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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 It is four o'clock, and a hush, a great stillness, born of oppressive heat, is over all the land.
a-flying
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From this reading "Gather the roses while ye may; Old time is still a-flying; And the same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying."
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again the sun is smiting with hot wrath the unoffending earth; the flowers nod drowsily or lie half dead of languor, their gay leaves touching the ground.
air
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
all
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From this reading It is four o'clock, and a hush, a great stillness, born of oppressive heat, is over all the land.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Gather the roses while ye may; Old time is still a-flying; And the same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Gather the roses while ye may; Old time is still a-flying; And the same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying."
blue
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is four o'clock, and a hush, a great stillness, born of oppressive heat, is over all the land.
calm
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
children
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
cloudless
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again the sun is smiting with hot wrath the unoffending earth; the flowers nod drowsily or lie half dead of languor, their gay leaves touching the ground.
depths
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
dew
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
dread
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
dreamily
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
drowsily
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From this reading Again the sun is smiting with hot wrath the unoffending earth; the flowers nod drowsily or lie half dead of languor, their gay leaves touching the ground.
dying
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From this reading "Gather the roses while ye may; Old time is still a-flying; And the same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying."
earth
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From this reading Again the sun is smiting with hot wrath the unoffending earth; the flowers nod drowsily or lie half dead of languor, their gay leaves touching the ground.
flower
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From this reading "Gather the roses while ye may; Old time is still a-flying; And the same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying."
flowers
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From this reading Again the sun is smiting with hot wrath the unoffending earth; the flowers nod drowsily or lie half dead of languor, their gay leaves touching the ground.
four
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From this reading It is four o'clock, and a hush, a great stillness, born of oppressive heat, is over all the land.
garden
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
Gather
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From this reading "Gather the roses while ye may; Old time is still a-flying; And the same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying."
gay
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From this reading Again the sun is smiting with hot wrath the unoffending earth; the flowers nod drowsily or lie half dead of languor, their gay leaves touching the ground.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is four o'clock, and a hush, a great stillness, born of oppressive heat, is over all the land.
ground
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From this reading Again the sun is smiting with hot wrath the unoffending earth; the flowers nod drowsily or lie half dead of languor, their gay leaves touching the ground.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again the sun is smiting with hot wrath the unoffending earth; the flowers nod drowsily or lie half dead of languor, their gay leaves touching the ground.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
heat
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From this reading It is four o'clock, and a hush, a great stillness, born of oppressive heat, is over all the land.
Herrick
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From this reading --Herrick.
hot
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From this reading Again the sun is smiting with hot wrath the unoffending earth; the flowers nod drowsily or lie half dead of languor, their gay leaves touching the ground.
hush
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From this reading It is four o'clock, and a hush, a great stillness, born of oppressive heat, is over all the land.
idly
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Gather the roses while ye may; Old time is still a-flying; And the same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is four o'clock, and a hush, a great stillness, born of oppressive heat, is over all the land.
land
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From this reading It is four o'clock, and a hush, a great stillness, born of oppressive heat, is over all the land.
languor
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From this reading Again the sun is smiting with hot wrath the unoffending earth; the flowers nod drowsily or lie half dead of languor, their gay leaves touching the ground.
leaves
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From this reading Again the sun is smiting with hot wrath the unoffending earth; the flowers nod drowsily or lie half dead of languor, their gay leaves touching the ground.
lie
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From this reading Again the sun is smiting with hot wrath the unoffending earth; the flowers nod drowsily or lie half dead of languor, their gay leaves touching the ground.
light
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
Luttrell
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
many-hued
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Gather the roses while ye may; Old time is still a-flying; And the same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
nod
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From this reading Again the sun is smiting with hot wrath the unoffending earth; the flowers nod drowsily or lie half dead of languor, their gay leaves touching the ground.
o'clock
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From this reading It is four o'clock, and a hush, a great stillness, born of oppressive heat, is over all the land.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is four o'clock, and a hush, a great stillness, born of oppressive heat, is over all the land.
Old
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From this reading "Gather the roses while ye may; Old time is still a-flying; And the same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying."
oppressive
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From this reading It is four o'clock, and a hush, a great stillness, born of oppressive heat, is over all the land.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Again the sun is smiting with hot wrath the unoffending earth; the flowers nod drowsily or lie half dead of languor, their gay leaves touching the ground.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It is four o'clock, and a hush, a great stillness, born of oppressive heat, is over all the land.
overhead
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
path
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
quotes
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
roses
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From this reading "Gather the roses while ye may; Old time is still a-flying; And the same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying."
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Gather the roses while ye may; Old time is still a-flying; And the same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying."
scented
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
sea
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
shrubs
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
sight
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
sky
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
smiles
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From this reading "Gather the roses while ye may; Old time is still a-flying; And the same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying."
smiting
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From this reading Again the sun is smiting with hot wrath the unoffending earth; the flowers nod drowsily or lie half dead of languor, their gay leaves touching the ground.
sound
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Gather the roses while ye may; Old time is still a-flying; And the same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying."
stillness
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From this reading It is four o'clock, and a hush, a great stillness, born of oppressive heat, is over all the land.
strays
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
summer
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
sun
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From this reading Again the sun is smiting with hot wrath the unoffending earth; the flowers nod drowsily or lie half dead of languor, their gay leaves touching the ground.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Gather the roses while ye may; Old time is still a-flying; And the same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Gather the roses while ye may; Old time is still a-flying; And the same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Again the sun is smiting with hot wrath the unoffending earth; the flowers nod drowsily or lie half dead of languor, their gay leaves touching the ground.
There
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From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Gather the roses while ye may; Old time is still a-flying; And the same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying."
to-day
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From this reading "Gather the roses while ye may; Old time is still a-flying; And the same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying."
To-morrow
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From this reading "Gather the roses while ye may; Old time is still a-flying; And the same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying."
touching
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From this reading Again the sun is smiting with hot wrath the unoffending earth; the flowers nod drowsily or lie half dead of languor, their gay leaves touching the ground.
unoffending
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From this reading Again the sun is smiting with hot wrath the unoffending earth; the flowers nod drowsily or lie half dead of languor, their gay leaves touching the ground.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The sky was blue as the summer sea, The depths were cloudless overhead; The air was calm as it could be; There was no sight or sound of dread," quotes Luttrell, dreamily, as he strays idly along the garden path, through scented shrubs and all the many-hued children of light and dew.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Gather the roses while ye may; Old time is still a-flying; And the same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Gather the roses while ye may; Old time is still a-flying; And the same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Again the sun is smiting with hot wrath the unoffending earth; the flowers nod drowsily or lie half dead of languor, their gay leaves touching the ground.
wrath
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From this reading Again the sun is smiting with hot wrath the unoffending earth; the flowers nod drowsily or lie half dead of languor, their gay leaves touching the ground.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Gather the roses while ye may; Old time is still a-flying; And the same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying."
