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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 It was a lovely spring morning.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
all
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From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the first cottages they passed, the women were beginning their day’s work, sweeping clean their floors and door-steps.
beady
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From this reading Every sort of gem sparkled on their feathery or beady tops, and their long slender blades.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the first cottages they passed, the women were beginning their day’s work, sweeping clean their floors and door-steps.
blades
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From this reading Every sort of gem sparkled on their feathery or beady tops, and their long slender blades.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
clean
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From this reading At the first cottages they passed, the women were beginning their day’s work, sweeping clean their floors and door-steps.
cottages
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From this reading At the first cottages they passed, the women were beginning their day’s work, sweeping clean their floors and door-steps.
day's
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From this reading At the first cottages they passed, the women were beginning their day’s work, sweeping clean their floors and door-steps.
degrees
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From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
dew
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From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
door-steps
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From this reading At the first cottages they passed, the women were beginning their day’s work, sweeping clean their floors and door-steps.
drawn
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From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every sort of gem sparkled on their feathery or beady tops, and their long slender blades.
feathery
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From this reading Every sort of gem sparkled on their feathery or beady tops, and their long slender blades.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THEIR FIRST HELPER.
floors
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From this reading At the first cottages they passed, the women were beginning their day’s work, sweeping clean their floors and door-steps.
gem
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From this reading Every sort of gem sparkled on their feathery or beady tops, and their long slender blades.
gem-plants
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From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
grasses
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From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
HELPER
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From this reading THEIR FIRST HELPER.
horizon
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From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lovely spring morning.
lay
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From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
liquid
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From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every sort of gem sparkled on their feathery or beady tops, and their long slender blades.
lovely
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From this reading It was a lovely spring morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a lovely spring morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Every sort of gem sparkled on their feathery or beady tops, and their long slender blades.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the first cottages they passed, the women were beginning their day’s work, sweeping clean their floors and door-steps.
radiance
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From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
roadside
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From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
shining
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From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
slender
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From this reading Every sort of gem sparkled on their feathery or beady tops, and their long slender blades.
sort
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From this reading Every sort of gem sparkled on their feathery or beady tops, and their long slender blades.
sparkled
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From this reading Every sort of gem sparkled on their feathery or beady tops, and their long slender blades.
spring
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From this reading It was a lovely spring morning.
sun
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From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
sweeping
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From this reading At the first cottages they passed, the women were beginning their day’s work, sweeping clean their floors and door-steps.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THEIR FIRST HELPER.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the first cottages they passed, the women were beginning their day’s work, sweeping clean their floors and door-steps.
thirty
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From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
tops
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From this reading Every sort of gem sparkled on their feathery or beady tops, and their long slender blades.
turning
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From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
up
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From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a lovely spring morning.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the first cottages they passed, the women were beginning their day’s work, sweeping clean their floors and door-steps.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
women
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From this reading At the first cottages they passed, the women were beginning their day’s work, sweeping clean their floors and door-steps.
work
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From this reading At the first cottages they passed, the women were beginning their day’s work, sweeping clean their floors and door-steps.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The sun was about thirty degrees above the horizon, shining with a liquid radiance, as if he had already drawn up and was shining through the dew of the morning, though it lay yet on all the grasses by the roadside, turning them into gem-plants.
