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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 The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
All
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From this reading All through the beloved month the wind rushed in upon us from the north and north-east, bringing the rain fierce and heavy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All through the beloved month the wind rushed in upon us from the north and north-east, bringing the rain fierce and heavy.
back
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From this reading The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The magnificent promise of spring was broken before the May-blossom was fully out.
beloved
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From this reading All through the beloved month the wind rushed in upon us from the north and north-east, bringing the rain fierce and heavy.
bluebells
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From this reading The bluebells lingered and lingered; they fringed the fields for weeks like purple fringe of mourning.
bringing
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From this reading All through the beloved month the wind rushed in upon us from the north and north-east, bringing the rain fierce and heavy.
broad
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From this reading The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The magnificent promise of spring was broken before the May-blossom was fully out.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
corn
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From this reading The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
dandelions
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From this reading The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
dry
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From this reading The tender-budded trees shuddered and moaned; when the wind was dry, the young leaves flapped limp.
extinguished
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From this reading The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
fields
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From this reading The bluebells lingered and lingered; they fringed the fields for weeks like purple fringe of mourning.
fierce
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From this reading All through the beloved month the wind rushed in upon us from the north and north-east, bringing the rain fierce and heavy.
flapped
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From this reading The tender-budded trees shuddered and moaned; when the wind was dry, the young leaves flapped limp.
flowers
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From this reading The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The bluebells lingered and lingered; they fringed the fields for weeks like purple fringe of mourning.
fringe
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From this reading The bluebells lingered and lingered; they fringed the fields for weeks like purple fringe of mourning.
fringed
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From this reading The bluebells lingered and lingered; they fringed the fields for weeks like purple fringe of mourning.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All through the beloved month the wind rushed in upon us from the north and north-east, bringing the rain fierce and heavy.
fully
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From this reading The magnificent promise of spring was broken before the May-blossom was fully out.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
grass
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From this reading The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
grew
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From this reading The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
heavy
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From this reading All through the beloved month the wind rushed in upon us from the north and north-east, bringing the rain fierce and heavy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All through the beloved month the wind rushed in upon us from the north and north-east, bringing the rain fierce and heavy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
leaves
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From this reading The tender-budded trees shuddered and moaned; when the wind was dry, the young leaves flapped limp.
light
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From this reading The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
like
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From this reading The bluebells lingered and lingered; they fringed the fields for weeks like purple fringe of mourning.
limp
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From this reading The tender-budded trees shuddered and moaned; when the wind was dry, the young leaves flapped limp.
lingered
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From this reading The bluebells lingered and lingered; they fringed the fields for weeks like purple fringe of mourning.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
lush
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From this reading The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
made
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From this reading The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
magnificent
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From this reading The magnificent promise of spring was broken before the May-blossom was fully out.
May-blossom
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From this reading The magnificent promise of spring was broken before the May-blossom was fully out.
merry
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From this reading The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
moaned
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From this reading The tender-budded trees shuddered and moaned; when the wind was dry, the young leaves flapped limp.
month
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From this reading All through the beloved month the wind rushed in upon us from the north and north-east, bringing the rain fierce and heavy.
mourning
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From this reading The bluebells lingered and lingered; they fringed the fields for weeks like purple fringe of mourning.
north
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From this reading All through the beloved month the wind rushed in upon us from the north and north-east, bringing the rain fierce and heavy.
north-east
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From this reading All through the beloved month the wind rushed in upon us from the north and north-east, bringing the rain fierce and heavy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The magnificent promise of spring was broken before the May-blossom was fully out.
only
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From this reading The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
out
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From this reading The magnificent promise of spring was broken before the May-blossom was fully out.
promise
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From this reading The magnificent promise of spring was broken before the May-blossom was fully out.
purple
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From this reading The bluebells lingered and lingered; they fringed the fields for weeks like purple fringe of mourning.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
rain
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From this reading All through the beloved month the wind rushed in upon us from the north and north-east, bringing the rain fierce and heavy.
rushed
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From this reading All through the beloved month the wind rushed in upon us from the north and north-east, bringing the rain fierce and heavy.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
shuddered
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From this reading The tender-budded trees shuddered and moaned; when the wind was dry, the young leaves flapped limp.
spring
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From this reading The magnificent promise of spring was broken before the May-blossom was fully out.
tender-budded
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From this reading The tender-budded trees shuddered and moaned; when the wind was dry, the young leaves flapped limp.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The magnificent promise of spring was broken before the May-blossom was fully out.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The bluebells lingered and lingered; they fringed the fields for weeks like purple fringe of mourning.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All through the beloved month the wind rushed in upon us from the north and north-east, bringing the rain fierce and heavy.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
trees
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From this reading The tender-budded trees shuddered and moaned; when the wind was dry, the young leaves flapped limp.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All through the beloved month the wind rushed in upon us from the north and north-east, bringing the rain fierce and heavy.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All through the beloved month the wind rushed in upon us from the north and north-east, bringing the rain fierce and heavy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The magnificent promise of spring was broken before the May-blossom was fully out.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers.
weeks
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From this reading The bluebells lingered and lingered; they fringed the fields for weeks like purple fringe of mourning.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The tender-budded trees shuddered and moaned; when the wind was dry, the young leaves flapped limp.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All through the beloved month the wind rushed in upon us from the north and north-east, bringing the rain fierce and heavy.
young
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From this reading The tender-budded trees shuddered and moaned; when the wind was dry, the young leaves flapped limp.
