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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading From the time they hatch from the egg until they pupate and again after the beetle stage is reached they are regular tigers after plant-lice.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the time they hatch from the egg until they pupate and again after the beetle stage is reached they are regular tigers after plant-lice.
American
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From this reading With but two exceptions the American forms feed upon other insects, in most cases pests such as plant-lice and scale insects.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With but two exceptions the American forms feed upon other insects, in most cases pests such as plant-lice and scale insects.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From the time they hatch from the egg until they pupate and again after the beetle stage is reached they are regular tigers after plant-lice.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With but two exceptions the American forms feed upon other insects, in most cases pests such as plant-lice and scale insects.
beetle
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From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
beetles
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From this reading The lady-beetles comprise one family of small beetles, which is famous for the number of beneficial forms it includes.
beneficial
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From this reading The lady-beetles comprise one family of small beetles, which is famous for the number of beneficial forms it includes.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They catch and hold their prey between the front feet while they devour it bodily.
bodily
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From this reading They catch and hold their prey between the front feet while they devour it bodily.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With but two exceptions the American forms feed upon other insects, in most cases pests such as plant-lice and scale insects.
butterfly
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From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
cases
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From this reading With but two exceptions the American forms feed upon other insects, in most cases pests such as plant-lice and scale insects.
catch
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From this reading They catch and hold their prey between the front feet while they devour it bodily.
cheerily
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From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
chirping
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From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
CHRISTINA
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From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
comprise
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From this reading The lady-beetles comprise one family of small beetles, which is famous for the number of beneficial forms it includes.
creep
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From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
cricket
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From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
dancing
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From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
devour
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From this reading They catch and hold their prey between the front feet while they devour it bodily.
dusty
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From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
egg
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From this reading From the time they hatch from the egg until they pupate and again after the beetle stage is reached they are regular tigers after plant-lice.
exceptions
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From this reading With but two exceptions the American forms feed upon other insects, in most cases pests such as plant-lice and scale insects.
family
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From this reading The lady-beetles comprise one family of small beetles, which is famous for the number of beneficial forms it includes.
famous
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From this reading The lady-beetles comprise one family of small beetles, which is famous for the number of beneficial forms it includes.
fat
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From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
feed
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From this reading With but two exceptions the American forms feed upon other insects, in most cases pests such as plant-lice and scale insects.
feet
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From this reading They catch and hold their prey between the front feet while they devour it bodily.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The lady-beetles comprise one family of small beetles, which is famous for the number of beneficial forms it includes.
forms
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From this reading The lady-beetles comprise one family of small beetles, which is famous for the number of beneficial forms it includes.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the time they hatch from the egg until they pupate and again after the beetle stage is reached they are regular tigers after plant-lice.
front
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From this reading They catch and hold their prey between the front feet while they devour it bodily.
gnat
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From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
grasshopper
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From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
harmless
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From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
hatch
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From this reading From the time they hatch from the egg until they pupate and again after the beetle stage is reached they are regular tigers after plant-lice.
hold
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From this reading They catch and hold their prey between the front feet while they devour it bodily.
Hurt
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From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With but two exceptions the American forms feed upon other insects, in most cases pests such as plant-lice and scale insects.
includes
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From this reading The lady-beetles comprise one family of small beetles, which is famous for the number of beneficial forms it includes.
insects
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From this reading With but two exceptions the American forms feed upon other insects, in most cases pests such as plant-lice and scale insects.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lady-beetles comprise one family of small beetles, which is famous for the number of beneficial forms it includes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The lady-beetles comprise one family of small beetles, which is famous for the number of beneficial forms it includes.
LADY-BEETLE
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From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
lady-beetles
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From this reading The lady-beetles comprise one family of small beetles, which is famous for the number of beneficial forms it includes.
Ladybird
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From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
leap
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From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
light
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From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
living
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From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
most
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From this reading With but two exceptions the American forms feed upon other insects, in most cases pests such as plant-lice and scale insects.
moth
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From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
number
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From this reading The lady-beetles comprise one family of small beetles, which is famous for the number of beneficial forms it includes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The lady-beetles comprise one family of small beetles, which is famous for the number of beneficial forms it includes.
other
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From this reading With but two exceptions the American forms feed upon other insects, in most cases pests such as plant-lice and scale insects.
pests
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From this reading With but two exceptions the American forms feed upon other insects, in most cases pests such as plant-lice and scale insects.
plant-lice
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From this reading With but two exceptions the American forms feed upon other insects, in most cases pests such as plant-lice and scale insects.
prey
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From this reading They catch and hold their prey between the front feet while they devour it bodily.
pupate
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From this reading From the time they hatch from the egg until they pupate and again after the beetle stage is reached they are regular tigers after plant-lice.
reached
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From this reading From the time they hatch from the egg until they pupate and again after the beetle stage is reached they are regular tigers after plant-lice.
regular
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From this reading From the time they hatch from the egg until they pupate and again after the beetle stage is reached they are regular tigers after plant-lice.
ROSSETTI
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From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
scale
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From this reading With but two exceptions the American forms feed upon other insects, in most cases pests such as plant-lice and scale insects.
small
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From this reading The lady-beetles comprise one family of small beetles, which is famous for the number of beneficial forms it includes.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
stage
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From this reading From the time they hatch from the egg until they pupate and again after the beetle stage is reached they are regular tigers after plant-lice.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading With but two exceptions the American forms feed upon other insects, in most cases pests such as plant-lice and scale insects.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They catch and hold their prey between the front feet while they devour it bodily.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the time they hatch from the egg until they pupate and again after the beetle stage is reached they are regular tigers after plant-lice.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
tigers
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From this reading From the time they hatch from the egg until they pupate and again after the beetle stage is reached they are regular tigers after plant-lice.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the time they hatch from the egg until they pupate and again after the beetle stage is reached they are regular tigers after plant-lice.
two
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From this reading With but two exceptions the American forms feed upon other insects, in most cases pests such as plant-lice and scale insects.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading From the time they hatch from the egg until they pupate and again after the beetle stage is reached they are regular tigers after plant-lice.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With but two exceptions the American forms feed upon other insects, in most cases pests such as plant-lice and scale insects.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The lady-beetles comprise one family of small beetles, which is famous for the number of beneficial forms it includes.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading They catch and hold their prey between the front feet while they devour it bodily.
wing
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From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
worms
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From this reading THE LADY-BEETLE "_Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat, Nor harmless worms that creep._" --CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.
