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able
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From this reading And truly his quaint Lordship would have been pleased had he been able to look upon Mrs. Poynter's grass to-day.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For summer was gone to sleep, and lay prone upon the earth covered with her dead rose-leaves--only to wake again hereafter.
all
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From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And truly his quaint Lordship would have been pleased had he been able to look upon Mrs. Poynter's grass to-day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
Autumn
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From this reading And now Autumn reigned.
Bacon
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From this reading "Nothing is more pleasant to the eye," said Lord Bacon, "than green grass nicely shorn."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And truly his quaint Lordship would have been pleased had he been able to look upon Mrs. Poynter's grass to-day.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
close
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From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
covered
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From this reading For summer was gone to sleep, and lay prone upon the earth covered with her dead rose-leaves--only to wake again hereafter.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For summer was gone to sleep, and lay prone upon the earth covered with her dead rose-leaves--only to wake again hereafter.
dreadfully
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From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
earth
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From this reading For summer was gone to sleep, and lay prone upon the earth covered with her dead rose-leaves--only to wake again hereafter.
eye
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From this reading "Nothing is more pleasant to the eye," said Lord Bacon, "than green grass nicely shorn."
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For summer was gone to sleep, and lay prone upon the earth covered with her dead rose-leaves--only to wake again hereafter.
forlorn
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From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
gone
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From this reading For summer was gone to sleep, and lay prone upon the earth covered with her dead rose-leaves--only to wake again hereafter.
grass
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From this reading "Nothing is more pleasant to the eye," said Lord Bacon, "than green grass nicely shorn."
green
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From this reading "Nothing is more pleasant to the eye," said Lord Bacon, "than green grass nicely shorn."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And truly his quaint Lordship would have been pleased had he been able to look upon Mrs. Poynter's grass to-day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And truly his quaint Lordship would have been pleased had he been able to look upon Mrs. Poynter's grass to-day.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And truly his quaint Lordship would have been pleased had he been able to look upon Mrs. Poynter's grass to-day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For summer was gone to sleep, and lay prone upon the earth covered with her dead rose-leaves--only to wake again hereafter.
hereafter
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From this reading For summer was gone to sleep, and lay prone upon the earth covered with her dead rose-leaves--only to wake again hereafter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And truly his quaint Lordship would have been pleased had he been able to look upon Mrs. Poynter's grass to-day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nothing is more pleasant to the eye," said Lord Bacon, "than green grass nicely shorn."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
known
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From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
lay
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From this reading For summer was gone to sleep, and lay prone upon the earth covered with her dead rose-leaves--only to wake again hereafter.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And truly his quaint Lordship would have been pleased had he been able to look upon Mrs. Poynter's grass to-day.
Lord
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From this reading "Nothing is more pleasant to the eye," said Lord Bacon, "than green grass nicely shorn."
Lordship
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From this reading And truly his quaint Lordship would have been pleased had he been able to look upon Mrs. Poynter's grass to-day.
maid
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From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
man
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From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
marry
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From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
more
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From this reading "Nothing is more pleasant to the eye," said Lord Bacon, "than green grass nicely shorn."
Mrs
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From this reading And truly his quaint Lordship would have been pleased had he been able to look upon Mrs. Poynter's grass to-day.
nicely
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From this reading "Nothing is more pleasant to the eye," said Lord Bacon, "than green grass nicely shorn."
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing is more pleasant to the eye," said Lord Bacon, "than green grass nicely shorn."
now
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From this reading And now Autumn reigned.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
old
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From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
only
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From this reading For summer was gone to sleep, and lay prone upon the earth covered with her dead rose-leaves--only to wake again hereafter.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Nothing is more pleasant to the eye," said Lord Bacon, "than green grass nicely shorn."
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And truly his quaint Lordship would have been pleased had he been able to look upon Mrs. Poynter's grass to-day.
Poynter's
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From this reading And truly his quaint Lordship would have been pleased had he been able to look upon Mrs. Poynter's grass to-day.
pretty
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From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
priest
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From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
prone
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From this reading For summer was gone to sleep, and lay prone upon the earth covered with her dead rose-leaves--only to wake again hereafter.
quaint
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From this reading And truly his quaint Lordship would have been pleased had he been able to look upon Mrs. Poynter's grass to-day.
reigned
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From this reading And now Autumn reigned.
rose-leaves
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From this reading For summer was gone to sleep, and lay prone upon the earth covered with her dead rose-leaves--only to wake again hereafter.
said
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From this reading "Nothing is more pleasant to the eye," said Lord Bacon, "than green grass nicely shorn."
shaven
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From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
shorn
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From this reading "Nothing is more pleasant to the eye," said Lord Bacon, "than green grass nicely shorn."
sleep
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From this reading For summer was gone to sleep, and lay prone upon the earth covered with her dead rose-leaves--only to wake again hereafter.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
story
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From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
summer
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From this reading For summer was gone to sleep, and lay prone upon the earth covered with her dead rose-leaves--only to wake again hereafter.
tattered
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From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Nothing is more pleasant to the eye," said Lord Bacon, "than green grass nicely shorn."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Nothing is more pleasant to the eye," said Lord Bacon, "than green grass nicely shorn."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Nothing is more pleasant to the eye," said Lord Bacon, "than green grass nicely shorn."
to-day
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From this reading And truly his quaint Lordship would have been pleased had he been able to look upon Mrs. Poynter's grass to-day.
truly
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From this reading And truly his quaint Lordship would have been pleased had he been able to look upon Mrs. Poynter's grass to-day.
unkind
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From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And truly his quaint Lordship would have been pleased had he been able to look upon Mrs. Poynter's grass to-day.
wake
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From this reading For summer was gone to sleep, and lay prone upon the earth covered with her dead rose-leaves--only to wake again hereafter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was shorn and shaven as close as the priest of old who was so unkind as to marry the pretty maid forlorn to that dreadfully tattered old man we have all known in our story books.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For summer was gone to sleep, and lay prone upon the earth covered with her dead rose-leaves--only to wake again hereafter.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And truly his quaint Lordship would have been pleased had he been able to look upon Mrs. Poynter's grass to-day.
