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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 The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
all
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From this reading It was the kind of morning that makes life seem all beauty and gladness, even if the heart is weighed down with care.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One beautiful morning in May, Lillian went out alone to sketch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
beautiful
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From this reading One beautiful morning in May, Lillian went out alone to sketch.
beauty
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From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
bird
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From this reading Far off in the distance were the shining white sails of two boats; they looked in the golden haze like the brilliant wings of some bright bird.
blue
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From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
boats
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From this reading Far off in the distance were the shining white sails of two boats; they looked in the golden haze like the brilliant wings of some bright bird.
bright
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From this reading Far off in the distance were the shining white sails of two boats; they looked in the golden haze like the brilliant wings of some bright bird.
brilliant
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From this reading Far off in the distance were the shining white sails of two boats; they looked in the golden haze like the brilliant wings of some bright bird.
care
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From this reading It was the kind of morning that makes life seem all beauty and gladness, even if the heart is weighed down with care.
clouds
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From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
distance
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From this reading Far off in the distance were the shining white sails of two boats; they looked in the golden haze like the brilliant wings of some bright bird.
down
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From this reading It was the kind of morning that makes life seem all beauty and gladness, even if the heart is weighed down with care.
effect
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From this reading The sun upon the white sails struck her fancy, and she wanted to sketch the effect.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the kind of morning that makes life seem all beauty and gladness, even if the heart is weighed down with care.
fancy
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From this reading The sun upon the white sails struck her fancy, and she wanted to sketch the effect.
Far
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From this reading Far off in the distance were the shining white sails of two boats; they looked in the golden haze like the brilliant wings of some bright bird.
fleecy-white
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From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
floated
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From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
gently
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From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
gladness
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From this reading It was the kind of morning that makes life seem all beauty and gladness, even if the heart is weighed down with care.
gold
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From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
golden
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From this reading Far off in the distance were the shining white sails of two boats; they looked in the golden haze like the brilliant wings of some bright bird.
haze
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From this reading Far off in the distance were the shining white sails of two boats; they looked in the golden haze like the brilliant wings of some bright bird.
heart
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From this reading It was the kind of morning that makes life seem all beauty and gladness, even if the heart is weighed down with care.
heavens
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From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
huge
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From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was the kind of morning that makes life seem all beauty and gladness, even if the heart is weighed down with care.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One beautiful morning in May, Lillian went out alone to sketch.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the kind of morning that makes life seem all beauty and gladness, even if the heart is weighed down with care.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
kind
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From this reading It was the kind of morning that makes life seem all beauty and gladness, even if the heart is weighed down with care.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the kind of morning that makes life seem all beauty and gladness, even if the heart is weighed down with care.
like
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From this reading Far off in the distance were the shining white sails of two boats; they looked in the golden haze like the brilliant wings of some bright bird.
Lillian
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From this reading One beautiful morning in May, Lillian went out alone to sketch.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Far off in the distance were the shining white sails of two boats; they looked in the golden haze like the brilliant wings of some bright bird.
makes
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From this reading It was the kind of morning that makes life seem all beauty and gladness, even if the heart is weighed down with care.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading One beautiful morning in May, Lillian went out alone to sketch.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One beautiful morning in May, Lillian went out alone to sketch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
off
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From this reading Far off in the distance were the shining white sails of two boats; they looked in the golden haze like the brilliant wings of some bright bird.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One beautiful morning in May, Lillian went out alone to sketch.
out
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From this reading One beautiful morning in May, Lillian went out alone to sketch.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
resembled
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From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
rippling
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From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
sails
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From this reading Far off in the distance were the shining white sails of two boats; they looked in the golden haze like the brilliant wings of some bright bird.
sea
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From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
seem
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From this reading It was the kind of morning that makes life seem all beauty and gladness, even if the heart is weighed down with care.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sun upon the white sails struck her fancy, and she wanted to sketch the effect.
shining
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From this reading Far off in the distance were the shining white sails of two boats; they looked in the golden haze like the brilliant wings of some bright bird.
shone
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From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
sketch
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From this reading One beautiful morning in May, Lillian went out alone to sketch.
sky
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From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
some
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From this reading Far off in the distance were the shining white sails of two boats; they looked in the golden haze like the brilliant wings of some bright bird.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun upon the white sails struck her fancy, and she wanted to sketch the effect.
sun
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From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
tempted
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From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the kind of morning that makes life seem all beauty and gladness, even if the heart is weighed down with care.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Far off in the distance were the shining white sails of two boats; they looked in the golden haze like the brilliant wings of some bright bird.
times
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From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One beautiful morning in May, Lillian went out alone to sketch.
two
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From this reading Far off in the distance were the shining white sails of two boats; they looked in the golden haze like the brilliant wings of some bright bird.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
wanted
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From this reading The sun upon the white sails struck her fancy, and she wanted to sketch the effect.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the kind of morning that makes life seem all beauty and gladness, even if the heart is weighed down with care.
water
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From this reading The beauty of the sky and sea tempted her; fleecy-white clouds floated gently over the blue heavens; the sun shone upon the water until, at times, it resembled a huge sea of rippling gold.
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the kind of morning that makes life seem all beauty and gladness, even if the heart is weighed down with care.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One beautiful morning in May, Lillian went out alone to sketch.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Far off in the distance were the shining white sails of two boats; they looked in the golden haze like the brilliant wings of some bright bird.
white
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From this reading Far off in the distance were the shining white sails of two boats; they looked in the golden haze like the brilliant wings of some bright bird.
wings
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From this reading Far off in the distance were the shining white sails of two boats; they looked in the golden haze like the brilliant wings of some bright bird.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the kind of morning that makes life seem all beauty and gladness, even if the heart is weighed down with care.
