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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 His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The languor of sleep being still upon him, he lazily watched the quivering of a sunbeam that was caught in the canopying boughs above.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he dozed again.
all
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From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Hovering between sleeping and waking, he became conscious of a slight movement among the dead leaves on the bank beside the hollow in which he lay.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
animals
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From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
aroma
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From this reading He awoke with the aroma of the woods still steeping his senses.
ate
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From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
awoke
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From this reading He awoke with the aroma of the woods still steeping his senses.
bank
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From this reading Hovering between sleeping and waking, he became conscious of a slight movement among the dead leaves on the bank beside the hollow in which he lay.
became
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From this reading Hovering between sleeping and waking, he became conscious of a slight movement among the dead leaves on the bank beside the hollow in which he lay.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
berry-like
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From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Hovering between sleeping and waking, he became conscious of a slight movement among the dead leaves on the bank beside the hollow in which he lay.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Hovering between sleeping and waking, he became conscious of a slight movement among the dead leaves on the bank beside the hollow in which he lay.
boughs
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From this reading The languor of sleep being still upon him, he lazily watched the quivering of a sunbeam that was caught in the canopying boughs above.
buena
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From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
canopying
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From this reading The languor of sleep being still upon him, he lazily watched the quivering of a sunbeam that was caught in the canopying boughs above.
caught
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From this reading The languor of sleep being still upon him, he lazily watched the quivering of a sunbeam that was caught in the canopying boughs above.
conscious
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From this reading Hovering between sleeping and waking, he became conscious of a slight movement among the dead leaves on the bank beside the hollow in which he lay.
cravings
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From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
crept
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From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hovering between sleeping and waking, he became conscious of a slight movement among the dead leaves on the bank beside the hollow in which he lay.
dozedverbUS /doʊzd/
slept lightly or briefly
From this reading Then he dozed again.
few
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From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
flavor
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From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
green
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From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He awoke with the aroma of the woods still steeping his senses.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The languor of sleep being still upon him, he lazily watched the quivering of a sunbeam that was caught in the canopying boughs above.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He awoke with the aroma of the woods still steeping his senses.
hollow
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From this reading Hovering between sleeping and waking, he became conscious of a slight movement among the dead leaves on the bank beside the hollow in which he lay.
Hovering
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From this reading Hovering between sleeping and waking, he became conscious of a slight movement among the dead leaves on the bank beside the hollow in which he lay.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The languor of sleep being still upon him, he lazily watched the quivering of a sunbeam that was caught in the canopying boughs above.
instinct
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From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
languor
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From this reading The languor of sleep being still upon him, he lazily watched the quivering of a sunbeam that was caught in the canopying boughs above.
lay
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From this reading Hovering between sleeping and waking, he became conscious of a slight movement among the dead leaves on the bank beside the hollow in which he lay.
lazily
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From this reading The languor of sleep being still upon him, he lazily watched the quivering of a sunbeam that was caught in the canopying boughs above.
leaves
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From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
mossy
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From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
movement
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From this reading Hovering between sleeping and waking, he became conscious of a slight movement among the dead leaves on the bank beside the hollow in which he lay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He awoke with the aroma of the woods still steeping his senses.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hovering between sleeping and waking, he became conscious of a slight movement among the dead leaves on the bank beside the hollow in which he lay.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
pillow
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From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
quivering
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From this reading The languor of sleep being still upon him, he lazily watched the quivering of a sunbeam that was caught in the canopying boughs above.
rewarded
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From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
seized
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From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading He awoke with the aroma of the woods still steeping his senses.
sleep
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From this reading The languor of sleep being still upon him, he lazily watched the quivering of a sunbeam that was caught in the canopying boughs above.
sleeping
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From this reading Hovering between sleeping and waking, he became conscious of a slight movement among the dead leaves on the bank beside the hollow in which he lay.
slight
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From this reading Hovering between sleeping and waking, he became conscious of a slight movement among the dead leaves on the bank beside the hollow in which he lay.
soothe
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From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
steeping
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From this reading He awoke with the aroma of the woods still steeping his senses.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He awoke with the aroma of the woods still steeping his senses.
sunbeam
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From this reading The languor of sleep being still upon him, he lazily watched the quivering of a sunbeam that was caught in the canopying boughs above.
tender
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From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He awoke with the aroma of the woods still steeping his senses.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
Then
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From this reading Then he dozed again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The languor of sleep being still upon him, he lazily watched the quivering of a sunbeam that was caught in the canopying boughs above.
vine
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From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Hovering between sleeping and waking, he became conscious of a slight movement among the dead leaves on the bank beside the hollow in which he lay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
watched
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From this reading The languor of sleep being still upon him, he lazily watched the quivering of a sunbeam that was caught in the canopying boughs above.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hovering between sleeping and waking, he became conscious of a slight movement among the dead leaves on the bank beside the hollow in which he lay.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He awoke with the aroma of the woods still steeping his senses.
woods
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From this reading He awoke with the aroma of the woods still steeping his senses.
yerba
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From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
young
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From this reading His first instinct was that of all young animals: he seized a few of the young, tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine that crept over his mossy pillow and ate them, being rewarded by a half berry-like flavor that seemed to soothe the cravings of his appetite.
