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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 LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
all
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From this reading Whether this love be but a beautiful dream I cannot say, but this we see, that it comes to all, and colours the whole future life with gold.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
away
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From this reading I have heard of a man who would have taken her far away into a county where the corn is yellow when it is still green with us, but she would not leave her mother, nor was it him she saw in her dream.
bank
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From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
barefooted
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From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whether this love be but a beautiful dream I cannot say, but this we see, that it comes to all, and colours the whole future life with gold.
beautiful
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From this reading Whether this love be but a beautiful dream I cannot say, but this we see, that it comes to all, and colours the whole future life with gold.
birth
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From this reading That was the birth of romance.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Whether this love be but a beautiful dream I cannot say, but this we see, that it comes to all, and colours the whole future life with gold.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
cannot
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From this reading Whether this love be but a beautiful dream I cannot say, but this we see, that it comes to all, and colours the whole future life with gold.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Whether this love be but a beautiful dream I cannot say, but this we see, that it comes to all, and colours the whole future life with gold.
comes
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From this reading Whether this love be but a beautiful dream I cannot say, but this we see, that it comes to all, and colours the whole future life with gold.
corn
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From this reading I have heard of a man who would have taken her far away into a county where the corn is yellow when it is still green with us, but she would not leave her mother, nor was it him she saw in her dream.
county
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From this reading I have heard of a man who would have taken her far away into a county where the corn is yellow when it is still green with us, but she would not leave her mother, nor was it him she saw in her dream.
day
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From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Leeby must have dreamt it, but I did not know her then.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Whether this love be but a beautiful dream I cannot say, but this we see, that it comes to all, and colours the whole future life with gold.
dreamtverbUS /drɛmt/
Experienced dreams during sleep.
From this reading Leeby must have dreamt it, but I did not know her then.
eyes
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From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
far
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From this reading I have heard of a man who would have taken her far away into a county where the corn is yellow when it is still green with us, but she would not leave her mother, nor was it him she saw in her dream.
filled
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From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
future
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From this reading Whether this love be but a beautiful dream I cannot say, but this we see, that it comes to all, and colours the whole future life with gold.
gaze
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From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
girl
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From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
gold
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From this reading Whether this love be but a beautiful dream I cannot say, but this we see, that it comes to all, and colours the whole future life with gold.
green
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From this reading I have heard of a man who would have taken her far away into a county where the corn is yellow when it is still green with us, but she would not leave her mother, nor was it him she saw in her dream.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
heard
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From this reading I have heard of a man who would have taken her far away into a county where the corn is yellow when it is still green with us, but she would not leave her mother, nor was it him she saw in her dream.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have heard of a man who would have taken her far away into a county where the corn is yellow when it is still green with us, but she would not leave her mother, nor was it him she saw in her dream.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have heard of a man who would have taken her far away into a county where the corn is yellow when it is still green with us, but she would not leave her mother, nor was it him she saw in her dream.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I have heard of a man who would have taken her far away into a county where the corn is yellow when it is still green with us, but she would not leave her mother, nor was it him she saw in her dream.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have heard of a man who would have taken her far away into a county where the corn is yellow when it is still green with us, but she would not leave her mother, nor was it him she saw in her dream.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whether this love be but a beautiful dream I cannot say, but this we see, that it comes to all, and colours the whole future life with gold.
JAMIE
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From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leeby must have dreamt it, but I did not know her then.
leave
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From this reading I have heard of a man who would have taken her far away into a county where the corn is yellow when it is still green with us, but she would not leave her mother, nor was it him she saw in her dream.
LEEBY
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From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether this love be but a beautiful dream I cannot say, but this we see, that it comes to all, and colours the whole future life with gold.
love
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From this reading Whether this love be but a beautiful dream I cannot say, but this we see, that it comes to all, and colours the whole future life with gold.
man
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From this reading I have heard of a man who would have taken her far away into a county where the corn is yellow when it is still green with us, but she would not leave her mother, nor was it him she saw in her dream.
mother
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From this reading I have heard of a man who would have taken her far away into a county where the corn is yellow when it is still green with us, but she would not leave her mother, nor was it him she saw in her dream.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Leeby must have dreamt it, but I did not know her then.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I have heard of a man who would have taken her far away into a county where the corn is yellow when it is still green with us, but she would not leave her mother, nor was it him she saw in her dream.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Leeby must have dreamt it, but I did not know her then.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
Quharity
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From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
romance
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From this reading That was the birth of romance.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
saw
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From this reading I have heard of a man who would have taken her far away into a county where the corn is yellow when it is still green with us, but she would not leave her mother, nor was it him she saw in her dream.
say
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From this reading Whether this love be but a beautiful dream I cannot say, but this we see, that it comes to all, and colours the whole future life with gold.
see
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From this reading Whether this love be but a beautiful dream I cannot say, but this we see, that it comes to all, and colours the whole future life with gold.
seen
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From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have heard of a man who would have taken her far away into a county where the corn is yellow when it is still green with us, but she would not leave her mother, nor was it him she saw in her dream.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have heard of a man who would have taken her far away into a county where the corn is yellow when it is still green with us, but she would not leave her mother, nor was it him she saw in her dream.
summer
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From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
taken
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From this reading I have heard of a man who would have taken her far away into a county where the corn is yellow when it is still green with us, but she would not leave her mother, nor was it him she saw in her dream.
tears
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From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the birth of romance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
then
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From this reading Leeby must have dreamt it, but I did not know her then.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whether this love be but a beautiful dream I cannot say, but this we see, that it comes to all, and colours the whole future life with gold.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whether this love be but a beautiful dream I cannot say, but this we see, that it comes to all, and colours the whole future life with gold.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have heard of a man who would have taken her far away into a county where the corn is yellow when it is still green with us, but she would not leave her mother, nor was it him she saw in her dream.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was the birth of romance.
water
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From this reading LEEBY AND JAMIE By the bank of the Quharity on a summer day I have seen a barefooted girl gaze at the running water until tears filled her eyes.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Whether this love be but a beautiful dream I cannot say, but this we see, that it comes to all, and colours the whole future life with gold.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I have heard of a man who would have taken her far away into a county where the corn is yellow when it is still green with us, but she would not leave her mother, nor was it him she saw in her dream.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I have heard of a man who would have taken her far away into a county where the corn is yellow when it is still green with us, but she would not leave her mother, nor was it him she saw in her dream.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether this love be but a beautiful dream I cannot say, but this we see, that it comes to all, and colours the whole future life with gold.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I have heard of a man who would have taken her far away into a county where the corn is yellow when it is still green with us, but she would not leave her mother, nor was it him she saw in her dream.
whole
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From this reading Whether this love be but a beautiful dream I cannot say, but this we see, that it comes to all, and colours the whole future life with gold.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whether this love be but a beautiful dream I cannot say, but this we see, that it comes to all, and colours the whole future life with gold.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I have heard of a man who would have taken her far away into a county where the corn is yellow when it is still green with us, but she would not leave her mother, nor was it him she saw in her dream.
yellow
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From this reading I have heard of a man who would have taken her far away into a county where the corn is yellow when it is still green with us, but she would not leave her mother, nor was it him she saw in her dream.
