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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 Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So the hollows about this pond will, sometimes, in the winter, be filled with a greenish water somewhat like its own, but the next day will have frozen blue.
air
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From this reading Perhaps the blue color of water and ice is due to the light and air they contain, and the most transparent is the bluest.
all
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From this reading Sometimes one of those great cakes slips from the ice-man’s sled into the village street, and lies there for a week like a great emerald, an object of interest to all passers.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sometimes one of those great cakes slips from the ice-man’s sled into the village street, and lies there for a week like a great emerald, an object of interest to all passers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
appear
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From this reading I have noticed that a portion of Walden which in the state of water was green will often, when frozen, appear from the same point of view blue.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So the hollows about this pond will, sometimes, in the winter, be filled with a greenish water somewhat like its own, but the next day will have frozen blue.
beautifully
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From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
blue
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From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
bluest
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From this reading Perhaps the blue color of water and ice is due to the light and air they contain, and the most transparent is the bluest.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
cakes
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From this reading Sometimes one of those great cakes slips from the ice-man’s sled into the village street, and lies there for a week like a great emerald, an object of interest to all passers.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
color
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From this reading Perhaps the blue color of water and ice is due to the light and air they contain, and the most transparent is the bluest.
contain
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From this reading Perhaps the blue color of water and ice is due to the light and air they contain, and the most transparent is the bluest.
day
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From this reading So the hollows about this pond will, sometimes, in the winter, be filled with a greenish water somewhat like its own, but the next day will have frozen blue.
distance
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From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
due
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From this reading Perhaps the blue color of water and ice is due to the light and air they contain, and the most transparent is the bluest.
easily
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From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
emeraldnounUS /ˈemərəld/
a bright green precious stone
From this reading Sometimes one of those great cakes slips from the ice-man’s sled into the village street, and lies there for a week like a great emerald, an object of interest to all passers.
filled
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From this reading So the hollows about this pond will, sometimes, in the winter, be filled with a greenish water somewhat like its own, but the next day will have frozen blue.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sometimes one of those great cakes slips from the ice-man’s sled into the village street, and lies there for a week like a great emerald, an object of interest to all passers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
frozen
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From this reading I have noticed that a portion of Walden which in the state of water was green will often, when frozen, appear from the same point of view blue.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes one of those great cakes slips from the ice-man’s sled into the village street, and lies there for a week like a great emerald, an object of interest to all passers.
green
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From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
greenish
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From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
hand
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From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have noticed that a portion of Walden which in the state of water was green will often, when frozen, appear from the same point of view blue.
hollows
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From this reading So the hollows about this pond will, sometimes, in the winter, be filled with a greenish water somewhat like its own, but the next day will have frozen blue.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have noticed that a portion of Walden which in the state of water was green will often, when frozen, appear from the same point of view blue.
ice
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From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
ice-man's
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From this reading Sometimes one of those great cakes slips from the ice-man’s sled into the village street, and lies there for a week like a great emerald, an object of interest to all passers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have noticed that a portion of Walden which in the state of water was green will often, when frozen, appear from the same point of view blue.
interest
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From this reading Sometimes one of those great cakes slips from the ice-man’s sled into the village street, and lies there for a week like a great emerald, an object of interest to all passers.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sometimes one of those great cakes slips from the ice-man’s sled into the village street, and lies there for a week like a great emerald, an object of interest to all passers.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading So the hollows about this pond will, sometimes, in the winter, be filled with a greenish water somewhat like its own, but the next day will have frozen blue.
lies
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From this reading Sometimes one of those great cakes slips from the ice-man’s sled into the village street, and lies there for a week like a great emerald, an object of interest to all passers.
light
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From this reading Perhaps the blue color of water and ice is due to the light and air they contain, and the most transparent is the bluest.
Like
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From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
merely
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From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
mile
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From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
most
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From this reading Perhaps the blue color of water and ice is due to the light and air they contain, and the most transparent is the bluest.
near
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From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the hollows about this pond will, sometimes, in the winter, be filled with a greenish water somewhat like its own, but the next day will have frozen blue.
noticed
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From this reading I have noticed that a portion of Walden which in the state of water was green will often, when frozen, appear from the same point of view blue.
object
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From this reading Sometimes one of those great cakes slips from the ice-man’s sled into the village street, and lies there for a week like a great emerald, an object of interest to all passers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
off
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From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
often
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From this reading I have noticed that a portion of Walden which in the state of water was green will often, when frozen, appear from the same point of view blue.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sometimes one of those great cakes slips from the ice-man’s sled into the village street, and lies there for a week like a great emerald, an object of interest to all passers.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
own
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From this reading So the hollows about this pond will, sometimes, in the winter, be filled with a greenish water somewhat like its own, but the next day will have frozen blue.
passers
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From this reading Sometimes one of those great cakes slips from the ice-man’s sled into the village street, and lies there for a week like a great emerald, an object of interest to all passers.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps the blue color of water and ice is due to the light and air they contain, and the most transparent is the bluest.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading I have noticed that a portion of Walden which in the state of water was green will often, when frozen, appear from the same point of view blue.
pond
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From this reading So the hollows about this pond will, sometimes, in the winter, be filled with a greenish water somewhat like its own, but the next day will have frozen blue.
ponds
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From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
portion
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From this reading I have noticed that a portion of Walden which in the state of water was green will often, when frozen, appear from the same point of view blue.
quarter
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From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
river
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From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have noticed that a portion of Walden which in the state of water was green will often, when frozen, appear from the same point of view blue.
seen
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From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
sled
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From this reading Sometimes one of those great cakes slips from the ice-man’s sled into the village street, and lies there for a week like a great emerald, an object of interest to all passers.
slips
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From this reading Sometimes one of those great cakes slips from the ice-man’s sled into the village street, and lies there for a week like a great emerald, an object of interest to all passers.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the hollows about this pond will, sometimes, in the winter, be filled with a greenish water somewhat like its own, but the next day will have frozen blue.
some
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From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes one of those great cakes slips from the ice-man’s sled into the village street, and lies there for a week like a great emerald, an object of interest to all passers.
somewhat
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From this reading So the hollows about this pond will, sometimes, in the winter, be filled with a greenish water somewhat like its own, but the next day will have frozen blue.
state
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From this reading I have noticed that a portion of Walden which in the state of water was green will often, when frozen, appear from the same point of view blue.
street
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From this reading Sometimes one of those great cakes slips from the ice-man’s sled into the village street, and lies there for a week like a great emerald, an object of interest to all passers.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have noticed that a portion of Walden which in the state of water was green will often, when frozen, appear from the same point of view blue.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
there
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From this reading Sometimes one of those great cakes slips from the ice-man’s sled into the village street, and lies there for a week like a great emerald, an object of interest to all passers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps the blue color of water and ice is due to the light and air they contain, and the most transparent is the bluest.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So the hollows about this pond will, sometimes, in the winter, be filled with a greenish water somewhat like its own, but the next day will have frozen blue.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Sometimes one of those great cakes slips from the ice-man’s sled into the village street, and lies there for a week like a great emerald, an object of interest to all passers.
tint
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From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sometimes one of those great cakes slips from the ice-man’s sled into the village street, and lies there for a week like a great emerald, an object of interest to all passers.
transparent
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From this reading Perhaps the blue color of water and ice is due to the light and air they contain, and the most transparent is the bluest.
view
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From this reading I have noticed that a portion of Walden which in the state of water was green will often, when frozen, appear from the same point of view blue.
village
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From this reading Sometimes one of those great cakes slips from the ice-man’s sled into the village street, and lies there for a week like a great emerald, an object of interest to all passers.
Walden
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From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have noticed that a portion of Walden which in the state of water was green will often, when frozen, appear from the same point of view blue.
water
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From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
week
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From this reading Sometimes one of those great cakes slips from the ice-man’s sled into the village street, and lies there for a week like a great emerald, an object of interest to all passers.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I have noticed that a portion of Walden which in the state of water was green will often, when frozen, appear from the same point of view blue.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have noticed that a portion of Walden which in the state of water was green will often, when frozen, appear from the same point of view blue.
white
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From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I have noticed that a portion of Walden which in the state of water was green will often, when frozen, appear from the same point of view blue.
winter
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From this reading So the hollows about this pond will, sometimes, in the winter, be filled with a greenish water somewhat like its own, but the next day will have frozen blue.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So the hollows about this pond will, sometimes, in the winter, be filled with a greenish water somewhat like its own, but the next day will have frozen blue.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Like the water, the Walden ice, seen near at hand, has a green tint, but at a distance is beautifully blue, and you can easily tell it from the white ice of the river, or the merely greenish ice of some ponds, a quarter of a mile off.
