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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 SON THAT CAUSETH SHAME.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading REUBEN felt like a new creature when he started for Ashworth, and, leaving the smoky town behind, saw again the green fields and the clear blue sky.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading REUBEN felt like a new creature when he started for Ashworth, and, leaving the smoky town behind, saw again the green fields and the clear blue sky.
approach
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From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
Ashworth
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From this reading REUBEN felt like a new creature when he started for Ashworth, and, leaving the smoky town behind, saw again the green fields and the clear blue sky.
bare
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From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading REUBEN felt like a new creature when he started for Ashworth, and, leaving the smoky town behind, saw again the green fields and the clear blue sky.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
blue
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From this reading REUBEN felt like a new creature when he started for Ashworth, and, leaving the smoky town behind, saw again the green fields and the clear blue sky.
brown
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From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
burden
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From this reading Not till now that it was lifted from his spirit had he fully realized what a crushing burden was the sense of unmerited disgrace.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
catkins
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From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
CAUSETH
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From this reading A SON THAT CAUSETH SHAME.
clear
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From this reading REUBEN felt like a new creature when he started for Ashworth, and, leaving the smoky town behind, saw again the green fields and the clear blue sky.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading REUBEN felt like a new creature when he started for Ashworth, and, leaving the smoky town behind, saw again the green fields and the clear blue sky.
crushing
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From this reading Not till now that it was lifted from his spirit had he fully realized what a crushing burden was the sense of unmerited disgrace.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But if spring did not yet possess the outer world, it was full springtide in the heart of Reuben Roy.
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading Not till now that it was lifted from his spirit had he fully realized what a crushing burden was the sense of unmerited disgrace.
drooping
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From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
felt
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From this reading REUBEN felt like a new creature when he started for Ashworth, and, leaving the smoky town behind, saw again the green fields and the clear blue sky.
fields
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From this reading REUBEN felt like a new creature when he started for Ashworth, and, leaving the smoky town behind, saw again the green fields and the clear blue sky.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading REUBEN felt like a new creature when he started for Ashworth, and, leaving the smoky town behind, saw again the green fields and the clear blue sky.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
full
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From this reading But if spring did not yet possess the outer world, it was full springtide in the heart of Reuben Roy.
fully
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From this reading Not till now that it was lifted from his spirit had he fully realized what a crushing burden was the sense of unmerited disgrace.
green
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From this reading REUBEN felt like a new creature when he started for Ashworth, and, leaving the smoky town behind, saw again the green fields and the clear blue sky.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not till now that it was lifted from his spirit had he fully realized what a crushing burden was the sense of unmerited disgrace.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading REUBEN felt like a new creature when he started for Ashworth, and, leaving the smoky town behind, saw again the green fields and the clear blue sky.
heart
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From this reading But if spring did not yet possess the outer world, it was full springtide in the heart of Reuben Roy.
hedge
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From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not till now that it was lifted from his spirit had he fully realized what a crushing burden was the sense of unmerited disgrace.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if spring did not yet possess the outer world, it was full springtide in the heart of Reuben Roy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But if spring did not yet possess the outer world, it was full springtide in the heart of Reuben Roy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But if spring did not yet possess the outer world, it was full springtide in the heart of Reuben Roy.
leaving
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From this reading REUBEN felt like a new creature when he started for Ashworth, and, leaving the smoky town behind, saw again the green fields and the clear blue sky.
lifted
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From this reading Not till now that it was lifted from his spirit had he fully realized what a crushing burden was the sense of unmerited disgrace.
like
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From this reading REUBEN felt like a new creature when he started for Ashworth, and, leaving the smoky town behind, saw again the green fields and the clear blue sky.
new
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From this reading REUBEN felt like a new creature when he started for Ashworth, and, leaving the smoky town behind, saw again the green fields and the clear blue sky.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But if spring did not yet possess the outer world, it was full springtide in the heart of Reuben Roy.
now
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From this reading Not till now that it was lifted from his spirit had he fully realized what a crushing burden was the sense of unmerited disgrace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
outer
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From this reading But if spring did not yet possess the outer world, it was full springtide in the heart of Reuben Roy.
possess
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From this reading But if spring did not yet possess the outer world, it was full springtide in the heart of Reuben Roy.
primrose
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From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
realized
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From this reading Not till now that it was lifted from his spirit had he fully realized what a crushing burden was the sense of unmerited disgrace.
REUBEN
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From this reading REUBEN felt like a new creature when he started for Ashworth, and, leaving the smoky town behind, saw again the green fields and the clear blue sky.
Roy
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From this reading But if spring did not yet possess the outer world, it was full springtide in the heart of Reuben Roy.
saw
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From this reading REUBEN felt like a new creature when he started for Ashworth, and, leaving the smoky town behind, saw again the green fields and the clear blue sky.
sense
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From this reading Not till now that it was lifted from his spirit had he fully realized what a crushing burden was the sense of unmerited disgrace.
SHAME
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From this reading A SON THAT CAUSETH SHAME.
shy
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From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
sky
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From this reading REUBEN felt like a new creature when he started for Ashworth, and, leaving the smoky town behind, saw again the green fields and the clear blue sky.
smoky
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From this reading REUBEN felt like a new creature when he started for Ashworth, and, leaving the smoky town behind, saw again the green fields and the clear blue sky.
SON
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From this reading A SON THAT CAUSETH SHAME.
spirit
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From this reading Not till now that it was lifted from his spirit had he fully realized what a crushing burden was the sense of unmerited disgrace.
spring
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From this reading But if spring did not yet possess the outer world, it was full springtide in the heart of Reuben Roy.
spring's
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From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
springtide
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From this reading But if spring did not yet possess the outer world, it was full springtide in the heart of Reuben Roy.
started
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From this reading REUBEN felt like a new creature when he started for Ashworth, and, leaving the smoky town behind, saw again the green fields and the clear blue sky.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A SON THAT CAUSETH SHAME.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REUBEN felt like a new creature when he started for Ashworth, and, leaving the smoky town behind, saw again the green fields and the clear blue sky.
there
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From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Not till now that it was lifted from his spirit had he fully realized what a crushing burden was the sense of unmerited disgrace.
tokens
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From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
touch
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From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
town
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From this reading REUBEN felt like a new creature when he started for Ashworth, and, leaving the smoky town behind, saw again the green fields and the clear blue sky.
trees
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From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
twigs
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From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
two-peeping
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From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
unmerited
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From this reading Not till now that it was lifted from his spirit had he fully realized what a crushing burden was the sense of unmerited disgrace.
vivid
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From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But if spring did not yet possess the outer world, it was full springtide in the heart of Reuben Roy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Not till now that it was lifted from his spirit had he fully realized what a crushing burden was the sense of unmerited disgrace.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading REUBEN felt like a new creature when he started for Ashworth, and, leaving the smoky town behind, saw again the green fields and the clear blue sky.
willows
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From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
world
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From this reading But if spring did not yet possess the outer world, it was full springtide in the heart of Reuben Roy.
yellow
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From this reading The trees were still bare, but here and there were tokens of spring's approach, the yellow catkins drooping from the willows, a touch of vivid green amidst the brown twigs, a shy primrose or two-peeping from beneath a hedge.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But if spring did not yet possess the outer world, it was full springtide in the heart of Reuben Roy.
