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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 He awoke the next morning with a glow in his heart which should not be new to youth, but was new to him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He remembered feeling something rather like it years before when he had been a little boy and had wakened on the morning of his birthday and found his mother kissing him and his bed strewn with gifts.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he went to join her, he found himself in the midst of familiar paths and growths.
awoke
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From this reading He awoke the next morning with a glow in his heart which should not be new to youth, but was new to him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He awoke the next morning with a glow in his heart which should not be new to youth, but was new to him.
bed
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From this reading He remembered feeling something rather like it years before when he had been a little boy and had wakened on the morning of his birthday and found his mother kissing him and his bed strewn with gifts.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He remembered feeling something rather like it years before when he had been a little boy and had wakened on the morning of his birthday and found his mother kissing him and his bed strewn with gifts.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He remembered feeling something rather like it years before when he had been a little boy and had wakened on the morning of his birthday and found his mother kissing him and his bed strewn with gifts.
birthday
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boy
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From this reading He remembered feeling something rather like it years before when he had been a little boy and had wakened on the morning of his birthday and found his mother kissing him and his bed strewn with gifts.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He awoke the next morning with a glow in his heart which should not be new to youth, but was new to him.
downstairs
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From this reading He went downstairs and, strolling on to the porch, saw Sheba in the garden.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Why," he exclaimed, stopping before her, "it is the old garden!"
familiar
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From this reading As he went to join her, he found himself in the midst of familiar paths and growths.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He remembered feeling something rather like it years before when he had been a little boy and had wakened on the morning of his birthday and found his mother kissing him and his bed strewn with gifts.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He remembered feeling something rather like it years before when he had been a little boy and had wakened on the morning of his birthday and found his mother kissing him and his bed strewn with gifts.
garden
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From this reading He went downstairs and, strolling on to the porch, saw Sheba in the garden.
gifts
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From this reading He remembered feeling something rather like it years before when he had been a little boy and had wakened on the morning of his birthday and found his mother kissing him and his bed strewn with gifts.
glow
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From this reading He awoke the next morning with a glow in his heart which should not be new to youth, but was new to him.
growths
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From this reading As he went to join her, he found himself in the midst of familiar paths and growths.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He remembered feeling something rather like it years before when he had been a little boy and had wakened on the morning of his birthday and found his mother kissing him and his bed strewn with gifts.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He awoke the next morning with a glow in his heart which should not be new to youth, but was new to him.
heart
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From this reading He awoke the next morning with a glow in his heart which should not be new to youth, but was new to him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As he went to join her, he found himself in the midst of familiar paths and growths.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He awoke the next morning with a glow in his heart which should not be new to youth, but was new to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As he went to join her, he found himself in the midst of familiar paths and growths.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He awoke the next morning with a glow in his heart which should not be new to youth, but was new to him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He awoke the next morning with a glow in his heart which should not be new to youth, but was new to him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why," he exclaimed, stopping before her, "it is the old garden!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He remembered feeling something rather like it years before when he had been a little boy and had wakened on the morning of his birthday and found his mother kissing him and his bed strewn with gifts.
join
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From this reading As he went to join her, he found himself in the midst of familiar paths and growths.
kissing
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From this reading He remembered feeling something rather like it years before when he had been a little boy and had wakened on the morning of his birthday and found his mother kissing him and his bed strewn with gifts.
like
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From this reading He remembered feeling something rather like it years before when he had been a little boy and had wakened on the morning of his birthday and found his mother kissing him and his bed strewn with gifts.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He remembered feeling something rather like it years before when he had been a little boy and had wakened on the morning of his birthday and found his mother kissing him and his bed strewn with gifts.
midst
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From this reading As he went to join her, he found himself in the midst of familiar paths and growths.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He awoke the next morning with a glow in his heart which should not be new to youth, but was new to him.
mother
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From this reading He remembered feeling something rather like it years before when he had been a little boy and had wakened on the morning of his birthday and found his mother kissing him and his bed strewn with gifts.
new
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From this reading He awoke the next morning with a glow in his heart which should not be new to youth, but was new to him.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He awoke the next morning with a glow in his heart which should not be new to youth, but was new to him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He awoke the next morning with a glow in his heart which should not be new to youth, but was new to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He remembered feeling something rather like it years before when he had been a little boy and had wakened on the morning of his birthday and found his mother kissing him and his bed strewn with gifts.
old
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From this reading "Why," he exclaimed, stopping before her, "it is the old garden!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He remembered feeling something rather like it years before when he had been a little boy and had wakened on the morning of his birthday and found his mother kissing him and his bed strewn with gifts.
paths
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From this reading As he went to join her, he found himself in the midst of familiar paths and growths.
porch
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From this reading He went downstairs and, strolling on to the porch, saw Sheba in the garden.
rather
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From this reading He remembered feeling something rather like it years before when he had been a little boy and had wakened on the morning of his birthday and found his mother kissing him and his bed strewn with gifts.
remembered
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From this reading He remembered feeling something rather like it years before when he had been a little boy and had wakened on the morning of his birthday and found his mother kissing him and his bed strewn with gifts.
saw
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From this reading He went downstairs and, strolling on to the porch, saw Sheba in the garden.
Sheba
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From this reading He went downstairs and, strolling on to the porch, saw Sheba in the garden.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He awoke the next morning with a glow in his heart which should not be new to youth, but was new to him.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He remembered feeling something rather like it years before when he had been a little boy and had wakened on the morning of his birthday and found his mother kissing him and his bed strewn with gifts.
stopping
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From this reading "Why," he exclaimed, stopping before her, "it is the old garden!"
strewn
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From this reading He remembered feeling something rather like it years before when he had been a little boy and had wakened on the morning of his birthday and found his mother kissing him and his bed strewn with gifts.
strolling
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From this reading He went downstairs and, strolling on to the porch, saw Sheba in the garden.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He awoke the next morning with a glow in his heart which should not be new to youth, but was new to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He awoke the next morning with a glow in his heart which should not be new to youth, but was new to him.
wakened
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From this reading He remembered feeling something rather like it years before when he had been a little boy and had wakened on the morning of his birthday and found his mother kissing him and his bed strewn with gifts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He awoke the next morning with a glow in his heart which should not be new to youth, but was new to him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went downstairs and, strolling on to the porch, saw Sheba in the garden.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He remembered feeling something rather like it years before when he had been a little boy and had wakened on the morning of his birthday and found his mother kissing him and his bed strewn with gifts.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He awoke the next morning with a glow in his heart which should not be new to youth, but was new to him.
Why
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From this reading "Why," he exclaimed, stopping before her, "it is the old garden!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He awoke the next morning with a glow in his heart which should not be new to youth, but was new to him.
years
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From this reading He remembered feeling something rather like it years before when he had been a little boy and had wakened on the morning of his birthday and found his mother kissing him and his bed strewn with gifts.
youth
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From this reading He awoke the next morning with a glow in his heart which should not be new to youth, but was new to him.
