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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 BIRD-CHERRY A bird-cherry grew out on a hazel bush path and choked the bushes.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This bird-cherry grew not as a bush, but as a tree, about six inches in diameter and thirty feet high, full of branches and bushy, and all besprinkled with bright, white, fragrant blossoms.
all
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From this reading This bird-cherry grew not as a bush, but as a tree, about six inches in diameter and thirty feet high, full of branches and bushy, and all besprinkled with bright, white, fragrant blossoms.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BIRD-CHERRY A bird-cherry grew out on a hazel bush path and choked the bushes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This bird-cherry grew not as a bush, but as a tree, about six inches in diameter and thirty feet high, full of branches and bushy, and all besprinkled with bright, white, fragrant blossoms.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I should not have cut it down, but one of the labourers (to whom I had before given the order to cut down the bird-cherry) had begun to chop it without me.
begun
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From this reading I should not have cut it down, but one of the labourers (to whom I had before given the order to cut down the bird-cherry) had begun to chop it without me.
besprinkled
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From this reading This bird-cherry grew not as a bush, but as a tree, about six inches in diameter and thirty feet high, full of branches and bushy, and all besprinkled with bright, white, fragrant blossoms.
better
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From this reading I deliberated for a long time whether I had better cut down the bird-cherry, or not.
BIRD-CHERRY
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From this reading THE BIRD-CHERRY A bird-cherry grew out on a hazel bush path and choked the bushes.
blossoms
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From this reading This bird-cherry grew not as a bush, but as a tree, about six inches in diameter and thirty feet high, full of branches and bushy, and all besprinkled with bright, white, fragrant blossoms.
branches
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From this reading This bird-cherry grew not as a bush, but as a tree, about six inches in diameter and thirty feet high, full of branches and bushy, and all besprinkled with bright, white, fragrant blossoms.
bright
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From this reading This bird-cherry grew not as a bush, but as a tree, about six inches in diameter and thirty feet high, full of branches and bushy, and all besprinkled with bright, white, fragrant blossoms.
bush
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From this reading THE BIRD-CHERRY A bird-cherry grew out on a hazel bush path and choked the bushes.
bushes
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From this reading THE BIRD-CHERRY A bird-cherry grew out on a hazel bush path and choked the bushes.
bushy
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From this reading This bird-cherry grew not as a bush, but as a tree, about six inches in diameter and thirty feet high, full of branches and bushy, and all besprinkled with bright, white, fragrant blossoms.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This bird-cherry grew not as a bush, but as a tree, about six inches in diameter and thirty feet high, full of branches and bushy, and all besprinkled with bright, white, fragrant blossoms.
choked
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From this reading THE BIRD-CHERRY A bird-cherry grew out on a hazel bush path and choked the bushes.
chop
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From this reading I should not have cut it down, but one of the labourers (to whom I had before given the order to cut down the bird-cherry) had begun to chop it without me.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You could smell it from a distance.
cut
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From this reading I deliberated for a long time whether I had better cut down the bird-cherry, or not.
deliberated
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From this reading I deliberated for a long time whether I had better cut down the bird-cherry, or not.
diameter
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From this reading This bird-cherry grew not as a bush, but as a tree, about six inches in diameter and thirty feet high, full of branches and bushy, and all besprinkled with bright, white, fragrant blossoms.
distance
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From this reading You could smell it from a distance.
down
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From this reading I deliberated for a long time whether I had better cut down the bird-cherry, or not.
feet
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From this reading This bird-cherry grew not as a bush, but as a tree, about six inches in diameter and thirty feet high, full of branches and bushy, and all besprinkled with bright, white, fragrant blossoms.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I deliberated for a long time whether I had better cut down the bird-cherry, or not.
fragrant
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From this reading This bird-cherry grew not as a bush, but as a tree, about six inches in diameter and thirty feet high, full of branches and bushy, and all besprinkled with bright, white, fragrant blossoms.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You could smell it from a distance.
full
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From this reading This bird-cherry grew not as a bush, but as a tree, about six inches in diameter and thirty feet high, full of branches and bushy, and all besprinkled with bright, white, fragrant blossoms.
given
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From this reading I should not have cut it down, but one of the labourers (to whom I had before given the order to cut down the bird-cherry) had begun to chop it without me.
grew
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From this reading THE BIRD-CHERRY A bird-cherry grew out on a hazel bush path and choked the bushes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I deliberated for a long time whether I had better cut down the bird-cherry, or not.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should not have cut it down, but one of the labourers (to whom I had before given the order to cut down the bird-cherry) had begun to chop it without me.
hazel
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From this reading THE BIRD-CHERRY A bird-cherry grew out on a hazel bush path and choked the bushes.
high
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From this reading This bird-cherry grew not as a bush, but as a tree, about six inches in diameter and thirty feet high, full of branches and bushy, and all besprinkled with bright, white, fragrant blossoms.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I deliberated for a long time whether I had better cut down the bird-cherry, or not.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This bird-cherry grew not as a bush, but as a tree, about six inches in diameter and thirty feet high, full of branches and bushy, and all besprinkled with bright, white, fragrant blossoms.
inches
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From this reading This bird-cherry grew not as a bush, but as a tree, about six inches in diameter and thirty feet high, full of branches and bushy, and all besprinkled with bright, white, fragrant blossoms.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You could smell it from a distance.
labourers
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From this reading I should not have cut it down, but one of the labourers (to whom I had before given the order to cut down the bird-cherry) had begun to chop it without me.
long
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From this reading I deliberated for a long time whether I had better cut down the bird-cherry, or not.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I should not have cut it down, but one of the labourers (to whom I had before given the order to cut down the bird-cherry) had begun to chop it without me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I deliberated for a long time whether I had better cut down the bird-cherry, or not.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This bird-cherry grew not as a bush, but as a tree, about six inches in diameter and thirty feet high, full of branches and bushy, and all besprinkled with bright, white, fragrant blossoms.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BIRD-CHERRY A bird-cherry grew out on a hazel bush path and choked the bushes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I should not have cut it down, but one of the labourers (to whom I had before given the order to cut down the bird-cherry) had begun to chop it without me.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I deliberated for a long time whether I had better cut down the bird-cherry, or not.
order
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From this reading I should not have cut it down, but one of the labourers (to whom I had before given the order to cut down the bird-cherry) had begun to chop it without me.
out
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From this reading THE BIRD-CHERRY A bird-cherry grew out on a hazel bush path and choked the bushes.
path
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From this reading THE BIRD-CHERRY A bird-cherry grew out on a hazel bush path and choked the bushes.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should not have cut it down, but one of the labourers (to whom I had before given the order to cut down the bird-cherry) had begun to chop it without me.
six
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From this reading This bird-cherry grew not as a bush, but as a tree, about six inches in diameter and thirty feet high, full of branches and bushy, and all besprinkled with bright, white, fragrant blossoms.
smell
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From this reading You could smell it from a distance.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIRD-CHERRY A bird-cherry grew out on a hazel bush path and choked the bushes.
thirty
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From this reading This bird-cherry grew not as a bush, but as a tree, about six inches in diameter and thirty feet high, full of branches and bushy, and all besprinkled with bright, white, fragrant blossoms.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This bird-cherry grew not as a bush, but as a tree, about six inches in diameter and thirty feet high, full of branches and bushy, and all besprinkled with bright, white, fragrant blossoms.
time
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From this reading I deliberated for a long time whether I had better cut down the bird-cherry, or not.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I should not have cut it down, but one of the labourers (to whom I had before given the order to cut down the bird-cherry) had begun to chop it without me.
tree
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From this reading This bird-cherry grew not as a bush, but as a tree, about six inches in diameter and thirty feet high, full of branches and bushy, and all besprinkled with bright, white, fragrant blossoms.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I deliberated for a long time whether I had better cut down the bird-cherry, or not.
white
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From this reading This bird-cherry grew not as a bush, but as a tree, about six inches in diameter and thirty feet high, full of branches and bushy, and all besprinkled with bright, white, fragrant blossoms.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I should not have cut it down, but one of the labourers (to whom I had before given the order to cut down the bird-cherry) had begun to chop it without me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This bird-cherry grew not as a bush, but as a tree, about six inches in diameter and thirty feet high, full of branches and bushy, and all besprinkled with bright, white, fragrant blossoms.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I should not have cut it down, but one of the labourers (to whom I had before given the order to cut down the bird-cherry) had begun to chop it without me.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You could smell it from a distance.
