Chapter VI
SPROUTING SEEDS Don had pitched a full game that day. He was tired. Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles. A great peace lay over the road. The air was soft with summer's glory.
Don Strong, Patrol Leader
Chapter VI
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SPROUTING
SEEDS
Don
had
pitched
a
full
game
that
day.
He
was
tired.
Yet,
as
he
slowly
rode
the
bicycle,
he
scarcely
felt
the
weary
complaint
of
his
muscles.
A
great
peace
lay
over
the
road.
The
air
was
soft
with
summer's
glory.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
SPROUTING
SEEDS
Don
had
pitched
a
full
game
that
day.
Line 2
He
was
tired.
Line 3
Yet,
as
he
slowly
rode
the
bicycle,
he
scarcely
felt
the
weary
complaint
of
his
muscles.
Line 4
A
great
peace
lay
over
the
road.
Line 5
The
air
was
soft
with
summer's
glory.
Learner Dictionary
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Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A great peace lay over the road.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “A great peace lay over the road.”
Pitched
noun
US /pitched/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SPROUTING SEEDS Don had pitched a full game that day.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles.”
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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 SPROUTING SEEDS Don had pitched a full game that day.
air
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From this reading The air was soft with summer's glory.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles.
bicycle
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complaint
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day
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Don
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felt
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full
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From this reading SPROUTING SEEDS Don had pitched a full game that day.
game
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From this reading SPROUTING SEEDS Don had pitched a full game that day.
glory
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From this reading The air was soft with summer's glory.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great peace lay over the road.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SPROUTING SEEDS Don had pitched a full game that day.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was tired.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles.
lay
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From this reading A great peace lay over the road.
muscles
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A great peace lay over the road.
peace
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From this reading A great peace lay over the road.
pitchednounUS /pitched/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SPROUTING SEEDS Don had pitched a full game that day.
road
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From this reading A great peace lay over the road.
rode
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scarcely
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From this reading Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles.
SEEDS
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slowly
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soft
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From this reading The air was soft with summer's glory.
SPROUTING
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summer's
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SPROUTING SEEDS Don had pitched a full game that day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles.
tired
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From this reading He was tired.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was tired.
weary
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From this reading Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The air was soft with summer's glory.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles.