the more delightful when we awoke on the following morning, to the soft patter of rain.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In hoeing the corn, we had planted over the few missing hills, and now, like soldiers who had won the first great success of the campaign, we were in a mood to enjoy a rest to the utmost.
greater
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From this reading The greater part of our crops had come up well and were growing nicely.
growing
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From this reading The greater part of our crops had come up well and were growing nicely.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The days preceding had been filled with hard, yet successful labor, and the weeds had been slaughtered by the million.
hard
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From this reading The days preceding had been filled with hard, yet successful labor, and the weeds had been slaughtered by the million.
HELPS
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hills
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From this reading In hoeing the corn, we had planted over the few missing hills, and now, like soldiers who had won the first great success of the campaign, we were in a mood to enjoy a rest to the utmost.
hoeing
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From this reading In hoeing the corn, we had planted over the few missing hills, and now, like soldiers who had won the first great success of the campaign, we were in a mood to enjoy a rest to the utmost.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In hoeing the corn, we had planted over the few missing hills, and now, like soldiers who had won the first great success of the campaign, we were in a mood to enjoy a rest to the utmost.
indeed
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From this reading NATURE SMILES AND HELPS The Saturday evening which brought us almost to the middle of June was welcomed indeed.
June
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From this reading NATURE SMILES AND HELPS The Saturday evening which brought us almost to the middle of June was welcomed indeed.
labor
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From this reading The days preceding had been filled with hard, yet successful labor, and the weeds had been slaughtered by the million.
like
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From this reading In hoeing the corn, we had planted over the few missing hills, and now, like soldiers who had won the first great success of the campaign, we were in a mood to enjoy a rest to the utmost.
middle
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From this reading NATURE SMILES AND HELPS The Saturday evening which brought us almost to the middle of June was welcomed indeed.
million
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From this reading The days preceding had been filled with hard, yet successful labor, and the weeds had been slaughtered by the million.
missing
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From this reading In hoeing the corn, we had planted over the few missing hills, and now, like soldiers who had won the first great success of the campaign, we were in a mood to enjoy a rest to the utmost.
mood
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From this reading In hoeing the corn, we had planted over the few missing hills, and now, like soldiers who had won the first great success of the campaign, we were in a mood to enjoy a rest to the utmost.
more
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From this reading This rest seemed all the more delightful when we awoke on the following morning, to the soft patter of rain.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This rest seemed all the more delightful when we awoke on the following morning, to the soft patter of rain.
NATURE
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From this reading NATURE SMILES AND HELPS The Saturday evening which brought us almost to the middle of June was welcomed indeed.
nicely
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From this reading The greater part of our crops had come up well and were growing nicely.
now
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From this reading In hoeing the corn, we had planted over the few missing hills, and now, like soldiers who had won the first great success of the campaign, we were in a mood to enjoy a rest to the utmost.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NATURE SMILES AND HELPS The Saturday evening which brought us almost to the middle of June was welcomed indeed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This rest seemed all the more delightful when we awoke on the following morning, to the soft patter of rain.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The greater part of our crops had come up well and were growing nicely.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In hoeing the corn, we had planted over the few missing hills, and now, like soldiers who had won the first great success of the campaign, we were in a mood to enjoy a rest to the utmost.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The greater part of our crops had come up well and were growing nicely.
patter
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From this reading This rest seemed all the more delightful when we awoke on the following morning, to the soft patter of rain.
planted
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From this reading In hoeing the corn, we had planted over the few missing hills, and now, like soldiers who had won the first great success of the campaign, we were in a mood to enjoy a rest to the utmost.
preceding
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From this reading The days preceding had been filled with hard, yet successful labor, and the weeds had been slaughtered by the million.
rain
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From this reading This rest seemed all the more delightful when we awoke on the following morning, to the soft patter of rain.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In hoeing the corn, we had planted over the few missing hills, and now, like soldiers who had won the first great success of the campaign, we were in a mood to enjoy a rest to the utmost.
Saturday
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From this reading NATURE SMILES AND HELPS The Saturday evening which brought us almost to the middle of June was welcomed indeed.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This rest seemed all the more delightful when we awoke on the following morning, to the soft patter of rain.
slaughtered
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From this reading The days preceding had been filled with hard, yet successful labor, and the weeds had been slaughtered by the million.
SMILES
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From this reading NATURE SMILES AND HELPS The Saturday evening which brought us almost to the middle of June was welcomed indeed.
soft
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From this reading This rest seemed all the more delightful when we awoke on the following morning, to the soft patter of rain.
soldiers
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From this reading In hoeing the corn, we had planted over the few missing hills, and now, like soldiers who had won the first great success of the campaign, we were in a mood to enjoy a rest to the utmost.
success
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From this reading In hoeing the corn, we had planted over the few missing hills, and now, like soldiers who had won the first great success of the campaign, we were in a mood to enjoy a rest to the utmost.
successful
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From this reading The days preceding had been filled with hard, yet successful labor, and the weeds had been slaughtered by the million.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NATURE SMILES AND HELPS The Saturday evening which brought us almost to the middle of June was welcomed indeed.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This rest seemed all the more delightful when we awoke on the following morning, to the soft patter of rain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NATURE SMILES AND HELPS The Saturday evening which brought us almost to the middle of June was welcomed indeed.
up
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From this reading The greater part of our crops had come up well and were growing nicely.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading NATURE SMILES AND HELPS The Saturday evening which brought us almost to the middle of June was welcomed indeed.
utmost
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From this reading In hoeing the corn, we had planted over the few missing hills, and now, like soldiers who had won the first great success of the campaign, we were in a mood to enjoy a rest to the utmost.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NATURE SMILES AND HELPS The Saturday evening which brought us almost to the middle of June was welcomed indeed.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In hoeing the corn, we had planted over the few missing hills, and now, like soldiers who had won the first great success of the campaign, we were in a mood to enjoy a rest to the utmost.
weeds
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From this reading The days preceding had been filled with hard, yet successful labor, and the weeds had been slaughtered by the million.
welcomed
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From this reading NATURE SMILES AND HELPS The Saturday evening which brought us almost to the middle of June was welcomed indeed.
well
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From this reading The greater part of our crops had come up well and were growing nicely.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The greater part of our crops had come up well and were growing nicely.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This rest seemed all the more delightful when we awoke on the following morning, to the soft patter of rain.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading NATURE SMILES AND HELPS The Saturday evening which brought us almost to the middle of June was welcomed indeed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In hoeing the corn, we had planted over the few missing hills, and now, like soldiers who had won the first great success of the campaign, we were in a mood to enjoy a rest to the utmost.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The days preceding had been filled with hard, yet successful labor, and the weeds had been slaughtered by the million.
won
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From this reading In hoeing the corn, we had planted over the few missing hills, and now, like soldiers who had won the first great success of the campaign, we were in a mood to enjoy a rest to the utmost.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The days preceding had been filled with hard, yet successful labor, and the weeds had been slaughtered by the million.
