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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 All over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing from hidden places, peeping round corners, smiling at us in every meadow and hillside; a glory upon the land.
air
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From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
All
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From this reading All over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing from hidden places, peeping round corners, smiling at us in every meadow and hillside; a glory upon the land.
also
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From this reading Papa was in great delight, as well as I; and as kind as possible to me; also very good to Mr. Dinwiddie.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading OUT OF THE SMOKE There was an immense burden lifted off me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is difficult to express the change and the relief in my feelings.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing from hidden places, peeping round corners, smiling at us in every meadow and hillside; a glory upon the land.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
breathing
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From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
brilliant
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From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
burden
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From this reading OUT OF THE SMOKE There was an immense burden lifted off me.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
carpet
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From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
change
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From this reading It is difficult to express the change and the relief in my feelings.
corners
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From this reading All over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing from hidden places, peeping round corners, smiling at us in every meadow and hillside; a glory upon the land.
day
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From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
delight
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From this reading Papa was in great delight, as well as I; and as kind as possible to me; also very good to Mr. Dinwiddie.
difficult
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From this reading It is difficult to express the change and the relief in my feelings.
Dinwiddie
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From this reading Papa was in great delight, as well as I; and as kind as possible to me; also very good to Mr. Dinwiddie.
else
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From this reading All over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing from hidden places, peeping round corners, smiling at us in every meadow and hillside; a glory upon the land.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading All over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing from hidden places, peeping round corners, smiling at us in every meadow and hillside; a glory upon the land.
everywhere
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From this reading All over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing from hidden places, peeping round corners, smiling at us in every meadow and hillside; a glory upon the land.
excursion
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From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading It is difficult to express the change and the relief in my feelings.
feelings
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From this reading It is difficult to express the change and the relief in my feelings.
fell
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From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
flashing
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From this reading All over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing from hidden places, peeping round corners, smiling at us in every meadow and hillside; a glory upon the land.
flowers
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From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing from hidden places, peeping round corners, smiling at us in every meadow and hillside; a glory upon the land.
forget
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From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing from hidden places, peeping round corners, smiling at us in every meadow and hillside; a glory upon the land.
given
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From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
glory
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From this reading All over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing from hidden places, peeping round corners, smiling at us in every meadow and hillside; a glory upon the land.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Papa was in great delight, as well as I; and as kind as possible to me; also very good to Mr. Dinwiddie.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Papa was in great delight, as well as I; and as kind as possible to me; also very good to Mr. Dinwiddie.
hidden
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From this reading All over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing from hidden places, peeping round corners, smiling at us in every meadow and hillside; a glory upon the land.
hillside
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From this reading All over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing from hidden places, peeping round corners, smiling at us in every meadow and hillside; a glory upon the land.
how
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From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
immense
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From this reading OUT OF THE SMOKE There was an immense burden lifted off me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is difficult to express the change and the relief in my feelings.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is difficult to express the change and the relief in my feelings.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is difficult to express the change and the relief in my feelings.
kind
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From this reading Papa was in great delight, as well as I; and as kind as possible to me; also very good to Mr. Dinwiddie.
land
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From this reading All over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing from hidden places, peeping round corners, smiling at us in every meadow and hillside; a glory upon the land.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
lifted
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From this reading OUT OF THE SMOKE There was an immense burden lifted off me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading OUT OF THE SMOKE There was an immense burden lifted off me.
meadow
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From this reading All over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing from hidden places, peeping round corners, smiling at us in every meadow and hillside; a glory upon the land.
Mr
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From this reading Papa was in great delight, as well as I; and as kind as possible to me; also very good to Mr. Dinwiddie.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is difficult to express the change and the relief in my feelings.
neighbourhood
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From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUT OF THE SMOKE There was an immense burden lifted off me.
off
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From this reading OUT OF THE SMOKE There was an immense burden lifted off me.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
OUT
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From this reading OUT OF THE SMOKE There was an immense burden lifted off me.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading All over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing from hidden places, peeping round corners, smiling at us in every meadow and hillside; a glory upon the land.
Palestine
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From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
Papa
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From this reading Papa was in great delight, as well as I; and as kind as possible to me; also very good to Mr. Dinwiddie.
peeping
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From this reading All over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing from hidden places, peeping round corners, smiling at us in every meadow and hillside; a glory upon the land.
places
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From this reading All over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing from hidden places, peeping round corners, smiling at us in every meadow and hillside; a glory upon the land.
possible
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From this reading Papa was in great delight, as well as I; and as kind as possible to me; also very good to Mr. Dinwiddie.
pure
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From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
rare
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From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading It is difficult to express the change and the relief in my feelings.
round
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From this reading All over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing from hidden places, peeping round corners, smiling at us in every meadow and hillside; a glory upon the land.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
smiling
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From this reading All over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing from hidden places, peeping round corners, smiling at us in every meadow and hillside; a glory upon the land.
SMOKE
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From this reading OUT OF THE SMOKE There was an immense burden lifted off me.
spring
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From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
sunlight
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From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT OF THE SMOKE There was an immense burden lifted off me.
There
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From this reading OUT OF THE SMOKE There was an immense burden lifted off me.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing from hidden places, peeping round corners, smiling at us in every meadow and hillside; a glory upon the land.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is difficult to express the change and the relief in my feelings.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading All over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing from hidden places, peeping round corners, smiling at us in every meadow and hillside; a glory upon the land.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing from hidden places, peeping round corners, smiling at us in every meadow and hillside; a glory upon the land.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing from hidden places, peeping round corners, smiling at us in every meadow and hillside; a glory upon the land.
very
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From this reading Papa was in great delight, as well as I; and as kind as possible to me; also very good to Mr. Dinwiddie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OUT OF THE SMOKE There was an immense burden lifted off me.
well
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From this reading Papa was in great delight, as well as I; and as kind as possible to me; also very good to Mr. Dinwiddie.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next day was given to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never can forget how rare the air seemed to be, as if I were breathing pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers.
