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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 And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They take me a walk: though tired and stiff, To climb the heights I madly agree; And, after a tumble or so from the cliff, They kindly suggest the Sea.
agree
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From this reading They take me a walk: though tired and stiff, To climb the heights I madly agree; And, after a tumble or so from the cliff, They kindly suggest the Sea.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It is when I am with them I wonder most That anyone likes the Sea.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I try the rocks, and I think it cool That they laugh with such an excess of glee, As I heavily slip into every pool That skirts the cold cold Sea.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading It is when I am with them I wonder most That anyone likes the Sea.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For _I_ have friends who dwell by the coast— Pleasant friends they are to me!
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I try the rocks, and I think it cool That they laugh with such an excess of glee, As I heavily slip into every pool That skirts the cold cold Sea.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For _I_ have friends who dwell by the coast— Pleasant friends they are to me!
chronic
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From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
cliff
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From this reading They take me a walk: though tired and stiff, To climb the heights I madly agree; And, after a tumble or so from the cliff, They kindly suggest the Sea.
climb
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From this reading They take me a walk: though tired and stiff, To climb the heights I madly agree; And, after a tumble or so from the cliff, They kindly suggest the Sea.
coast
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From this reading For _I_ have friends who dwell by the coast— Pleasant friends they are to me!
cold
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From this reading I try the rocks, and I think it cool That they laugh with such an excess of glee, As I heavily slip into every pool That skirts the cold cold Sea.
cool
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From this reading I try the rocks, and I think it cool That they laugh with such an excess of glee, As I heavily slip into every pool That skirts the cold cold Sea.
dainties
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From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
drink
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From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
dwell
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From this reading For _I_ have friends who dwell by the coast— Pleasant friends they are to me!
eat
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From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I try the rocks, and I think it cool That they laugh with such an excess of glee, As I heavily slip into every pool That skirts the cold cold Sea.
excess
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From this reading I try the rocks, and I think it cool That they laugh with such an excess of glee, As I heavily slip into every pool That skirts the cold cold Sea.
feet
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From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For _I_ have friends who dwell by the coast— Pleasant friends they are to me!
friends
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From this reading For _I_ have friends who dwell by the coast— Pleasant friends they are to me!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They take me a walk: though tired and stiff, To climb the heights I madly agree; And, after a tumble or so from the cliff, They kindly suggest the Sea.
gleenounUS /ɡliː/
great delight or happiness
From this reading I try the rocks, and I think it cool That they laugh with such an excess of glee, As I heavily slip into every pool That skirts the cold cold Sea.
grass
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From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For _I_ have friends who dwell by the coast— Pleasant friends they are to me!
heavily
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From this reading I try the rocks, and I think it cool That they laugh with such an excess of glee, As I heavily slip into every pool That skirts the cold cold Sea.
heights
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From this reading They take me a walk: though tired and stiff, To climb the heights I madly agree; And, after a tumble or so from the cliff, They kindly suggest the Sea.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I try the rocks, and I think it cool That they laugh with such an excess of glee, As I heavily slip into every pool That skirts the cold cold Sea.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is when I am with them I wonder most That anyone likes the Sea.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is when I am with them I wonder most That anyone likes the Sea.
kindly
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From this reading They take me a walk: though tired and stiff, To climb the heights I madly agree; And, after a tumble or so from the cliff, They kindly suggest the Sea.
laugh
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From this reading I try the rocks, and I think it cool That they laugh with such an excess of glee, As I heavily slip into every pool That skirts the cold cold Sea.
likes
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From this reading It is when I am with them I wonder most That anyone likes the Sea.
madly
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From this reading They take me a walk: though tired and stiff, To climb the heights I madly agree; And, after a tumble or so from the cliff, They kindly suggest the Sea.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For _I_ have friends who dwell by the coast— Pleasant friends they are to me!
most
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From this reading It is when I am with them I wonder most That anyone likes the Sea.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
PleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For _I_ have friends who dwell by the coast— Pleasant friends they are to me!
pool
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From this reading I try the rocks, and I think it cool That they laugh with such an excess of glee, As I heavily slip into every pool That skirts the cold cold Sea.
prefer
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From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
recommend
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From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
rocks
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From this reading I try the rocks, and I think it cool That they laugh with such an excess of glee, As I heavily slip into every pool That skirts the cold cold Sea.
Sea
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From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
skirts
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From this reading I try the rocks, and I think it cool That they laugh with such an excess of glee, As I heavily slip into every pool That skirts the cold cold Sea.
slip
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From this reading I try the rocks, and I think it cool That they laugh with such an excess of glee, As I heavily slip into every pool That skirts the cold cold Sea.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They take me a walk: though tired and stiff, To climb the heights I madly agree; And, after a tumble or so from the cliff, They kindly suggest the Sea.
state
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From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
stiff
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From this reading They take me a walk: though tired and stiff, To climb the heights I madly agree; And, after a tumble or so from the cliff, They kindly suggest the Sea.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I try the rocks, and I think it cool That they laugh with such an excess of glee, As I heavily slip into every pool That skirts the cold cold Sea.
suggest
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From this reading They take me a walk: though tired and stiff, To climb the heights I madly agree; And, after a tumble or so from the cliff, They kindly suggest the Sea.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They take me a walk: though tired and stiff, To climb the heights I madly agree; And, after a tumble or so from the cliff, They kindly suggest the Sea.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is when I am with them I wonder most That anyone likes the Sea.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is when I am with them I wonder most That anyone likes the Sea.
Then
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From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For _I_ have friends who dwell by the coast— Pleasant friends they are to me!
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I try the rocks, and I think it cool That they laugh with such an excess of glee, As I heavily slip into every pool That skirts the cold cold Sea.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They take me a walk: though tired and stiff, To climb the heights I madly agree; And, after a tumble or so from the cliff, They kindly suggest the Sea.
tired
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From this reading They take me a walk: though tired and stiff, To climb the heights I madly agree; And, after a tumble or so from the cliff, They kindly suggest the Sea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
tree
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From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
try
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From this reading I try the rocks, and I think it cool That they laugh with such an excess of glee, As I heavily slip into every pool That skirts the cold cold Sea.
tumble
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From this reading They take me a walk: though tired and stiff, To climb the heights I madly agree; And, after a tumble or so from the cliff, They kindly suggest the Sea.
vestige
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From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
walk
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From this reading They take me a walk: though tired and stiff, To climb the heights I madly agree; And, after a tumble or so from the cliff, They kindly suggest the Sea.
wet
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From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It is when I am with them I wonder most That anyone likes the Sea.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For _I_ have friends who dwell by the coast— Pleasant friends they are to me!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
wonder
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From this reading It is when I am with them I wonder most That anyone likes the Sea.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And if, with these dainties to drink and eat, You prefer not a vestige of grass or tree, And a chronic state of wet in your feet, Then—I recommend the Sea.
