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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 Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
admiration
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From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
BEAUTIFUL
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From this reading THE PLACE OF THE BEAUTIFUL.
beauty
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From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
bounded
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From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
calf
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From this reading "I cannot tell yet, father, we must get nearer; it is too small for a cow, perhaps it's a calf; let me canter Fairy over the turf and see what it is."
cannot
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From this reading "I cannot tell yet, father, we must get nearer; it is too small for a cow, perhaps it's a calf; let me canter Fairy over the turf and see what it is."
canter
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From this reading "I cannot tell yet, father, we must get nearer; it is too small for a cow, perhaps it's a calf; let me canter Fairy over the turf and see what it is."
companion
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From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
cow
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From this reading "I cannot tell yet, father, we must get nearer; it is too small for a cow, perhaps it's a calf; let me canter Fairy over the turf and see what it is."
distance
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From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
duties
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From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
Evelyn
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From this reading "WHAT is that queer object yonder, Evelyn?
eyes
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From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
Fairy
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From this reading "I cannot tell yet, father, we must get nearer; it is too small for a cow, perhaps it's a calf; let me canter Fairy over the turf and see what it is."
father
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From this reading "I cannot tell yet, father, we must get nearer; it is too small for a cow, perhaps it's a calf; let me canter Fairy over the turf and see what it is."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I cannot tell yet, father, we must get nearer; it is too small for a cow, perhaps it's a calf; let me canter Fairy over the turf and see what it is."
get
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From this reading "I cannot tell yet, father, we must get nearer; it is too small for a cow, perhaps it's a calf; let me canter Fairy over the turf and see what it is."
glade
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From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
gleams
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From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
Hazelwood
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From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I cannot tell yet, father, we must get nearer; it is too small for a cow, perhaps it's a calf; let me canter Fairy over the turf and see what it is."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
interrupt
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From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
intervening
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From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "WHAT is that queer object yonder, Evelyn?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I cannot tell yet, father, we must get nearer; it is too small for a cow, perhaps it's a calf; let me canter Fairy over the turf and see what it is."
it's
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From this reading "I cannot tell yet, father, we must get nearer; it is too small for a cow, perhaps it's a calf; let me canter Fairy over the turf and see what it is."
just
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From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "I cannot tell yet, father, we must get nearer; it is too small for a cow, perhaps it's a calf; let me canter Fairy over the turf and see what it is."
lighted
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From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
loved
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From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I cannot tell yet, father, we must get nearer; it is too small for a cow, perhaps it's a calf; let me canter Fairy over the turf and see what it is."
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I cannot tell yet, father, we must get nearer; it is too small for a cow, perhaps it's a calf; let me canter Fairy over the turf and see what it is."
nearer
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From this reading "I cannot tell yet, father, we must get nearer; it is too small for a cow, perhaps it's a calf; let me canter Fairy over the turf and see what it is."
object
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From this reading "WHAT is that queer object yonder, Evelyn?
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PLACE OF THE BEAUTIFUL.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I cannot tell yet, father, we must get nearer; it is too small for a cow, perhaps it's a calf; let me canter Fairy over the turf and see what it is."
park
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From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
perhaps
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From this reading "I cannot tell yet, father, we must get nearer; it is too small for a cow, perhaps it's a calf; let me canter Fairy over the turf and see what it is."
PLACE
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From this reading THE PLACE OF THE BEAUTIFUL.
pointed
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From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
pony
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From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
presume
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From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
queer
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From this reading "WHAT is that queer object yonder, Evelyn?
revealing
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From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
ride
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From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
schoolroom
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From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
see
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From this reading "I cannot tell yet, father, we must get nearer; it is too small for a cow, perhaps it's a calf; let me canter Fairy over the turf and see what it is."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
small
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From this reading "I cannot tell yet, father, we must get nearer; it is too small for a cow, perhaps it's a calf; let me canter Fairy over the turf and see what it is."
Squire
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From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
sun
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From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
sward
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From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I cannot tell yet, father, we must get nearer; it is too small for a cow, perhaps it's a calf; let me canter Fairy over the turf and see what it is."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "WHAT is that queer object yonder, Evelyn?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLACE OF THE BEAUTIFUL.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
too
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From this reading "I cannot tell yet, father, we must get nearer; it is too small for a cow, perhaps it's a calf; let me canter Fairy over the turf and see what it is."
touching
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From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
turf
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From this reading "I cannot tell yet, father, we must get nearer; it is too small for a cow, perhaps it's a calf; let me canter Fairy over the turf and see what it is."
unseen
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From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
up
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From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I cannot tell yet, father, we must get nearer; it is too small for a cow, perhaps it's a calf; let me canter Fairy over the turf and see what it is."
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "WHAT is that queer object yonder, Evelyn?
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
whip
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From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And touching her pony with the whip, she bounded over the intervening sward, to the great admiration of the Squire, who loved to have her the companion of his morning ride whenever he could presume to interrupt the duties of the schoolroom.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "I cannot tell yet, father, we must get nearer; it is too small for a cow, perhaps it's a calf; let me canter Fairy over the turf and see what it is."
yonder
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From this reading "WHAT is that queer object yonder, Evelyn?
younger
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From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your eyes are younger than mine," and Squire Hazelwood pointed in the distance where the sun had just lighted up a glade in the park, revealing little gleams of beauty before unseen.
