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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 It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
air
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From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
bent
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From this reading He wandered out carelessly into the world of buttercups, following the stream where the feathered willows bent in a wave of falling green.
bird-day
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From this reading It was a true bird-day, and his heart, uprising like the larks, was shrilling.
brilliant
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From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
buttercups
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From this reading He wandered out carelessly into the world of buttercups, following the stream where the feathered willows bent in a wave of falling green.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
carelessly
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From this reading He wandered out carelessly into the world of buttercups, following the stream where the feathered willows bent in a wave of falling green.
chemical
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From this reading He could not sit and listen to chemical formulae in a lecture-room; it was not possible.
cool
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From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not sit and listen to chemical formulae in a lecture-room; it was not possible.
cut
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From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
drawn
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From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
electric
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From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
falling
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From this reading He wandered out carelessly into the world of buttercups, following the stream where the feathered willows bent in a wave of falling green.
feathered
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From this reading He wandered out carelessly into the world of buttercups, following the stream where the feathered willows bent in a wave of falling green.
fields
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From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
following
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From this reading He wandered out carelessly into the world of buttercups, following the stream where the feathered willows bent in a wave of falling green.
formulae
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From this reading He could not sit and listen to chemical formulae in a lecture-room; it was not possible.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The swallows were home from the Southern Tour, and the sky was singing.
glad
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From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
green
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From this reading He wandered out carelessly into the world of buttercups, following the stream where the feathered willows bent in a wave of falling green.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not sit and listen to chemical formulae in a lecture-room; it was not possible.
heart
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From this reading It was a true bird-day, and his heart, uprising like the larks, was shrilling.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
home
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From this reading The swallows were home from the Southern Tour, and the sky was singing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He could not sit and listen to chemical formulae in a lecture-room; it was not possible.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
irresistibly
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From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
larks
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From this reading It was a true bird-day, and his heart, uprising like the larks, was shrilling.
lecture-room
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From this reading He could not sit and listen to chemical formulae in a lecture-room; it was not possible.
lectures
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From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
like
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From this reading It was a true bird-day, and his heart, uprising like the larks, was shrilling.
listen
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From this reading He could not sit and listen to chemical formulae in a lecture-room; it was not possible.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not sit and listen to chemical formulae in a lecture-room; it was not possible.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
out
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From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
possible
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From this reading He could not sit and listen to chemical formulae in a lecture-room; it was not possible.
rush
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From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
shrilling
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From this reading It was a true bird-day, and his heart, uprising like the larks, was shrilling.
singing
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From this reading The swallows were home from the Southern Tour, and the sky was singing.
sit
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From this reading He could not sit and listen to chemical formulae in a lecture-room; it was not possible.
sky
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From this reading The swallows were home from the Southern Tour, and the sky was singing.
soft-flowing
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From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
Southern
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From this reading The swallows were home from the Southern Tour, and the sky was singing.
sparkle
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From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
spring
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From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
stream
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From this reading He wandered out carelessly into the world of buttercups, following the stream where the feathered willows bent in a wave of falling green.
sunshine
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From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
swallows
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From this reading The swallows were home from the Southern Tour, and the sky was singing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He could not sit and listen to chemical formulae in a lecture-room; it was not possible.
Tour
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From this reading The swallows were home from the Southern Tour, and the sky was singing.
true
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From this reading It was a true bird-day, and his heart, uprising like the larks, was shrilling.
uprising
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From this reading It was a true bird-day, and his heart, uprising like the larks, was shrilling.
wandered
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From this reading He wandered out carelessly into the world of buttercups, following the stream where the feathered willows bent in a wave of falling green.
warm
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From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
wave
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From this reading He wandered out carelessly into the world of buttercups, following the stream where the feathered willows bent in a wave of falling green.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The swallows were home from the Southern Tour, and the sky was singing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He wandered out carelessly into the world of buttercups, following the stream where the feathered willows bent in a wave of falling green.
willows
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From this reading He wandered out carelessly into the world of buttercups, following the stream where the feathered willows bent in a wave of falling green.
world
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From this reading He wandered out carelessly into the world of buttercups, following the stream where the feathered willows bent in a wave of falling green.
youth
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From this reading It was a glad May morning, the air soft-flowing and cool, the sunshine warm and brilliant, when the youth cut his lectures and went out into the fields, drawn irresistibly by the electric rush and sparkle of the spring.
