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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 next morning, when Oyvind opened his eyes, it was from a long, refreshing sleep and happy dreams.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
all
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From this reading On awaking Oyvind looked around to find them all gone; then he remembered the day before, and the burning, cruel pain in his heart began at once.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning, when Oyvind opened his eyes, it was from a long, refreshing sleep and happy dreams.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading On awaking Oyvind looked around to find them all gone; then he remembered the day before, and the burning, cruel pain in his heart began at once.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "This, I shall never be rid of again," thought he; and there came over him a feeling of indifference, as though his whole future had dropped away from him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On awaking Oyvind looked around to find them all gone; then he remembered the day before, and the burning, cruel pain in his heart began at once.
awaking
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From this reading On awaking Oyvind looked around to find them all gone; then he remembered the day before, and the burning, cruel pain in his heart began at once.
away
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From this reading "This, I shall never be rid of again," thought he; and there came over him a feeling of indifference, as though his whole future had dropped away from him.
back
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From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "This, I shall never be rid of again," thought he; and there came over him a feeling of indifference, as though his whole future had dropped away from him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On awaking Oyvind looked around to find them all gone; then he remembered the day before, and the burning, cruel pain in his heart began at once.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On awaking Oyvind looked around to find them all gone; then he remembered the day before, and the burning, cruel pain in his heart began at once.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading "Why, you have slept a long time," said his mother, who sat beside him spinning.
burning
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From this reading On awaking Oyvind looked around to find them all gone; then he remembered the day before, and the burning, cruel pain in his heart began at once.
came
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From this reading "This, I shall never be rid of again," thought he; and there came over him a feeling of indifference, as though his whole future had dropped away from him.
caught
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From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
cliff
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From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
colors
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From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading On awaking Oyvind looked around to find them all gone; then he remembered the day before, and the burning, cruel pain in his heart began at once.
day
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From this reading On awaking Oyvind looked around to find them all gone; then he remembered the day before, and the burning, cruel pain in his heart began at once.
down
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From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
dreams
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From this reading The next morning, when Oyvind opened his eyes, it was from a long, refreshing sleep and happy dreams.
dropped
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From this reading "This, I shall never be rid of again," thought he; and there came over him a feeling of indifference, as though his whole future had dropped away from him.
eyes
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From this reading The next morning, when Oyvind opened his eyes, it was from a long, refreshing sleep and happy dreams.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "This, I shall never be rid of again," thought he; and there came over him a feeling of indifference, as though his whole future had dropped away from him.
find
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From this reading On awaking Oyvind looked around to find them all gone; then he remembered the day before, and the burning, cruel pain in his heart began at once.
forms
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From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next morning, when Oyvind opened his eyes, it was from a long, refreshing sleep and happy dreams.
future
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From this reading "This, I shall never be rid of again," thought he; and there came over him a feeling of indifference, as though his whole future had dropped away from him.
glittered
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From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
gone
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From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
happy
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From this reading The next morning, when Oyvind opened his eyes, it was from a long, refreshing sleep and happy dreams.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Why, you have slept a long time," said his mother, who sat beside him spinning.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
heart
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From this reading On awaking Oyvind looked around to find them all gone; then he remembered the day before, and the burning, cruel pain in his heart began at once.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning, when Oyvind opened his eyes, it was from a long, refreshing sleep and happy dreams.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "This, I shall never be rid of again," thought he; and there came over him a feeling of indifference, as though his whole future had dropped away from him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
indifference
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From this reading "This, I shall never be rid of again," thought he; and there came over him a feeling of indifference, as though his whole future had dropped away from him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The next morning, when Oyvind opened his eyes, it was from a long, refreshing sleep and happy dreams.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
leaves
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From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, when Oyvind opened his eyes, it was from a long, refreshing sleep and happy dreams.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On awaking Oyvind looked around to find them all gone; then he remembered the day before, and the burning, cruel pain in his heart began at once.
lying
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From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
Marit
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From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, when Oyvind opened his eyes, it was from a long, refreshing sleep and happy dreams.
mother
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From this reading "Why, you have slept a long time," said his mother, who sat beside him spinning.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This, I shall never be rid of again," thought he; and there came over him a feeling of indifference, as though his whole future had dropped away from him.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, when Oyvind opened his eyes, it was from a long, refreshing sleep and happy dreams.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "This, I shall never be rid of again," thought he; and there came over him a feeling of indifference, as though his whole future had dropped away from him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
once
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From this reading On awaking Oyvind looked around to find them all gone; then he remembered the day before, and the burning, cruel pain in his heart began at once.
opened
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From this reading The next morning, when Oyvind opened his eyes, it was from a long, refreshing sleep and happy dreams.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "This, I shall never be rid of again," thought he; and there came over him a feeling of indifference, as though his whole future had dropped away from him.
Oyvind
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From this reading The next morning, when Oyvind opened his eyes, it was from a long, refreshing sleep and happy dreams.
pain
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From this reading On awaking Oyvind looked around to find them all gone; then he remembered the day before, and the burning, cruel pain in his heart began at once.
rays
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From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
refreshing
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From this reading The next morning, when Oyvind opened his eyes, it was from a long, refreshing sleep and happy dreams.
remembered
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From this reading On awaking Oyvind looked around to find them all gone; then he remembered the day before, and the burning, cruel pain in his heart began at once.
rid
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From this reading "This, I shall never be rid of again," thought he; and there came over him a feeling of indifference, as though his whole future had dropped away from him.
said
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From this reading "Why, you have slept a long time," said his mother, who sat beside him spinning.
sat
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From this reading "Why, you have slept a long time," said his mother, who sat beside him spinning.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "This, I shall never be rid of again," thought he; and there came over him a feeling of indifference, as though his whole future had dropped away from him.
shining
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From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
sleep
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From this reading The next morning, when Oyvind opened his eyes, it was from a long, refreshing sleep and happy dreams.
slept
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From this reading "Why, you have slept a long time," said his mother, who sat beside him spinning.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
spinningnounUS /ˈspɪnɪŋ/
the act of making thread from fibers
From this reading "Why, you have slept a long time," said his mother, who sat beside him spinning.
sun
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From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning, when Oyvind opened his eyes, it was from a long, refreshing sleep and happy dreams.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
then
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From this reading On awaking Oyvind looked around to find them all gone; then he remembered the day before, and the burning, cruel pain in his heart began at once.
there
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From this reading "This, I shall never be rid of again," thought he; and there came over him a feeling of indifference, as though his whole future had dropped away from him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This, I shall never be rid of again," thought he; and there came over him a feeling of indifference, as though his whole future had dropped away from him.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "This, I shall never be rid of again," thought he; and there came over him a feeling of indifference, as though his whole future had dropped away from him.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This, I shall never be rid of again," thought he; and there came over him a feeling of indifference, as though his whole future had dropped away from him.
thousand
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From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
throwing
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From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, you have slept a long time," said his mother, who sat beside him spinning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On awaking Oyvind looked around to find them all gone; then he remembered the day before, and the burning, cruel pain in his heart began at once.
tossed
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From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
up
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From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning, when Oyvind opened his eyes, it was from a long, refreshing sleep and happy dreams.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The next morning, when Oyvind opened his eyes, it was from a long, refreshing sleep and happy dreams.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Why, you have slept a long time," said his mother, who sat beside him spinning.
whole
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From this reading Marit had been lying on the cliff, throwing leaves down on him; he had caught them and tossed them back again, so they had gone up and down in a thousand colors and forms; the sun was shining, and the whole cliff glittered beneath its rays.
Why
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From this reading "Why, you have slept a long time," said his mother, who sat beside him spinning.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, you have slept a long time," said his mother, who sat beside him spinning.
