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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 A FLYING MOUSE It was a lovely summer day.
air
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From this reading Wild roses reddened the woods; there were water-lilies on the ponds, that filled the air with fragrance; the forest was all odor and song.
all
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From this reading Wild roses reddened the woods; there were water-lilies on the ponds, that filled the air with fragrance; the forest was all odor and song.
almost
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From this reading The long mornings in New England in June are almost days of themselves.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Little Metacomet had found a flying squirrel, and he hurried away from Sowams to the green groves of Swansea with the leathery little animal that performed such wonders among the tree-tops.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wild roses reddened the woods; there were water-lilies on the ponds, that filled the air with fragrance; the forest was all odor and song.
animal
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From this reading Little Metacomet had found a flying squirrel, and he hurried away from Sowams to the green groves of Swansea with the leathery little animal that performed such wonders among the tree-tops.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The long mornings in New England in June are almost days of themselves.
away
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From this reading Little Metacomet had found a flying squirrel, and he hurried away from Sowams to the green groves of Swansea with the leathery little animal that performed such wonders among the tree-tops.
day
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From this reading A FLYING MOUSE It was a lovely summer day.
days
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From this reading The long mornings in New England in June are almost days of themselves.
England
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From this reading The long mornings in New England in June are almost days of themselves.
filled
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From this reading Wild roses reddened the woods; there were water-lilies on the ponds, that filled the air with fragrance; the forest was all odor and song.
FLYING
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From this reading A FLYING MOUSE It was a lovely summer day.
forest
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From this reading Wild roses reddened the woods; there were water-lilies on the ponds, that filled the air with fragrance; the forest was all odor and song.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Metacomet had found a flying squirrel, and he hurried away from Sowams to the green groves of Swansea with the leathery little animal that performed such wonders among the tree-tops.
fragrance
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From this reading Wild roses reddened the woods; there were water-lilies on the ponds, that filled the air with fragrance; the forest was all odor and song.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Little Metacomet had found a flying squirrel, and he hurried away from Sowams to the green groves of Swansea with the leathery little animal that performed such wonders among the tree-tops.
glorious
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From this reading It was glorious to live in days like these.
green
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From this reading Little Metacomet had found a flying squirrel, and he hurried away from Sowams to the green groves of Swansea with the leathery little animal that performed such wonders among the tree-tops.
groves
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From this reading Little Metacomet had found a flying squirrel, and he hurried away from Sowams to the green groves of Swansea with the leathery little animal that performed such wonders among the tree-tops.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Little Metacomet had found a flying squirrel, and he hurried away from Sowams to the green groves of Swansea with the leathery little animal that performed such wonders among the tree-tops.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Little Metacomet had found a flying squirrel, and he hurried away from Sowams to the green groves of Swansea with the leathery little animal that performed such wonders among the tree-tops.
hurried
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From this reading Little Metacomet had found a flying squirrel, and he hurried away from Sowams to the green groves of Swansea with the leathery little animal that performed such wonders among the tree-tops.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The long mornings in New England in June are almost days of themselves.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A FLYING MOUSE It was a lovely summer day.
June
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From this reading The long mornings in New England in June are almost days of themselves.
leathery
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From this reading Little Metacomet had found a flying squirrel, and he hurried away from Sowams to the green groves of Swansea with the leathery little animal that performed such wonders among the tree-tops.
like
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From this reading It was glorious to live in days like these.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Metacomet had found a flying squirrel, and he hurried away from Sowams to the green groves of Swansea with the leathery little animal that performed such wonders among the tree-tops.
live
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From this reading It was glorious to live in days like these.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long mornings in New England in June are almost days of themselves.
lovely
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From this reading A FLYING MOUSE It was a lovely summer day.
Metacomet
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From this reading Little Metacomet had found a flying squirrel, and he hurried away from Sowams to the green groves of Swansea with the leathery little animal that performed such wonders among the tree-tops.
mornings
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From this reading The long mornings in New England in June are almost days of themselves.
MOUSE
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From this reading A FLYING MOUSE It was a lovely summer day.
New
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From this reading The long mornings in New England in June are almost days of themselves.
odor
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From this reading Wild roses reddened the woods; there were water-lilies on the ponds, that filled the air with fragrance; the forest was all odor and song.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The long mornings in New England in June are almost days of themselves.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wild roses reddened the woods; there were water-lilies on the ponds, that filled the air with fragrance; the forest was all odor and song.
performed
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From this reading Little Metacomet had found a flying squirrel, and he hurried away from Sowams to the green groves of Swansea with the leathery little animal that performed such wonders among the tree-tops.
ponds
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From this reading Wild roses reddened the woods; there were water-lilies on the ponds, that filled the air with fragrance; the forest was all odor and song.
reddened
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From this reading Wild roses reddened the woods; there were water-lilies on the ponds, that filled the air with fragrance; the forest was all odor and song.
roses
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From this reading Wild roses reddened the woods; there were water-lilies on the ponds, that filled the air with fragrance; the forest was all odor and song.
song
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From this reading Wild roses reddened the woods; there were water-lilies on the ponds, that filled the air with fragrance; the forest was all odor and song.
Sowams
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From this reading Little Metacomet had found a flying squirrel, and he hurried away from Sowams to the green groves of Swansea with the leathery little animal that performed such wonders among the tree-tops.
squirrel
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From this reading Little Metacomet had found a flying squirrel, and he hurried away from Sowams to the green groves of Swansea with the leathery little animal that performed such wonders among the tree-tops.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Little Metacomet had found a flying squirrel, and he hurried away from Sowams to the green groves of Swansea with the leathery little animal that performed such wonders among the tree-tops.
summer
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From this reading A FLYING MOUSE It was a lovely summer day.
Swansea
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From this reading Little Metacomet had found a flying squirrel, and he hurried away from Sowams to the green groves of Swansea with the leathery little animal that performed such wonders among the tree-tops.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wild roses reddened the woods; there were water-lilies on the ponds, that filled the air with fragrance; the forest was all odor and song.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The long mornings in New England in June are almost days of themselves.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The long mornings in New England in June are almost days of themselves.
there
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From this reading Wild roses reddened the woods; there were water-lilies on the ponds, that filled the air with fragrance; the forest was all odor and song.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was glorious to live in days like these.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was glorious to live in days like these.
tree-tops
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From this reading Little Metacomet had found a flying squirrel, and he hurried away from Sowams to the green groves of Swansea with the leathery little animal that performed such wonders among the tree-tops.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FLYING MOUSE It was a lovely summer day.
water-lilies
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From this reading Wild roses reddened the woods; there were water-lilies on the ponds, that filled the air with fragrance; the forest was all odor and song.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Wild roses reddened the woods; there were water-lilies on the ponds, that filled the air with fragrance; the forest was all odor and song.
Wild
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From this reading Wild roses reddened the woods; there were water-lilies on the ponds, that filled the air with fragrance; the forest was all odor and song.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wild roses reddened the woods; there were water-lilies on the ponds, that filled the air with fragrance; the forest was all odor and song.
wonders
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From this reading Little Metacomet had found a flying squirrel, and he hurried away from Sowams to the green groves of Swansea with the leathery little animal that performed such wonders among the tree-tops.
woods
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From this reading Wild roses reddened the woods; there were water-lilies on the ponds, that filled the air with fragrance; the forest was all odor and song.
