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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 birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
all
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From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
assert
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From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
away
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From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
awhile
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From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
birds
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From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
black
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From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
brighten
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From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Later the wolf will howl and the panther scream, but now there is no sound.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
call
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From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
cool
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From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
damned
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From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
day
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From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
Death
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From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
doorstep
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From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
down
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From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
droop
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From this reading The winds are laid, and the restless leaves droop and are quiet.
English
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From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
evening
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From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
fowl
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From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
frogs
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From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
hand
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From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
horned
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From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
hour
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From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
howl
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From this reading Later the wolf will howl and the panther scream, but now there is no sound.
hushed
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From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
laid
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From this reading The winds are laid, and the restless leaves droop and are quiet.
land
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From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
Later
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From this reading Later the wolf will howl and the panther scream, but now there is no sound.
leaves
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From this reading The winds are laid, and the restless leaves droop and are quiet.
monster
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From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
more
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From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Later the wolf will howl and the panther scream, but now there is no sound.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
now
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From this reading Later the wolf will howl and the panther scream, but now there is no sound.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
ominous
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From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
owls
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From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
panther
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From this reading Later the wolf will howl and the panther scream, but now there is no sound.
pipe
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From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
quiet
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From this reading The winds are laid, and the restless leaves droop and are quiet.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
restless
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From this reading The winds are laid, and the restless leaves droop and are quiet.
sat
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From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
scream
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From this reading Later the wolf will howl and the panther scream, but now there is no sound.
silent
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From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
sing
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From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
slowly
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From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
softly
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From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
some
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From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
sound
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From this reading Later the wolf will howl and the panther scream, but now there is no sound.
spirit
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From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
stars
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From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
strange
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From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
sun
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From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
sunk
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From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
there
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From this reading Later the wolf will howl and the panther scream, but now there is no sound.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
trees
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From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
Virginian
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From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
whippoorwill
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From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Later the wolf will howl and the panther scream, but now there is no sound.
winds
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From this reading The winds are laid, and the restless leaves droop and are quiet.
wolf
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From this reading Later the wolf will howl and the panther scream, but now there is no sound.
work
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From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
