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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 One day he was standing by a bed of large white bell-lilies.
airs
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From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
All
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From this reading All these things were that the Prince might have delight and beauty ever around him.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Their great bowls were full of water, and inside among the yellow stamens gold fish went darting to and fro.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All these things were that the Prince might have delight and beauty ever around him.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading All these things were that the Prince might have delight and beauty ever around him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
beautiful
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From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
beauty
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From this reading All these things were that the Prince might have delight and beauty ever around him.
bed
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From this reading One day he was standing by a bed of large white bell-lilies.
bell-lilies
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From this reading One day he was standing by a bed of large white bell-lilies.
borne
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From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
bowls
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From this reading Their great bowls were full of water, and inside among the yellow stamens gold fish went darting to and fro.
bright
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From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
cold
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From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
crossed
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From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
cunning
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From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
darting
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From this reading Their great bowls were full of water, and inside among the yellow stamens gold fish went darting to and fro.
day
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From this reading One day he was standing by a bed of large white bell-lilies.
delight
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From this reading All these things were that the Prince might have delight and beauty ever around him.
devised
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From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
died
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From this reading To his eyes summer was perpetual, without end, and nothing died save to give out new life on the morrow.
enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
end
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From this reading To his eyes summer was perpetual, without end, and nothing died save to give out new life on the morrow.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All these things were that the Prince might have delight and beauty ever around him.
eyes
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From this reading To his eyes summer was perpetual, without end, and nothing died save to give out new life on the morrow.
fish
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From this reading Their great bowls were full of water, and inside among the yellow stamens gold fish went darting to and fro.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
fro
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From this reading Their great bowls were full of water, and inside among the yellow stamens gold fish went darting to and fro.
full
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From this reading Their great bowls were full of water, and inside among the yellow stamens gold fish went darting to and fro.
garden
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From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
give
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From this reading To his eyes summer was perpetual, without end, and nothing died save to give out new life on the morrow.
gold
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From this reading Their great bowls were full of water, and inside among the yellow stamens gold fish went darting to and fro.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their great bowls were full of water, and inside among the yellow stamens gold fish went darting to and fro.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All these things were that the Prince might have delight and beauty ever around him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All these things were that the Prince might have delight and beauty ever around him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To his eyes summer was perpetual, without end, and nothing died save to give out new life on the morrow.
hunger
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From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
inside
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From this reading Their great bowls were full of water, and inside among the yellow stamens gold fish went darting to and fro.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
lapped
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From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
large
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From this reading One day he was standing by a bed of large white bell-lilies.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To his eyes summer was perpetual, without end, and nothing died save to give out new life on the morrow.
lived
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From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
luxury
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From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
many
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From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading All these things were that the Prince might have delight and beauty ever around him.
morrow
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From this reading To his eyes summer was perpetual, without end, and nothing died save to give out new life on the morrow.
morrows
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From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
new
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From this reading To his eyes summer was perpetual, without end, and nothing died save to give out new life on the morrow.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading To his eyes summer was perpetual, without end, and nothing died save to give out new life on the morrow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To his eyes summer was perpetual, without end, and nothing died save to give out new life on the morrow.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day he was standing by a bed of large white bell-lilies.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
out
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From this reading To his eyes summer was perpetual, without end, and nothing died save to give out new life on the morrow.
perpetual
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From this reading To his eyes summer was perpetual, without end, and nothing died save to give out new life on the morrow.
Prince
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From this reading All these things were that the Prince might have delight and beauty ever around him.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading To his eyes summer was perpetual, without end, and nothing died save to give out new life on the morrow.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
soft
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From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
stamens
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From this reading Their great bowls were full of water, and inside among the yellow stamens gold fish went darting to and fro.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One day he was standing by a bed of large white bell-lilies.
stayed
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From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
summer
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From this reading To his eyes summer was perpetual, without end, and nothing died save to give out new life on the morrow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All these things were that the Prince might have delight and beauty ever around him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All these things were that the Prince might have delight and beauty ever around him.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their great bowls were full of water, and inside among the yellow stamens gold fish went darting to and fro.
there
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From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All these things were that the Prince might have delight and beauty ever around him.
things
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From this reading All these things were that the Prince might have delight and beauty ever around him.
threshold
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From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To his eyes summer was perpetual, without end, and nothing died save to give out new life on the morrow.
trod
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From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To his eyes summer was perpetual, without end, and nothing died save to give out new life on the morrow.
water
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From this reading Their great bowls were full of water, and inside among the yellow stamens gold fish went darting to and fro.
ways
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From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their great bowls were full of water, and inside among the yellow stamens gold fish went darting to and fro.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All these things were that the Prince might have delight and beauty ever around him.
white
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From this reading One day he was standing by a bed of large white bell-lilies.
winter
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From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading To his eyes summer was perpetual, without end, and nothing died save to give out new life on the morrow.
world
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From this reading So through many morrows he lived, and trod the beautiful soft ways devised for him by cunning hands, and did not know that there was winter, or cold, or hunger to be borne in the world, for he never crossed the threshold of his enchanted garden, but stayed lapped in the luxury of its bright colours and soft airs.
yellow
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From this reading Their great bowls were full of water, and inside among the yellow stamens gold fish went darting to and fro.
