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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 This perfumes the icy air with a warmer breath of melting snow.
air
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From this reading This perfumes the icy air with a warmer breath of melting snow.
all
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From this reading While the earth is yet ice bound, while snows occasionally fly, spring breathes her warmer breath of approach, and all nature responds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While the earth is yet ice bound, while snows occasionally fly, spring breathes her warmer breath of approach, and all nature responds.
approach
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From this reading While the earth is yet ice bound, while snows occasionally fly, spring breathes her warmer breath of approach, and all nature responds.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The forest is never so wonderful as when spring wrestles with winter for supremacy.
bare
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From this reading Sunny knolls, embankments, and cleared spaces become bare, while shadow spots and sheltered nooks remain white.
become
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From this reading Sunny knolls, embankments, and cleared spaces become bare, while shadow spots and sheltered nooks remain white.
bound
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From this reading While the earth is yet ice bound, while snows occasionally fly, spring breathes her warmer breath of approach, and all nature responds.
breath
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From this reading While the earth is yet ice bound, while snows occasionally fly, spring breathes her warmer breath of approach, and all nature responds.
breathes
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From this reading While the earth is yet ice bound, while snows occasionally fly, spring breathes her warmer breath of approach, and all nature responds.
buds
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From this reading The sap rises in the trees and bushes, sets buds swelling, and they distil a faint, intangible odour.
bushes
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From this reading The sap rises in the trees and bushes, sets buds swelling, and they distil a faint, intangible odour.
cleared
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From this reading Sunny knolls, embankments, and cleared spaces become bare, while shadow spots and sheltered nooks remain white.
distil
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From this reading The sap rises in the trees and bushes, sets buds swelling, and they distil a faint, intangible odour.
earth
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From this reading While the earth is yet ice bound, while snows occasionally fly, spring breathes her warmer breath of approach, and all nature responds.
embankments
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From this reading Sunny knolls, embankments, and cleared spaces become bare, while shadow spots and sheltered nooks remain white.
faint
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From this reading The sap rises in the trees and bushes, sets buds swelling, and they distil a faint, intangible odour.
fly
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From this reading While the earth is yet ice bound, while snows occasionally fly, spring breathes her warmer breath of approach, and all nature responds.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The forest is never so wonderful as when spring wrestles with winter for supremacy.
forest
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From this reading The forest is never so wonderful as when spring wrestles with winter for supremacy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading While the earth is yet ice bound, while snows occasionally fly, spring breathes her warmer breath of approach, and all nature responds.
ice
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From this reading While the earth is yet ice bound, while snows occasionally fly, spring breathes her warmer breath of approach, and all nature responds.
icy
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From this reading This perfumes the icy air with a warmer breath of melting snow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sap rises in the trees and bushes, sets buds swelling, and they distil a faint, intangible odour.
intangible
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From this reading The sap rises in the trees and bushes, sets buds swelling, and they distil a faint, intangible odour.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The forest is never so wonderful as when spring wrestles with winter for supremacy.
knolls
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From this reading Sunny knolls, embankments, and cleared spaces become bare, while shadow spots and sheltered nooks remain white.
meltingnounUS /ˈmelting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This perfumes the icy air with a warmer breath of melting snow.
nature
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From this reading While the earth is yet ice bound, while snows occasionally fly, spring breathes her warmer breath of approach, and all nature responds.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The forest is never so wonderful as when spring wrestles with winter for supremacy.
nooks
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From this reading Sunny knolls, embankments, and cleared spaces become bare, while shadow spots and sheltered nooks remain white.
occasionally
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From this reading While the earth is yet ice bound, while snows occasionally fly, spring breathes her warmer breath of approach, and all nature responds.
odour
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From this reading The sap rises in the trees and bushes, sets buds swelling, and they distil a faint, intangible odour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While the earth is yet ice bound, while snows occasionally fly, spring breathes her warmer breath of approach, and all nature responds.
perfumes
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From this reading This perfumes the icy air with a warmer breath of melting snow.
remain
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From this reading Sunny knolls, embankments, and cleared spaces become bare, while shadow spots and sheltered nooks remain white.
responds
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From this reading While the earth is yet ice bound, while snows occasionally fly, spring breathes her warmer breath of approach, and all nature responds.
rises
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From this reading The sap rises in the trees and bushes, sets buds swelling, and they distil a faint, intangible odour.
sap
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From this reading The sap rises in the trees and bushes, sets buds swelling, and they distil a faint, intangible odour.
sets
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From this reading The sap rises in the trees and bushes, sets buds swelling, and they distil a faint, intangible odour.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Sunny knolls, embankments, and cleared spaces become bare, while shadow spots and sheltered nooks remain white.
sheltered
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From this reading Sunny knolls, embankments, and cleared spaces become bare, while shadow spots and sheltered nooks remain white.
snow
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From this reading This perfumes the icy air with a warmer breath of melting snow.
snows
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From this reading While the earth is yet ice bound, while snows occasionally fly, spring breathes her warmer breath of approach, and all nature responds.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The forest is never so wonderful as when spring wrestles with winter for supremacy.
spaces
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From this reading Sunny knolls, embankments, and cleared spaces become bare, while shadow spots and sheltered nooks remain white.
spots
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From this reading Sunny knolls, embankments, and cleared spaces become bare, while shadow spots and sheltered nooks remain white.
spring
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From this reading The forest is never so wonderful as when spring wrestles with winter for supremacy.
Sunny
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From this reading Sunny knolls, embankments, and cleared spaces become bare, while shadow spots and sheltered nooks remain white.
supremacy
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From this reading The forest is never so wonderful as when spring wrestles with winter for supremacy.
swelling
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From this reading The sap rises in the trees and bushes, sets buds swelling, and they distil a faint, intangible odour.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The forest is never so wonderful as when spring wrestles with winter for supremacy.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sap rises in the trees and bushes, sets buds swelling, and they distil a faint, intangible odour.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This perfumes the icy air with a warmer breath of melting snow.
trees
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From this reading The sap rises in the trees and bushes, sets buds swelling, and they distil a faint, intangible odour.
warmer
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From this reading While the earth is yet ice bound, while snows occasionally fly, spring breathes her warmer breath of approach, and all nature responds.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The forest is never so wonderful as when spring wrestles with winter for supremacy.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the earth is yet ice bound, while snows occasionally fly, spring breathes her warmer breath of approach, and all nature responds.
white
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From this reading Sunny knolls, embankments, and cleared spaces become bare, while shadow spots and sheltered nooks remain white.
winter
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From this reading The forest is never so wonderful as when spring wrestles with winter for supremacy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The forest is never so wonderful as when spring wrestles with winter for supremacy.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The forest is never so wonderful as when spring wrestles with winter for supremacy.
wrestles
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From this reading The forest is never so wonderful as when spring wrestles with winter for supremacy.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading While the earth is yet ice bound, while snows occasionally fly, spring breathes her warmer breath of approach, and all nature responds.
