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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
April
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From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, what's happened since I've been gone, mother?" asked Carnac.
aunt
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From this reading Her aunt in the West was taken ill, and she's been with her ever since.
away
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From this reading His mother replied sorrowfully: "Junia's been away since last fall.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Is nobody we're interested in married, or going to be married?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Well, what's happened since I've been gone, mother?" asked Carnac.
birds
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From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
bringing
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From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
Carnac
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From this reading "Well, what's happened since I've been gone, mother?" asked Carnac.
eight
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From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her aunt in the West was taken ill, and she's been with her ever since.
exultant
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From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
fall
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From this reading His mother replied sorrowfully: "Junia's been away since last fall.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
going
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From this reading "Is nobody we're interested in married, or going to be married?"
gone
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From this reading "Well, what's happened since I've been gone, mother?" asked Carnac.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
happened
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From this reading "Well, what's happened since I've been gone, mother?" asked Carnac.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her aunt in the West was taken ill, and she's been with her ever since.
hills
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From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother replied sorrowfully: "Junia's been away since last fall.
I've
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From this reading "Well, what's happened since I've been gone, mother?" asked Carnac.
ill
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From this reading Her aunt in the West was taken ill, and she's been with her ever since.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Is nobody we're interested in married, or going to be married?"
interested
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From this reading "Is nobody we're interested in married, or going to be married?"
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is nobody we're interested in married, or going to be married?"
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
Junia's
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From this reading His mother replied sorrowfully: "Junia's been away since last fall.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mother replied sorrowfully: "Junia's been away since last fall.
late
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From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
married
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From this reading "Is nobody we're interested in married, or going to be married?"
meltingnounUS /ˈmelting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
months
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From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
Montreal
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From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
mother
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From this reading "Well, what's happened since I've been gone, mother?" asked Carnac.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Is nobody we're interested in married, or going to be married?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Is nobody we're interested in married, or going to be married?"
out
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From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mother replied sorrowfully: "Junia's been away since last fall.
she's
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From this reading Her aunt in the West was taken ill, and she's been with her ever since.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Well, what's happened since I've been gone, mother?" asked Carnac.
smell
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From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
snow
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From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
song
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From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
sorrowfully
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From this reading His mother replied sorrowfully: "Junia's been away since last fall.
spring-time
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From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
sprouting
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From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
sun
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From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
taken
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From this reading Her aunt in the West was taken ill, and she's been with her ever since.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Is nobody we're interested in married, or going to be married?"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
vanished
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From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
verdure
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From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was spring-time eight months after Carnac had vanished from Montreal, and the sun of late April was melting the snow upon the hills, bringing out the smell of the sprouting verdure and the exultant song of the birds.
we're
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From this reading "Is nobody we're interested in married, or going to be married?"
Well
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From this reading "Well, what's happened since I've been gone, mother?" asked Carnac.
West
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From this reading Her aunt in the West was taken ill, and she's been with her ever since.
what's
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From this reading "Well, what's happened since I've been gone, mother?" asked Carnac.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her aunt in the West was taken ill, and she's been with her ever since.
