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6
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From this reading 6, 7.
7
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From this reading 6, 7.
8
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From this reading 8. tarn: a small mountain lake.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 8. tarn: a small mountain lake.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.
Auber
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From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.
boggy
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From this reading It is used provincially in England to mean a boggy or marshy tract.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.
coined
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From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.
color
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From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.
England
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From this reading It is used provincially in England to mean a boggy or marshy tract.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is used provincially in England to mean a boggy or marshy tract.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is used provincially in England to mean a boggy or marshy tract.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is used provincially in England to mean a boggy or marshy tract.
lake
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From this reading 8. tarn: a small mountain lake.
marshy
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From this reading It is used provincially in England to mean a boggy or marshy tract.
mean
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From this reading It is used provincially in England to mean a boggy or marshy tract.
mountain
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From this reading 8. tarn: a small mountain lake.
names
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From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.
Note
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From this reading Note the resemblance of "Weir" to "weird."
October
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From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Note the resemblance of "Weir" to "weird."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is used provincially in England to mean a boggy or marshy tract.
Poe
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From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.
provincially
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From this reading It is used provincially in England to mean a boggy or marshy tract.
resemblance
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From this reading Note the resemblance of "Weir" to "weird."
rhyme
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From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.
rhymes
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From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.
small
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From this reading 8. tarn: a small mountain lake.
tarn
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From this reading 8. tarn: a small mountain lake.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Note the resemblance of "Weir" to "weird."
tone
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From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.
tract
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From this reading It is used provincially in England to mean a boggy or marshy tract.
used
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From this reading It is used provincially in England to mean a boggy or marshy tract.
Weir
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From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.
weird
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From this reading Note the resemblance of "Weir" to "weird."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.
year
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From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.