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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 TAKEN HOME 'But I like to think of him passing, Like a clear early star, Into that quiet region .
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading TAKEN HOME 'But I like to think of him passing, Like a clear early star, Into that quiet region .
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next morning I was out in the garden picking a few late chrysanthemums, when Mr. Stanton passed by me.
chrysanthemums
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From this reading The next morning I was out in the garden picking a few late chrysanthemums, when Mr. Stanton passed by me.
clear
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From this reading TAKEN HOME 'But I like to think of him passing, Like a clear early star, Into that quiet region .
Climbing
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From this reading I like to think of his little feet Climbing the heavenly stair, Of his eyes in their wondering meekness Waking to glory there.'
early
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From this reading TAKEN HOME 'But I like to think of him passing, Like a clear early star, Into that quiet region .
eyes
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From this reading I like to think of his little feet Climbing the heavenly stair, Of his eyes in their wondering meekness Waking to glory there.'
feet
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From this reading I like to think of his little feet Climbing the heavenly stair, Of his eyes in their wondering meekness Waking to glory there.'
few
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From this reading The next morning I was out in the garden picking a few late chrysanthemums, when Mr. Stanton passed by me.
garden
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From this reading The next morning I was out in the garden picking a few late chrysanthemums, when Mr. Stanton passed by me.
glory
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From this reading I like to think of his little feet Climbing the heavenly stair, Of his eyes in their wondering meekness Waking to glory there.'
heavenly
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From this reading I like to think of his little feet Climbing the heavenly stair, Of his eyes in their wondering meekness Waking to glory there.'
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TAKEN HOME 'But I like to think of him passing, Like a clear early star, Into that quiet region .
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I like to think of his little feet Climbing the heavenly stair, Of his eyes in their wondering meekness Waking to glory there.'
HOME
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From this reading TAKEN HOME 'But I like to think of him passing, Like a clear early star, Into that quiet region .
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TAKEN HOME 'But I like to think of him passing, Like a clear early star, Into that quiet region .
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I like to think of his little feet Climbing the heavenly stair, Of his eyes in their wondering meekness Waking to glory there.'
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading TAKEN HOME 'But I like to think of him passing, Like a clear early star, Into that quiet region .
late
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From this reading The next morning I was out in the garden picking a few late chrysanthemums, when Mr. Stanton passed by me.
like
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From this reading TAKEN HOME 'But I like to think of him passing, Like a clear early star, Into that quiet region .
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I like to think of his little feet Climbing the heavenly stair, Of his eyes in their wondering meekness Waking to glory there.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next morning I was out in the garden picking a few late chrysanthemums, when Mr. Stanton passed by me.
meekness
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From this reading I like to think of his little feet Climbing the heavenly stair, Of his eyes in their wondering meekness Waking to glory there.'
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning I was out in the garden picking a few late chrysanthemums, when Mr. Stanton passed by me.
Mr
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From this reading The next morning I was out in the garden picking a few late chrysanthemums, when Mr. Stanton passed by me.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning I was out in the garden picking a few late chrysanthemums, when Mr. Stanton passed by me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TAKEN HOME 'But I like to think of him passing, Like a clear early star, Into that quiet region .
out
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From this reading The next morning I was out in the garden picking a few late chrysanthemums, when Mr. Stanton passed by me.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning I was out in the garden picking a few late chrysanthemums, when Mr. Stanton passed by me.
passing
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From this reading TAKEN HOME 'But I like to think of him passing, Like a clear early star, Into that quiet region .
picking
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From this reading The next morning I was out in the garden picking a few late chrysanthemums, when Mr. Stanton passed by me.
quiet
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From this reading TAKEN HOME 'But I like to think of him passing, Like a clear early star, Into that quiet region .
region
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From this reading TAKEN HOME 'But I like to think of him passing, Like a clear early star, Into that quiet region .
stair
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From this reading I like to think of his little feet Climbing the heavenly stair, Of his eyes in their wondering meekness Waking to glory there.'
Stanton
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From this reading The next morning I was out in the garden picking a few late chrysanthemums, when Mr. Stanton passed by me.
star
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From this reading TAKEN HOME 'But I like to think of him passing, Like a clear early star, Into that quiet region .
TAKEN
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From this reading TAKEN HOME 'But I like to think of him passing, Like a clear early star, Into that quiet region .
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TAKEN HOME 'But I like to think of him passing, Like a clear early star, Into that quiet region .
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I like to think of his little feet Climbing the heavenly stair, Of his eyes in their wondering meekness Waking to glory there.'
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I like to think of his little feet Climbing the heavenly stair, Of his eyes in their wondering meekness Waking to glory there.'
there
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From this reading I like to think of his little feet Climbing the heavenly stair, Of his eyes in their wondering meekness Waking to glory there.'
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TAKEN HOME 'But I like to think of him passing, Like a clear early star, Into that quiet region .
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TAKEN HOME 'But I like to think of him passing, Like a clear early star, Into that quiet region .
WakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading I like to think of his little feet Climbing the heavenly stair, Of his eyes in their wondering meekness Waking to glory there.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning I was out in the garden picking a few late chrysanthemums, when Mr. Stanton passed by me.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The next morning I was out in the garden picking a few late chrysanthemums, when Mr. Stanton passed by me.
wondering
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From this reading I like to think of his little feet Climbing the heavenly stair, Of his eyes in their wondering meekness Waking to glory there.'