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all
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From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
Annette
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From this reading The paradise tree which Annette had been watching day by day had come out in the night.
April
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From this reading It was the middle of April.
astray
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From this reading "Thou hast led me astray, my youth, till there is nowhere I can turn my steps."--KOLTSOV.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
berries
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From this reading The coffee trees had mingled with their red berries the dearest little white wax flowers.
blossoms
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From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
buds
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From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The paradise tree which Annette had been watching day by day had come out in the night.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Thou hast led me astray, my youth, till there is nowhere I can turn my steps."--KOLTSOV.
coffee
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From this reading The coffee trees had mingled with their red berries the dearest little white wax flowers.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The paradise tree which Annette had been watching day by day had come out in the night.
day
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From this reading The paradise tree which Annette had been watching day by day had come out in the night.
dearest
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From this reading The coffee trees had mingled with their red berries the dearest little white wax flowers.
flowers
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From this reading The coffee trees had mingled with their red berries the dearest little white wax flowers.
ginger
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From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
guarding
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From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Thou hast led me astray, my youth, till there is nowhere I can turn my steps."--KOLTSOV.
hung
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From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Thou hast led me astray, my youth, till there is nowhere I can turn my steps."--KOLTSOV.
immense
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From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The paradise tree which Annette had been watching day by day had come out in the night.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Thou hast led me astray, my youth, till there is nowhere I can turn my steps."--KOLTSOV.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the middle of April.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
KOLTSOV
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From this reading "Thou hast led me astray, my youth, till there is nowhere I can turn my steps."--KOLTSOV.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
leaves
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From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
led
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From this reading "Thou hast led me astray, my youth, till there is nowhere I can turn my steps."--KOLTSOV.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The coffee trees had mingled with their red berries the dearest little white wax flowers.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Thou hast led me astray, my youth, till there is nowhere I can turn my steps."--KOLTSOV.
middle
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From this reading It was the middle of April.
mingled
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From this reading The coffee trees had mingled with their red berries the dearest little white wax flowers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Thou hast led me astray, my youth, till there is nowhere I can turn my steps."--KOLTSOV.
night
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From this reading The paradise tree which Annette had been watching day by day had come out in the night.
nowhere
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From this reading "Thou hast led me astray, my youth, till there is nowhere I can turn my steps."--KOLTSOV.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the middle of April.
out
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From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
paradise
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From this reading The paradise tree which Annette had been watching day by day had come out in the night.
pink
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From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
red
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From this reading The coffee trees had mingled with their red berries the dearest little white wax flowers.
steps
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From this reading "Thou hast led me astray, my youth, till there is nowhere I can turn my steps."--KOLTSOV.
swordlike
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From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the middle of April.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
there
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From this reading "Thou hast led me astray, my youth, till there is nowhere I can turn my steps."--KOLTSOV.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thou hast led me astray, my youth, till there is nowhere I can turn my steps."--KOLTSOV.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Thou hast led me astray, my youth, till there is nowhere I can turn my steps."--KOLTSOV.
tree
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From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
trees
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From this reading The coffee trees had mingled with their red berries the dearest little white wax flowers.
turn
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From this reading "Thou hast led me astray, my youth, till there is nowhere I can turn my steps."--KOLTSOV.
unsheathed
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From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the middle of April.
watching
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From this reading The paradise tree which Annette had been watching day by day had come out in the night.
wax
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From this reading The coffee trees had mingled with their red berries the dearest little white wax flowers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
white
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From this reading The ginger tree had at last unsheathed the immense buds which it had been guarding among its long swordlike leaves, and had hung out its great pink and white blossoms at all their length.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The coffee trees had mingled with their red berries the dearest little white wax flowers.
youth
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From this reading "Thou hast led me astray, my youth, till there is nowhere I can turn my steps."--KOLTSOV.