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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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abloom
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all
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ALSO
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH IS MUCH ROMANCE, AND SOME TREASURE, ALSO VERY MUCH HAPPINESS We walked on slowly up the hill together, my friend Calvin Davidson and myself, following the parti-colored group now passing out of sight behind the shrubbery.
AroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around us, on the great lawn, were many tropic or half-tropic plants, and the native roses, still abloom.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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beautiful
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behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
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bronze
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Calvin
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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Davidson
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day
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down
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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fit
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following
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friend
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glorious
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Around us, on the great lawn, were many tropic or half-tropic plants, and the native roses, still abloom.
group
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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half-tropic
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HAPPINESS
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harmony
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yonder stood the old bronze sun-dial that I knew so well--I could have read the inscription, _I Mark Only Pleasant Hours_; and I knew its penciled shadow pointed to a high and glorious noon....
Heaven
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high
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hill
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Hours
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From this reading Yonder stood the old bronze sun-dial that I knew so well--I could have read the inscription, _I Mark Only Pleasant Hours_; and I knew its penciled shadow pointed to a high and glorious noon....
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yonder stood the old bronze sun-dial that I knew so well--I could have read the inscription, _I Mark Only Pleasant Hours_; and I knew its penciled shadow pointed to a high and glorious noon....
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inscription
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invited
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ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Yonder stood the old bronze sun-dial that I knew so well--I could have read the inscription, _I Mark Only Pleasant Hours_; and I knew its penciled shadow pointed to a high and glorious noon....
knew
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last we paused and sat down on one of the many seats that invited us.
lawn
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made
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many
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Mark
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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more
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MUCH
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN WHICH IS MUCH ROMANCE, AND SOME TREASURE, ALSO VERY MUCH HAPPINESS We walked on slowly up the hill together, my friend Calvin Davidson and myself, following the parti-colored group now passing out of sight behind the shrubbery.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading IN WHICH IS MUCH ROMANCE, AND SOME TREASURE, ALSO VERY MUCH HAPPINESS We walked on slowly up the hill together, my friend Calvin Davidson and myself, following the parti-colored group now passing out of sight behind the shrubbery.
native
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nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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noon
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From this reading Yonder stood the old bronze sun-dial that I knew so well--I could have read the inscription, _I Mark Only Pleasant Hours_; and I knew its penciled shadow pointed to a high and glorious noon....
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
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now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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old
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN WHICH IS MUCH ROMANCE, AND SOME TREASURE, ALSO VERY MUCH HAPPINESS We walked on slowly up the hill together, my friend Calvin Davidson and myself, following the parti-colored group now passing out of sight behind the shrubbery.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At last we paused and sat down on one of the many seats that invited us.
Only
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From this reading Yonder stood the old bronze sun-dial that I knew so well--I could have read the inscription, _I Mark Only Pleasant Hours_; and I knew its penciled shadow pointed to a high and glorious noon....
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Around us, on the great lawn, were many tropic or half-tropic plants, and the native roses, still abloom.
out
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parti-colored
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passing
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paused
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penciled
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perfect
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place
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plants
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PleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yonder stood the old bronze sun-dial that I knew so well--I could have read the inscription, _I Mark Only Pleasant Hours_; and I knew its penciled shadow pointed to a high and glorious noon....
pointed
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read
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ROMANCE
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roses
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sat
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From this reading At last we paused and sat down on one of the many seats that invited us.
seats
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to me that Heaven had never made a more perfect place or a more perfect day; nor, that I am sure, was ever in the universe a world more beautiful than this, more fit to swing in union with all the harmony of the spheres....
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Yonder stood the old bronze sun-dial that I knew so well--I could have read the inscription, _I Mark Only Pleasant Hours_; and I knew its penciled shadow pointed to a high and glorious noon....
shrubbery
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sight
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slowly
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yonder stood the old bronze sun-dial that I knew so well--I could have read the inscription, _I Mark Only Pleasant Hours_; and I knew its penciled shadow pointed to a high and glorious noon....
SOME
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spheres
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stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Around us, on the great lawn, were many tropic or half-tropic plants, and the native roses, still abloom.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yonder stood the old bronze sun-dial that I knew so well--I could have read the inscription, _I Mark Only Pleasant Hours_; and I knew its penciled shadow pointed to a high and glorious noon....
sun-dial
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From this reading Yonder stood the old bronze sun-dial that I knew so well--I could have read the inscription, _I Mark Only Pleasant Hours_; and I knew its penciled shadow pointed to a high and glorious noon....
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to me that Heaven had never made a more perfect place or a more perfect day; nor, that I am sure, was ever in the universe a world more beautiful than this, more fit to swing in union with all the harmony of the spheres....
swing
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It seemed to me that Heaven had never made a more perfect place or a more perfect day; nor, that I am sure, was ever in the universe a world more beautiful than this, more fit to swing in union with all the harmony of the spheres....
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At last we paused and sat down on one of the many seats that invited us.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH IS MUCH ROMANCE, AND SOME TREASURE, ALSO VERY MUCH HAPPINESS We walked on slowly up the hill together, my friend Calvin Davidson and myself, following the parti-colored group now passing out of sight behind the shrubbery.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It seemed to me that Heaven had never made a more perfect place or a more perfect day; nor, that I am sure, was ever in the universe a world more beautiful than this, more fit to swing in union with all the harmony of the spheres....
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yonder stood the old bronze sun-dial that I knew so well--I could have read the inscription, _I Mark Only Pleasant Hours_; and I knew its penciled shadow pointed to a high and glorious noon....
together
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TREASURE
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tropic
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union
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universe
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up
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At last we paused and sat down on one of the many seats that invited us.
VERY
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walked
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seemed to me that Heaven had never made a more perfect place or a more perfect day; nor, that I am sure, was ever in the universe a world more beautiful than this, more fit to swing in union with all the harmony of the spheres....
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN WHICH IS MUCH ROMANCE, AND SOME TREASURE, ALSO VERY MUCH HAPPINESS We walked on slowly up the hill together, my friend Calvin Davidson and myself, following the parti-colored group now passing out of sight behind the shrubbery.
well
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From this reading Yonder stood the old bronze sun-dial that I knew so well--I could have read the inscription, _I Mark Only Pleasant Hours_; and I knew its penciled shadow pointed to a high and glorious noon....
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Around us, on the great lawn, were many tropic or half-tropic plants, and the native roses, still abloom.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH IS MUCH ROMANCE, AND SOME TREASURE, ALSO VERY MUCH HAPPINESS We walked on slowly up the hill together, my friend Calvin Davidson and myself, following the parti-colored group now passing out of sight behind the shrubbery.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It seemed to me that Heaven had never made a more perfect place or a more perfect day; nor, that I am sure, was ever in the universe a world more beautiful than this, more fit to swing in union with all the harmony of the spheres....
world
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Yonder
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