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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 "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
all
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From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
audacitynounUS /ɑːˈdæs.ə.t̬i/
A willingness to take bold risks; insolent and daring boldness that defies all authority.
From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
back
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From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
blindly
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From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
boyhood's
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From this reading At first there is a glimmer of mystery, then he remembers,--it is his boyhood's home.
burst
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From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
countless
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From this reading It is hardly dawn as yet, and the song of countless robins wakes Floyd Grandon.
dawn
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From this reading It is hardly dawn as yet, and the song of countless robins wakes Floyd Grandon.
day
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From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
fainter
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From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
farther
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From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first there is a glimmer of mystery, then he remembers,--it is his boyhood's home.
fling
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From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
Floyd
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From this reading It is hardly dawn as yet, and the song of countless robins wakes Floyd Grandon.
Give
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From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
glimmer
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From this reading At first there is a glimmer of mystery, then he remembers,--it is his boyhood's home.
Grandon
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From this reading It is hardly dawn as yet, and the song of countless robins wakes Floyd Grandon.
hardly
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From this reading It is hardly dawn as yet, and the song of countless robins wakes Floyd Grandon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first there is a glimmer of mystery, then he remembers,--it is his boyhood's home.
higher
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From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
home
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From this reading At first there is a glimmer of mystery, then he remembers,--it is his boyhood's home.
How
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From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is hardly dawn as yet, and the song of countless robins wakes Floyd Grandon.
jargoning
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From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
lifts
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From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
makes
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From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
melody
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From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
merry
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From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
mystery
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From this reading At first there is a glimmer of mystery, then he remembers,--it is his boyhood's home.
nearer
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From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
notes
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From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is hardly dawn as yet, and the song of countless robins wakes Floyd Grandon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
perfumed
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From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
praise
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From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
remembers
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From this reading At first there is a glimmer of mystery, then he remembers,--it is his boyhood's home.
robins
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From this reading It is hardly dawn as yet, and the song of countless robins wakes Floyd Grandon.
roll
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From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
smile
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From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
song
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From this reading It is hardly dawn as yet, and the song of countless robins wakes Floyd Grandon.
soul
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From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
strange
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From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
sun
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From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
sweet
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From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
Then
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From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
there
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From this reading At first there is a glimmer of mystery, then he remembers,--it is his boyhood's home.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
unconscious
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From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
voice
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From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
wakes
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From this reading It is hardly dawn as yet, and the song of countless robins wakes Floyd Grandon.
warble
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From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
world
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From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It is hardly dawn as yet, and the song of countless robins wakes Floyd Grandon.
