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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 Merry as a May-morn thrilling With the dew and sunshine's kiss.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Merry as a May-morn thrilling With the dew and sunshine's kiss.
any
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From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading * * * * * Ruddy gossips of her beauty Are her twin cheeks; and her mouth, In its ripe warmth, smileth fruity As a garden of the south."--GERALD MASSEY.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Merry as a May-morn thrilling With the dew and sunshine's kiss.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To Georgie the life at the vicarage is quite supportable,--is, indeed, balm to her wounded spirit.
balm
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From this reading To Georgie the life at the vicarage is quite supportable,--is, indeed, balm to her wounded spirit.
beauty
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From this reading * * * * * Ruddy gossips of her beauty Are her twin cheeks; and her mouth, In its ripe warmth, smileth fruity As a garden of the south."--GERALD MASSEY.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
bird-like
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From this reading "Lock you, how she cometh, trilling Out her gay heart's bird-like bliss!
bliss
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From this reading "Lock you, how she cometh, trilling Out her gay heart's bird-like bliss!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
change
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From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
cheeks
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From this reading * * * * * Ruddy gossips of her beauty Are her twin cheeks; and her mouth, In its ripe warmth, smileth fruity As a garden of the south."--GERALD MASSEY.
chop
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From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
cometh
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From this reading "Lock you, how she cometh, trilling Out her gay heart's bird-like bliss!
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
dew
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From this reading Merry as a May-morn thrilling With the dew and sunshine's kiss.
east
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From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
erratic
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From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
fact
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From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
faintly
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From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
fruity
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From this reading * * * * * Ruddy gossips of her beauty Are her twin cheeks; and her mouth, In its ripe warmth, smileth fruity As a garden of the south."--GERALD MASSEY.
garden
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From this reading * * * * * Ruddy gossips of her beauty Are her twin cheeks; and her mouth, In its ripe warmth, smileth fruity As a garden of the south."--GERALD MASSEY.
gay
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From this reading "Lock you, how she cometh, trilling Out her gay heart's bird-like bliss!
Georgie
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From this reading To Georgie the life at the vicarage is quite supportable,--is, indeed, balm to her wounded spirit.
GERALD
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From this reading * * * * * Ruddy gossips of her beauty Are her twin cheeks; and her mouth, In its ripe warmth, smileth fruity As a garden of the south."--GERALD MASSEY.
gossips
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From this reading * * * * * Ruddy gossips of her beauty Are her twin cheeks; and her mouth, In its ripe warmth, smileth fruity As a garden of the south."--GERALD MASSEY.
heart
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From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
heart's
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From this reading "Lock you, how she cometh, trilling Out her gay heart's bird-like bliss!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Lock you, how she cometh, trilling Out her gay heart's bird-like bliss!
how
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From this reading "Lock you, how she cometh, trilling Out her gay heart's bird-like bliss!
humors
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From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * * * * * Ruddy gossips of her beauty Are her twin cheeks; and her mouth, In its ripe warmth, smileth fruity As a garden of the south."--GERALD MASSEY.
indeed
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From this reading To Georgie the life at the vicarage is quite supportable,--is, indeed, balm to her wounded spirit.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Georgie the life at the vicarage is quite supportable,--is, indeed, balm to her wounded spirit.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * Ruddy gossips of her beauty Are her twin cheeks; and her mouth, In its ripe warmth, smileth fruity As a garden of the south."--GERALD MASSEY.
kindly
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From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
kiss
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From this reading Merry as a May-morn thrilling With the dew and sunshine's kiss.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Georgie the life at the vicarage is quite supportable,--is, indeed, balm to her wounded spirit.
Lock
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From this reading "Lock you, how she cometh, trilling Out her gay heart's bird-like bliss!
MASSEY
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From this reading * * * * * Ruddy gossips of her beauty Are her twin cheeks; and her mouth, In its ripe warmth, smileth fruity As a garden of the south."--GERALD MASSEY.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
May-morn
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From this reading Merry as a May-morn thrilling With the dew and sunshine's kiss.
Merry
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From this reading Merry as a May-morn thrilling With the dew and sunshine's kiss.
mouth
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From this reading * * * * * Ruddy gossips of her beauty Are her twin cheeks; and her mouth, In its ripe warmth, smileth fruity As a garden of the south."--GERALD MASSEY.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * * * * * Ruddy gossips of her beauty Are her twin cheeks; and her mouth, In its ripe warmth, smileth fruity As a garden of the south."--GERALD MASSEY.
Out
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From this reading "Lock you, how she cometh, trilling Out her gay heart's bird-like bliss!
quarter
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From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Georgie the life at the vicarage is quite supportable,--is, indeed, balm to her wounded spirit.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
Redmond
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From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
ripe
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From this reading * * * * * Ruddy gossips of her beauty Are her twin cheeks; and her mouth, In its ripe warmth, smileth fruity As a garden of the south."--GERALD MASSEY.
Ruddy
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From this reading * * * * * Ruddy gossips of her beauty Are her twin cheeks; and her mouth, In its ripe warmth, smileth fruity As a garden of the south."--GERALD MASSEY.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Lock you, how she cometh, trilling Out her gay heart's bird-like bliss!
short-lived
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From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
sit
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From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
smileth
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From this reading * * * * * Ruddy gossips of her beauty Are her twin cheeks; and her mouth, In its ripe warmth, smileth fruity As a garden of the south."--GERALD MASSEY.
somewhat
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From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
south
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From this reading * * * * * Ruddy gossips of her beauty Are her twin cheeks; and her mouth, In its ripe warmth, smileth fruity As a garden of the south."--GERALD MASSEY.
spirit
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From this reading To Georgie the life at the vicarage is quite supportable,--is, indeed, balm to her wounded spirit.
sunshine's
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From this reading Merry as a May-morn thrilling With the dew and sunshine's kiss.
supportable
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From this reading To Georgie the life at the vicarage is quite supportable,--is, indeed, balm to her wounded spirit.
tender
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From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Merry as a May-morn thrilling With the dew and sunshine's kiss.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
thrilling
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From this reading Merry as a May-morn thrilling With the dew and sunshine's kiss.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Georgie the life at the vicarage is quite supportable,--is, indeed, balm to her wounded spirit.
trilling
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From this reading "Lock you, how she cometh, trilling Out her gay heart's bird-like bliss!
trying
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From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
twin
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From this reading * * * * * Ruddy gossips of her beauty Are her twin cheeks; and her mouth, In its ripe warmth, smileth fruity As a garden of the south."--GERALD MASSEY.
vicarage
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From this reading To Georgie the life at the vicarage is quite supportable,--is, indeed, balm to her wounded spirit.
warmth
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From this reading * * * * * Ruddy gossips of her beauty Are her twin cheeks; and her mouth, In its ripe warmth, smileth fruity As a garden of the south."--GERALD MASSEY.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Redmond may, of course, chop and change as readily as the east wind, and, in fact, may sit in any quarter, being somewhat erratic in her humors; but they are short-lived; and, if faintly trying, she is at least kindly and tender at heart.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Merry as a May-morn thrilling With the dew and sunshine's kiss.
wounded
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From this reading To Georgie the life at the vicarage is quite supportable,--is, indeed, balm to her wounded spirit.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Lock you, how she cometh, trilling Out her gay heart's bird-like bliss!
