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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 "Next May the nymphs, after nursing their thumbs for a year----" Hortense frowned.
acknowledged
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From this reading And------" "Yes, he has done it," Foster acknowledged.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Next May the nymphs, after nursing their thumbs for a year----" Hortense frowned.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And that," ended Cope rather stridently, as he rose to go on the flood of a sudden yet unexpected success, "is Why the Sassafras----" "Why the Sassafras has Three Kinds of Leaves!" cried Medora in triumph.
back
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From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
bright
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From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
came
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From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
Cope
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From this reading "And that," ended Cope rather stridently, as he rose to go on the flood of a sudden yet unexpected success, "is Why the Sassafras----" "Why the Sassafras has Three Kinds of Leaves!" cried Medora in triumph.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And that," ended Cope rather stridently, as he rose to go on the flood of a sudden yet unexpected success, "is Why the Sassafras----" "Why the Sassafras has Three Kinds of Leaves!" cried Medora in triumph.
difficulty
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From this reading Mittens for midsummer made no difficulty.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And------" "Yes, he has done it," Foster acknowledged.
double-lobed
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From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
ended
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From this reading "And that," ended Cope rather stridently, as he rose to go on the flood of a sudden yet unexpected success, "is Why the Sassafras----" "Why the Sassafras has Three Kinds of Leaves!" cried Medora in triumph.
flood
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From this reading "And that," ended Cope rather stridently, as he rose to go on the flood of a sudden yet unexpected success, "is Why the Sassafras----" "Why the Sassafras has Three Kinds of Leaves!" cried Medora in triumph.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Next May the nymphs, after nursing their thumbs for a year----" Hortense frowned.
Foster
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From this reading And------" "Yes, he has done it," Foster acknowledged.
fresh
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From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
frowned
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From this reading "Next May the nymphs, after nursing their thumbs for a year----" Hortense frowned.
go
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From this reading "And that," ended Cope rather stridently, as he rose to go on the flood of a sudden yet unexpected success, "is Why the Sassafras----" "Why the Sassafras has Three Kinds of Leaves!" cried Medora in triumph.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And------" "Yes, he has done it," Foster acknowledged.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And------" "Yes, he has done it," Foster acknowledged.
Hortense
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From this reading "Next May the nymphs, after nursing their thumbs for a year----" Hortense frowned.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And that," ended Cope rather stridently, as he rose to go on the flood of a sudden yet unexpected success, "is Why the Sassafras----" "Why the Sassafras has Three Kinds of Leaves!" cried Medora in triumph.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And that," ended Cope rather stridently, as he rose to go on the flood of a sudden yet unexpected success, "is Why the Sassafras----" "Why the Sassafras has Three Kinds of Leaves!" cried Medora in triumph.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And------" "Yes, he has done it," Foster acknowledged.
Kinds
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From this reading "And that," ended Cope rather stridently, as he rose to go on the flood of a sudden yet unexpected success, "is Why the Sassafras----" "Why the Sassafras has Three Kinds of Leaves!" cried Medora in triumph.
leaves
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From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
lobe
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From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
made
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From this reading Mittens for midsummer made no difficulty.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Next May the nymphs, after nursing their thumbs for a year----" Hortense frowned.
Medora
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From this reading "And that," ended Cope rather stridently, as he rose to go on the flood of a sudden yet unexpected success, "is Why the Sassafras----" "Why the Sassafras has Three Kinds of Leaves!" cried Medora in triumph.
midsummer
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From this reading Mittens for midsummer made no difficulty.
mittens
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From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Next May the nymphs, after nursing their thumbs for a year----" Hortense frowned.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mittens for midsummer made no difficulty.
nursing
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From this reading "Next May the nymphs, after nursing their thumbs for a year----" Hortense frowned.
nymphs
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From this reading "Next May the nymphs, after nursing their thumbs for a year----" Hortense frowned.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And that," ended Cope rather stridently, as he rose to go on the flood of a sudden yet unexpected success, "is Why the Sassafras----" "Why the Sassafras has Three Kinds of Leaves!" cried Medora in triumph.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "And that," ended Cope rather stridently, as he rose to go on the flood of a sudden yet unexpected success, "is Why the Sassafras----" "Why the Sassafras has Three Kinds of Leaves!" cried Medora in triumph.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
ones
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From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
plain
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From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
rather
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From this reading "And that," ended Cope rather stridently, as he rose to go on the flood of a sudden yet unexpected success, "is Why the Sassafras----" "Why the Sassafras has Three Kinds of Leaves!" cried Medora in triumph.
rose
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From this reading "And that," ended Cope rather stridently, as he rose to go on the flood of a sudden yet unexpected success, "is Why the Sassafras----" "Why the Sassafras has Three Kinds of Leaves!" cried Medora in triumph.
Sassafras
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From this reading "And that," ended Cope rather stridently, as he rose to go on the flood of a sudden yet unexpected success, "is Why the Sassafras----" "Why the Sassafras has Three Kinds of Leaves!" cried Medora in triumph.
several
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From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
side
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From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
single
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From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
smooth
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From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
stridently
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From this reading "And that," ended Cope rather stridently, as he rose to go on the flood of a sudden yet unexpected success, "is Why the Sassafras----" "Why the Sassafras has Three Kinds of Leaves!" cried Medora in triumph.
success
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From this reading "And that," ended Cope rather stridently, as he rose to go on the flood of a sudden yet unexpected success, "is Why the Sassafras----" "Why the Sassafras has Three Kinds of Leaves!" cried Medora in triumph.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And that," ended Cope rather stridently, as he rose to go on the flood of a sudden yet unexpected success, "is Why the Sassafras----" "Why the Sassafras has Three Kinds of Leaves!" cried Medora in triumph.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And that," ended Cope rather stridently, as he rose to go on the flood of a sudden yet unexpected success, "is Why the Sassafras----" "Why the Sassafras has Three Kinds of Leaves!" cried Medora in triumph.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Next May the nymphs, after nursing their thumbs for a year----" Hortense frowned.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Next May the nymphs, after nursing their thumbs for a year----" Hortense frowned.
there
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From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
Three
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From this reading "And that," ended Cope rather stridently, as he rose to go on the flood of a sudden yet unexpected success, "is Why the Sassafras----" "Why the Sassafras has Three Kinds of Leaves!" cried Medora in triumph.
thumbs
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From this reading "Next May the nymphs, after nursing their thumbs for a year----" Hortense frowned.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
triumph
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From this reading "And that," ended Cope rather stridently, as he rose to go on the flood of a sudden yet unexpected success, "is Why the Sassafras----" "Why the Sassafras has Three Kinds of Leaves!" cried Medora in triumph.
unexpected
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From this reading "And that," ended Cope rather stridently, as he rose to go on the flood of a sudden yet unexpected success, "is Why the Sassafras----" "Why the Sassafras has Three Kinds of Leaves!" cried Medora in triumph.
very
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From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
well
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From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
Why
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From this reading "And that," ended Cope rather stridently, as he rose to go on the flood of a sudden yet unexpected success, "is Why the Sassafras----" "Why the Sassafras has Three Kinds of Leaves!" cried Medora in triumph.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "----came back again; and there, among the plain leaves and the double-lobed leaves, were several fresh bright, smooth ones with a single lobe well to one side,--the very thing for mittens.
year
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From this reading "Next May the nymphs, after nursing their thumbs for a year----" Hortense frowned.
Yes
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From this reading And------" "Yes, he has done it," Foster acknowledged.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "And that," ended Cope rather stridently, as he rose to go on the flood of a sudden yet unexpected success, "is Why the Sassafras----" "Why the Sassafras has Three Kinds of Leaves!" cried Medora in triumph.
