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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 "A BIRD IN THE HAND."
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The gathering was to take place at Mackerel Cove, a little bay jutting inward, amid lovely groves of beech-trees, from a larger inlet of the Atlantic.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day of the picnic dawned as fair and sweet as if made for a pure girl's wedding, or a children's holiday.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The day of the picnic dawned as fair and sweet as if made for a pure girl's wedding, or a children's holiday.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The gathering was to take place at Mackerel Cove, a little bay jutting inward, amid lovely groves of beech-trees, from a larger inlet of the Atlantic.
Atlantic
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From this reading The gathering was to take place at Mackerel Cove, a little bay jutting inward, amid lovely groves of beech-trees, from a larger inlet of the Atlantic.
bay
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From this reading The gathering was to take place at Mackerel Cove, a little bay jutting inward, amid lovely groves of beech-trees, from a larger inlet of the Atlantic.
beech-trees
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From this reading The gathering was to take place at Mackerel Cove, a little bay jutting inward, amid lovely groves of beech-trees, from a larger inlet of the Atlantic.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading A drive of a dozen miles stretched between the cove and Montfield; the picnickers taking their own time for starting, and speed in going, the rendezvous being at the hour fixed for dinner.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A drive of a dozen miles stretched between the cove and Montfield; the picnickers taking their own time for starting, and speed in going, the rendezvous being at the hour fixed for dinner.
BIRD
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From this reading "A BIRD IN THE HAND."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Patty saw the family depart one by one.
children's
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From this reading The day of the picnic dawned as fair and sweet as if made for a pure girl's wedding, or a children's holiday.
Cove
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From this reading The gathering was to take place at Mackerel Cove, a little bay jutting inward, amid lovely groves of beech-trees, from a larger inlet of the Atlantic.
dawned
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From this reading The day of the picnic dawned as fair and sweet as if made for a pure girl's wedding, or a children's holiday.
day
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From this reading The day of the picnic dawned as fair and sweet as if made for a pure girl's wedding, or a children's holiday.
depart
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From this reading Patty saw the family depart one by one.
dinner
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From this reading A drive of a dozen miles stretched between the cove and Montfield; the picnickers taking their own time for starting, and speed in going, the rendezvous being at the hour fixed for dinner.
dozen
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From this reading A drive of a dozen miles stretched between the cove and Montfield; the picnickers taking their own time for starting, and speed in going, the rendezvous being at the hour fixed for dinner.
drive
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From this reading A drive of a dozen miles stretched between the cove and Montfield; the picnickers taking their own time for starting, and speed in going, the rendezvous being at the hour fixed for dinner.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day of the picnic dawned as fair and sweet as if made for a pure girl's wedding, or a children's holiday.
family
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From this reading Patty saw the family depart one by one.
fixed
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From this reading A drive of a dozen miles stretched between the cove and Montfield; the picnickers taking their own time for starting, and speed in going, the rendezvous being at the hour fixed for dinner.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The day of the picnic dawned as fair and sweet as if made for a pure girl's wedding, or a children's holiday.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The gathering was to take place at Mackerel Cove, a little bay jutting inward, amid lovely groves of beech-trees, from a larger inlet of the Atlantic.
gathering
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From this reading The gathering was to take place at Mackerel Cove, a little bay jutting inward, amid lovely groves of beech-trees, from a larger inlet of the Atlantic.
girl's
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From this reading The day of the picnic dawned as fair and sweet as if made for a pure girl's wedding, or a children's holiday.
going
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From this reading A drive of a dozen miles stretched between the cove and Montfield; the picnickers taking their own time for starting, and speed in going, the rendezvous being at the hour fixed for dinner.
groves
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From this reading The gathering was to take place at Mackerel Cove, a little bay jutting inward, amid lovely groves of beech-trees, from a larger inlet of the Atlantic.
HAND
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From this reading "A BIRD IN THE HAND."
holiday
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From this reading The day of the picnic dawned as fair and sweet as if made for a pure girl's wedding, or a children's holiday.
hour
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From this reading A drive of a dozen miles stretched between the cove and Montfield; the picnickers taking their own time for starting, and speed in going, the rendezvous being at the hour fixed for dinner.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The day of the picnic dawned as fair and sweet as if made for a pure girl's wedding, or a children's holiday.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A BIRD IN THE HAND."
inlet
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From this reading The gathering was to take place at Mackerel Cove, a little bay jutting inward, amid lovely groves of beech-trees, from a larger inlet of the Atlantic.
inward
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From this reading The gathering was to take place at Mackerel Cove, a little bay jutting inward, amid lovely groves of beech-trees, from a larger inlet of the Atlantic.
jutting
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From this reading The gathering was to take place at Mackerel Cove, a little bay jutting inward, amid lovely groves of beech-trees, from a larger inlet of the Atlantic.
larger
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From this reading The gathering was to take place at Mackerel Cove, a little bay jutting inward, amid lovely groves of beech-trees, from a larger inlet of the Atlantic.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gathering was to take place at Mackerel Cove, a little bay jutting inward, amid lovely groves of beech-trees, from a larger inlet of the Atlantic.
lovely
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From this reading The gathering was to take place at Mackerel Cove, a little bay jutting inward, amid lovely groves of beech-trees, from a larger inlet of the Atlantic.
Mackerel
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From this reading The gathering was to take place at Mackerel Cove, a little bay jutting inward, amid lovely groves of beech-trees, from a larger inlet of the Atlantic.
made
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From this reading The day of the picnic dawned as fair and sweet as if made for a pure girl's wedding, or a children's holiday.
miles
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From this reading A drive of a dozen miles stretched between the cove and Montfield; the picnickers taking their own time for starting, and speed in going, the rendezvous being at the hour fixed for dinner.
Montfield
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From this reading A drive of a dozen miles stretched between the cove and Montfield; the picnickers taking their own time for starting, and speed in going, the rendezvous being at the hour fixed for dinner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day of the picnic dawned as fair and sweet as if made for a pure girl's wedding, or a children's holiday.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Patty saw the family depart one by one.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The day of the picnic dawned as fair and sweet as if made for a pure girl's wedding, or a children's holiday.
own
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From this reading A drive of a dozen miles stretched between the cove and Montfield; the picnickers taking their own time for starting, and speed in going, the rendezvous being at the hour fixed for dinner.
Patty
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From this reading Patty saw the family depart one by one.
picnic
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From this reading The day of the picnic dawned as fair and sweet as if made for a pure girl's wedding, or a children's holiday.
picnickers
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From this reading A drive of a dozen miles stretched between the cove and Montfield; the picnickers taking their own time for starting, and speed in going, the rendezvous being at the hour fixed for dinner.
place
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From this reading The gathering was to take place at Mackerel Cove, a little bay jutting inward, amid lovely groves of beech-trees, from a larger inlet of the Atlantic.
pure
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From this reading The day of the picnic dawned as fair and sweet as if made for a pure girl's wedding, or a children's holiday.
rendezvous
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From this reading A drive of a dozen miles stretched between the cove and Montfield; the picnickers taking their own time for starting, and speed in going, the rendezvous being at the hour fixed for dinner.
saw
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From this reading Patty saw the family depart one by one.
speed
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From this reading A drive of a dozen miles stretched between the cove and Montfield; the picnickers taking their own time for starting, and speed in going, the rendezvous being at the hour fixed for dinner.
starting
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From this reading A drive of a dozen miles stretched between the cove and Montfield; the picnickers taking their own time for starting, and speed in going, the rendezvous being at the hour fixed for dinner.
stretched
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From this reading A drive of a dozen miles stretched between the cove and Montfield; the picnickers taking their own time for starting, and speed in going, the rendezvous being at the hour fixed for dinner.
sweet
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From this reading The day of the picnic dawned as fair and sweet as if made for a pure girl's wedding, or a children's holiday.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gathering was to take place at Mackerel Cove, a little bay jutting inward, amid lovely groves of beech-trees, from a larger inlet of the Atlantic.
taking
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From this reading A drive of a dozen miles stretched between the cove and Montfield; the picnickers taking their own time for starting, and speed in going, the rendezvous being at the hour fixed for dinner.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A BIRD IN THE HAND."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A drive of a dozen miles stretched between the cove and Montfield; the picnickers taking their own time for starting, and speed in going, the rendezvous being at the hour fixed for dinner.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A drive of a dozen miles stretched between the cove and Montfield; the picnickers taking their own time for starting, and speed in going, the rendezvous being at the hour fixed for dinner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The gathering was to take place at Mackerel Cove, a little bay jutting inward, amid lovely groves of beech-trees, from a larger inlet of the Atlantic.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The gathering was to take place at Mackerel Cove, a little bay jutting inward, amid lovely groves of beech-trees, from a larger inlet of the Atlantic.
wedding
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From this reading The day of the picnic dawned as fair and sweet as if made for a pure girl's wedding, or a children's holiday.
