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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 A THUNDERBOLT From the experiences just related, it can be seen how largely the stress and strain of the year centred in the month of July.
all
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From this reading Nearly all our garden crops needed attention; the grass of the meadow had to be cured into hay, the currants and cherries to be picked, and fall crops, like winter cabbages, turnips, and celery, to be put in the ground.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A THUNDERBOLT From the experiences just related, it can be seen how largely the stress and strain of the year centred in the month of July.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of the latter vegetable, I set out only a few short rows, regarding it as a delicious luxury to which not very much time could be given.
attention
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From this reading Nearly all our garden crops needed attention; the grass of the meadow had to be cured into hay, the currants and cherries to be picked, and fall crops, like winter cabbages, turnips, and celery, to be put in the ground.
Barns
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From this reading Barns were being filled, conical hay-stacks were rising in distant meadows, and every one was busy in gathering nature's bounty.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A THUNDERBOLT From the experiences just related, it can be seen how largely the stress and strain of the year centred in the month of July.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Barns were being filled, conical hay-stacks were rising in distant meadows, and every one was busy in gathering nature's bounty.
bounty
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From this reading Barns were being filled, conical hay-stacks were rising in distant meadows, and every one was busy in gathering nature's bounty.
busy
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From this reading Barns were being filled, conical hay-stacks were rising in distant meadows, and every one was busy in gathering nature's bounty.
cabbages
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A THUNDERBOLT From the experiences just related, it can be seen how largely the stress and strain of the year centred in the month of July.
celery
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centred
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cherries
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conicalnounUS /ˈconical/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Barns were being filled, conical hay-stacks were rising in distant meadows, and every one was busy in gathering nature's bounty.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Of the latter vegetable, I set out only a few short rows, regarding it as a delicious luxury to which not very much time could be given.
crops
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From this reading Nearly all our garden crops needed attention; the grass of the meadow had to be cured into hay, the currants and cherries to be picked, and fall crops, like winter cabbages, turnips, and celery, to be put in the ground.
cured
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currants
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delicious
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From this reading Of the latter vegetable, I set out only a few short rows, regarding it as a delicious luxury to which not very much time could be given.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Barns were being filled, conical hay-stacks were rising in distant meadows, and every one was busy in gathering nature's bounty.
early
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From this reading Mr. Jones and Junior, indeed all our neighbors, were working early and late, like ourselves.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Barns were being filled, conical hay-stacks were rising in distant meadows, and every one was busy in gathering nature's bounty.
experiences
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From this reading A THUNDERBOLT From the experiences just related, it can be seen how largely the stress and strain of the year centred in the month of July.
fall
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few
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From this reading Of the latter vegetable, I set out only a few short rows, regarding it as a delicious luxury to which not very much time could be given.
filled
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From this reading Barns were being filled, conical hay-stacks were rising in distant meadows, and every one was busy in gathering nature's bounty.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A THUNDERBOLT From the experiences just related, it can be seen how largely the stress and strain of the year centred in the month of July.
garden
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gathering
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From this reading Barns were being filled, conical hay-stacks were rising in distant meadows, and every one was busy in gathering nature's bounty.
given
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From this reading Of the latter vegetable, I set out only a few short rows, regarding it as a delicious luxury to which not very much time could be given.
grass
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ground
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From this reading Nearly all our garden crops needed attention; the grass of the meadow had to be cured into hay, the currants and cherries to be picked, and fall crops, like winter cabbages, turnips, and celery, to be put in the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nearly all our garden crops needed attention; the grass of the meadow had to be cured into hay, the currants and cherries to be picked, and fall crops, like winter cabbages, turnips, and celery, to be put in the ground.
hay
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From this reading Nearly all our garden crops needed attention; the grass of the meadow had to be cured into hay, the currants and cherries to be picked, and fall crops, like winter cabbages, turnips, and celery, to be put in the ground.
hay-stacks
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From this reading Barns were being filled, conical hay-stacks were rising in distant meadows, and every one was busy in gathering nature's bounty.
how
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From this reading A THUNDERBOLT From the experiences just related, it can be seen how largely the stress and strain of the year centred in the month of July.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of the latter vegetable, I set out only a few short rows, regarding it as a delicious luxury to which not very much time could be given.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A THUNDERBOLT From the experiences just related, it can be seen how largely the stress and strain of the year centred in the month of July.
indeed
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From this reading Mr. Jones and Junior, indeed all our neighbors, were working early and late, like ourselves.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Nearly all our garden crops needed attention; the grass of the meadow had to be cured into hay, the currants and cherries to be picked, and fall crops, like winter cabbages, turnips, and celery, to be put in the ground.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A THUNDERBOLT From the experiences just related, it can be seen how largely the stress and strain of the year centred in the month of July.
Jones
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July
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Junior
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just
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From this reading A THUNDERBOLT From the experiences just related, it can be seen how largely the stress and strain of the year centred in the month of July.
largely
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From this reading A THUNDERBOLT From the experiences just related, it can be seen how largely the stress and strain of the year centred in the month of July.
late
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latter
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From this reading Of the latter vegetable, I set out only a few short rows, regarding it as a delicious luxury to which not very much time could be given.
like
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From this reading Nearly all our garden crops needed attention; the grass of the meadow had to be cured into hay, the currants and cherries to be picked, and fall crops, like winter cabbages, turnips, and celery, to be put in the ground.
luxury
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From this reading Of the latter vegetable, I set out only a few short rows, regarding it as a delicious luxury to which not very much time could be given.
meadow
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meadows
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From this reading Barns were being filled, conical hay-stacks were rising in distant meadows, and every one was busy in gathering nature's bounty.
month
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Mr
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much
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From this reading Of the latter vegetable, I set out only a few short rows, regarding it as a delicious luxury to which not very much time could be given.
nature's
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From this reading Barns were being filled, conical hay-stacks were rising in distant meadows, and every one was busy in gathering nature's bounty.
Nearly
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needed
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neighbors
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From this reading Mr. Jones and Junior, indeed all our neighbors, were working early and late, like ourselves.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of the latter vegetable, I set out only a few short rows, regarding it as a delicious luxury to which not very much time could be given.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A THUNDERBOLT From the experiences just related, it can be seen how largely the stress and strain of the year centred in the month of July.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Barns were being filled, conical hay-stacks were rising in distant meadows, and every one was busy in gathering nature's bounty.
only
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From this reading Of the latter vegetable, I set out only a few short rows, regarding it as a delicious luxury to which not very much time could be given.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Nearly all our garden crops needed attention; the grass of the meadow had to be cured into hay, the currants and cherries to be picked, and fall crops, like winter cabbages, turnips, and celery, to be put in the ground.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Mr. Jones and Junior, indeed all our neighbors, were working early and late, like ourselves.
out
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From this reading Of the latter vegetable, I set out only a few short rows, regarding it as a delicious luxury to which not very much time could be given.
picked
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put
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regarding
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From this reading Of the latter vegetable, I set out only a few short rows, regarding it as a delicious luxury to which not very much time could be given.
related
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From this reading A THUNDERBOLT From the experiences just related, it can be seen how largely the stress and strain of the year centred in the month of July.
rising
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From this reading Barns were being filled, conical hay-stacks were rising in distant meadows, and every one was busy in gathering nature's bounty.
rows
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From this reading Of the latter vegetable, I set out only a few short rows, regarding it as a delicious luxury to which not very much time could be given.
seen
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From this reading A THUNDERBOLT From the experiences just related, it can be seen how largely the stress and strain of the year centred in the month of July.
set
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From this reading Of the latter vegetable, I set out only a few short rows, regarding it as a delicious luxury to which not very much time could be given.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Of the latter vegetable, I set out only a few short rows, regarding it as a delicious luxury to which not very much time could be given.
strain
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From this reading A THUNDERBOLT From the experiences just related, it can be seen how largely the stress and strain of the year centred in the month of July.
stress
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A THUNDERBOLT From the experiences just related, it can be seen how largely the stress and strain of the year centred in the month of July.
THUNDERBOLT
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From this reading A THUNDERBOLT From the experiences just related, it can be seen how largely the stress and strain of the year centred in the month of July.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of the latter vegetable, I set out only a few short rows, regarding it as a delicious luxury to which not very much time could be given.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nearly all our garden crops needed attention; the grass of the meadow had to be cured into hay, the currants and cherries to be picked, and fall crops, like winter cabbages, turnips, and celery, to be put in the ground.
turnips
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vegetable
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From this reading Of the latter vegetable, I set out only a few short rows, regarding it as a delicious luxury to which not very much time could be given.
very
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From this reading Of the latter vegetable, I set out only a few short rows, regarding it as a delicious luxury to which not very much time could be given.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Barns were being filled, conical hay-stacks were rising in distant meadows, and every one was busy in gathering nature's bounty.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Jones and Junior, indeed all our neighbors, were working early and late, like ourselves.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Of the latter vegetable, I set out only a few short rows, regarding it as a delicious luxury to which not very much time could be given.
winter
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working
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year
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From this reading A THUNDERBOLT From the experiences just related, it can be seen how largely the stress and strain of the year centred in the month of July.
