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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Goodfellow, Puck and goblins, Know more than any book.
any
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From this reading “Goodfellow, Puck and goblins, Know more than any book.
APPEARS
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April
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From this reading EMERSON’S _April_.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”
book
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From this reading “Goodfellow, Puck and goblins, Know more than any book.
brook
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From this reading Down with your doleful problems, And court the sunny brook.
care
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From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”
court
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From this reading Down with your doleful problems, And court the sunny brook.
doleful
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From this reading Down with your doleful problems, And court the sunny brook.
Down
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From this reading Down with your doleful problems, And court the sunny brook.
EMERSON'S
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From this reading EMERSON’S _April_.
goblins
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From this reading “Goodfellow, Puck and goblins, Know more than any book.
Goodfellow
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From this reading “Goodfellow, Puck and goblins, Know more than any book.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THIS STORY APPEARS IN ‘THE VILLAGE WATCHTOWER.’
KnownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Goodfellow, Puck and goblins, Know more than any book.
lore
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From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”
masters
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more
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From this reading “Goodfellow, Puck and goblins, Know more than any book.
omitted
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From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”
problems
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From this reading Down with your doleful problems, And court the sunny brook.
Puck
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From this reading “Goodfellow, Puck and goblins, Know more than any book.
quick-witted
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From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”
sad
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From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”
schools
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From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”
slow
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From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”
south-winds
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From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”
STORY
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sunny
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From this reading Down with your doleful problems, And court the sunny brook.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Goodfellow, Puck and goblins, Know more than any book.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THIS STORY APPEARS IN ‘THE VILLAGE WATCHTOWER.’
THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THIS STORY APPEARS IN ‘THE VILLAGE WATCHTOWER.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”
VILLAGE
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WATCHTOWER
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Down with your doleful problems, And court the sunny brook.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Down with your doleful problems, And court the sunny brook.