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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 He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
all
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From this reading The Harvester set the neglected cabin in order; then he carefully and deftly packed all his dried herbs, barks, and roots.
alum
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From this reading Next came carrying the couch grass, wild alum, and soapwort into the store-room.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading It paid to collect those leaves, so the Harvester hastily stripped the amount he wanted.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Harvester set the neglected cabin in order; then he carefully and deftly packed all his dried herbs, barks, and roots.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
barks
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From this reading The Harvester set the neglected cabin in order; then he carefully and deftly packed all his dried herbs, barks, and roots.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
bed
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
beds
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
bloom
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
cabin
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From this reading The Harvester set the neglected cabin in order; then he carefully and deftly packed all his dried herbs, barks, and roots.
came
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From this reading Next came carrying the couch grass, wild alum, and soapwort into the store-room.
carefully
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From this reading The Harvester set the neglected cabin in order; then he carefully and deftly packed all his dried herbs, barks, and roots.
carrying
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From this reading Next came carrying the couch grass, wild alum, and soapwort into the store-room.
collect
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From this reading It paid to collect those leaves, so the Harvester hastily stripped the amount he wanted.
couch
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From this reading Next came carrying the couch grass, wild alum, and soapwort into the store-room.
damp
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
deftly
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From this reading The Harvester set the neglected cabin in order; then he carefully and deftly packed all his dried herbs, barks, and roots.
dried
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From this reading The Harvester set the neglected cabin in order; then he carefully and deftly packed all his dried herbs, barks, and roots.
earlier
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
exquisite
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
flower
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
flowering
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
followed
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From this reading Then followed July herbs.
foxglove
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
grass
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From this reading Next came carrying the couch grass, wild alum, and soapwort into the store-room.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
Harvester
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From this reading The Harvester set the neglected cabin in order; then he carefully and deftly packed all his dried herbs, barks, and roots.
hastily
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From this reading It paid to collect those leaves, so the Harvester hastily stripped the amount he wanted.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Harvester set the neglected cabin in order; then he carefully and deftly packed all his dried herbs, barks, and roots.
herbs
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From this reading The Harvester set the neglected cabin in order; then he carefully and deftly packed all his dried herbs, barks, and roots.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Harvester set the neglected cabin in order; then he carefully and deftly packed all his dried herbs, barks, and roots.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Harvester set the neglected cabin in order; then he carefully and deftly packed all his dried herbs, barks, and roots.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Next came carrying the couch grass, wild alum, and soapwort into the store-room.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It paid to collect those leaves, so the Harvester hastily stripped the amount he wanted.
July
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From this reading Then followed July herbs.
lavender
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
lay
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
leaves
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
location
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
making
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
neglected
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From this reading The Harvester set the neglected cabin in order; then he carefully and deftly packed all his dried herbs, barks, and roots.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next came carrying the couch grass, wild alum, and soapwort into the store-room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
only
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Harvester set the neglected cabin in order; then he carefully and deftly packed all his dried herbs, barks, and roots.
packed
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From this reading The Harvester set the neglected cabin in order; then he carefully and deftly packed all his dried herbs, barks, and roots.
paid
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From this reading It paid to collect those leaves, so the Harvester hastily stripped the amount he wanted.
pale
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
picture
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
roots
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From this reading The Harvester set the neglected cabin in order; then he carefully and deftly packed all his dried herbs, barks, and roots.
second
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
set
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From this reading The Harvester set the neglected cabin in order; then he carefully and deftly packed all his dried herbs, barks, and roots.
shaded
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It paid to collect those leaves, so the Harvester hastily stripped the amount he wanted.
soapwort
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From this reading Next came carrying the couch grass, wild alum, and soapwort into the store-room.
stalks
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
store-room
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From this reading Next came carrying the couch grass, wild alum, and soapwort into the store-room.
stripped
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
tall
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
tender
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Harvester set the neglected cabin in order; then he carefully and deftly packed all his dried herbs, barks, and roots.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
then
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From this reading The Harvester set the neglected cabin in order; then he carefully and deftly packed all his dried herbs, barks, and roots.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It paid to collect those leaves, so the Harvester hastily stripped the amount he wanted.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
two
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
usually
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
wanted
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From this reading It paid to collect those leaves, so the Harvester hastily stripped the amount he wanted.
weeks
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
wild
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From this reading Next came carrying the couch grass, wild alum, and soapwort into the store-room.
year
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From this reading He first went to his beds of foxglove, because the tender leaves of the second year should be stripped from them at flowering time, and that usually began two weeks earlier; but his bed lay in a shaded, damp location and the tall bloom stalks were only in half flower, their pale lavender making an exquisite picture.
