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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 PARADISE The place to which the children were going was a sort of marshy thicket at the bottom of a field near the house.
adventure
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From this reading This place the children called "Paradise," and to them it seemed as wide and endless and full of adventure as any forest of fairy land.
all
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It wasn't a big thicket, but it looked big, because the trees and bushes grew so closely that you could not see just where it ended.
any
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From this reading This place the children called "Paradise," and to them it seemed as wide and endless and full of adventure as any forest of fairy land.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Narrow, winding paths ran here and there, made by the cattle as they wandered to and fro.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PARADISE The place to which the children were going was a sort of marshy thicket at the bottom of a field near the house.
away
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It wasn't a big thicket, but it looked big, because the trees and bushes grew so closely that you could not see just where it ended.
big
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From this reading It wasn't a big thicket, but it looked big, because the trees and bushes grew so closely that you could not see just where it ended.
birds
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
boggy
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
bottom
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From this reading PARADISE The place to which the children were going was a sort of marshy thicket at the bottom of a field near the house.
bushes
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From this reading It wasn't a big thicket, but it looked big, because the trees and bushes grew so closely that you could not see just where it ended.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It wasn't a big thicket, but it looked big, because the trees and bushes grew so closely that you could not see just where it ended.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Narrow, winding paths ran here and there, made by the cattle as they wandered to and fro.
called
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From this reading This place the children called "Paradise," and to them it seemed as wide and endless and full of adventure as any forest of fairy land.
cattle
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From this reading Narrow, winding paths ran here and there, made by the cattle as they wandered to and fro.
children
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From this reading PARADISE The place to which the children were going was a sort of marshy thicket at the bottom of a field near the house.
closely
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From this reading It wasn't a big thicket, but it looked big, because the trees and bushes grew so closely that you could not see just where it ended.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It wasn't a big thicket, but it looked big, because the trees and bushes grew so closely that you could not see just where it ended.
cows
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
damp
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
delightful
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
don't
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
dried
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
ended
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From this reading It wasn't a big thicket, but it looked big, because the trees and bushes grew so closely that you could not see just where it ended.
endless
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From this reading This place the children called "Paradise," and to them it seemed as wide and endless and full of adventure as any forest of fairy land.
excepting
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
fairy
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From this reading This place the children called "Paradise," and to them it seemed as wide and endless and full of adventure as any forest of fairy land.
feet
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
field
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From this reading PARADISE The place to which the children were going was a sort of marshy thicket at the bottom of a field near the house.
forest
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From this reading This place the children called "Paradise," and to them it seemed as wide and endless and full of adventure as any forest of fairy land.
fresh
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
fro
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From this reading Narrow, winding paths ran here and there, made by the cattle as they wandered to and fro.
full
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
getting
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
going
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From this reading PARADISE The place to which the children were going was a sort of marshy thicket at the bottom of a field near the house.
green
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
grew
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From this reading It wasn't a big thicket, but it looked big, because the trees and bushes grew so closely that you could not see just where it ended.
ground
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Narrow, winding paths ran here and there, made by the cattle as they wandered to and fro.
house
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From this reading PARADISE The place to which the children were going was a sort of marshy thicket at the bottom of a field near the house.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wasn't a big thicket, but it looked big, because the trees and bushes grew so closely that you could not see just where it ended.
just
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From this reading It wasn't a big thicket, but it looked big, because the trees and bushes grew so closely that you could not see just where it ended.
land
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From this reading This place the children called "Paradise," and to them it seemed as wide and endless and full of adventure as any forest of fairy land.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It wasn't a big thicket, but it looked big, because the trees and bushes grew so closely that you could not see just where it ended.
made
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From this reading Narrow, winding paths ran here and there, made by the cattle as they wandered to and fro.
marshy
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From this reading PARADISE The place to which the children were going was a sort of marshy thicket at the bottom of a field near the house.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
Narrow
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From this reading Narrow, winding paths ran here and there, made by the cattle as they wandered to and fro.
near
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From this reading PARADISE The place to which the children were going was a sort of marshy thicket at the bottom of a field near the house.
nests
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It wasn't a big thicket, but it looked big, because the trees and bushes grew so closely that you could not see just where it ended.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PARADISE The place to which the children were going was a sort of marshy thicket at the bottom of a field near the house.
PARADISE
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From this reading PARADISE The place to which the children were going was a sort of marshy thicket at the bottom of a field near the house.
paths
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From this reading Narrow, winding paths ran here and there, made by the cattle as they wandered to and fro.
place
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From this reading PARADISE The place to which the children were going was a sort of marshy thicket at the bottom of a field near the house.
ran
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From this reading Narrow, winding paths ran here and there, made by the cattle as they wandered to and fro.
roses
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
sassafras
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
see
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From this reading It wasn't a big thicket, but it looked big, because the trees and bushes grew so closely that you could not see just where it ended.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This place the children called "Paradise," and to them it seemed as wide and endless and full of adventure as any forest of fairy land.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It wasn't a big thicket, but it looked big, because the trees and bushes grew so closely that you could not see just where it ended.
sort
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From this reading PARADISE The place to which the children were going was a sort of marshy thicket at the bottom of a field near the house.
summer
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It wasn't a big thicket, but it looked big, because the trees and bushes grew so closely that you could not see just where it ended.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PARADISE The place to which the children were going was a sort of marshy thicket at the bottom of a field near the house.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This place the children called "Paradise," and to them it seemed as wide and endless and full of adventure as any forest of fairy land.
then
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
there
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Narrow, winding paths ran here and there, made by the cattle as they wandered to and fro.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense group of bushes or small trees
From this reading PARADISE The place to which the children were going was a sort of marshy thicket at the bottom of a field near the house.
things
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This place the children called "Paradise," and to them it seemed as wide and endless and full of adventure as any forest of fairy land.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PARADISE The place to which the children were going was a sort of marshy thicket at the bottom of a field near the house.
trees
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From this reading It wasn't a big thicket, but it looked big, because the trees and bushes grew so closely that you could not see just where it ended.
wandered
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From this reading Narrow, winding paths ran here and there, made by the cattle as they wandered to and fro.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PARADISE The place to which the children were going was a sort of marshy thicket at the bottom of a field near the house.
wasn't
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From this reading It wasn't a big thicket, but it looked big, because the trees and bushes grew so closely that you could not see just where it ended.
water
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading PARADISE The place to which the children were going was a sort of marshy thicket at the bottom of a field near the house.
wet
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It wasn't a big thicket, but it looked big, because the trees and bushes grew so closely that you could not see just where it ended.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading PARADISE The place to which the children were going was a sort of marshy thicket at the bottom of a field near the house.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
wide
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From this reading This place the children called "Paradise," and to them it seemed as wide and endless and full of adventure as any forest of fairy land.
wild
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
winding
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From this reading Narrow, winding paths ran here and there, made by the cattle as they wandered to and fro.
winter
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From this reading In winter the ground was damp and boggy, so that nobody went there, excepting cows, who don't mind getting their feet wet; but in summer the water dried away, and then it was all fresh and green, and full of delightful things--wild roses, and sassafras, and birds' nests.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It wasn't a big thicket, but it looked big, because the trees and bushes grew so closely that you could not see just where it ended.
