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agone
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From this reading From out the thickets, little birds, that three months agone scarce knew the power of breath, now warble soft melodies, that thrill the air with joy.
air
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From this reading From out the thickets, little birds, that three months agone scarce knew the power of breath, now warble soft melodies, that thrill the air with joy.
almost
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From this reading The summer is almost done, and is dying, rich in beauty, and warm with the ripeness of strength perfected.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The hot September sun beats fiercely on her as she walks along; the day is full of languor and sweet peace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hot September sun beats fiercely on her as she walks along; the day is full of languor and sweet peace.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The hot September sun beats fiercely on her as she walks along; the day is full of languor and sweet peace.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Clarissa, glad, and full of purpose, feels her heart at one with these tiny, heaven-taught musicians, as she follows the path beneath the leafy trees that leads to the vicarage.
beats
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From this reading The hot September sun beats fiercely on her as she walks along; the day is full of languor and sweet peace.
beauty
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From this reading The summer is almost done, and is dying, rich in beauty, and warm with the ripeness of strength perfected.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Clarissa, glad, and full of purpose, feels her heart at one with these tiny, heaven-taught musicians, as she follows the path beneath the leafy trees that leads to the vicarage.
birds
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From this reading From out the thickets, little birds, that three months agone scarce knew the power of breath, now warble soft melodies, that thrill the air with joy.
breath
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From this reading From out the thickets, little birds, that three months agone scarce knew the power of breath, now warble soft melodies, that thrill the air with joy.
Clarissa
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From this reading Clarissa, glad, and full of purpose, feels her heart at one with these tiny, heaven-taught musicians, as she follows the path beneath the leafy trees that leads to the vicarage.
day
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From this reading The hot September sun beats fiercely on her as she walks along; the day is full of languor and sweet peace.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The summer is almost done, and is dying, rich in beauty, and warm with the ripeness of strength perfected.
dying
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From this reading The summer is almost done, and is dying, rich in beauty, and warm with the ripeness of strength perfected.
feels
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From this reading Clarissa, glad, and full of purpose, feels her heart at one with these tiny, heaven-taught musicians, as she follows the path beneath the leafy trees that leads to the vicarage.
fiercely
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From this reading The hot September sun beats fiercely on her as she walks along; the day is full of languor and sweet peace.
follows
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From this reading Clarissa, glad, and full of purpose, feels her heart at one with these tiny, heaven-taught musicians, as she follows the path beneath the leafy trees that leads to the vicarage.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From out the thickets, little birds, that three months agone scarce knew the power of breath, now warble soft melodies, that thrill the air with joy.
full
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From this reading The hot September sun beats fiercely on her as she walks along; the day is full of languor and sweet peace.
glad
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From this reading Clarissa, glad, and full of purpose, feels her heart at one with these tiny, heaven-taught musicians, as she follows the path beneath the leafy trees that leads to the vicarage.
go
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From this reading "'Tis love, love, love, that makes the world go round."
heart
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From this reading Clarissa, glad, and full of purpose, feels her heart at one with these tiny, heaven-taught musicians, as she follows the path beneath the leafy trees that leads to the vicarage.
heaven-taught
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From this reading Clarissa, glad, and full of purpose, feels her heart at one with these tiny, heaven-taught musicians, as she follows the path beneath the leafy trees that leads to the vicarage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The hot September sun beats fiercely on her as she walks along; the day is full of languor and sweet peace.
hot
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From this reading The hot September sun beats fiercely on her as she walks along; the day is full of languor and sweet peace.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The summer is almost done, and is dying, rich in beauty, and warm with the ripeness of strength perfected.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hot September sun beats fiercely on her as she walks along; the day is full of languor and sweet peace.
joy
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From this reading From out the thickets, little birds, that three months agone scarce knew the power of breath, now warble soft melodies, that thrill the air with joy.
knew
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From this reading From out the thickets, little birds, that three months agone scarce knew the power of breath, now warble soft melodies, that thrill the air with joy.
languor
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From this reading The hot September sun beats fiercely on her as she walks along; the day is full of languor and sweet peace.
leads
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From this reading Clarissa, glad, and full of purpose, feels her heart at one with these tiny, heaven-taught musicians, as she follows the path beneath the leafy trees that leads to the vicarage.
leafy
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From this reading Clarissa, glad, and full of purpose, feels her heart at one with these tiny, heaven-taught musicians, as she follows the path beneath the leafy trees that leads to the vicarage.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From out the thickets, little birds, that three months agone scarce knew the power of breath, now warble soft melodies, that thrill the air with joy.
love
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From this reading "'Tis love, love, love, that makes the world go round."
makes
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From this reading "'Tis love, love, love, that makes the world go round."
melodies
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From this reading From out the thickets, little birds, that three months agone scarce knew the power of breath, now warble soft melodies, that thrill the air with joy.
months
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From this reading From out the thickets, little birds, that three months agone scarce knew the power of breath, now warble soft melodies, that thrill the air with joy.
musicians
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From this reading Clarissa, glad, and full of purpose, feels her heart at one with these tiny, heaven-taught musicians, as she follows the path beneath the leafy trees that leads to the vicarage.
now
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From this reading From out the thickets, little birds, that three months agone scarce knew the power of breath, now warble soft melodies, that thrill the air with joy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hot September sun beats fiercely on her as she walks along; the day is full of languor and sweet peace.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The hot September sun beats fiercely on her as she walks along; the day is full of languor and sweet peace.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Clarissa, glad, and full of purpose, feels her heart at one with these tiny, heaven-taught musicians, as she follows the path beneath the leafy trees that leads to the vicarage.
out
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From this reading From out the thickets, little birds, that three months agone scarce knew the power of breath, now warble soft melodies, that thrill the air with joy.
path
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From this reading Clarissa, glad, and full of purpose, feels her heart at one with these tiny, heaven-taught musicians, as she follows the path beneath the leafy trees that leads to the vicarage.
peace
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From this reading The hot September sun beats fiercely on her as she walks along; the day is full of languor and sweet peace.
perfected
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From this reading The summer is almost done, and is dying, rich in beauty, and warm with the ripeness of strength perfected.
power
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From this reading From out the thickets, little birds, that three months agone scarce knew the power of breath, now warble soft melodies, that thrill the air with joy.
purpose
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From this reading Clarissa, glad, and full of purpose, feels her heart at one with these tiny, heaven-taught musicians, as she follows the path beneath the leafy trees that leads to the vicarage.
rich
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From this reading The summer is almost done, and is dying, rich in beauty, and warm with the ripeness of strength perfected.
ripeness
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From this reading The summer is almost done, and is dying, rich in beauty, and warm with the ripeness of strength perfected.
round
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From this reading "'Tis love, love, love, that makes the world go round."
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading From out the thickets, little birds, that three months agone scarce knew the power of breath, now warble soft melodies, that thrill the air with joy.
September
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From this reading The hot September sun beats fiercely on her as she walks along; the day is full of languor and sweet peace.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The hot September sun beats fiercely on her as she walks along; the day is full of languor and sweet peace.
soft
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From this reading From out the thickets, little birds, that three months agone scarce knew the power of breath, now warble soft melodies, that thrill the air with joy.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The summer is almost done, and is dying, rich in beauty, and warm with the ripeness of strength perfected.
summer
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From this reading The summer is almost done, and is dying, rich in beauty, and warm with the ripeness of strength perfected.
sun
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From this reading The hot September sun beats fiercely on her as she walks along; the day is full of languor and sweet peace.
sweet
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From this reading The hot September sun beats fiercely on her as she walks along; the day is full of languor and sweet peace.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "'Tis love, love, love, that makes the world go round."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Tis love, love, love, that makes the world go round."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Clarissa, glad, and full of purpose, feels her heart at one with these tiny, heaven-taught musicians, as she follows the path beneath the leafy trees that leads to the vicarage.
thickets
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From this reading From out the thickets, little birds, that three months agone scarce knew the power of breath, now warble soft melodies, that thrill the air with joy.
three
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From this reading From out the thickets, little birds, that three months agone scarce knew the power of breath, now warble soft melodies, that thrill the air with joy.
thrill
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From this reading From out the thickets, little birds, that three months agone scarce knew the power of breath, now warble soft melodies, that thrill the air with joy.
tiny
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From this reading Clarissa, glad, and full of purpose, feels her heart at one with these tiny, heaven-taught musicians, as she follows the path beneath the leafy trees that leads to the vicarage.
Tis
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From this reading "'Tis love, love, love, that makes the world go round."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clarissa, glad, and full of purpose, feels her heart at one with these tiny, heaven-taught musicians, as she follows the path beneath the leafy trees that leads to the vicarage.
trees
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From this reading Clarissa, glad, and full of purpose, feels her heart at one with these tiny, heaven-taught musicians, as she follows the path beneath the leafy trees that leads to the vicarage.
vicarage
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From this reading Clarissa, glad, and full of purpose, feels her heart at one with these tiny, heaven-taught musicians, as she follows the path beneath the leafy trees that leads to the vicarage.
walks
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From this reading The hot September sun beats fiercely on her as she walks along; the day is full of languor and sweet peace.
warble
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From this reading From out the thickets, little birds, that three months agone scarce knew the power of breath, now warble soft melodies, that thrill the air with joy.
warm
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From this reading The summer is almost done, and is dying, rich in beauty, and warm with the ripeness of strength perfected.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The summer is almost done, and is dying, rich in beauty, and warm with the ripeness of strength perfected.
world
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From this reading "'Tis love, love, love, that makes the world go round."
