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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 There was not a sound at Medicine Woods save the babel of bird and animal notes and the never-ending accompaniment of Singing Water.
accompaniment
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From this reading There was not a sound at Medicine Woods save the babel of bird and animal notes and the never-ending accompaniment of Singing Water.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The geese had gone over, some flocks pausing to rest and feed on Loon Lake, and ducks that homed there were busy among the reeds and rushes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sassafras and skunk cabbage were harvested.
animal
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From this reading There was not a sound at Medicine Woods save the babel of bird and animal notes and the never-ending accompaniment of Singing Water.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was not a sound at Medicine Woods save the babel of bird and animal notes and the never-ending accompaniment of Singing Water.
babel
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From this reading There was not a sound at Medicine Woods save the babel of bird and animal notes and the never-ending accompaniment of Singing Water.
bird
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From this reading There was not a sound at Medicine Woods save the babel of bird and animal notes and the never-ending accompaniment of Singing Water.
birds
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From this reading In the deep woods the struggle to maintain and reproduce life was at its height, and the courting songs of gaily coloured birds were drowned by hawk screams and crow calls of defiance.
busy
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From this reading The geese had gone over, some flocks pausing to rest and feed on Loon Lake, and ducks that homed there were busy among the reeds and rushes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the deep woods the struggle to maintain and reproduce life was at its height, and the courting songs of gaily coloured birds were drowned by hawk screams and crow calls of defiance.
cabbage
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From this reading The sassafras and skunk cabbage were harvested.
calls
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From this reading In the deep woods the struggle to maintain and reproduce life was at its height, and the courting songs of gaily coloured birds were drowned by hawk screams and crow calls of defiance.
coloured
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From this reading In the deep woods the struggle to maintain and reproduce life was at its height, and the courting songs of gaily coloured birds were drowned by hawk screams and crow calls of defiance.
courting
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From this reading In the deep woods the struggle to maintain and reproduce life was at its height, and the courting songs of gaily coloured birds were drowned by hawk screams and crow calls of defiance.
crow
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From this reading In the deep woods the struggle to maintain and reproduce life was at its height, and the courting songs of gaily coloured birds were drowned by hawk screams and crow calls of defiance.
deep
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From this reading In the deep woods the struggle to maintain and reproduce life was at its height, and the courting songs of gaily coloured birds were drowned by hawk screams and crow calls of defiance.
defiance
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From this reading In the deep woods the struggle to maintain and reproduce life was at its height, and the courting songs of gaily coloured birds were drowned by hawk screams and crow calls of defiance.
drowned
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From this reading In the deep woods the struggle to maintain and reproduce life was at its height, and the courting songs of gaily coloured birds were drowned by hawk screams and crow calls of defiance.
ducks
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From this reading The geese had gone over, some flocks pausing to rest and feed on Loon Lake, and ducks that homed there were busy among the reeds and rushes.
feed
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From this reading The geese had gone over, some flocks pausing to rest and feed on Loon Lake, and ducks that homed there were busy among the reeds and rushes.
flocks
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From this reading The geese had gone over, some flocks pausing to rest and feed on Loon Lake, and ducks that homed there were busy among the reeds and rushes.
gaily
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From this reading In the deep woods the struggle to maintain and reproduce life was at its height, and the courting songs of gaily coloured birds were drowned by hawk screams and crow calls of defiance.
geese
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From this reading The geese had gone over, some flocks pausing to rest and feed on Loon Lake, and ducks that homed there were busy among the reeds and rushes.
gone
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From this reading The last workman was gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The geese had gone over, some flocks pausing to rest and feed on Loon Lake, and ducks that homed there were busy among the reeds and rushes.
harvested
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From this reading The sassafras and skunk cabbage were harvested.
hawk
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From this reading In the deep woods the struggle to maintain and reproduce life was at its height, and the courting songs of gaily coloured birds were drowned by hawk screams and crow calls of defiance.
height
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From this reading In the deep woods the struggle to maintain and reproduce life was at its height, and the courting songs of gaily coloured birds were drowned by hawk screams and crow calls of defiance.
homed
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From this reading The geese had gone over, some flocks pausing to rest and feed on Loon Lake, and ducks that homed there were busy among the reeds and rushes.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the deep woods the struggle to maintain and reproduce life was at its height, and the courting songs of gaily coloured birds were drowned by hawk screams and crow calls of defiance.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In the deep woods the struggle to maintain and reproduce life was at its height, and the courting songs of gaily coloured birds were drowned by hawk screams and crow calls of defiance.
Lake
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From this reading The geese had gone over, some flocks pausing to rest and feed on Loon Lake, and ducks that homed there were busy among the reeds and rushes.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last workman was gone.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the deep woods the struggle to maintain and reproduce life was at its height, and the courting songs of gaily coloured birds were drowned by hawk screams and crow calls of defiance.
Loon
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From this reading The geese had gone over, some flocks pausing to rest and feed on Loon Lake, and ducks that homed there were busy among the reeds and rushes.
maintain
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From this reading In the deep woods the struggle to maintain and reproduce life was at its height, and the courting songs of gaily coloured birds were drowned by hawk screams and crow calls of defiance.
Medicine
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From this reading There was not a sound at Medicine Woods save the babel of bird and animal notes and the never-ending accompaniment of Singing Water.
never-ending
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From this reading There was not a sound at Medicine Woods save the babel of bird and animal notes and the never-ending accompaniment of Singing Water.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not a sound at Medicine Woods save the babel of bird and animal notes and the never-ending accompaniment of Singing Water.
notes
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From this reading There was not a sound at Medicine Woods save the babel of bird and animal notes and the never-ending accompaniment of Singing Water.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was not a sound at Medicine Woods save the babel of bird and animal notes and the never-ending accompaniment of Singing Water.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The geese had gone over, some flocks pausing to rest and feed on Loon Lake, and ducks that homed there were busy among the reeds and rushes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The geese had gone over, some flocks pausing to rest and feed on Loon Lake, and ducks that homed there were busy among the reeds and rushes.
pausing
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From this reading The geese had gone over, some flocks pausing to rest and feed on Loon Lake, and ducks that homed there were busy among the reeds and rushes.
reeds
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From this reading The geese had gone over, some flocks pausing to rest and feed on Loon Lake, and ducks that homed there were busy among the reeds and rushes.
reproduce
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From this reading In the deep woods the struggle to maintain and reproduce life was at its height, and the courting songs of gaily coloured birds were drowned by hawk screams and crow calls of defiance.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The geese had gone over, some flocks pausing to rest and feed on Loon Lake, and ducks that homed there were busy among the reeds and rushes.
rushes
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From this reading The geese had gone over, some flocks pausing to rest and feed on Loon Lake, and ducks that homed there were busy among the reeds and rushes.
sassafras
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From this reading The sassafras and skunk cabbage were harvested.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading There was not a sound at Medicine Woods save the babel of bird and animal notes and the never-ending accompaniment of Singing Water.
screams
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From this reading In the deep woods the struggle to maintain and reproduce life was at its height, and the courting songs of gaily coloured birds were drowned by hawk screams and crow calls of defiance.
Singing
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From this reading There was not a sound at Medicine Woods save the babel of bird and animal notes and the never-ending accompaniment of Singing Water.
skunk
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From this reading The sassafras and skunk cabbage were harvested.
some
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From this reading The geese had gone over, some flocks pausing to rest and feed on Loon Lake, and ducks that homed there were busy among the reeds and rushes.
songs
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From this reading In the deep woods the struggle to maintain and reproduce life was at its height, and the courting songs of gaily coloured birds were drowned by hawk screams and crow calls of defiance.
sound
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From this reading There was not a sound at Medicine Woods save the babel of bird and animal notes and the never-ending accompaniment of Singing Water.
struggle
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From this reading In the deep woods the struggle to maintain and reproduce life was at its height, and the courting songs of gaily coloured birds were drowned by hawk screams and crow calls of defiance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The geese had gone over, some flocks pausing to rest and feed on Loon Lake, and ducks that homed there were busy among the reeds and rushes.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sassafras and skunk cabbage were harvested.
There
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From this reading There was not a sound at Medicine Woods save the babel of bird and animal notes and the never-ending accompaniment of Singing Water.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The geese had gone over, some flocks pausing to rest and feed on Loon Lake, and ducks that homed there were busy among the reeds and rushes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The last workman was gone.
Water
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From this reading There was not a sound at Medicine Woods save the babel of bird and animal notes and the never-ending accompaniment of Singing Water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sassafras and skunk cabbage were harvested.
Woods
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From this reading There was not a sound at Medicine Woods save the babel of bird and animal notes and the never-ending accompaniment of Singing Water.
workman
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From this reading The last workman was gone.
