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24th
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From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
arrived
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From this reading They hastened onward, the dogs put forth renewed energy, and Duk barked his loudest, till, before long, they arrived at the ship.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They hastened onward, the dogs put forth renewed energy, and Duk barked his loudest, till, before long, they arrived at the ship.
barked
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From this reading They hastened onward, the dogs put forth renewed energy, and Duk barked his loudest, till, before long, they arrived at the ship.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No willow branches here with their silvery blossom--not even a single withered leaf to be seen --not a blade of grass!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They hastened onward, the dogs put forth renewed energy, and Duk barked his loudest, till, before long, they arrived at the ship.
blade
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From this reading No willow branches here with their silvery blossom--not even a single withered leaf to be seen --not a blade of grass!
blossom
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From this reading No willow branches here with their silvery blossom--not even a single withered leaf to be seen --not a blade of grass!
branches
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From this reading No willow branches here with their silvery blossom--not even a single withered leaf to be seen --not a blade of grass!
bright
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From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
buried
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From this reading The Porpoise was completely buried under the snow.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
completely
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From this reading The Porpoise was completely buried under the snow.
day
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From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
death
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From this reading Yet this was a glad day to the travellers, for it promised them speedy deliverance from the death that had seemed so inevitable.
deliverance
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From this reading Yet this was a glad day to the travellers, for it promised them speedy deliverance from the death that had seemed so inevitable.
desolate
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From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
dogs
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From this reading They hastened onward, the dogs put forth renewed energy, and Duk barked his loudest, till, before long, they arrived at the ship.
Duk
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From this reading They hastened onward, the dogs put forth renewed energy, and Duk barked his loudest, till, before long, they arrived at the ship.
energy
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From this reading They hastened onward, the dogs put forth renewed energy, and Duk barked his loudest, till, before long, they arrived at the ship.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No willow branches here with their silvery blossom--not even a single withered leaf to be seen --not a blade of grass!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet this was a glad day to the travellers, for it promised them speedy deliverance from the death that had seemed so inevitable.
forth
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From this reading They hastened onward, the dogs put forth renewed energy, and Duk barked his loudest, till, before long, they arrived at the ship.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet this was a glad day to the travellers, for it promised them speedy deliverance from the death that had seemed so inevitable.
glad
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From this reading Yet this was a glad day to the travellers, for it promised them speedy deliverance from the death that had seemed so inevitable.
grass
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From this reading No willow branches here with their silvery blossom--not even a single withered leaf to be seen --not a blade of grass!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet this was a glad day to the travellers, for it promised them speedy deliverance from the death that had seemed so inevitable.
hastened
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From this reading They hastened onward, the dogs put forth renewed energy, and Duk barked his loudest, till, before long, they arrived at the ship.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No willow branches here with their silvery blossom--not even a single withered leaf to be seen --not a blade of grass!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They hastened onward, the dogs put forth renewed energy, and Duk barked his loudest, till, before long, they arrived at the ship.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
inevitable
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From this reading Yet this was a glad day to the travellers, for it promised them speedy deliverance from the death that had seemed so inevitable.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
joyous
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From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
leaf
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From this reading No willow branches here with their silvery blossom--not even a single withered leaf to be seen --not a blade of grass!
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They hastened onward, the dogs put forth renewed energy, and Duk barked his loudest, till, before long, they arrived at the ship.
loudest
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From this reading They hastened onward, the dogs put forth renewed energy, and Duk barked his loudest, till, before long, they arrived at the ship.
many
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From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
March
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From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
mournful
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From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No willow branches here with their silvery blossom--not even a single withered leaf to be seen --not a blade of grass!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No willow branches here with their silvery blossom--not even a single withered leaf to be seen --not a blade of grass!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
Old
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From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
onward
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From this reading They hastened onward, the dogs put forth renewed energy, and Duk barked his loudest, till, before long, they arrived at the ship.
Palm
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From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
PORPOISE
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From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
prevailed
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From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
promised
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From this reading Yet this was a glad day to the travellers, for it promised them speedy deliverance from the death that had seemed so inevitable.
put
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From this reading They hastened onward, the dogs put forth renewed energy, and Duk barked his loudest, till, before long, they arrived at the ship.
region
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From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
renewed
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From this reading They hastened onward, the dogs put forth renewed energy, and Duk barked his loudest, till, before long, they arrived at the ship.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet this was a glad day to the travellers, for it promised them speedy deliverance from the death that had seemed so inevitable.
seen
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From this reading No willow branches here with their silvery blossom--not even a single withered leaf to be seen --not a blade of grass!
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They hastened onward, the dogs put forth renewed energy, and Duk barked his loudest, till, before long, they arrived at the ship.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
silvery
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From this reading No willow branches here with their silvery blossom--not even a single withered leaf to be seen --not a blade of grass!
single
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From this reading No willow branches here with their silvery blossom--not even a single withered leaf to be seen --not a blade of grass!
snow
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From this reading The Porpoise was completely buried under the snow.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yet this was a glad day to the travellers, for it promised them speedy deliverance from the death that had seemed so inevitable.
speedy
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From this reading Yet this was a glad day to the travellers, for it promised them speedy deliverance from the death that had seemed so inevitable.
Sunday
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From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet this was a glad day to the travellers, for it promised them speedy deliverance from the death that had seemed so inevitable.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading No willow branches here with their silvery blossom--not even a single withered leaf to be seen --not a blade of grass!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yet this was a glad day to the travellers, for it promised them speedy deliverance from the death that had seemed so inevitable.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They hastened onward, the dogs put forth renewed energy, and Duk barked his loudest, till, before long, they arrived at the ship.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They hastened onward, the dogs put forth renewed energy, and Duk barked his loudest, till, before long, they arrived at the ship.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No willow branches here with their silvery blossom--not even a single withered leaf to be seen --not a blade of grass!
town
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From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
travellers
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From this reading Yet this was a glad day to the travellers, for it promised them speedy deliverance from the death that had seemed so inevitable.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Porpoise was completely buried under the snow.
village
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From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
willow
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From this reading No willow branches here with their silvery blossom--not even a single withered leaf to be seen --not a blade of grass!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No willow branches here with their silvery blossom--not even a single withered leaf to be seen --not a blade of grass!
withered
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From this reading No willow branches here with their silvery blossom--not even a single withered leaf to be seen --not a blade of grass!
World
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From this reading THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed!
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet this was a glad day to the travellers, for it promised them speedy deliverance from the death that had seemed so inevitable.
