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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 After seven or eight years, the hard woods evidently find such a locality unfavorable to their growth, the pines being allowed to stand.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After seven or eight years, the hard woods evidently find such a locality unfavorable to their growth, the pines being allowed to stand.
agents
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From this reading One of the principal agents in this planting, the red squirrels, were all the while curiously inspecting me, while I was inspecting their plantation.
all
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From this reading One of the principal agents in this planting, the red squirrels, were all the while curiously inspecting me, while I was inspecting their plantation.
allowed
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From this reading After seven or eight years, the hard woods evidently find such a locality unfavorable to their growth, the pines being allowed to stand.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As an evidence of this, I observed a diseased red-maple twenty-five feet long, which had been recently prostrated, though it was still covered with green leaves, the only maple in any position in the wood.
any
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From this reading As an evidence of this, I observed a diseased red-maple twenty-five feet long, which had been recently prostrated, though it was still covered with green leaves, the only maple in any position in the wood.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As an evidence of this, I observed a diseased red-maple twenty-five feet long, which had been recently prostrated, though it was still covered with green leaves, the only maple in any position in the wood.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some of the little oaks had been browsed by cows, which resorted to this wood for shade.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading After seven or eight years, the hard woods evidently find such a locality unfavorable to their growth, the pines being allowed to stand.
browsed
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From this reading Some of the little oaks had been browsed by cows, which resorted to this wood for shade.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Some of the little oaks had been browsed by cows, which resorted to this wood for shade.
case
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From this reading I confess, I was surprised to find my theory so perfectly proved in this case.
confess
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From this reading I confess, I was surprised to find my theory so perfectly proved in this case.
covered
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From this reading As an evidence of this, I observed a diseased red-maple twenty-five feet long, which had been recently prostrated, though it was still covered with green leaves, the only maple in any position in the wood.
cows
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From this reading Some of the little oaks had been browsed by cows, which resorted to this wood for shade.
curiously
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From this reading One of the principal agents in this planting, the red squirrels, were all the while curiously inspecting me, while I was inspecting their plantation.
diseased
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From this reading As an evidence of this, I observed a diseased red-maple twenty-five feet long, which had been recently prostrated, though it was still covered with green leaves, the only maple in any position in the wood.
eight
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From this reading After seven or eight years, the hard woods evidently find such a locality unfavorable to their growth, the pines being allowed to stand.
evidence
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From this reading As an evidence of this, I observed a diseased red-maple twenty-five feet long, which had been recently prostrated, though it was still covered with green leaves, the only maple in any position in the wood.
evidently
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From this reading After seven or eight years, the hard woods evidently find such a locality unfavorable to their growth, the pines being allowed to stand.
feet
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From this reading As an evidence of this, I observed a diseased red-maple twenty-five feet long, which had been recently prostrated, though it was still covered with green leaves, the only maple in any position in the wood.
find
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From this reading I confess, I was surprised to find my theory so perfectly proved in this case.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some of the little oaks had been browsed by cows, which resorted to this wood for shade.
green
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From this reading As an evidence of this, I observed a diseased red-maple twenty-five feet long, which had been recently prostrated, though it was still covered with green leaves, the only maple in any position in the wood.
growth
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From this reading After seven or eight years, the hard woods evidently find such a locality unfavorable to their growth, the pines being allowed to stand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some of the little oaks had been browsed by cows, which resorted to this wood for shade.
hard
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From this reading After seven or eight years, the hard woods evidently find such a locality unfavorable to their growth, the pines being allowed to stand.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I confess, I was surprised to find my theory so perfectly proved in this case.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I confess, I was surprised to find my theory so perfectly proved in this case.
inspecting
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From this reading One of the principal agents in this planting, the red squirrels, were all the while curiously inspecting me, while I was inspecting their plantation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As an evidence of this, I observed a diseased red-maple twenty-five feet long, which had been recently prostrated, though it was still covered with green leaves, the only maple in any position in the wood.
leaves
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From this reading As an evidence of this, I observed a diseased red-maple twenty-five feet long, which had been recently prostrated, though it was still covered with green leaves, the only maple in any position in the wood.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of the little oaks had been browsed by cows, which resorted to this wood for shade.
locality
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From this reading After seven or eight years, the hard woods evidently find such a locality unfavorable to their growth, the pines being allowed to stand.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As an evidence of this, I observed a diseased red-maple twenty-five feet long, which had been recently prostrated, though it was still covered with green leaves, the only maple in any position in the wood.
maple
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From this reading As an evidence of this, I observed a diseased red-maple twenty-five feet long, which had been recently prostrated, though it was still covered with green leaves, the only maple in any position in the wood.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of the principal agents in this planting, the red squirrels, were all the while curiously inspecting me, while I was inspecting their plantation.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I confess, I was surprised to find my theory so perfectly proved in this case.
oaks
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From this reading Some of the little oaks had been browsed by cows, which resorted to this wood for shade.
observed
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From this reading As an evidence of this, I observed a diseased red-maple twenty-five feet long, which had been recently prostrated, though it was still covered with green leaves, the only maple in any position in the wood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the principal agents in this planting, the red squirrels, were all the while curiously inspecting me, while I was inspecting their plantation.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the principal agents in this planting, the red squirrels, were all the while curiously inspecting me, while I was inspecting their plantation.
only
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From this reading As an evidence of this, I observed a diseased red-maple twenty-five feet long, which had been recently prostrated, though it was still covered with green leaves, the only maple in any position in the wood.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading After seven or eight years, the hard woods evidently find such a locality unfavorable to their growth, the pines being allowed to stand.
perfectly
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From this reading I confess, I was surprised to find my theory so perfectly proved in this case.
pines
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From this reading After seven or eight years, the hard woods evidently find such a locality unfavorable to their growth, the pines being allowed to stand.
plantation
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From this reading One of the principal agents in this planting, the red squirrels, were all the while curiously inspecting me, while I was inspecting their plantation.
planting
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From this reading One of the principal agents in this planting, the red squirrels, were all the while curiously inspecting me, while I was inspecting their plantation.
position
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From this reading As an evidence of this, I observed a diseased red-maple twenty-five feet long, which had been recently prostrated, though it was still covered with green leaves, the only maple in any position in the wood.
principal
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From this reading One of the principal agents in this planting, the red squirrels, were all the while curiously inspecting me, while I was inspecting their plantation.
prostrated
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From this reading As an evidence of this, I observed a diseased red-maple twenty-five feet long, which had been recently prostrated, though it was still covered with green leaves, the only maple in any position in the wood.
proved
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From this reading I confess, I was surprised to find my theory so perfectly proved in this case.
recently
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From this reading As an evidence of this, I observed a diseased red-maple twenty-five feet long, which had been recently prostrated, though it was still covered with green leaves, the only maple in any position in the wood.
red
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From this reading One of the principal agents in this planting, the red squirrels, were all the while curiously inspecting me, while I was inspecting their plantation.
red-maple
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From this reading As an evidence of this, I observed a diseased red-maple twenty-five feet long, which had been recently prostrated, though it was still covered with green leaves, the only maple in any position in the wood.
resorted
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From this reading Some of the little oaks had been browsed by cows, which resorted to this wood for shade.
seven
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From this reading After seven or eight years, the hard woods evidently find such a locality unfavorable to their growth, the pines being allowed to stand.
shade
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From this reading Some of the little oaks had been browsed by cows, which resorted to this wood for shade.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I confess, I was surprised to find my theory so perfectly proved in this case.
Some
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From this reading Some of the little oaks had been browsed by cows, which resorted to this wood for shade.
squirrels
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From this reading One of the principal agents in this planting, the red squirrels, were all the while curiously inspecting me, while I was inspecting their plantation.
stand
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From this reading After seven or eight years, the hard woods evidently find such a locality unfavorable to their growth, the pines being allowed to stand.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As an evidence of this, I observed a diseased red-maple twenty-five feet long, which had been recently prostrated, though it was still covered with green leaves, the only maple in any position in the wood.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading After seven or eight years, the hard woods evidently find such a locality unfavorable to their growth, the pines being allowed to stand.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I confess, I was surprised to find my theory so perfectly proved in this case.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of the principal agents in this planting, the red squirrels, were all the while curiously inspecting me, while I was inspecting their plantation.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One of the principal agents in this planting, the red squirrels, were all the while curiously inspecting me, while I was inspecting their plantation.
theory
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From this reading I confess, I was surprised to find my theory so perfectly proved in this case.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I confess, I was surprised to find my theory so perfectly proved in this case.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading As an evidence of this, I observed a diseased red-maple twenty-five feet long, which had been recently prostrated, though it was still covered with green leaves, the only maple in any position in the wood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I confess, I was surprised to find my theory so perfectly proved in this case.
twenty-five
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From this reading As an evidence of this, I observed a diseased red-maple twenty-five feet long, which had been recently prostrated, though it was still covered with green leaves, the only maple in any position in the wood.
unfavorable
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From this reading After seven or eight years, the hard woods evidently find such a locality unfavorable to their growth, the pines being allowed to stand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I confess, I was surprised to find my theory so perfectly proved in this case.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One of the principal agents in this planting, the red squirrels, were all the while curiously inspecting me, while I was inspecting their plantation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some of the little oaks had been browsed by cows, which resorted to this wood for shade.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading One of the principal agents in this planting, the red squirrels, were all the while curiously inspecting me, while I was inspecting their plantation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As an evidence of this, I observed a diseased red-maple twenty-five feet long, which had been recently prostrated, though it was still covered with green leaves, the only maple in any position in the wood.
wood
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From this reading Some of the little oaks had been browsed by cows, which resorted to this wood for shade.
woods
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From this reading After seven or eight years, the hard woods evidently find such a locality unfavorable to their growth, the pines being allowed to stand.
years
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From this reading After seven or eight years, the hard woods evidently find such a locality unfavorable to their growth, the pines being allowed to stand.
