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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 When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
a-brewing
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From this reading Under that rod of sky there is some plot a-brewing, some ingenuity has planted itself, and we shall see what it will do.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Up goes the smoke as quietly as the dew exhales in vapor from these pine leaves and oaks; as busy, disposing itself in circles and in wreaths, as the housewife on the hearth below.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Up goes the smoke as quietly as the dew exhales in vapor from these pine leaves and oaks; as busy, disposing itself in circles and in wreaths, as the housewife on the hearth below.
biography
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From this reading It is cotemporary with a piece of human biography, and waves as a feather in some _man's_ cap.
boiling
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From this reading It tattles of more things than the boiling of the pot.
busy
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From this reading Up goes the smoke as quietly as the dew exhales in vapor from these pine leaves and oaks; as busy, disposing itself in circles and in wreaths, as the housewife on the hearth below.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
cap
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From this reading It is cotemporary with a piece of human biography, and waves as a feather in some _man's_ cap.
circles
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From this reading Up goes the smoke as quietly as the dew exhales in vapor from these pine leaves and oaks; as busy, disposing itself in circles and in wreaths, as the housewife on the hearth below.
cotemporary
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From this reading It is cotemporary with a piece of human biography, and waves as a feather in some _man's_ cap.
curling
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From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
dew
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From this reading Up goes the smoke as quietly as the dew exhales in vapor from these pine leaves and oaks; as busy, disposing itself in circles and in wreaths, as the housewife on the hearth below.
disposing
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From this reading Up goes the smoke as quietly as the dew exhales in vapor from these pine leaves and oaks; as busy, disposing itself in circles and in wreaths, as the housewife on the hearth below.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Under that rod of sky there is some plot a-brewing, some ingenuity has planted itself, and we shall see what it will do.
domestic
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From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
exhales
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From this reading Up goes the smoke as quietly as the dew exhales in vapor from these pine leaves and oaks; as busy, disposing itself in circles and in wreaths, as the housewife on the hearth below.
farmhouse
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From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
feather
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From this reading It is cotemporary with a piece of human biography, and waves as a feather in some _man's_ cap.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
goes
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From this reading Up goes the smoke as quietly as the dew exhales in vapor from these pine leaves and oaks; as busy, disposing itself in circles and in wreaths, as the housewife on the hearth below.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Under that rod of sky there is some plot a-brewing, some ingenuity has planted itself, and we shall see what it will do.
hearth
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From this reading Up goes the smoke as quietly as the dew exhales in vapor from these pine leaves and oaks; as busy, disposing itself in circles and in wreaths, as the housewife on the hearth below.
housewife
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From this reading Up goes the smoke as quietly as the dew exhales in vapor from these pine leaves and oaks; as busy, disposing itself in circles and in wreaths, as the housewife on the hearth below.
human
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From this reading It is cotemporary with a piece of human biography, and waves as a feather in some _man's_ cap.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Up goes the smoke as quietly as the dew exhales in vapor from these pine leaves and oaks; as busy, disposing itself in circles and in wreaths, as the housewife on the hearth below.
ingenuity
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From this reading Under that rod of sky there is some plot a-brewing, some ingenuity has planted itself, and we shall see what it will do.
inspection
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From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
invisible
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From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Up goes the smoke as quietly as the dew exhales in vapor from these pine leaves and oaks; as busy, disposing itself in circles and in wreaths, as the housewife on the hearth below.
leaves
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From this reading Up goes the smoke as quietly as the dew exhales in vapor from these pine leaves and oaks; as busy, disposing itself in circles and in wreaths, as the housewife on the hearth below.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
man's
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From this reading It is cotemporary with a piece of human biography, and waves as a feather in some _man's_ cap.
more
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From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
nearer
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From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
oaks
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From this reading Up goes the smoke as quietly as the dew exhales in vapor from these pine leaves and oaks; as busy, disposing itself in circles and in wreaths, as the housewife on the hearth below.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Up goes the smoke as quietly as the dew exhales in vapor from these pine leaves and oaks; as busy, disposing itself in circles and in wreaths, as the housewife on the hearth below.
piece
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From this reading It is cotemporary with a piece of human biography, and waves as a feather in some _man's_ cap.
pine
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From this reading Up goes the smoke as quietly as the dew exhales in vapor from these pine leaves and oaks; as busy, disposing itself in circles and in wreaths, as the housewife on the hearth below.
planted
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From this reading Under that rod of sky there is some plot a-brewing, some ingenuity has planted itself, and we shall see what it will do.
plot
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From this reading Under that rod of sky there is some plot a-brewing, some ingenuity has planted itself, and we shall see what it will do.
poetry
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From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
pot
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From this reading It tattles of more things than the boiling of the pot.
quietly
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From this reading Up goes the smoke as quietly as the dew exhales in vapor from these pine leaves and oaks; as busy, disposing itself in circles and in wreaths, as the housewife on the hearth below.
rod
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From this reading Under that rod of sky there is some plot a-brewing, some ingenuity has planted itself, and we shall see what it will do.
rural
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From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
see
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From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Under that rod of sky there is some plot a-brewing, some ingenuity has planted itself, and we shall see what it will do.
sky
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From this reading Under that rod of sky there is some plot a-brewing, some ingenuity has planted itself, and we shall see what it will do.
smoke
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From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
some
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From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
suggestive
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From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
tattles
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From this reading It tattles of more things than the boiling of the pot.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Under that rod of sky there is some plot a-brewing, some ingenuity has planted itself, and we shall see what it will do.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
there
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From this reading Under that rod of sky there is some plot a-brewing, some ingenuity has planted itself, and we shall see what it will do.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Up goes the smoke as quietly as the dew exhales in vapor from these pine leaves and oaks; as busy, disposing itself in circles and in wreaths, as the housewife on the hearth below.
things
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From this reading It tattles of more things than the boiling of the pot.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under that rod of sky there is some plot a-brewing, some ingenuity has planted itself, and we shall see what it will do.
up
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From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
vapor
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From this reading Up goes the smoke as quietly as the dew exhales in vapor from these pine leaves and oaks; as busy, disposing itself in circles and in wreaths, as the housewife on the hearth below.
waves
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From this reading It is cotemporary with a piece of human biography, and waves as a feather in some _man's_ cap.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Under that rod of sky there is some plot a-brewing, some ingenuity has planted itself, and we shall see what it will do.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Under that rod of sky there is some plot a-brewing, some ingenuity has planted itself, and we shall see what it will do.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Under that rod of sky there is some plot a-brewing, some ingenuity has planted itself, and we shall see what it will do.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is cotemporary with a piece of human biography, and waves as a feather in some _man's_ cap.
woods
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From this reading When I see the smoke curling up through the woods from some farmhouse invisible, it is more suggestive of the poetry of rural and domestic life than a nearer inspection can be.
wreaths
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From this reading Up goes the smoke as quietly as the dew exhales in vapor from these pine leaves and oaks; as busy, disposing itself in circles and in wreaths, as the housewife on the hearth below.
