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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 Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading By the sixth of October the leaves generally begin to fall, in successive showers, after frost or rain; but the principal leaf-harvest, the acme of the _Fall_, is commonly about the sixteenth.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading They suddenly form thick beds or carpets on the ground, in this gentle air, or even without wind, just the size and form of the tree above.
acme
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From this reading By the sixth of October the leaves generally begin to fall, in successive showers, after frost or rain; but the principal leaf-harvest, the acme of the _Fall_, is commonly about the sixteenth.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading By the sixth of October the leaves generally begin to fall, in successive showers, after frost or rain; but the principal leaf-harvest, the acme of the _Fall_, is commonly about the sixteenth.
air
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From this reading They suddenly form thick beds or carpets on the ground, in this gentle air, or even without wind, just the size and form of the tree above.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
appear
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From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
arms
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From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
beds
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From this reading They suddenly form thick beds or carpets on the ground, in this gentle air, or even without wind, just the size and form of the tree above.
begin
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From this reading By the sixth of October the leaves generally begin to fall, in successive showers, after frost or rain; but the principal leaf-harvest, the acme of the _Fall_, is commonly about the sixteenth.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
blaze
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From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
bright
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From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading By the sixth of October the leaves generally begin to fall, in successive showers, after frost or rain; but the principal leaf-harvest, the acme of the _Fall_, is commonly about the sixteenth.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the sixth of October the leaves generally begin to fall, in successive showers, after frost or rain; but the principal leaf-harvest, the acme of the _Fall_, is commonly about the sixteenth.
carpets
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From this reading They suddenly form thick beds or carpets on the ground, in this gentle air, or even without wind, just the size and form of the tree above.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
commonly
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From this reading By the sixth of October the leaves generally begin to fall, in successive showers, after frost or rain; but the principal leaf-harvest, the acme of the _Fall_, is commonly about the sixteenth.
date
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From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
denser
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From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
down
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From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
dropped
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From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They suddenly form thick beds or carpets on the ground, in this gentle air, or even without wind, just the size and form of the tree above.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
fall
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From this reading By the sixth of October the leaves generally begin to fall, in successive showers, after frost or rain; but the principal leaf-harvest, the acme of the _Fall_, is commonly about the sixteenth.
FALLEN
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From this reading FALLEN LEAVES.
form
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From this reading They suddenly form thick beds or carpets on the ground, in this gentle air, or even without wind, just the size and form of the tree above.
formed
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From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
frost
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From this reading By the sixth of October the leaves generally begin to fall, in successive showers, after frost or rain; but the principal leaf-harvest, the acme of the _Fall_, is commonly about the sixteenth.
generally
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From this reading By the sixth of October the leaves generally begin to fall, in successive showers, after frost or rain; but the principal leaf-harvest, the acme of the _Fall_, is commonly about the sixteenth.
gentle
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From this reading They suddenly form thick beds or carpets on the ground, in this gentle air, or even without wind, just the size and form of the tree above.
ground
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From this reading They suddenly form thick beds or carpets on the ground, in this gentle air, or even without wind, just the size and form of the tree above.
grounds
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From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
harder
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From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
Hickories
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From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
Hickory
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From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
ice
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From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By the sixth of October the leaves generally begin to fall, in successive showers, after frost or rain; but the principal leaf-harvest, the acme of the _Fall_, is commonly about the sixteenth.
instantaneously
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From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the sixth of October the leaves generally begin to fall, in successive showers, after frost or rain; but the principal leaf-harvest, the acme of the _Fall_, is commonly about the sixteenth.
just
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From this reading They suddenly form thick beds or carpets on the ground, in this gentle air, or even without wind, just the size and form of the tree above.
leaf-harvest
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From this reading By the sixth of October the leaves generally begin to fall, in successive showers, after frost or rain; but the principal leaf-harvest, the acme of the _Fall_, is commonly about the sixteenth.
LEAVES
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From this reading FALLEN LEAVES.
lie
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From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
light
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From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
now
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From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
October
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From this reading By the sixth of October the leaves generally begin to fall, in successive showers, after frost or rain; but the principal leaf-harvest, the acme of the _Fall_, is commonly about the sixteenth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the sixth of October the leaves generally begin to fall, in successive showers, after frost or rain; but the principal leaf-harvest, the acme of the _Fall_, is commonly about the sixteenth.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They suddenly form thick beds or carpets on the ground, in this gentle air, or even without wind, just the size and form of the tree above.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading By the sixth of October the leaves generally begin to fall, in successive showers, after frost or rain; but the principal leaf-harvest, the acme of the _Fall_, is commonly about the sixteenth.
perhaps
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From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
principal
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From this reading By the sixth of October the leaves generally begin to fall, in successive showers, after frost or rain; but the principal leaf-harvest, the acme of the _Fall_, is commonly about the sixteenth.
pump
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From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
rain
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From this reading By the sixth of October the leaves generally begin to fall, in successive showers, after frost or rain; but the principal leaf-harvest, the acme of the _Fall_, is commonly about the sixteenth.
reflect
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From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
rises
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From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
seen
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From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
showers
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From this reading By the sixth of October the leaves generally begin to fall, in successive showers, after frost or rain; but the principal leaf-harvest, the acme of the _Fall_, is commonly about the sixteenth.
signal
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From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
sixteenth
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From this reading By the sixth of October the leaves generally begin to fall, in successive showers, after frost or rain; but the principal leaf-harvest, the acme of the _Fall_, is commonly about the sixteenth.
sixthnounUS /sixth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the sixth of October the leaves generally begin to fall, in successive showers, after frost or rain; but the principal leaf-harvest, the acme of the _Fall_, is commonly about the sixteenth.
size
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From this reading They suddenly form thick beds or carpets on the ground, in this gentle air, or even without wind, just the size and form of the tree above.
small
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From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
soldier
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From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
Some
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From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
successive
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From this reading By the sixth of October the leaves generally begin to fall, in successive showers, after frost or rain; but the principal leaf-harvest, the acme of the _Fall_, is commonly about the sixteenth.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They suddenly form thick beds or carpets on the ground, in this gentle air, or even without wind, just the size and form of the tree above.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the sixth of October the leaves generally begin to fall, in successive showers, after frost or rain; but the principal leaf-harvest, the acme of the _Fall_, is commonly about the sixteenth.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
there
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From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They suddenly form thick beds or carpets on the ground, in this gentle air, or even without wind, just the size and form of the tree above.
thick
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From this reading They suddenly form thick beds or carpets on the ground, in this gentle air, or even without wind, just the size and form of the tree above.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They suddenly form thick beds or carpets on the ground, in this gentle air, or even without wind, just the size and form of the tree above.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By the sixth of October the leaves generally begin to fall, in successive showers, after frost or rain; but the principal leaf-harvest, the acme of the _Fall_, is commonly about the sixteenth.
tree
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From this reading They suddenly form thick beds or carpets on the ground, in this gentle air, or even without wind, just the size and form of the tree above.
trees
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From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.
withered
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From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They suddenly form thick beds or carpets on the ground, in this gentle air, or even without wind, just the size and form of the tree above.
yellow
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From this reading Some trees, as small Hickories, appear to have dropped their leaves instantaneously, as a soldier grounds arms at a signal; and those of the Hickory, being bright yellow still, though withered, reflect a blaze of light from the ground where they lie.
