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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The last snows had disappeared and the sun had already coaxed many of the flowers to show their bright heads above the grass.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The clear warm sunshine lay upon the mountain, which had turned green again.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last snows had disappeared and the sun had already coaxed many of the flowers to show their bright heads above the grass.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The last snows had disappeared and the sun had already coaxed many of the flowers to show their bright heads above the grass.
bright
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From this reading The last snows had disappeared and the sun had already coaxed many of the flowers to show their bright heads above the grass.
clear
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From this reading The clear warm sunshine lay upon the mountain, which had turned green again.
coaxed
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From this reading The last snows had disappeared and the sun had already coaxed many of the flowers to show their bright heads above the grass.
dark
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From this reading Up above the gay young wind of spring was singing through the fir trees, and shaking down the old dark needles to make room for the new bright green ones that were soon to deck out the trees in their spring finery.
deck
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From this reading Up above the gay young wind of spring was singing through the fir trees, and shaking down the old dark needles to make room for the new bright green ones that were soon to deck out the trees in their spring finery.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The last snows had disappeared and the sun had already coaxed many of the flowers to show their bright heads above the grass.
down
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From this reading From every height the full fresh streams of spring were flowing down into the valley.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading From every height the full fresh streams of spring were flowing down into the valley.
finery
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From this reading Up above the gay young wind of spring was singing through the fir trees, and shaking down the old dark needles to make room for the new bright green ones that were soon to deck out the trees in their spring finery.
fir
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From this reading Up above the gay young wind of spring was singing through the fir trees, and shaking down the old dark needles to make room for the new bright green ones that were soon to deck out the trees in their spring finery.
flowers
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From this reading The last snows had disappeared and the sun had already coaxed many of the flowers to show their bright heads above the grass.
flowing
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From this reading From every height the full fresh streams of spring were flowing down into the valley.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Up above the gay young wind of spring was singing through the fir trees, and shaking down the old dark needles to make room for the new bright green ones that were soon to deck out the trees in their spring finery.
fresh
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From this reading From every height the full fresh streams of spring were flowing down into the valley.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From every height the full fresh streams of spring were flowing down into the valley.
full
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From this reading From every height the full fresh streams of spring were flowing down into the valley.
gay
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From this reading Up above the gay young wind of spring was singing through the fir trees, and shaking down the old dark needles to make room for the new bright green ones that were soon to deck out the trees in their spring finery.
grass
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From this reading The last snows had disappeared and the sun had already coaxed many of the flowers to show their bright heads above the grass.
green
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From this reading The clear warm sunshine lay upon the mountain, which had turned green again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The clear warm sunshine lay upon the mountain, which had turned green again.
heads
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From this reading The last snows had disappeared and the sun had already coaxed many of the flowers to show their bright heads above the grass.
height
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From this reading From every height the full fresh streams of spring were flowing down into the valley.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Up above the gay young wind of spring was singing through the fir trees, and shaking down the old dark needles to make room for the new bright green ones that were soon to deck out the trees in their spring finery.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading From every height the full fresh streams of spring were flowing down into the valley.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the month of May.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last snows had disappeared and the sun had already coaxed many of the flowers to show their bright heads above the grass.
lay
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From this reading The clear warm sunshine lay upon the mountain, which had turned green again.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up above the gay young wind of spring was singing through the fir trees, and shaking down the old dark needles to make room for the new bright green ones that were soon to deck out the trees in their spring finery.
many
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From this reading The last snows had disappeared and the sun had already coaxed many of the flowers to show their bright heads above the grass.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was the month of May.
month
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From this reading It was the month of May.
mountain
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From this reading The clear warm sunshine lay upon the mountain, which had turned green again.
needles
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From this reading Up above the gay young wind of spring was singing through the fir trees, and shaking down the old dark needles to make room for the new bright green ones that were soon to deck out the trees in their spring finery.
new
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From this reading Up above the gay young wind of spring was singing through the fir trees, and shaking down the old dark needles to make room for the new bright green ones that were soon to deck out the trees in their spring finery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the month of May.
old
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From this reading Up above the gay young wind of spring was singing through the fir trees, and shaking down the old dark needles to make room for the new bright green ones that were soon to deck out the trees in their spring finery.
ones
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From this reading Up above the gay young wind of spring was singing through the fir trees, and shaking down the old dark needles to make room for the new bright green ones that were soon to deck out the trees in their spring finery.
out
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From this reading Up above the gay young wind of spring was singing through the fir trees, and shaking down the old dark needles to make room for the new bright green ones that were soon to deck out the trees in their spring finery.
room
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From this reading Up above the gay young wind of spring was singing through the fir trees, and shaking down the old dark needles to make room for the new bright green ones that were soon to deck out the trees in their spring finery.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Up above the gay young wind of spring was singing through the fir trees, and shaking down the old dark needles to make room for the new bright green ones that were soon to deck out the trees in their spring finery.
show
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From this reading The last snows had disappeared and the sun had already coaxed many of the flowers to show their bright heads above the grass.
singing
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From this reading Up above the gay young wind of spring was singing through the fir trees, and shaking down the old dark needles to make room for the new bright green ones that were soon to deck out the trees in their spring finery.
snows
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From this reading The last snows had disappeared and the sun had already coaxed many of the flowers to show their bright heads above the grass.
soon
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From this reading Up above the gay young wind of spring was singing through the fir trees, and shaking down the old dark needles to make room for the new bright green ones that were soon to deck out the trees in their spring finery.
spring
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From this reading From every height the full fresh streams of spring were flowing down into the valley.
streams
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From this reading From every height the full fresh streams of spring were flowing down into the valley.
sun
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From this reading The last snows had disappeared and the sun had already coaxed many of the flowers to show their bright heads above the grass.
sunshine
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From this reading The clear warm sunshine lay upon the mountain, which had turned green again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Up above the gay young wind of spring was singing through the fir trees, and shaking down the old dark needles to make room for the new bright green ones that were soon to deck out the trees in their spring finery.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the month of May.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The last snows had disappeared and the sun had already coaxed many of the flowers to show their bright heads above the grass.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Up above the gay young wind of spring was singing through the fir trees, and shaking down the old dark needles to make room for the new bright green ones that were soon to deck out the trees in their spring finery.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The last snows had disappeared and the sun had already coaxed many of the flowers to show their bright heads above the grass.
trees
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From this reading Up above the gay young wind of spring was singing through the fir trees, and shaking down the old dark needles to make room for the new bright green ones that were soon to deck out the trees in their spring finery.
turned
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From this reading The clear warm sunshine lay upon the mountain, which had turned green again.
Up
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From this reading Up above the gay young wind of spring was singing through the fir trees, and shaking down the old dark needles to make room for the new bright green ones that were soon to deck out the trees in their spring finery.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The clear warm sunshine lay upon the mountain, which had turned green again.
valley
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From this reading From every height the full fresh streams of spring were flowing down into the valley.
warm
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From this reading The clear warm sunshine lay upon the mountain, which had turned green again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the month of May.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From every height the full fresh streams of spring were flowing down into the valley.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The clear warm sunshine lay upon the mountain, which had turned green again.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up above the gay young wind of spring was singing through the fir trees, and shaking down the old dark needles to make room for the new bright green ones that were soon to deck out the trees in their spring finery.
young
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From this reading Up above the gay young wind of spring was singing through the fir trees, and shaking down the old dark needles to make room for the new bright green ones that were soon to deck out the trees in their spring finery.
