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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 The little widow stood at the gate, her heart feeling bigger and warmer than for many a long day.
air
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From this reading The air seemed clearer, the sunshine brighter, than ever before.
Almira's
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From this reading As Mrs. Nancy turned to walk up the path, she drew forth Almira's letter, not without a momentary pang of remorse.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little widow stood at the gate, her heart feeling bigger and warmer than for many a long day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The little widow stood at the gate, her heart feeling bigger and warmer than for many a long day.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The air seemed clearer, the sunshine brighter, than ever before.
bigger
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From this reading The little widow stood at the gate, her heart feeling bigger and warmer than for many a long day.
breast
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From this reading The running stream was singing its own gay song, and for once it waked no longing in her breast.
brighter
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From this reading The air seemed clearer, the sunshine brighter, than ever before.
clearer
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From this reading The air seemed clearer, the sunshine brighter, than ever before.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
constant
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From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
cotton
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From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
day
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From this reading The little widow stood at the gate, her heart feeling bigger and warmer than for many a long day.
down
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From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Mrs. Nancy turned to walk up the path, she drew forth Almira's letter, not without a momentary pang of remorse.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air seemed clearer, the sunshine brighter, than ever before.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The little widow stood at the gate, her heart feeling bigger and warmer than for many a long day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The little widow stood at the gate, her heart feeling bigger and warmer than for many a long day.
forth
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friend
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From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
full
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From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
gate
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From this reading The little widow stood at the gate, her heart feeling bigger and warmer than for many a long day.
gay
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From this reading The running stream was singing its own gay song, and for once it waked no longing in her breast.
giant
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From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
heart
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From this reading The little widow stood at the gate, her heart feeling bigger and warmer than for many a long day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The little widow stood at the gate, her heart feeling bigger and warmer than for many a long day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The running stream was singing its own gay song, and for once it waked no longing in her breast.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The running stream was singing its own gay song, and for once it waked no longing in her breast.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The running stream was singing its own gay song, and for once it waked no longing in her breast.
leaf
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From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
letter
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From this reading As Mrs. Nancy turned to walk up the path, she drew forth Almira's letter, not without a momentary pang of remorse.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little widow stood at the gate, her heart feeling bigger and warmer than for many a long day.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little widow stood at the gate, her heart feeling bigger and warmer than for many a long day.
longing
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From this reading The running stream was singing its own gay song, and for once it waked no longing in her breast.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
many
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momentary
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From this reading As Mrs. Nancy turned to walk up the path, she drew forth Almira's letter, not without a momentary pang of remorse.
more
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From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
mountain
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Mrs
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From this reading As Mrs. Nancy turned to walk up the path, she drew forth Almira's letter, not without a momentary pang of remorse.
Nancy
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neighbor
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From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The running stream was singing its own gay song, and for once it waked no longing in her breast.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As Mrs. Nancy turned to walk up the path, she drew forth Almira's letter, not without a momentary pang of remorse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
old
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From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
Once
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From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
own
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From this reading The running stream was singing its own gay song, and for once it waked no longing in her breast.
pang
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From this reading As Mrs. Nancy turned to walk up the path, she drew forth Almira's letter, not without a momentary pang of remorse.
past
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From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
path
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From this reading As Mrs. Nancy turned to walk up the path, she drew forth Almira's letter, not without a momentary pang of remorse.
remorse
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From this reading As Mrs. Nancy turned to walk up the path, she drew forth Almira's letter, not without a momentary pang of remorse.
row
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From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The running stream was singing its own gay song, and for once it waked no longing in her breast.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air seemed clearer, the sunshine brighter, than ever before.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
singing
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From this reading The running stream was singing its own gay song, and for once it waked no longing in her breast.
song
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From this reading The running stream was singing its own gay song, and for once it waked no longing in her breast.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little widow stood at the gate, her heart feeling bigger and warmer than for many a long day.
stream
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From this reading The running stream was singing its own gay song, and for once it waked no longing in her breast.
strong
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From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
sunshine
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From this reading The air seemed clearer, the sunshine brighter, than ever before.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The little widow stood at the gate, her heart feeling bigger and warmer than for many a long day.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little widow stood at the gate, her heart feeling bigger and warmer than for many a long day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
turned
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From this reading As Mrs. Nancy turned to walk up the path, she drew forth Almira's letter, not without a momentary pang of remorse.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
up
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From this reading As Mrs. Nancy turned to walk up the path, she drew forth Almira's letter, not without a momentary pang of remorse.
waked
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From this reading The running stream was singing its own gay song, and for once it waked no longing in her breast.
walk
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From this reading As Mrs. Nancy turned to walk up the path, she drew forth Almira's letter, not without a momentary pang of remorse.
warmer
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From this reading The little widow stood at the gate, her heart feeling bigger and warmer than for many a long day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The running stream was singing its own gay song, and for once it waked no longing in her breast.
week
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From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
widow
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From this reading The little widow stood at the gate, her heart feeling bigger and warmer than for many a long day.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading As Mrs. Nancy turned to walk up the path, she drew forth Almira's letter, not without a momentary pang of remorse.
woods
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From this reading Once more she looked down under the row of cotton woods, which had come into full leaf during the past week, looked to where her giant mountain neighbor stood, strong and constant as an old friend.
