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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 In the middle of it were a little lake, different-coloured water from any on earth, green as a bottle-like, good water, too.
all
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From this reading "Well, sirs, they say he said that little valley was as beautiful as Paradise; but that wa'n't all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Little streams come down from the mountains all around, and flowed through meadows of flowers into that lake, and Tom said the banks of all those little streams was yellow with gold, yellow with gold, sirs!
any
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From this reading In the middle of it were a little lake, different-coloured water from any on earth, green as a bottle-like, good water, too.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Little streams come down from the mountains all around, and flowed through meadows of flowers into that lake, and Tom said the banks of all those little streams was yellow with gold, yellow with gold, sirs!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, sirs, they say he said that little valley was as beautiful as Paradise; but that wa'n't all.
banks
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From this reading Little streams come down from the mountains all around, and flowed through meadows of flowers into that lake, and Tom said the banks of all those little streams was yellow with gold, yellow with gold, sirs!
beautiful
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From this reading "Well, sirs, they say he said that little valley was as beautiful as Paradise; but that wa'n't all.
bed
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From this reading Them beside his bed laughed, him having nothing to show.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Them beside his bed laughed, him having nothing to show.
bottle-like
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From this reading In the middle of it were a little lake, different-coloured water from any on earth, green as a bottle-like, good water, too.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Well, sirs, they say he said that little valley was as beautiful as Paradise; but that wa'n't all.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little streams come down from the mountains all around, and flowed through meadows of flowers into that lake, and Tom said the banks of all those little streams was yellow with gold, yellow with gold, sirs!
different-coloured
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From this reading In the middle of it were a little lake, different-coloured water from any on earth, green as a bottle-like, good water, too.
down
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From this reading Little streams come down from the mountains all around, and flowed through meadows of flowers into that lake, and Tom said the banks of all those little streams was yellow with gold, yellow with gold, sirs!
earth
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From this reading In the middle of it were a little lake, different-coloured water from any on earth, green as a bottle-like, good water, too.
flowed
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From this reading Little streams come down from the mountains all around, and flowed through meadows of flowers into that lake, and Tom said the banks of all those little streams was yellow with gold, yellow with gold, sirs!
flowers
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From this reading Little streams come down from the mountains all around, and flowed through meadows of flowers into that lake, and Tom said the banks of all those little streams was yellow with gold, yellow with gold, sirs!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the middle of it were a little lake, different-coloured water from any on earth, green as a bottle-like, good water, too.
gold
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From this reading Little streams come down from the mountains all around, and flowed through meadows of flowers into that lake, and Tom said the banks of all those little streams was yellow with gold, yellow with gold, sirs!
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the middle of it were a little lake, different-coloured water from any on earth, green as a bottle-like, good water, too.
green
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From this reading In the middle of it were a little lake, different-coloured water from any on earth, green as a bottle-like, good water, too.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Them beside his bed laughed, him having nothing to show.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, sirs, they say he said that little valley was as beautiful as Paradise; but that wa'n't all.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Them beside his bed laughed, him having nothing to show.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Them beside his bed laughed, him having nothing to show.
hundred
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From this reading Tom said he stayed there six months and washed two hundred pound of it.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the middle of it were a little lake, different-coloured water from any on earth, green as a bottle-like, good water, too.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Little streams come down from the mountains all around, and flowed through meadows of flowers into that lake, and Tom said the banks of all those little streams was yellow with gold, yellow with gold, sirs!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the middle of it were a little lake, different-coloured water from any on earth, green as a bottle-like, good water, too.
lake
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From this reading In the middle of it were a little lake, different-coloured water from any on earth, green as a bottle-like, good water, too.
laughed
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From this reading Them beside his bed laughed, him having nothing to show.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, sirs, they say he said that little valley was as beautiful as Paradise; but that wa'n't all.
meadows
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From this reading Little streams come down from the mountains all around, and flowed through meadows of flowers into that lake, and Tom said the banks of all those little streams was yellow with gold, yellow with gold, sirs!
middle
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From this reading In the middle of it were a little lake, different-coloured water from any on earth, green as a bottle-like, good water, too.
months
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From this reading Tom said he stayed there six months and washed two hundred pound of it.
mountains
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From this reading Little streams come down from the mountains all around, and flowed through meadows of flowers into that lake, and Tom said the banks of all those little streams was yellow with gold, yellow with gold, sirs!
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Them beside his bed laughed, him having nothing to show.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the middle of it were a little lake, different-coloured water from any on earth, green as a bottle-like, good water, too.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the middle of it were a little lake, different-coloured water from any on earth, green as a bottle-like, good water, too.
Paradise
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From this reading "Well, sirs, they say he said that little valley was as beautiful as Paradise; but that wa'n't all.
pound
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From this reading Tom said he stayed there six months and washed two hundred pound of it.
said
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From this reading "Well, sirs, they say he said that little valley was as beautiful as Paradise; but that wa'n't all.
say
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From this reading "Well, sirs, they say he said that little valley was as beautiful as Paradise; but that wa'n't all.
show
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From this reading Them beside his bed laughed, him having nothing to show.
sirs
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From this reading "Well, sirs, they say he said that little valley was as beautiful as Paradise; but that wa'n't all.
six
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From this reading Tom said he stayed there six months and washed two hundred pound of it.
stayed
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From this reading Tom said he stayed there six months and washed two hundred pound of it.
streams
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From this reading Little streams come down from the mountains all around, and flowed through meadows of flowers into that lake, and Tom said the banks of all those little streams was yellow with gold, yellow with gold, sirs!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, sirs, they say he said that little valley was as beautiful as Paradise; but that wa'n't all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the middle of it were a little lake, different-coloured water from any on earth, green as a bottle-like, good water, too.
ThempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Them beside his bed laughed, him having nothing to show.
there
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From this reading Tom said he stayed there six months and washed two hundred pound of it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, sirs, they say he said that little valley was as beautiful as Paradise; but that wa'n't all.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Little streams come down from the mountains all around, and flowed through meadows of flowers into that lake, and Tom said the banks of all those little streams was yellow with gold, yellow with gold, sirs!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Little streams come down from the mountains all around, and flowed through meadows of flowers into that lake, and Tom said the banks of all those little streams was yellow with gold, yellow with gold, sirs!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Them beside his bed laughed, him having nothing to show.
Tom
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From this reading Little streams come down from the mountains all around, and flowed through meadows of flowers into that lake, and Tom said the banks of all those little streams was yellow with gold, yellow with gold, sirs!
too
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From this reading In the middle of it were a little lake, different-coloured water from any on earth, green as a bottle-like, good water, too.
two
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From this reading Tom said he stayed there six months and washed two hundred pound of it.
valley
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From this reading "Well, sirs, they say he said that little valley was as beautiful as Paradise; but that wa'n't all.
wa'n't
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From this reading "Well, sirs, they say he said that little valley was as beautiful as Paradise; but that wa'n't all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, sirs, they say he said that little valley was as beautiful as Paradise; but that wa'n't all.
washed
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From this reading Tom said he stayed there six months and washed two hundred pound of it.
water
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From this reading In the middle of it were a little lake, different-coloured water from any on earth, green as a bottle-like, good water, too.
Well
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From this reading "Well, sirs, they say he said that little valley was as beautiful as Paradise; but that wa'n't all.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the middle of it were a little lake, different-coloured water from any on earth, green as a bottle-like, good water, too.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Little streams come down from the mountains all around, and flowed through meadows of flowers into that lake, and Tom said the banks of all those little streams was yellow with gold, yellow with gold, sirs!
yellow
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From this reading Little streams come down from the mountains all around, and flowed through meadows of flowers into that lake, and Tom said the banks of all those little streams was yellow with gold, yellow with gold, sirs!
