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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 The Prince, on his way back from his usual before-breakfast stroll, lingered for a short time amongst the beds of hyacinths and yellow crocuses.
all
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From this reading Pink and blue and yellow, in all manner of sizes and shapes, the beds spread away along the great front below the terrace of the castle.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Pink and blue and yellow, in all manner of sizes and shapes, the beds spread away along the great front below the terrace of the castle.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun, indeed, seemed already to have gained some strength.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading The Prince, on his way back from his usual before-breakfast stroll, lingered for a short time amongst the beds of hyacinths and yellow crocuses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Prince, on his way back from his usual before-breakfast stroll, lingered for a short time amongst the beds of hyacinths and yellow crocuses.
any
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From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
away
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From this reading Pink and blue and yellow, in all manner of sizes and shapes, the beds spread away along the great front below the terrace of the castle.
back
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From this reading The Prince, on his way back from his usual before-breakfast stroll, lingered for a short time amongst the beds of hyacinths and yellow crocuses.
beds
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From this reading The Prince, on his way back from his usual before-breakfast stroll, lingered for a short time amongst the beds of hyacinths and yellow crocuses.
before-breakfast
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From this reading The Prince, on his way back from his usual before-breakfast stroll, lingered for a short time amongst the beds of hyacinths and yellow crocuses.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Pink and blue and yellow, in all manner of sizes and shapes, the beds spread away along the great front below the terrace of the castle.
blue
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From this reading Pink and blue and yellow, in all manner of sizes and shapes, the beds spread away along the great front below the terrace of the castle.
castle
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From this reading Pink and blue and yellow, in all manner of sizes and shapes, the beds spread away along the great front below the terrace of the castle.
coming
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From this reading This morning the wind was coming from the west.
country
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From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
crocuses
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From this reading The Prince, on his way back from his usual before-breakfast stroll, lingered for a short time amongst the beds of hyacinths and yellow crocuses.
east
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From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
edges
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From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
flowers
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From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Prince, on his way back from his usual before-breakfast stroll, lingered for a short time amongst the beds of hyacinths and yellow crocuses.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Prince, on his way back from his usual before-breakfast stroll, lingered for a short time amongst the beds of hyacinths and yellow crocuses.
front
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From this reading Pink and blue and yellow, in all manner of sizes and shapes, the beds spread away along the great front below the terrace of the castle.
gained
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From this reading The sun, indeed, seemed already to have gained some strength.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pink and blue and yellow, in all manner of sizes and shapes, the beds spread away along the great front below the terrace of the castle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The sun, indeed, seemed already to have gained some strength.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Prince, on his way back from his usual before-breakfast stroll, lingered for a short time amongst the beds of hyacinths and yellow crocuses.
hyacinths
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From this reading The Prince, on his way back from his usual before-breakfast stroll, lingered for a short time amongst the beds of hyacinths and yellow crocuses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
indeed
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From this reading The sun, indeed, seemed already to have gained some strength.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
lingered
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From this reading The Prince, on his way back from his usual before-breakfast stroll, lingered for a short time amongst the beds of hyacinths and yellow crocuses.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
manner
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From this reading Pink and blue and yellow, in all manner of sizes and shapes, the beds spread away along the great front below the terrace of the castle.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This morning the wind was coming from the west.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Prince, on his way back from his usual before-breakfast stroll, lingered for a short time amongst the beds of hyacinths and yellow crocuses.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Prince, on his way back from his usual before-breakfast stroll, lingered for a short time amongst the beds of hyacinths and yellow crocuses.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
other
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From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
out
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From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
own
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From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
perfume
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From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
Pink
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From this reading Pink and blue and yellow, in all manner of sizes and shapes, the beds spread away along the great front below the terrace of the castle.
Prince
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From this reading The Prince, on his way back from his usual before-breakfast stroll, lingered for a short time amongst the beds of hyacinths and yellow crocuses.
rate
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From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
reminiscent
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From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
set
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From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
shapes
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From this reading Pink and blue and yellow, in all manner of sizes and shapes, the beds spread away along the great front below the terrace of the castle.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The Prince, on his way back from his usual before-breakfast stroll, lingered for a short time amongst the beds of hyacinths and yellow crocuses.
shrivelled
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From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
sizes
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From this reading Pink and blue and yellow, in all manner of sizes and shapes, the beds spread away along the great front below the terrace of the castle.
some
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From this reading The sun, indeed, seemed already to have gained some strength.
Somehow
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From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
spread
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From this reading Pink and blue and yellow, in all manner of sizes and shapes, the beds spread away along the great front below the terrace of the castle.
spring
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From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
stiffly
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From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sun, indeed, seemed already to have gained some strength.
stroll
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From this reading The Prince, on his way back from his usual before-breakfast stroll, lingered for a short time amongst the beds of hyacinths and yellow crocuses.
sun
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From this reading The sun, indeed, seemed already to have gained some strength.
terrace
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From this reading Pink and blue and yellow, in all manner of sizes and shapes, the beds spread away along the great front below the terrace of the castle.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Prince, on his way back from his usual before-breakfast stroll, lingered for a short time amongst the beds of hyacinths and yellow crocuses.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This morning the wind was coming from the west.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Prince, on his way back from his usual before-breakfast stroll, lingered for a short time amongst the beds of hyacinths and yellow crocuses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
usual
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From this reading The Prince, on his way back from his usual before-breakfast stroll, lingered for a short time amongst the beds of hyacinths and yellow crocuses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This morning the wind was coming from the west.
way
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From this reading The Prince, on his way back from his usual before-breakfast stroll, lingered for a short time amongst the beds of hyacinths and yellow crocuses.
west
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From this reading This morning the wind was coming from the west.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Somehow or other, these spring flowers, stiffly set out and with shrivelled edges--a little reminiscent of the last east wind--still seemed to him, in their perfume at any rate, to being him memories of his own country.
yellow
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From this reading The Prince, on his way back from his usual before-breakfast stroll, lingered for a short time amongst the beds of hyacinths and yellow crocuses.
