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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 Tender shadows lie here and there in the corners of the curving road, and in and among the beech-trees that overhang it birds are already rustling with a view to slumber.
air
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From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
all
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From this reading ‘Heart’s-ease I found where love-lies-bleeding Empurpled all the ground; Whatever flower I missed, unheeding, Heart’s-ease I found.’
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tender shadows lie here and there in the corners of the curving road, and in and among the beech-trees that overhang it birds are already rustling with a view to slumber.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Tender shadows lie here and there in the corners of the curving road, and in and among the beech-trees that overhang it birds are already rustling with a view to slumber.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tender shadows lie here and there in the corners of the curving road, and in and among the beech-trees that overhang it birds are already rustling with a view to slumber.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Tender shadows lie here and there in the corners of the curving road, and in and among the beech-trees that overhang it birds are already rustling with a view to slumber.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
asks
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From this reading ‘What are you thinking of, Susan?’ asks Crosby at last, when the sound of their feet upon the road has been left unbroken for quite five minutes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘What are you thinking of, Susan?’ asks Crosby at last, when the sound of their feet upon the road has been left unbroken for quite five minutes.
banks
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From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
beech-trees
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From this reading Tender shadows lie here and there in the corners of the curving road, and in and among the beech-trees that overhang it birds are already rustling with a view to slumber.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ‘What are you thinking of, Susan?’ asks Crosby at last, when the sound of their feet upon the road has been left unbroken for quite five minutes.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The day is still lingering, but one can see that night is beginning to coquet with it.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
birds
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From this reading Tender shadows lie here and there in the corners of the curving road, and in and among the beech-trees that overhang it birds are already rustling with a view to slumber.
bright
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From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The day is still lingering, but one can see that night is beginning to coquet with it.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The day is still lingering, but one can see that night is beginning to coquet with it.
coo-coo
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From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
coquet
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From this reading The day is still lingering, but one can see that night is beginning to coquet with it.
corners
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From this reading Tender shadows lie here and there in the corners of the curving road, and in and among the beech-trees that overhang it birds are already rustling with a view to slumber.
Crosby
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From this reading ‘What are you thinking of, Susan?’ asks Crosby at last, when the sound of their feet upon the road has been left unbroken for quite five minutes.
curving
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From this reading Tender shadows lie here and there in the corners of the curving road, and in and among the beech-trees that overhang it birds are already rustling with a view to slumber.
day
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From this reading The day is still lingering, but one can see that night is beginning to coquet with it.
down
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From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
Empurpled
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From this reading ‘Heart’s-ease I found where love-lies-bleeding Empurpled all the ground; Whatever flower I missed, unheeding, Heart’s-ease I found.’
faint
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From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
falling
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From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
feet
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From this reading ‘What are you thinking of, Susan?’ asks Crosby at last, when the sound of their feet upon the road has been left unbroken for quite five minutes.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
five
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From this reading ‘What are you thinking of, Susan?’ asks Crosby at last, when the sound of their feet upon the road has been left unbroken for quite five minutes.
flower
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From this reading ‘Heart’s-ease I found where love-lies-bleeding Empurpled all the ground; Whatever flower I missed, unheeding, Heart’s-ease I found.’
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘What are you thinking of, Susan?’ asks Crosby at last, when the sound of their feet upon the road has been left unbroken for quite five minutes.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Heart’s-ease I found where love-lies-bleeding Empurpled all the ground; Whatever flower I missed, unheeding, Heart’s-ease I found.’
full
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From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
glimmer
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From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
ground
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From this reading ‘Heart’s-ease I found where love-lies-bleeding Empurpled all the ground; Whatever flower I missed, unheeding, Heart’s-ease I found.’
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘What are you thinking of, Susan?’ asks Crosby at last, when the sound of their feet upon the road has been left unbroken for quite five minutes.
Heart's-ease
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From this reading ‘Heart’s-ease I found where love-lies-bleeding Empurpled all the ground; Whatever flower I missed, unheeding, Heart’s-ease I found.’
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tender shadows lie here and there in the corners of the curving road, and in and among the beech-trees that overhang it birds are already rustling with a view to slumber.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Heart’s-ease I found where love-lies-bleeding Empurpled all the ground; Whatever flower I missed, unheeding, Heart’s-ease I found.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tender shadows lie here and there in the corners of the curving road, and in and among the beech-trees that overhang it birds are already rustling with a view to slumber.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day is still lingering, but one can see that night is beginning to coquet with it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The day is still lingering, but one can see that night is beginning to coquet with it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘What are you thinking of, Susan?’ asks Crosby at last, when the sound of their feet upon the road has been left unbroken for quite five minutes.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘What are you thinking of, Susan?’ asks Crosby at last, when the sound of their feet upon the road has been left unbroken for quite five minutes.
lie
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From this reading Tender shadows lie here and there in the corners of the curving road, and in and among the beech-trees that overhang it birds are already rustling with a view to slumber.
lingering
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From this reading The day is still lingering, but one can see that night is beginning to coquet with it.
love-lies-bleeding
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From this reading ‘Heart’s-ease I found where love-lies-bleeding Empurpled all the ground; Whatever flower I missed, unheeding, Heart’s-ease I found.’
minutes
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From this reading ‘What are you thinking of, Susan?’ asks Crosby at last, when the sound of their feet upon the road has been left unbroken for quite five minutes.
missed
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From this reading ‘Heart’s-ease I found where love-lies-bleeding Empurpled all the ground; Whatever flower I missed, unheeding, Heart’s-ease I found.’
moon
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From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
naked
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From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
new
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From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
night
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From this reading The day is still lingering, but one can see that night is beginning to coquet with it.
Now
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From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tender shadows lie here and there in the corners of the curving road, and in and among the beech-trees that overhang it birds are already rustling with a view to slumber.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The day is still lingering, but one can see that night is beginning to coquet with it.
overhang
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From this reading Tender shadows lie here and there in the corners of the curving road, and in and among the beech-trees that overhang it birds are already rustling with a view to slumber.
pigeon
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From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘What are you thinking of, Susan?’ asks Crosby at last, when the sound of their feet upon the road has been left unbroken for quite five minutes.
river
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From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
road
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From this reading Tender shadows lie here and there in the corners of the curving road, and in and among the beech-trees that overhang it birds are already rustling with a view to slumber.
rustling
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From this reading Tender shadows lie here and there in the corners of the curving road, and in and among the beech-trees that overhang it birds are already rustling with a view to slumber.
see
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From this reading The day is still lingering, but one can see that night is beginning to coquet with it.
shadows
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From this reading Tender shadows lie here and there in the corners of the curving road, and in and among the beech-trees that overhang it birds are already rustling with a view to slumber.
sinking
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From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
slumber
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From this reading Tender shadows lie here and there in the corners of the curving road, and in and among the beech-trees that overhang it birds are already rustling with a view to slumber.
soft
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From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
sound
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From this reading ‘What are you thinking of, Susan?’ asks Crosby at last, when the sound of their feet upon the road has been left unbroken for quite five minutes.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day is still lingering, but one can see that night is beginning to coquet with it.
stirs
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From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
Susan
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From this reading ‘What are you thinking of, Susan?’ asks Crosby at last, when the sound of their feet upon the road has been left unbroken for quite five minutes.
Tender
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From this reading Tender shadows lie here and there in the corners of the curving road, and in and among the beech-trees that overhang it birds are already rustling with a view to slumber.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The day is still lingering, but one can see that night is beginning to coquet with it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Heart’s-ease I found where love-lies-bleeding Empurpled all the ground; Whatever flower I missed, unheeding, Heart’s-ease I found.’
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading ‘What are you thinking of, Susan?’ asks Crosby at last, when the sound of their feet upon the road has been left unbroken for quite five minutes.
there
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From this reading Tender shadows lie here and there in the corners of the curving road, and in and among the beech-trees that overhang it birds are already rustling with a view to slumber.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘What are you thinking of, Susan?’ asks Crosby at last, when the sound of their feet upon the road has been left unbroken for quite five minutes.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day is still lingering, but one can see that night is beginning to coquet with it.
unbroken
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From this reading ‘What are you thinking of, Susan?’ asks Crosby at last, when the sound of their feet upon the road has been left unbroken for quite five minutes.
unheeding
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From this reading ‘Heart’s-ease I found where love-lies-bleeding Empurpled all the ground; Whatever flower I missed, unheeding, Heart’s-ease I found.’
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ‘What are you thinking of, Susan?’ asks Crosby at last, when the sound of their feet upon the road has been left unbroken for quite five minutes.
view
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From this reading Tender shadows lie here and there in the corners of the curving road, and in and among the beech-trees that overhang it birds are already rustling with a view to slumber.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘What are you thinking of, Susan?’ asks Crosby at last, when the sound of their feet upon the road has been left unbroken for quite five minutes.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading ‘Heart’s-ease I found where love-lies-bleeding Empurpled all the ground; Whatever flower I missed, unheeding, Heart’s-ease I found.’
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ‘What are you thinking of, Susan?’ asks Crosby at last, when the sound of their feet upon the road has been left unbroken for quite five minutes.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘Heart’s-ease I found where love-lies-bleeding Empurpled all the ground; Whatever flower I missed, unheeding, Heart’s-ease I found.’
winding
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From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The day is still lingering, but one can see that night is beginning to coquet with it.
world
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From this reading The soft coo-coo of the pigeon stirs the air, and on the river down below, ‘Now winding bright and full with naked banks,’ the first faint glimmer of a new moon is falling—falling as though sinking through it to a world beneath.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘What are you thinking of, Susan?’ asks Crosby at last, when the sound of their feet upon the road has been left unbroken for quite five minutes.
