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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 “There’s no very mony houses hereaway,” said the innocent July; “there’s mair in Dumfries, Menie--and this is just a fine green park, and here’s trees--are you sure yon’s London?”
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading July did not quite understand how she could be said to be near London, so long as she stood upon the green sod, and saw above her the kindly sky.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Eh, Menie, are you sure yon’s London?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading July did not quite understand how she could be said to be near London, so long as she stood upon the green sod, and saw above her the kindly sky.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading July did not quite understand how she could be said to be near London, so long as she stood upon the green sod, and saw above her the kindly sky.
city
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From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading July did not quite understand how she could be said to be near London, so long as she stood upon the green sod, and saw above her the kindly sky.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading July did not quite understand how she could be said to be near London, so long as she stood upon the green sod, and saw above her the kindly sky.
dimness
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From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
Dumfries
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From this reading “There’s no very mony houses hereaway,” said the innocent July; “there’s mair in Dumfries, Menie--and this is just a fine green park, and here’s trees--are you sure yon’s London?”
Eh
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From this reading “Eh, Menie, are you sure yon’s London?”
elm
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From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s no very mony houses hereaway,” said the innocent July; “there’s mair in Dumfries, Menie--and this is just a fine green park, and here’s trees--are you sure yon’s London?”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
green
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From this reading July did not quite understand how she could be said to be near London, so long as she stood upon the green sod, and saw above her the kindly sky.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading July did not quite understand how she could be said to be near London, so long as she stood upon the green sod, and saw above her the kindly sky.
here's
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From this reading “There’s no very mony houses hereaway,” said the innocent July; “there’s mair in Dumfries, Menie--and this is just a fine green park, and here’s trees--are you sure yon’s London?”
hereaway
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From this reading “There’s no very mony houses hereaway,” said the innocent July; “there’s mair in Dumfries, Menie--and this is just a fine green park, and here’s trees--are you sure yon’s London?”
Home
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From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
houses
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From this reading “There’s no very mony houses hereaway,” said the innocent July; “there’s mair in Dumfries, Menie--and this is just a fine green park, and here’s trees--are you sure yon’s London?”
how
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From this reading July did not quite understand how she could be said to be near London, so long as she stood upon the green sod, and saw above her the kindly sky.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There’s no very mony houses hereaway,” said the innocent July; “there’s mair in Dumfries, Menie--and this is just a fine green park, and here’s trees--are you sure yon’s London?”
innocent
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From this reading “There’s no very mony houses hereaway,” said the innocent July; “there’s mair in Dumfries, Menie--and this is just a fine green park, and here’s trees--are you sure yon’s London?”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There’s no very mony houses hereaway,” said the innocent July; “there’s mair in Dumfries, Menie--and this is just a fine green park, and here’s trees--are you sure yon’s London?”
it's
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From this reading “Yes, it’s London.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
July
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From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
just
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From this reading “There’s no very mony houses hereaway,” said the innocent July; “there’s mair in Dumfries, Menie--and this is just a fine green park, and here’s trees--are you sure yon’s London?”
kindly
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From this reading July did not quite understand how she could be said to be near London, so long as she stood upon the green sod, and saw above her the kindly sky.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
London
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From this reading “Eh, Menie, are you sure yon’s London?”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading July did not quite understand how she could be said to be near London, so long as she stood upon the green sod, and saw above her the kindly sky.
looking
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From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
looming
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From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
mair
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From this reading “There’s no very mony houses hereaway,” said the innocent July; “there’s mair in Dumfries, Menie--and this is just a fine green park, and here’s trees--are you sure yon’s London?”
Menie
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From this reading “Eh, Menie, are you sure yon’s London?”
mony
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From this reading “There’s no very mony houses hereaway,” said the innocent July; “there’s mair in Dumfries, Menie--and this is just a fine green park, and here’s trees--are you sure yon’s London?”
near
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From this reading July did not quite understand how she could be said to be near London, so long as she stood upon the green sod, and saw above her the kindly sky.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “There’s no very mony houses hereaway,” said the innocent July; “there’s mair in Dumfries, Menie--and this is just a fine green park, and here’s trees--are you sure yon’s London?”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading July did not quite understand how she could be said to be near London, so long as she stood upon the green sod, and saw above her the kindly sky.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
out
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From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
park
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From this reading “There’s no very mony houses hereaway,” said the innocent July; “there’s mair in Dumfries, Menie--and this is just a fine green park, and here’s trees--are you sure yon’s London?”
Paul's
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From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading July did not quite understand how she could be said to be near London, so long as she stood upon the green sod, and saw above her the kindly sky.
said
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From this reading July did not quite understand how she could be said to be near London, so long as she stood upon the green sod, and saw above her the kindly sky.
saw
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From this reading July did not quite understand how she could be said to be near London, so long as she stood upon the green sod, and saw above her the kindly sky.
sea
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From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading July did not quite understand how she could be said to be near London, so long as she stood upon the green sod, and saw above her the kindly sky.
sky
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From this reading July did not quite understand how she could be said to be near London, so long as she stood upon the green sod, and saw above her the kindly sky.
smoke
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From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
sod
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From this reading July did not quite understand how she could be said to be near London, so long as she stood upon the green sod, and saw above her the kindly sky.
St
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From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading July did not quite understand how she could be said to be near London, so long as she stood upon the green sod, and saw above her the kindly sky.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Eh, Menie, are you sure yon’s London?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
There's
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From this reading “There’s no very mony houses hereaway,” said the innocent July; “there’s mair in Dumfries, Menie--and this is just a fine green park, and here’s trees--are you sure yon’s London?”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “There’s no very mony houses hereaway,” said the innocent July; “there’s mair in Dumfries, Menie--and this is just a fine green park, and here’s trees--are you sure yon’s London?”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading July did not quite understand how she could be said to be near London, so long as she stood upon the green sod, and saw above her the kindly sky.
trees
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From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading July did not quite understand how she could be said to be near London, so long as she stood upon the green sod, and saw above her the kindly sky.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
very
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From this reading “There’s no very mony houses hereaway,” said the innocent July; “there’s mair in Dumfries, Menie--and this is just a fine green park, and here’s trees--are you sure yon’s London?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So asked little July Home standing under the shadow of the elm trees, and looking out upon the sea of city smoke, with great St Paul’s looming through its dimness.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, it’s London.”
yon's
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From this reading “Eh, Menie, are you sure yon’s London?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Eh, Menie, are you sure yon’s London?”
