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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 Daughter of Heaven and Earth, coy Spring, With sudden passion languishing, Maketh all things softly smile, Painteth pictures mile on mile, Holds a cup with cowslip-wreaths, Whence a smokeless incense breathes.
air
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From this reading The air is full of whistlings bland; What was that I heard Out of the hazy land?
all
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAY-DAY AND OTHER PIECES BY RALPH WALDO EMERSON.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Girls are peeling the sweet willow, Poplar white, and Gilead-tree, And troops of boys Shouting with whoop and hilloa, And hip, hip three times three.
bird
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bland
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From this reading The air is full of whistlings bland; What was that I heard Out of the hazy land?
boomingnounUS /ˈbooming/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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boys
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breathes
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BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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clapping
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cowslip-wreaths
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coy
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cup
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Daughter
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day
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Earth
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EMERSON
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full
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Gilead-tree
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Girls
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handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Harp of the wind, or song of bird, Or clapping of shepherd's hands, Or vagrant booming of the air, Voice of a meteor lost in day?
Harp
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hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
unclear or blurred, especially from drink
From this reading The air is full of whistlings bland; What was that I heard Out of the hazy land?
heard
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Heaven
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hilloa
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hip
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Holds
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The air is full of whistlings bland; What was that I heard Out of the hazy land?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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incense
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air is full of whistlings bland; What was that I heard Out of the hazy land?
land
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languishing
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lost
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Maketh
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MAY-DAY
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meteor
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mile
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Daughter of Heaven and Earth, coy Spring, With sudden passion languishing, Maketh all things softly smile, Painteth pictures mile on mile, Holds a cup with cowslip-wreaths, Whence a smokeless incense breathes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Daughter of Heaven and Earth, coy Spring, With sudden passion languishing, Maketh all things softly smile, Painteth pictures mile on mile, Holds a cup with cowslip-wreaths, Whence a smokeless incense breathes.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Harp of the wind, or song of bird, Or clapping of shepherd's hands, Or vagrant booming of the air, Voice of a meteor lost in day?
OTHER
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Out
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Painteth
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passion
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peeling
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From this reading Girls are peeling the sweet willow, Poplar white, and Gilead-tree, And troops of boys Shouting with whoop and hilloa, And hip, hip three times three.
pictures
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PIECES
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Poplar
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From this reading Girls are peeling the sweet willow, Poplar white, and Gilead-tree, And troops of boys Shouting with whoop and hilloa, And hip, hip three times three.
RALPH
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shepherd's
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Shouting
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smile
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smokeless
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softly
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song
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Spring
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From this reading Daughter of Heaven and Earth, coy Spring, With sudden passion languishing, Maketh all things softly smile, Painteth pictures mile on mile, Holds a cup with cowslip-wreaths, Whence a smokeless incense breathes.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daughter of Heaven and Earth, coy Spring, With sudden passion languishing, Maketh all things softly smile, Painteth pictures mile on mile, Holds a cup with cowslip-wreaths, Whence a smokeless incense breathes.
sweet
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From this reading Girls are peeling the sweet willow, Poplar white, and Gilead-tree, And troops of boys Shouting with whoop and hilloa, And hip, hip three times three.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The air is full of whistlings bland; What was that I heard Out of the hazy land?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Girls are peeling the sweet willow, Poplar white, and Gilead-tree, And troops of boys Shouting with whoop and hilloa, And hip, hip three times three.
things
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three
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times
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troops
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vagrant
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Voice
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WALDO
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air is full of whistlings bland; What was that I heard Out of the hazy land?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The air is full of whistlings bland; What was that I heard Out of the hazy land?
WhenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Daughter of Heaven and Earth, coy Spring, With sudden passion languishing, Maketh all things softly smile, Painteth pictures mile on mile, Holds a cup with cowslip-wreaths, Whence a smokeless incense breathes.
whistlings
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white
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whoop
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willow
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From this reading Girls are peeling the sweet willow, Poplar white, and Gilead-tree, And troops of boys Shouting with whoop and hilloa, And hip, hip three times three.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harp of the wind, or song of bird, Or clapping of shepherd's hands, Or vagrant booming of the air, Voice of a meteor lost in day?
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Daughter of Heaven and Earth, coy Spring, With sudden passion languishing, Maketh all things softly smile, Painteth pictures mile on mile, Holds a cup with cowslip-wreaths, Whence a smokeless incense breathes.
