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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 CABBAGE MILLER "_And here and yonder a flaky butterfly Was doubting in the air._" --MCDONALD.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They are not with us long, however, until we notice flashes of white quickly moving about from one early weed to another.
advance
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From this reading These are the advance guards of the cabbage millers or butterflies.
air
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From this reading THE CABBAGE MILLER "_And here and yonder a flaky butterfly Was doubting in the air._" --MCDONALD.
All
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From this reading All through the cold winter they remained in the chrysalis stage stuck to the sides of houses, fence posts and in other protected places, awaiting the first breath of spring.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CABBAGE MILLER "_And here and yonder a flaky butterfly Was doubting in the air._" --MCDONALD.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They are not with us long, however, until we notice flashes of white quickly moving about from one early weed to another.
approach
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From this reading With the first approach of spring comes swarms of large green flies which bask in the March sun on the south sides of buildings.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are not with us long, however, until we notice flashes of white quickly moving about from one early weed to another.
awaiting
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From this reading All through the cold winter they remained in the chrysalis stage stuck to the sides of houses, fence posts and in other protected places, awaiting the first breath of spring.
bask
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From this reading With the first approach of spring comes swarms of large green flies which bask in the March sun on the south sides of buildings.
breath
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From this reading All through the cold winter they remained in the chrysalis stage stuck to the sides of houses, fence posts and in other protected places, awaiting the first breath of spring.
buildings
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From this reading With the first approach of spring comes swarms of large green flies which bask in the March sun on the south sides of buildings.
butterflies
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From this reading These are the advance guards of the cabbage millers or butterflies.
butterfly
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From this reading THE CABBAGE MILLER "_And here and yonder a flaky butterfly Was doubting in the air._" --MCDONALD.
CABBAGE
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From this reading THE CABBAGE MILLER "_And here and yonder a flaky butterfly Was doubting in the air._" --MCDONALD.
chrysalis
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From this reading All through the cold winter they remained in the chrysalis stage stuck to the sides of houses, fence posts and in other protected places, awaiting the first breath of spring.
cold
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From this reading All through the cold winter they remained in the chrysalis stage stuck to the sides of houses, fence posts and in other protected places, awaiting the first breath of spring.
comes
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From this reading With the first approach of spring comes swarms of large green flies which bask in the March sun on the south sides of buildings.
doubting
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From this reading THE CABBAGE MILLER "_And here and yonder a flaky butterfly Was doubting in the air._" --MCDONALD.
early
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From this reading They are not with us long, however, until we notice flashes of white quickly moving about from one early weed to another.
fence
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From this reading All through the cold winter they remained in the chrysalis stage stuck to the sides of houses, fence posts and in other protected places, awaiting the first breath of spring.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the first approach of spring comes swarms of large green flies which bask in the March sun on the south sides of buildings.
flaky
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From this reading THE CABBAGE MILLER "_And here and yonder a flaky butterfly Was doubting in the air._" --MCDONALD.
flashes
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From this reading They are not with us long, however, until we notice flashes of white quickly moving about from one early weed to another.
flies
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From this reading With the first approach of spring comes swarms of large green flies which bask in the March sun on the south sides of buildings.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They are not with us long, however, until we notice flashes of white quickly moving about from one early weed to another.
green
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From this reading With the first approach of spring comes swarms of large green flies which bask in the March sun on the south sides of buildings.
guards
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From this reading These are the advance guards of the cabbage millers or butterflies.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CABBAGE MILLER "_And here and yonder a flaky butterfly Was doubting in the air._" --MCDONALD.
houses
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From this reading All through the cold winter they remained in the chrysalis stage stuck to the sides of houses, fence posts and in other protected places, awaiting the first breath of spring.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading They are not with us long, however, until we notice flashes of white quickly moving about from one early weed to another.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CABBAGE MILLER "_And here and yonder a flaky butterfly Was doubting in the air._" --MCDONALD.
large
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From this reading With the first approach of spring comes swarms of large green flies which bask in the March sun on the south sides of buildings.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are not with us long, however, until we notice flashes of white quickly moving about from one early weed to another.
March
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From this reading With the first approach of spring comes swarms of large green flies which bask in the March sun on the south sides of buildings.
MCDONALD
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From this reading THE CABBAGE MILLER "_And here and yonder a flaky butterfly Was doubting in the air._" --MCDONALD.
MILLER
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From this reading THE CABBAGE MILLER "_And here and yonder a flaky butterfly Was doubting in the air._" --MCDONALD.
millers
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From this reading These are the advance guards of the cabbage millers or butterflies.
moving
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From this reading They are not with us long, however, until we notice flashes of white quickly moving about from one early weed to another.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They are not with us long, however, until we notice flashes of white quickly moving about from one early weed to another.
notice
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From this reading They are not with us long, however, until we notice flashes of white quickly moving about from one early weed to another.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the first approach of spring comes swarms of large green flies which bask in the March sun on the south sides of buildings.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With the first approach of spring comes swarms of large green flies which bask in the March sun on the south sides of buildings.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They are not with us long, however, until we notice flashes of white quickly moving about from one early weed to another.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading These are the advance guards of the cabbage millers or butterflies.
other
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From this reading All through the cold winter they remained in the chrysalis stage stuck to the sides of houses, fence posts and in other protected places, awaiting the first breath of spring.
places
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From this reading All through the cold winter they remained in the chrysalis stage stuck to the sides of houses, fence posts and in other protected places, awaiting the first breath of spring.
posts
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From this reading All through the cold winter they remained in the chrysalis stage stuck to the sides of houses, fence posts and in other protected places, awaiting the first breath of spring.
protected
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From this reading All through the cold winter they remained in the chrysalis stage stuck to the sides of houses, fence posts and in other protected places, awaiting the first breath of spring.
quickly
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From this reading They are not with us long, however, until we notice flashes of white quickly moving about from one early weed to another.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All through the cold winter they remained in the chrysalis stage stuck to the sides of houses, fence posts and in other protected places, awaiting the first breath of spring.
sides
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From this reading With the first approach of spring comes swarms of large green flies which bask in the March sun on the south sides of buildings.
south
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From this reading With the first approach of spring comes swarms of large green flies which bask in the March sun on the south sides of buildings.
spring
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From this reading With the first approach of spring comes swarms of large green flies which bask in the March sun on the south sides of buildings.
stage
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From this reading All through the cold winter they remained in the chrysalis stage stuck to the sides of houses, fence posts and in other protected places, awaiting the first breath of spring.
stuck
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From this reading All through the cold winter they remained in the chrysalis stage stuck to the sides of houses, fence posts and in other protected places, awaiting the first breath of spring.
sun
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From this reading With the first approach of spring comes swarms of large green flies which bask in the March sun on the south sides of buildings.
swarms
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From this reading With the first approach of spring comes swarms of large green flies which bask in the March sun on the south sides of buildings.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CABBAGE MILLER "_And here and yonder a flaky butterfly Was doubting in the air._" --MCDONALD.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These are the advance guards of the cabbage millers or butterflies.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are not with us long, however, until we notice flashes of white quickly moving about from one early weed to another.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All through the cold winter they remained in the chrysalis stage stuck to the sides of houses, fence posts and in other protected places, awaiting the first breath of spring.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are not with us long, however, until we notice flashes of white quickly moving about from one early weed to another.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They are not with us long, however, until we notice flashes of white quickly moving about from one early weed to another.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They are not with us long, however, until we notice flashes of white quickly moving about from one early weed to another.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CABBAGE MILLER "_And here and yonder a flaky butterfly Was doubting in the air._" --MCDONALD.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They are not with us long, however, until we notice flashes of white quickly moving about from one early weed to another.
weed
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From this reading They are not with us long, however, until we notice flashes of white quickly moving about from one early weed to another.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With the first approach of spring comes swarms of large green flies which bask in the March sun on the south sides of buildings.
white
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From this reading They are not with us long, however, until we notice flashes of white quickly moving about from one early weed to another.
winter
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From this reading All through the cold winter they remained in the chrysalis stage stuck to the sides of houses, fence posts and in other protected places, awaiting the first breath of spring.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the first approach of spring comes swarms of large green flies which bask in the March sun on the south sides of buildings.
yonder
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From this reading THE CABBAGE MILLER "_And here and yonder a flaky butterfly Was doubting in the air._" --MCDONALD.
