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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 Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "For whom are you gathering these?" he asked, wondering who she was, and whence she came.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For whom are you gathering these?" he asked, wondering who she was, and whence she came.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The strawberry gardens at Earlescourt were very extensive.
basket
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From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
beauty
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From this reading Involuntarily he raised his hat, in homage to her youth and her shy, sweet beauty.
beds
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From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
came
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From this reading "For whom are you gathering these?" he asked, wondering who she was, and whence she came.
down
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From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
Earle
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From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
Earlescourt
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From this reading The strawberry gardens at Earlescourt were very extensive.
extensive
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From this reading The strawberry gardens at Earlescourt were very extensive.
face
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From this reading "I should like a few of those strawberries," he said, gently, and she raised to his a face he never forgot.
Far
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From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
few
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From this reading "I should like a few of those strawberries," he said, gently, and she raised to his a face he never forgot.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For whom are you gathering these?" he asked, wondering who she was, and whence she came.
forgot
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From this reading "I should like a few of those strawberries," he said, gently, and she raised to his a face he never forgot.
fruit
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From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
gardens
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From this reading The strawberry gardens at Earlescourt were very extensive.
gathering
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From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
gently
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From this reading "I should like a few of those strawberries," he said, gently, and she raised to his a face he never forgot.
girl
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From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
green
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From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
hat
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From this reading Involuntarily he raised his hat, in homage to her youth and her shy, sweet beauty.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I should like a few of those strawberries," he said, gently, and she raised to his a face he never forgot.
homage
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From this reading Involuntarily he raised his hat, in homage to her youth and her shy, sweet beauty.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should like a few of those strawberries," he said, gently, and she raised to his a face he never forgot.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
Involuntarily
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From this reading Involuntarily he raised his hat, in homage to her youth and her shy, sweet beauty.
kneeling
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From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
large
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From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
leaves
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From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
like
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From this reading "I should like a few of those strawberries," he said, gently, and she raised to his a face he never forgot.
lined
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From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I should like a few of those strawberries," he said, gently, and she raised to his a face he never forgot.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I should like a few of those strawberries," he said, gently, and she raised to his a face he never forgot.
placed
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From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
raised
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From this reading "I should like a few of those strawberries," he said, gently, and she raised to his a face he never forgot.
ripe
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From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
Ronald
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From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
said
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From this reading "I should like a few of those strawberries," he said, gently, and she raised to his a face he never forgot.
saw
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From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should like a few of those strawberries," he said, gently, and she raised to his a face he never forgot.
shy
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From this reading Involuntarily he raised his hat, in homage to her youth and her shy, sweet beauty.
strawberries
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From this reading "I should like a few of those strawberries," he said, gently, and she raised to his a face he never forgot.
strawberry
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From this reading The strawberry gardens at Earlescourt were very extensive.
sweet
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From this reading Involuntarily he raised his hat, in homage to her youth and her shy, sweet beauty.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The strawberry gardens at Earlescourt were very extensive.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "For whom are you gathering these?" he asked, wondering who she was, and whence she came.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "I should like a few of those strawberries," he said, gently, and she raised to his a face he never forgot.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
very
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From this reading The strawberry gardens at Earlescourt were very extensive.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "For whom are you gathering these?" he asked, wondering who she was, and whence she came.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The strawberry gardens at Earlescourt were very extensive.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading "For whom are you gathering these?" he asked, wondering who she was, and whence she came.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "For whom are you gathering these?" he asked, wondering who she was, and whence she came.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "For whom are you gathering these?" he asked, wondering who she was, and whence she came.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
wondering
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From this reading "For whom are you gathering these?" he asked, wondering who she was, and whence she came.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "For whom are you gathering these?" he asked, wondering who she was, and whence she came.
young
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From this reading Far down among the green beds Ronald Earle saw a young girl kneeling, gathering the ripe fruit, which she placed in a large basket lined with leaves, and he went down to her.
youth
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From this reading Involuntarily he raised his hat, in homage to her youth and her shy, sweet beauty.
