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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 summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ‘AFTER MY MIGHT FUL FAYNE WOLD I YOU PLESE.’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day after the family dinner was hopelessly wet; so the expedition to Shottery, proposed by Edgar Turchill and seconded by Daphne, was indefinitely postponed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For the sisters at South Hill, for Gerald Goring and Edgar Turchill, July and August had been one long holiday.
August
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From this reading For the sisters at South Hill, for Gerald Goring and Edgar Turchill, July and August had been one long holiday.
beautiful
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For the sisters at South Hill, for Gerald Goring and Edgar Turchill, July and August had been one long holiday.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
bells
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
bounteous
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The day after the family dinner was hopelessly wet; so the expedition to Shottery, proposed by Edgar Turchill and seconded by Daphne, was indefinitely postponed.
carted
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
corn
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
Daphne
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From this reading The day after the family dinner was hopelessly wet; so the expedition to Shottery, proposed by Edgar Turchill and seconded by Daphne, was indefinitely postponed.
day
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From this reading The day after the family dinner was hopelessly wet; so the expedition to Shottery, proposed by Edgar Turchill and seconded by Daphne, was indefinitely postponed.
dinner
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From this reading The day after the family dinner was hopelessly wet; so the expedition to Shottery, proposed by Edgar Turchill and seconded by Daphne, was indefinitely postponed.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was so little in life for these young people to do except take their pleasure.
dull
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
Edgar
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From this reading The day after the family dinner was hopelessly wet; so the expedition to Shottery, proposed by Edgar Turchill and seconded by Daphne, was indefinitely postponed.
end
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading There was so little in life for these young people to do except take their pleasure.
expedition
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From this reading The day after the family dinner was hopelessly wet; so the expedition to Shottery, proposed by Edgar Turchill and seconded by Daphne, was indefinitely postponed.
family
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From this reading The day after the family dinner was hopelessly wet; so the expedition to Shottery, proposed by Edgar Turchill and seconded by Daphne, was indefinitely postponed.
FAYNE
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From this reading ‘AFTER MY MIGHT FUL FAYNE WOLD I YOU PLESE.’
fleeted
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
flowers
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the sisters at South Hill, for Gerald Goring and Edgar Turchill, July and August had been one long holiday.
FUL
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From this reading ‘AFTER MY MIGHT FUL FAYNE WOLD I YOU PLESE.’
full
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
Gerald
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From this reading For the sisters at South Hill, for Gerald Goring and Edgar Turchill, July and August had been one long holiday.
Goring
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From this reading For the sisters at South Hill, for Gerald Goring and Edgar Turchill, July and August had been one long holiday.
green
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
grew
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the sisters at South Hill, for Gerald Goring and Edgar Turchill, July and August had been one long holiday.
hay
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
Hill
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From this reading For the sisters at South Hill, for Gerald Goring and Edgar Turchill, July and August had been one long holiday.
holiday
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From this reading For the sisters at South Hill, for Gerald Goring and Edgar Turchill, July and August had been one long holiday.
hopelessly
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From this reading The day after the family dinner was hopelessly wet; so the expedition to Shottery, proposed by Edgar Turchill and seconded by Daphne, was indefinitely postponed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘AFTER MY MIGHT FUL FAYNE WOLD I YOU PLESE.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
indefinitely
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From this reading The day after the family dinner was hopelessly wet; so the expedition to Shottery, proposed by Edgar Turchill and seconded by Daphne, was indefinitely postponed.
indicates
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
July
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From this reading For the sisters at South Hill, for Gerald Goring and Edgar Turchill, July and August had been one long holiday.
lap
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was so little in life for these young people to do except take their pleasure.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was so little in life for these young people to do except take their pleasure.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the sisters at South Hill, for Gerald Goring and Edgar Turchill, July and August had been one long holiday.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
many
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
meadow
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
MIGHTmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ‘AFTER MY MIGHT FUL FAYNE WOLD I YOU PLESE.’
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘AFTER MY MIGHT FUL FAYNE WOLD I YOU PLESE.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For the sisters at South Hill, for Gerald Goring and Edgar Turchill, July and August had been one long holiday.
people
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From this reading There was so little in life for these young people to do except take their pleasure.
pleasure
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From this reading There was so little in life for these young people to do except take their pleasure.
PLESE
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From this reading ‘AFTER MY MIGHT FUL FAYNE WOLD I YOU PLESE.’
postponed
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From this reading The day after the family dinner was hopelessly wet; so the expedition to Shottery, proposed by Edgar Turchill and seconded by Daphne, was indefinitely postponed.
proposed
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From this reading The day after the family dinner was hopelessly wet; so the expedition to Shottery, proposed by Edgar Turchill and seconded by Daphne, was indefinitely postponed.
put
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
seconded
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From this reading The day after the family dinner was hopelessly wet; so the expedition to Shottery, proposed by Edgar Turchill and seconded by Daphne, was indefinitely postponed.
Shottery
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From this reading The day after the family dinner was hopelessly wet; so the expedition to Shottery, proposed by Edgar Turchill and seconded by Daphne, was indefinitely postponed.
sisters
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From this reading For the sisters at South Hill, for Gerald Goring and Edgar Turchill, July and August had been one long holiday.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The day after the family dinner was hopelessly wet; so the expedition to Shottery, proposed by Edgar Turchill and seconded by Daphne, was indefinitely postponed.
sound
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
South
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From this reading For the sisters at South Hill, for Gerald Goring and Edgar Turchill, July and August had been one long holiday.
Stratford
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
summer
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
sweet-scented
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was so little in life for these young people to do except take their pleasure.
tall
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day after the family dinner was hopelessly wet; so the expedition to Shottery, proposed by Edgar Turchill and seconded by Daphne, was indefinitely postponed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was so little in life for these young people to do except take their pleasure.
There
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From this reading There was so little in life for these young people to do except take their pleasure.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There was so little in life for these young people to do except take their pleasure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day after the family dinner was hopelessly wet; so the expedition to Shottery, proposed by Edgar Turchill and seconded by Daphne, was indefinitely postponed.
Turchill
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From this reading The day after the family dinner was hopelessly wet; so the expedition to Shottery, proposed by Edgar Turchill and seconded by Daphne, was indefinitely postponed.
uniform
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day after the family dinner was hopelessly wet; so the expedition to Shottery, proposed by Edgar Turchill and seconded by Daphne, was indefinitely postponed.
wet
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From this reading The day after the family dinner was hopelessly wet; so the expedition to Shottery, proposed by Edgar Turchill and seconded by Daphne, was indefinitely postponed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
WOLD
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From this reading ‘AFTER MY MIGHT FUL FAYNE WOLD I YOU PLESE.’
woods
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From this reading The summer fleeted by, the beautiful bounteous summer, with her lap full of sweet-scented flowers; the corn grew tall, the hay was being carted in many a meadow within sound of Stratford bells; and the woods began to put on that look of dull uniform green which indicates the beginning of the end.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘AFTER MY MIGHT FUL FAYNE WOLD I YOU PLESE.’
young
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From this reading There was so little in life for these young people to do except take their pleasure.
