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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 bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
adorned
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From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
advantage
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From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
AGAINSTprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "IF THY BROTHER SIN AGAINST THEE, FORGIVE HIM."
allowed
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From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
away
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From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
bright
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From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
BROTHER
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From this reading "IF THY BROTHER SIN AGAINST THEE, FORGIVE HIM."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Here's a nice place," said Jack, stopping under the old elm-tree by the gate.
Charlie
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From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
children
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From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
commenced
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From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
day
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From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
down
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From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
elm-tree
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From this reading "Here's a nice place," said Jack, stopping under the old elm-tree by the gate.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
favourite
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From this reading This was a favourite occupation of the children.
figure
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From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
FORGIVE
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From this reading "IF THY BROTHER SIN AGAINST THEE, FORGIVE HIM."
front
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From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
gate
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From this reading "Here's a nice place," said Jack, stopping under the old elm-tree by the gate.
giant
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From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
gleenounUS /ɡliː/
great delight or happiness
From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
Here's
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From this reading "Here's a nice place," said Jack, stopping under the old elm-tree by the gate.
high
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From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
HIMpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "IF THY BROTHER SIN AGAINST THEE, FORGIVE HIM."
IFconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "IF THY BROTHER SIN AGAINST THEE, FORGIVE HIM."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
Jack
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From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
just
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From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
man
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From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
melted
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From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
meltingnounUS /ˈmelting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
nice
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From this reading "Here's a nice place," said Jack, stopping under the old elm-tree by the gate.
occupation
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From this reading This was a favourite occupation of the children.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
old
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From this reading "Here's a nice place," said Jack, stopping under the old elm-tree by the gate.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
place
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From this reading "Here's a nice place," said Jack, stopping under the old elm-tree by the gate.
resembling
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From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
said
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From this reading "Here's a nice place," said Jack, stopping under the old elm-tree by the gate.
SIN
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From this reading "IF THY BROTHER SIN AGAINST THEE, FORGIVE HIM."
snow
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From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
snow-man
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From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
snowballed
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From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
softened
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From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
spring
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From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
stand
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From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
started
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From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
state
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From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
stopping
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From this reading "Here's a nice place," said Jack, stopping under the old elm-tree by the gate.
sun
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From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
sunshiny
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From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
THEEpronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "IF THY BROTHER SIN AGAINST THEE, FORGIVE HIM."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was a favourite occupation of the children.
three
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From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
THYdeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "IF THY BROTHER SIN AGAINST THEE, FORGIVE HIM."
times
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From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
Two
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From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Here's a nice place," said Jack, stopping under the old elm-tree by the gate.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was a favourite occupation of the children.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One bright sunshiny day, just when the snow had commenced melting, the children started in high glee to take advantage of its softened state to make a snow-man.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
yard
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From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
year
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From this reading Two or three times every year they adorned the front yard with a giant figure resembling a man, which was allowed to stand until Jack and Charlie snowballed it down, or the spring sun melted it away.
