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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 One day in the May weather she sat within doors with a great book upon her table, but no sight for it in her aching eyes.
aching
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From this reading One day in the May weather she sat within doors with a great book upon her table, but no sight for it in her aching eyes.
All
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From this reading All was peaceful and happy except the little weary, breaking, desolate heart that beat in her like a caged bird's.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "He will come; I am sure he will come," she said to herself; but she was so tired, and it was so long--oh, dear God!--so very long.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The starling hopped to and fro on the sunny floor; the bees boomed in the porch; the tinkle of sheep's bells came in on the stillness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A hand tapped at the lattice.
beat
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From this reading All was peaceful and happy except the little weary, breaking, desolate heart that beat in her like a caged bird's.
bees
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From this reading The starling hopped to and fro on the sunny floor; the bees boomed in the porch; the tinkle of sheep's bells came in on the stillness.
bells
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From this reading The starling hopped to and fro on the sunny floor; the bees boomed in the porch; the tinkle of sheep's bells came in on the stillness.
bird's
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From this reading All was peaceful and happy except the little weary, breaking, desolate heart that beat in her like a caged bird's.
book
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From this reading One day in the May weather she sat within doors with a great book upon her table, but no sight for it in her aching eyes.
boomed
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From this reading The starling hopped to and fro on the sunny floor; the bees boomed in the porch; the tinkle of sheep's bells came in on the stillness.
breaking
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From this reading All was peaceful and happy except the little weary, breaking, desolate heart that beat in her like a caged bird's.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One day in the May weather she sat within doors with a great book upon her table, but no sight for it in her aching eyes.
caged
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From this reading All was peaceful and happy except the little weary, breaking, desolate heart that beat in her like a caged bird's.
came
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From this reading The starling hopped to and fro on the sunny floor; the bees boomed in the porch; the tinkle of sheep's bells came in on the stillness.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He will come; I am sure he will come," she said to herself; but she was so tired, and it was so long--oh, dear God!--so very long.
day
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From this reading One day in the May weather she sat within doors with a great book upon her table, but no sight for it in her aching eyes.
dear
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From this reading "He will come; I am sure he will come," she said to herself; but she was so tired, and it was so long--oh, dear God!--so very long.
desolate
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From this reading All was peaceful and happy except the little weary, breaking, desolate heart that beat in her like a caged bird's.
doors
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From this reading One day in the May weather she sat within doors with a great book upon her table, but no sight for it in her aching eyes.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading All was peaceful and happy except the little weary, breaking, desolate heart that beat in her like a caged bird's.
eyes
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From this reading One day in the May weather she sat within doors with a great book upon her table, but no sight for it in her aching eyes.
floor
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From this reading The starling hopped to and fro on the sunny floor; the bees boomed in the porch; the tinkle of sheep's bells came in on the stillness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One day in the May weather she sat within doors with a great book upon her table, but no sight for it in her aching eyes.
fro
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From this reading The starling hopped to and fro on the sunny floor; the bees boomed in the porch; the tinkle of sheep's bells came in on the stillness.
God
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From this reading "He will come; I am sure he will come," she said to herself; but she was so tired, and it was so long--oh, dear God!--so very long.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day in the May weather she sat within doors with a great book upon her table, but no sight for it in her aching eyes.
hand
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From this reading A hand tapped at the lattice.
happy
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From this reading All was peaceful and happy except the little weary, breaking, desolate heart that beat in her like a caged bird's.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He will come; I am sure he will come," she said to herself; but she was so tired, and it was so long--oh, dear God!--so very long.
heart
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From this reading All was peaceful and happy except the little weary, breaking, desolate heart that beat in her like a caged bird's.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One day in the May weather she sat within doors with a great book upon her table, but no sight for it in her aching eyes.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "He will come; I am sure he will come," she said to herself; but she was so tired, and it was so long--oh, dear God!--so very long.
hopped
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From this reading The starling hopped to and fro on the sunny floor; the bees boomed in the porch; the tinkle of sheep's bells came in on the stillness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He will come; I am sure he will come," she said to herself; but she was so tired, and it was so long--oh, dear God!--so very long.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day in the May weather she sat within doors with a great book upon her table, but no sight for it in her aching eyes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One day in the May weather she sat within doors with a great book upon her table, but no sight for it in her aching eyes.
lattice
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From this reading A hand tapped at the lattice.
like
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From this reading All was peaceful and happy except the little weary, breaking, desolate heart that beat in her like a caged bird's.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All was peaceful and happy except the little weary, breaking, desolate heart that beat in her like a caged bird's.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He will come; I am sure he will come," she said to herself; but she was so tired, and it was so long--oh, dear God!--so very long.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading One day in the May weather she sat within doors with a great book upon her table, but no sight for it in her aching eyes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading One day in the May weather she sat within doors with a great book upon her table, but no sight for it in her aching eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The starling hopped to and fro on the sunny floor; the bees boomed in the porch; the tinkle of sheep's bells came in on the stillness.
oh
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From this reading "He will come; I am sure he will come," she said to herself; but she was so tired, and it was so long--oh, dear God!--so very long.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The starling hopped to and fro on the sunny floor; the bees boomed in the porch; the tinkle of sheep's bells came in on the stillness.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day in the May weather she sat within doors with a great book upon her table, but no sight for it in her aching eyes.
peaceful
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From this reading All was peaceful and happy except the little weary, breaking, desolate heart that beat in her like a caged bird's.
porch
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From this reading The starling hopped to and fro on the sunny floor; the bees boomed in the porch; the tinkle of sheep's bells came in on the stillness.
said
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From this reading "He will come; I am sure he will come," she said to herself; but she was so tired, and it was so long--oh, dear God!--so very long.
sat
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From this reading One day in the May weather she sat within doors with a great book upon her table, but no sight for it in her aching eyes.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day in the May weather she sat within doors with a great book upon her table, but no sight for it in her aching eyes.
sheep's
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From this reading The starling hopped to and fro on the sunny floor; the bees boomed in the porch; the tinkle of sheep's bells came in on the stillness.
sight
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From this reading One day in the May weather she sat within doors with a great book upon her table, but no sight for it in her aching eyes.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "He will come; I am sure he will come," she said to herself; but she was so tired, and it was so long--oh, dear God!--so very long.
starling
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From this reading The starling hopped to and fro on the sunny floor; the bees boomed in the porch; the tinkle of sheep's bells came in on the stillness.
stillness
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From this reading The starling hopped to and fro on the sunny floor; the bees boomed in the porch; the tinkle of sheep's bells came in on the stillness.
sunny
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From this reading The starling hopped to and fro on the sunny floor; the bees boomed in the porch; the tinkle of sheep's bells came in on the stillness.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He will come; I am sure he will come," she said to herself; but she was so tired, and it was so long--oh, dear God!--so very long.
table
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From this reading One day in the May weather she sat within doors with a great book upon her table, but no sight for it in her aching eyes.
tapped
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From this reading A hand tapped at the lattice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All was peaceful and happy except the little weary, breaking, desolate heart that beat in her like a caged bird's.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day in the May weather she sat within doors with a great book upon her table, but no sight for it in her aching eyes.
tinkle
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From this reading The starling hopped to and fro on the sunny floor; the bees boomed in the porch; the tinkle of sheep's bells came in on the stillness.
tired
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From this reading "He will come; I am sure he will come," she said to herself; but she was so tired, and it was so long--oh, dear God!--so very long.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The starling hopped to and fro on the sunny floor; the bees boomed in the porch; the tinkle of sheep's bells came in on the stillness.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One day in the May weather she sat within doors with a great book upon her table, but no sight for it in her aching eyes.
very
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From this reading "He will come; I am sure he will come," she said to herself; but she was so tired, and it was so long--oh, dear God!--so very long.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All was peaceful and happy except the little weary, breaking, desolate heart that beat in her like a caged bird's.
weary
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From this reading All was peaceful and happy except the little weary, breaking, desolate heart that beat in her like a caged bird's.
weather
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From this reading One day in the May weather she sat within doors with a great book upon her table, but no sight for it in her aching eyes.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "He will come; I am sure he will come," she said to herself; but she was so tired, and it was so long--oh, dear God!--so very long.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One day in the May weather she sat within doors with a great book upon her table, but no sight for it in her aching eyes.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading One day in the May weather she sat within doors with a great book upon her table, but no sight for it in her aching eyes.
