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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 "A violet by a mossy stone Half hidden from the eye!
advanced
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From this reading The day is well advanced.
AlreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already it is making rapid strides towards rest and evening; yet still no cooling breeze has come to refresh the heart of man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The baby morn has flung aside its robes, and grown to perfect strength.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."--WORDSWORTH.
aside
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From this reading The baby morn has flung aside its robes, and grown to perfect strength.
baby
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From this reading The baby morn has flung aside its robes, and grown to perfect strength.
breeze
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From this reading Already it is making rapid strides towards rest and evening; yet still no cooling breeze has come to refresh the heart of man.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "A violet by a mossy stone Half hidden from the eye!
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already it is making rapid strides towards rest and evening; yet still no cooling breeze has come to refresh the heart of man.
cooling
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From this reading Already it is making rapid strides towards rest and evening; yet still no cooling breeze has come to refresh the heart of man.
day
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From this reading The day is well advanced.
evening
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From this reading Already it is making rapid strides towards rest and evening; yet still no cooling breeze has come to refresh the heart of man.
eye
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From this reading "A violet by a mossy stone Half hidden from the eye!
FairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."--WORDSWORTH.
flung
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From this reading The baby morn has flung aside its robes, and grown to perfect strength.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "A violet by a mossy stone Half hidden from the eye!
grown
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From this reading The baby morn has flung aside its robes, and grown to perfect strength.
HalfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A violet by a mossy stone Half hidden from the eye!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The baby morn has flung aside its robes, and grown to perfect strength.
heart
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From this reading Already it is making rapid strides towards rest and evening; yet still no cooling breeze has come to refresh the heart of man.
hidden
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From this reading "A violet by a mossy stone Half hidden from the eye!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."--WORDSWORTH.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."--WORDSWORTH.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Already it is making rapid strides towards rest and evening; yet still no cooling breeze has come to refresh the heart of man.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The baby morn has flung aside its robes, and grown to perfect strength.
making
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From this reading Already it is making rapid strides towards rest and evening; yet still no cooling breeze has come to refresh the heart of man.
man
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From this reading Already it is making rapid strides towards rest and evening; yet still no cooling breeze has come to refresh the heart of man.
morn
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From this reading The baby morn has flung aside its robes, and grown to perfect strength.
mossy
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From this reading "A violet by a mossy stone Half hidden from the eye!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Already it is making rapid strides towards rest and evening; yet still no cooling breeze has come to refresh the heart of man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Already it is making rapid strides towards rest and evening; yet still no cooling breeze has come to refresh the heart of man.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."--WORDSWORTH.
only
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From this reading Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."--WORDSWORTH.
perfect
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From this reading The baby morn has flung aside its robes, and grown to perfect strength.
rapid
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From this reading Already it is making rapid strides towards rest and evening; yet still no cooling breeze has come to refresh the heart of man.
refresh
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From this reading Already it is making rapid strides towards rest and evening; yet still no cooling breeze has come to refresh the heart of man.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already it is making rapid strides towards rest and evening; yet still no cooling breeze has come to refresh the heart of man.
robes
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From this reading The baby morn has flung aside its robes, and grown to perfect strength.
shining
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From this reading Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."--WORDSWORTH.
sky
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From this reading Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."--WORDSWORTH.
star
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From this reading Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."--WORDSWORTH.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already it is making rapid strides towards rest and evening; yet still no cooling breeze has come to refresh the heart of man.
stone
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From this reading "A violet by a mossy stone Half hidden from the eye!
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The baby morn has flung aside its robes, and grown to perfect strength.
strides
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From this reading Already it is making rapid strides towards rest and evening; yet still no cooling breeze has come to refresh the heart of man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A violet by a mossy stone Half hidden from the eye!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The baby morn has flung aside its robes, and grown to perfect strength.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Already it is making rapid strides towards rest and evening; yet still no cooling breeze has come to refresh the heart of man.
violet
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From this reading "A violet by a mossy stone Half hidden from the eye!
well
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From this reading The day is well advanced.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."--WORDSWORTH.
WORDSWORTH
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From this reading Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."--WORDSWORTH.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Already it is making rapid strides towards rest and evening; yet still no cooling breeze has come to refresh the heart of man.