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From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
abundance
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From this reading When we had filled our baskets with the flowers, which we found in abundance, both white and blue, we sat down a little on the moss to listen to the singing of the birds and the lapse of the water.
Agnes
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From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
ago
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From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
albeitconjunctionUS /ɔːlˈbiːɪt/
although
From this reading These gentle sounds, albeit most sweet and tender, did somewhat dispose us to silence, if not melancholy.
Alice
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From this reading I knew Alice wanted violets, and Dick and I went to search for them in the coombe, where the banks being shady, the violets do longest linger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
April
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From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
banks
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From this reading I knew Alice wanted violets, and Dick and I went to search for them in the coombe, where the banks being shady, the violets do longest linger.
baskets
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From this reading When we had filled our baskets with the flowers, which we found in abundance, both white and blue, we sat down a little on the moss to listen to the singing of the birds and the lapse of the water.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Presently Richard said: "I wonder where we shall be a year from now, Rosamond?
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I knew Alice wanted violets, and Dick and I went to search for them in the coombe, where the banks being shady, the violets do longest linger.
birds
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From this reading When we had filled our baskets with the flowers, which we found in abundance, both white and blue, we sat down a little on the moss to listen to the singing of the birds and the lapse of the water.
blue
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From this reading When we had filled our baskets with the flowers, which we found in abundance, both white and blue, we sat down a little on the moss to listen to the singing of the birds and the lapse of the water.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading When we had filled our baskets with the flowers, which we found in abundance, both white and blue, we sat down a little on the moss to listen to the singing of the birds and the lapse of the water.
bridal
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From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
busily
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From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
coombe
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From this reading I knew Alice wanted violets, and Dick and I went to search for them in the coombe, where the banks being shady, the violets do longest linger.
dear
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From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
Dick
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From this reading I knew Alice wanted violets, and Dick and I went to search for them in the coombe, where the banks being shady, the violets do longest linger.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading These gentle sounds, albeit most sweet and tender, did somewhat dispose us to silence, if not melancholy.
dispose
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From this reading These gentle sounds, albeit most sweet and tender, did somewhat dispose us to silence, if not melancholy.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I knew Alice wanted violets, and Dick and I went to search for them in the coombe, where the banks being shady, the violets do longest linger.
down
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From this reading When we had filled our baskets with the flowers, which we found in abundance, both white and blue, we sat down a little on the moss to listen to the singing of the birds and the lapse of the water.
eye
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From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
Feast
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From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
filled
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From this reading When we had filled our baskets with the flowers, which we found in abundance, both white and blue, we sat down a little on the moss to listen to the singing of the birds and the lapse of the water.
flowers
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From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we had filled our baskets with the flowers, which we found in abundance, both white and blue, we sat down a little on the moss to listen to the singing of the birds and the lapse of the water.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Presently Richard said: "I wonder where we shall be a year from now, Rosamond?
gentle
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From this reading These gentle sounds, albeit most sweet and tender, did somewhat dispose us to silence, if not melancholy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When we had filled our baskets with the flowers, which we found in abundance, both white and blue, we sat down a little on the moss to listen to the singing of the birds and the lapse of the water.
home
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From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading These gentle sounds, albeit most sweet and tender, did somewhat dispose us to silence, if not melancholy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I knew Alice wanted violets, and Dick and I went to search for them in the coombe, where the banks being shady, the violets do longest linger.
knew
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From this reading I knew Alice wanted violets, and Dick and I went to search for them in the coombe, where the banks being shady, the violets do longest linger.
lapse
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From this reading When we had filled our baskets with the flowers, which we found in abundance, both white and blue, we sat down a little on the moss to listen to the singing of the birds and the lapse of the water.
linger
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From this reading I knew Alice wanted violets, and Dick and I went to search for them in the coombe, where the banks being shady, the violets do longest linger.
listen
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From this reading When we had filled our baskets with the flowers, which we found in abundance, both white and blue, we sat down a little on the moss to listen to the singing of the birds and the lapse of the water.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we had filled our baskets with the flowers, which we found in abundance, both white and blue, we sat down a little on the moss to listen to the singing of the birds and the lapse of the water.
longest
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From this reading I knew Alice wanted violets, and Dick and I went to search for them in the coombe, where the banks being shady, the violets do longest linger.
melancholy
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From this reading These gentle sounds, albeit most sweet and tender, did somewhat dispose us to silence, if not melancholy.
moss
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From this reading When we had filled our baskets with the flowers, which we found in abundance, both white and blue, we sat down a little on the moss to listen to the singing of the birds and the lapse of the water.
most
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From this reading These gentle sounds, albeit most sweet and tender, did somewhat dispose us to silence, if not melancholy.
mother's
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From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading These gentle sounds, albeit most sweet and tender, did somewhat dispose us to silence, if not melancholy.
now
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From this reading Presently Richard said: "I wonder where we shall be a year from now, Rosamond?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When we had filled our baskets with the flowers, which we found in abundance, both white and blue, we sat down a little on the moss to listen to the singing of the birds and the lapse of the water.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When we had filled our baskets with the flowers, which we found in abundance, both white and blue, we sat down a little on the moss to listen to the singing of the birds and the lapse of the water.
preparing
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From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
Presently
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From this reading Presently Richard said: "I wonder where we shall be a year from now, Rosamond?
Richard
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From this reading Presently Richard said: "I wonder where we shall be a year from now, Rosamond?
Rosamond
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From this reading Presently Richard said: "I wonder where we shall be a year from now, Rosamond?
said
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From this reading Presently Richard said: "I wonder where we shall be a year from now, Rosamond?
sat
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From this reading When we had filled our baskets with the flowers, which we found in abundance, both white and blue, we sat down a little on the moss to listen to the singing of the birds and the lapse of the water.
search
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From this reading I knew Alice wanted violets, and Dick and I went to search for them in the coombe, where the banks being shady, the violets do longest linger.
shady
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From this reading I knew Alice wanted violets, and Dick and I went to search for them in the coombe, where the banks being shady, the violets do longest linger.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Presently Richard said: "I wonder where we shall be a year from now, Rosamond?
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading These gentle sounds, albeit most sweet and tender, did somewhat dispose us to silence, if not melancholy.
singing
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From this reading When we had filled our baskets with the flowers, which we found in abundance, both white and blue, we sat down a little on the moss to listen to the singing of the birds and the lapse of the water.
sister's
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From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
somewhat
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From this reading These gentle sounds, albeit most sweet and tender, did somewhat dispose us to silence, if not melancholy.
sounds
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From this reading These gentle sounds, albeit most sweet and tender, did somewhat dispose us to silence, if not melancholy.
St
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From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
sweet
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From this reading These gentle sounds, albeit most sweet and tender, did somewhat dispose us to silence, if not melancholy.
tender
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From this reading These gentle sounds, albeit most sweet and tender, did somewhat dispose us to silence, if not melancholy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I knew Alice wanted violets, and Dick and I went to search for them in the coombe, where the banks being shady, the violets do longest linger.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I knew Alice wanted violets, and Dick and I went to search for them in the coombe, where the banks being shady, the violets do longest linger.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These gentle sounds, albeit most sweet and tender, did somewhat dispose us to silence, if not melancholy.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I knew Alice wanted violets, and Dick and I went to search for them in the coombe, where the banks being shady, the violets do longest linger.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading These gentle sounds, albeit most sweet and tender, did somewhat dispose us to silence, if not melancholy.
violets
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From this reading I knew Alice wanted violets, and Dick and I went to search for them in the coombe, where the banks being shady, the violets do longest linger.
wanted
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From this reading I knew Alice wanted violets, and Dick and I went to search for them in the coombe, where the banks being shady, the violets do longest linger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
water
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From this reading When we had filled our baskets with the flowers, which we found in abundance, both white and blue, we sat down a little on the moss to listen to the singing of the birds and the lapse of the water.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we had filled our baskets with the flowers, which we found in abundance, both white and blue, we sat down a little on the moss to listen to the singing of the birds and the lapse of the water.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew Alice wanted violets, and Dick and I went to search for them in the coombe, where the banks being shady, the violets do longest linger.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When we had filled our baskets with the flowers, which we found in abundance, both white and blue, we sat down a little on the moss to listen to the singing of the birds and the lapse of the water.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I knew Alice wanted violets, and Dick and I went to search for them in the coombe, where the banks being shady, the violets do longest linger.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When we had filled our baskets with the flowers, which we found in abundance, both white and blue, we sat down a little on the moss to listen to the singing of the birds and the lapse of the water.
white
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From this reading When we had filled our baskets with the flowers, which we found in abundance, both white and blue, we sat down a little on the moss to listen to the singing of the birds and the lapse of the water.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When we had filled our baskets with the flowers, which we found in abundance, both white and blue, we sat down a little on the moss to listen to the singing of the birds and the lapse of the water.
wonder
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From this reading Presently Richard said: "I wonder where we shall be a year from now, Rosamond?
wreaths
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From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
YEAR
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From this reading _Feast of St. Agnes, April 20._ A YEAR ago at this time I was at home, busily preparing flowers and wreaths for my sister's bridal, under dear mother's eye.
