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air
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From this reading Fergus gained ground steadily, and his mother, who at first had dreaded the experiment of the bleak but bracing air, was so encouraged that she stayed on from week to week.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _The Forsaken Merman_ The winter--the real winter, such as it is known up in that country--came on slowly that year.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fergus gained ground steadily, and his mother, who at first had dreaded the experiment of the bleak but bracing air, was so encouraged that she stayed on from week to week.
away
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
bay
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was no snow and but little frost before Christmas.
bleak
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From this reading Fergus gained ground steadily, and his mother, who at first had dreaded the experiment of the bleak but bracing air, was so encouraged that she stayed on from week to week.
blow
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
bracing
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From this reading Fergus gained ground steadily, and his mother, who at first had dreaded the experiment of the bleak but bracing air, was so encouraged that she stayed on from week to week.
brothers
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no snow and but little frost before Christmas.
call
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
came
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From this reading _The Forsaken Merman_ The winter--the real winter, such as it is known up in that country--came on slowly that year.
chafe
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
Champ
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
Children
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
Christmas
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From this reading There was no snow and but little frost before Christmas.
country
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From this reading _The Forsaken Merman_ The winter--the real winter, such as it is known up in that country--came on slowly that year.
dear
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
dreaded
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From this reading Fergus gained ground steadily, and his mother, who at first had dreaded the experiment of the bleak but bracing air, was so encouraged that she stayed on from week to week.
encouraged
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From this reading Fergus gained ground steadily, and his mother, who at first had dreaded the experiment of the bleak but bracing air, was so encouraged that she stayed on from week to week.
experiment
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From this reading Fergus gained ground steadily, and his mother, who at first had dreaded the experiment of the bleak but bracing air, was so encouraged that she stayed on from week to week.
Fergus
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From this reading Fergus gained ground steadily, and his mother, who at first had dreaded the experiment of the bleak but bracing air, was so encouraged that she stayed on from week to week.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fergus gained ground steadily, and his mother, who at first had dreaded the experiment of the bleak but bracing air, was so encouraged that she stayed on from week to week.
flow
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
Forsaken
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From this reading _The Forsaken Merman_ The winter--the real winter, such as it is known up in that country--came on slowly that year.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
frost
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From this reading There was no snow and but little frost before Christmas.
gained
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From this reading Fergus gained ground steadily, and his mother, who at first had dreaded the experiment of the bleak but bracing air, was so encouraged that she stayed on from week to week.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
ground
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From this reading Fergus gained ground steadily, and his mother, who at first had dreaded the experiment of the bleak but bracing air, was so encouraged that she stayed on from week to week.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fergus gained ground steadily, and his mother, who at first had dreaded the experiment of the bleak but bracing air, was so encouraged that she stayed on from week to week.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fergus gained ground steadily, and his mother, who at first had dreaded the experiment of the bleak but bracing air, was so encouraged that she stayed on from week to week.
horses
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Forsaken Merman_ The winter--the real winter, such as it is known up in that country--came on slowly that year.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _The Forsaken Merman_ The winter--the real winter, such as it is known up in that country--came on slowly that year.
known
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From this reading _The Forsaken Merman_ The winter--the real winter, such as it is known up in that country--came on slowly that year.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no snow and but little frost before Christmas.
Merman
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From this reading _The Forsaken Merman_ The winter--the real winter, such as it is known up in that country--came on slowly that year.
mother
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From this reading Fergus gained ground steadily, and his mother, who at first had dreaded the experiment of the bleak but bracing air, was so encouraged that she stayed on from week to week.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no snow and but little frost before Christmas.
Now
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _The Forsaken Merman_ The winter--the real winter, such as it is known up in that country--came on slowly that year.
play
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
real
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From this reading _The Forsaken Merman_ The winter--the real winter, such as it is known up in that country--came on slowly that year.
salt
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
SEA-GULL
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
seaward
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fergus gained ground steadily, and his mother, who at first had dreaded the experiment of the bleak but bracing air, was so encouraged that she stayed on from week to week.
shoreward
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
slowly
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From this reading _The Forsaken Merman_ The winter--the real winter, such as it is known up in that country--came on slowly that year.
snow
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From this reading There was no snow and but little frost before Christmas.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Fergus gained ground steadily, and his mother, who at first had dreaded the experiment of the bleak but bracing air, was so encouraged that she stayed on from week to week.
spray
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
stayed
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From this reading Fergus gained ground steadily, and his mother, who at first had dreaded the experiment of the bleak but bracing air, was so encouraged that she stayed on from week to week.
steadily
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From this reading Fergus gained ground steadily, and his mother, who at first had dreaded the experiment of the bleak but bracing air, was so encouraged that she stayed on from week to week.
STORY
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _The Forsaken Merman_ The winter--the real winter, such as it is known up in that country--came on slowly that year.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The Forsaken Merman_ The winter--the real winter, such as it is known up in that country--came on slowly that year.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
There
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From this reading There was no snow and but little frost before Christmas.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This way, this way!"
tides
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fergus gained ground steadily, and his mother, who at first had dreaded the experiment of the bleak but bracing air, was so encouraged that she stayed on from week to week.
toss
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
up
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From this reading _The Forsaken Merman_ The winter--the real winter, such as it is known up in that country--came on slowly that year.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no snow and but little frost before Christmas.
way
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From this reading This way, this way!"
week
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From this reading Fergus gained ground steadily, and his mother, who at first had dreaded the experiment of the bleak but bracing air, was so encouraged that she stayed on from week to week.
white
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Fergus gained ground steadily, and his mother, who at first had dreaded the experiment of the bleak but bracing air, was so encouraged that she stayed on from week to week.
wild
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
winds
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SEA-GULL "Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow, Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray, Children dear, let us away!
winter
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From this reading _The Forsaken Merman_ The winter--the real winter, such as it is known up in that country--came on slowly that year.
year
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From this reading _The Forsaken Merman_ The winter--the real winter, such as it is known up in that country--came on slowly that year.
