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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 Mowing THERE was never a sound beside the wood but one, And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I knew not well myself; Perhaps it was something about the heat of the sun, Something, perhaps, about the lack of sound-- And that was why it whispered and did not speak.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mowing THERE was never a sound beside the wood but one, And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground.
AnythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Mowing THERE was never a sound beside the wood but one, And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground.
bright
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mowing THERE was never a sound beside the wood but one, And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I knew not well myself; Perhaps it was something about the heat of the sun, Something, perhaps, about the lack of sound-- And that was why it whispered and did not speak.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
earnest
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
easy
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
elf
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
fact
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From this reading The fact is the sweetest dream that labor knows.
fay
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
feeble-pointed
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
flowers
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
gift
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
gold
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
green
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
ground
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From this reading Mowing THERE was never a sound beside the wood but one, And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground.
hand
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
heat
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From this reading I knew not well myself; Perhaps it was something about the heat of the sun, Something, perhaps, about the lack of sound-- And that was why it whispered and did not speak.
hours
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew not well myself; Perhaps it was something about the heat of the sun, Something, perhaps, about the lack of sound-- And that was why it whispered and did not speak.
idle
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact is the sweetest dream that labor knows.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What was it it whispered?
knew
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From this reading I knew not well myself; Perhaps it was something about the heat of the sun, Something, perhaps, about the lack of sound-- And that was why it whispered and did not speak.
knows
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From this reading The fact is the sweetest dream that labor knows.
labor
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From this reading The fact is the sweetest dream that labor knows.
lack
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From this reading I knew not well myself; Perhaps it was something about the heat of the sun, Something, perhaps, about the lack of sound-- And that was why it whispered and did not speak.
laid
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mowing THERE was never a sound beside the wood but one, And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground.
love
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
more
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
Mowing
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From this reading Mowing THERE was never a sound beside the wood but one, And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mowing THERE was never a sound beside the wood but one, And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I knew not well myself; Perhaps it was something about the heat of the sun, Something, perhaps, about the lack of sound-- And that was why it whispered and did not speak.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mowing THERE was never a sound beside the wood but one, And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I knew not well myself; Perhaps it was something about the heat of the sun, Something, perhaps, about the lack of sound-- And that was why it whispered and did not speak.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I knew not well myself; Perhaps it was something about the heat of the sun, Something, perhaps, about the lack of sound-- And that was why it whispered and did not speak.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mowing THERE was never a sound beside the wood but one, And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
orchises
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
Pale
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
Perhaps
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From this reading I knew not well myself; Perhaps it was something about the heat of the sun, Something, perhaps, about the lack of sound-- And that was why it whispered and did not speak.
rows
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
scared
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
scythe
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From this reading Mowing THERE was never a sound beside the wood but one, And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
snake
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I knew not well myself; Perhaps it was something about the heat of the sun, Something, perhaps, about the lack of sound-- And that was why it whispered and did not speak.
sound
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From this reading Mowing THERE was never a sound beside the wood but one, And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground.
speak
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From this reading I knew not well myself; Perhaps it was something about the heat of the sun, Something, perhaps, about the lack of sound-- And that was why it whispered and did not speak.
spikes
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
sun
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From this reading I knew not well myself; Perhaps it was something about the heat of the sun, Something, perhaps, about the lack of sound-- And that was why it whispered and did not speak.
swale
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
sweetest
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From this reading The fact is the sweetest dream that labor knows.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mowing THERE was never a sound beside the wood but one, And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mowing THERE was never a sound beside the wood but one, And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground.
THERE
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From this reading Mowing THERE was never a sound beside the wood but one, And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mowing THERE was never a sound beside the wood but one, And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground.
too
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
truth
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mowing THERE was never a sound beside the wood but one, And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground.
weak
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From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
well
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From this reading I knew not well myself; Perhaps it was something about the heat of the sun, Something, perhaps, about the lack of sound-- And that was why it whispered and did not speak.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was it it whispered?
whispered
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From this reading What was it it whispered?
whispering
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From this reading Mowing THERE was never a sound beside the wood but one, And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground.
why
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From this reading I knew not well myself; Perhaps it was something about the heat of the sun, Something, perhaps, about the lack of sound-- And that was why it whispered and did not speak.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
wood
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From this reading Mowing THERE was never a sound beside the wood but one, And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows, Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers (Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
