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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 Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
Always
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From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her first memories were of blue skies, green trees, sunshine, and the odour of warm moist earth.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Always, too, her earliest memories were crowded with children, hosts of them in a kaleidoscopic whirl around her, and their voices seemed ever in her ears.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Vast were her mother's skirts, as Athalie remembered them--a wide white tent under which she could creep out of the sunlight and hide.
Athalie
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From this reading Vast were her mother's skirts, as Athalie remembered them--a wide white tent under which she could creep out of the sunlight and hide.
baby
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From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
bloom
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From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
blue
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From this reading Her first memories were of blue skies, green trees, sunshine, and the odour of warm moist earth.
board
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From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
burrowed
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From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
children
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From this reading Always, too, her earliest memories were crowded with children, hosts of them in a kaleidoscopic whirl around her, and their voices seemed ever in her ears.
commenced
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From this reading A little later commenced her memory of her mother--a still, white-shawled figure sewing under a peach tree in pink bloom.
consciousness
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From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Vast were her mother's skirts, as Athalie remembered them--a wide white tent under which she could creep out of the sunlight and hide.
covering
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From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
creep
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From this reading Vast were her mother's skirts, as Athalie remembered them--a wide white tent under which she could creep out of the sunlight and hide.
crowded
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From this reading Always, too, her earliest memories were crowded with children, hosts of them in a kaleidoscopic whirl around her, and their voices seemed ever in her ears.
deep
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From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
earliest
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From this reading Always, too, her earliest memories were crowded with children, hosts of them in a kaleidoscopic whirl around her, and their voices seemed ever in her ears.
early
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From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
ears
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From this reading Always, too, her earliest memories were crowded with children, hosts of them in a kaleidoscopic whirl around her, and their voices seemed ever in her ears.
earth
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From this reading Her first memories were of blue skies, green trees, sunshine, and the odour of warm moist earth.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Always, too, her earliest memories were crowded with children, hosts of them in a kaleidoscopic whirl around her, and their voices seemed ever in her ears.
fence
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From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
figure
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From this reading A little later commenced her memory of her mother--a still, white-shawled figure sewing under a peach tree in pink bloom.
fingers
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From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her first memories were of blue skies, green trees, sunshine, and the odour of warm moist earth.
green
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From this reading Her first memories were of blue skies, green trees, sunshine, and the odour of warm moist earth.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her first memories were of blue skies, green trees, sunshine, and the odour of warm moist earth.
hide
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From this reading Vast were her mother's skirts, as Athalie remembered them--a wide white tent under which she could creep out of the sunlight and hide.
hosts
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From this reading Always, too, her earliest memories were crowded with children, hosts of them in a kaleidoscopic whirl around her, and their voices seemed ever in her ears.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
kaleidoscopic
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From this reading Always, too, her earliest memories were crowded with children, hosts of them in a kaleidoscopic whirl around her, and their voices seemed ever in her ears.
later
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From this reading A little later commenced her memory of her mother--a still, white-shawled figure sewing under a peach tree in pink bloom.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little later commenced her memory of her mother--a still, white-shawled figure sewing under a peach tree in pink bloom.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Her first memories were of blue skies, green trees, sunshine, and the odour of warm moist earth.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
moist
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From this reading Her first memories were of blue skies, green trees, sunshine, and the odour of warm moist earth.
morning-glories
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From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
mother
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From this reading A little later commenced her memory of her mother--a still, white-shawled figure sewing under a peach tree in pink bloom.
mother's
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From this reading Vast were her mother's skirts, as Athalie remembered them--a wide white tent under which she could creep out of the sunlight and hide.
odour
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From this reading Her first memories were of blue skies, green trees, sunshine, and the odour of warm moist earth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her first memories were of blue skies, green trees, sunshine, and the odour of warm moist earth.
out
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From this reading Vast were her mother's skirts, as Athalie remembered them--a wide white tent under which she could creep out of the sunlight and hide.
peachverbUS /piːtʃ/
inform against or betray someone
From this reading A little later commenced her memory of her mother--a still, white-shawled figure sewing under a peach tree in pink bloom.
pink
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From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
remembered
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From this reading Vast were her mother's skirts, as Athalie remembered them--a wide white tent under which she could creep out of the sunlight and hide.
retained
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From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
rich
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From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
rotting
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From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Always, too, her earliest memories were crowded with children, hosts of them in a kaleidoscopic whirl around her, and their voices seemed ever in her ears.
sewing
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From this reading A little later commenced her memory of her mother--a still, white-shawled figure sewing under a peach tree in pink bloom.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
skies
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From this reading Her first memories were of blue skies, green trees, sunshine, and the odour of warm moist earth.
skirts
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From this reading Vast were her mother's skirts, as Athalie remembered them--a wide white tent under which she could creep out of the sunlight and hide.
soil
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From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little later commenced her memory of her mother--a still, white-shawled figure sewing under a peach tree in pink bloom.
sun-warmed
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From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
sunlight
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From this reading Vast were her mother's skirts, as Athalie remembered them--a wide white tent under which she could creep out of the sunlight and hide.
sunshine
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From this reading Her first memories were of blue skies, green trees, sunshine, and the odour of warm moist earth.
tent
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From this reading Vast were her mother's skirts, as Athalie remembered them--a wide white tent under which she could creep out of the sunlight and hide.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her first memories were of blue skies, green trees, sunshine, and the odour of warm moist earth.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Always, too, her earliest memories were crowded with children, hosts of them in a kaleidoscopic whirl around her, and their voices seemed ever in her ears.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Vast were her mother's skirts, as Athalie remembered them--a wide white tent under which she could creep out of the sunlight and hide.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
too
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From this reading Always, too, her earliest memories were crowded with children, hosts of them in a kaleidoscopic whirl around her, and their voices seemed ever in her ears.
tree
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From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
trees
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From this reading Her first memories were of blue skies, green trees, sunshine, and the odour of warm moist earth.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A little later commenced her memory of her mother--a still, white-shawled figure sewing under a peach tree in pink bloom.
Vast
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From this reading Vast were her mother's skirts, as Athalie remembered them--a wide white tent under which she could creep out of the sunlight and hide.
voices
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From this reading Always, too, her earliest memories were crowded with children, hosts of them in a kaleidoscopic whirl around her, and their voices seemed ever in her ears.
warm
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From this reading Her first memories were of blue skies, green trees, sunshine, and the odour of warm moist earth.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her first memories were of blue skies, green trees, sunshine, and the odour of warm moist earth.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Always through life she retained this memory of her early consciousness--a tree in pink bloom; morning-glories covering a rotting board fence; deep, rich, sun-warmed soil into which her baby fingers burrowed.
whirl
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From this reading Always, too, her earliest memories were crowded with children, hosts of them in a kaleidoscopic whirl around her, and their voices seemed ever in her ears.
white
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From this reading Vast were her mother's skirts, as Athalie remembered them--a wide white tent under which she could creep out of the sunlight and hide.
white-shawled
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From this reading A little later commenced her memory of her mother--a still, white-shawled figure sewing under a peach tree in pink bloom.
wide
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From this reading Vast were her mother's skirts, as Athalie remembered them--a wide white tent under which she could creep out of the sunlight and hide.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Always, too, her earliest memories were crowded with children, hosts of them in a kaleidoscopic whirl around her, and their voices seemed ever in her ears.
