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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 It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
abstracted
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From this reading He was startled at seeing Father Wynn before him, a trifle flushed and abstracted.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The nest of the tuneful Burnhams, although in the suburbs of Indian Spring, was not in ordinary weather and seasons hidden from the longing eyes of the youth of that settlement.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Fortunately, the paternal Burnham was an early bird, in the habit of picking up the first stirring mining worm, and a resounding knock brought him half dressed to the street door.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The nest of the tuneful Burnhams, although in the suburbs of Indian Spring, was not in ordinary weather and seasons hidden from the longing eyes of the youth of that settlement.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was startled at seeing Father Wynn before him, a trifle flushed and abstracted.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
bird
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From this reading Fortunately, the paternal Burnham was an early bird, in the habit of picking up the first stirring mining worm, and a resounding knock brought him half dressed to the street door.
brood
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From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fortunately, the paternal Burnham was an early bird, in the habit of picking up the first stirring mining worm, and a resounding knock brought him half dressed to the street door.
buggy
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From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
Burnham
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From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
Burnhams
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From this reading The nest of the tuneful Burnhams, although in the suburbs of Indian Spring, was not in ordinary weather and seasons hidden from the longing eyes of the youth of that settlement.
door
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From this reading Fortunately, the paternal Burnham was an early bird, in the habit of picking up the first stirring mining worm, and a resounding knock brought him half dressed to the street door.
dressed
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From this reading Fortunately, the paternal Burnham was an early bird, in the habit of picking up the first stirring mining worm, and a resounding knock brought him half dressed to the street door.
driven
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From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
early
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From this reading Fortunately, the paternal Burnham was an early bird, in the habit of picking up the first stirring mining worm, and a resounding knock brought him half dressed to the street door.
encompassed
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From this reading That night, however, it was veiled in the smoke that encompassed the great highway leading to Excelsior.
Excelsior
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From this reading That night, however, it was veiled in the smoke that encompassed the great highway leading to Excelsior.
eyes
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From this reading The nest of the tuneful Burnhams, although in the suburbs of Indian Spring, was not in ordinary weather and seasons hidden from the longing eyes of the youth of that settlement.
Father
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From this reading He was startled at seeing Father Wynn before him, a trifle flushed and abstracted.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fortunately, the paternal Burnham was an early bird, in the habit of picking up the first stirring mining worm, and a resounding knock brought him half dressed to the street door.
flushed
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From this reading He was startled at seeing Father Wynn before him, a trifle flushed and abstracted.
folded
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From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
Fortunately
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From this reading Fortunately, the paternal Burnham was an early bird, in the habit of picking up the first stirring mining worm, and a resounding knock brought him half dressed to the street door.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The nest of the tuneful Burnhams, although in the suburbs of Indian Spring, was not in ordinary weather and seasons hidden from the longing eyes of the youth of that settlement.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That night, however, it was veiled in the smoke that encompassed the great highway leading to Excelsior.
habit
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From this reading Fortunately, the paternal Burnham was an early bird, in the habit of picking up the first stirring mining worm, and a resounding knock brought him half dressed to the street door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fortunately, the paternal Burnham was an early bird, in the habit of picking up the first stirring mining worm, and a resounding knock brought him half dressed to the street door.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was startled at seeing Father Wynn before him, a trifle flushed and abstracted.
hidden
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From this reading The nest of the tuneful Burnhams, although in the suburbs of Indian Spring, was not in ordinary weather and seasons hidden from the longing eyes of the youth of that settlement.
highway
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From this reading That night, however, it was veiled in the smoke that encompassed the great highway leading to Excelsior.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fortunately, the paternal Burnham was an early bird, in the habit of picking up the first stirring mining worm, and a resounding knock brought him half dressed to the street door.
horse
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From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
house
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From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading That night, however, it was veiled in the smoke that encompassed the great highway leading to Excelsior.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The nest of the tuneful Burnhams, although in the suburbs of Indian Spring, was not in ordinary weather and seasons hidden from the longing eyes of the youth of that settlement.
Indian
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From this reading The nest of the tuneful Burnhams, although in the suburbs of Indian Spring, was not in ordinary weather and seasons hidden from the longing eyes of the youth of that settlement.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That night, however, it was veiled in the smoke that encompassed the great highway leading to Excelsior.
knock
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From this reading Fortunately, the paternal Burnham was an early bird, in the habit of picking up the first stirring mining worm, and a resounding knock brought him half dressed to the street door.
leading
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From this reading That night, however, it was veiled in the smoke that encompassed the great highway leading to Excelsior.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
longing
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From this reading The nest of the tuneful Burnhams, although in the suburbs of Indian Spring, was not in ordinary weather and seasons hidden from the longing eyes of the youth of that settlement.
mining
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From this reading Fortunately, the paternal Burnham was an early bird, in the habit of picking up the first stirring mining worm, and a resounding knock brought him half dressed to the street door.
movement
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From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
nest
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From this reading The nest of the tuneful Burnhams, although in the suburbs of Indian Spring, was not in ordinary weather and seasons hidden from the longing eyes of the youth of that settlement.
night
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From this reading That night, however, it was veiled in the smoke that encompassed the great highway leading to Excelsior.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The nest of the tuneful Burnhams, although in the suburbs of Indian Spring, was not in ordinary weather and seasons hidden from the longing eyes of the youth of that settlement.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The nest of the tuneful Burnhams, although in the suburbs of Indian Spring, was not in ordinary weather and seasons hidden from the longing eyes of the youth of that settlement.
ordinary
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From this reading The nest of the tuneful Burnhams, although in the suburbs of Indian Spring, was not in ordinary weather and seasons hidden from the longing eyes of the youth of that settlement.
paternal
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From this reading Fortunately, the paternal Burnham was an early bird, in the habit of picking up the first stirring mining worm, and a resounding knock brought him half dressed to the street door.
picking
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From this reading Fortunately, the paternal Burnham was an early bird, in the habit of picking up the first stirring mining worm, and a resounding knock brought him half dressed to the street door.
presumed
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From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
rapidly
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From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
resounding
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From this reading Fortunately, the paternal Burnham was an early bird, in the habit of picking up the first stirring mining worm, and a resounding knock brought him half dressed to the street door.
seasons
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From this reading The nest of the tuneful Burnhams, although in the suburbs of Indian Spring, was not in ordinary weather and seasons hidden from the longing eyes of the youth of that settlement.
seeing
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From this reading He was startled at seeing Father Wynn before him, a trifle flushed and abstracted.
settlement
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From this reading The nest of the tuneful Burnhams, although in the suburbs of Indian Spring, was not in ordinary weather and seasons hidden from the longing eyes of the youth of that settlement.
sign
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From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
smoke
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From this reading That night, however, it was veiled in the smoke that encompassed the great highway leading to Excelsior.
Spring
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From this reading The nest of the tuneful Burnhams, although in the suburbs of Indian Spring, was not in ordinary weather and seasons hidden from the longing eyes of the youth of that settlement.
startled
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From this reading He was startled at seeing Father Wynn before him, a trifle flushed and abstracted.
stirring
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From this reading Fortunately, the paternal Burnham was an early bird, in the habit of picking up the first stirring mining worm, and a resounding knock brought him half dressed to the street door.
street
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From this reading Fortunately, the paternal Burnham was an early bird, in the habit of picking up the first stirring mining worm, and a resounding knock brought him half dressed to the street door.
suburbs
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From this reading The nest of the tuneful Burnhams, although in the suburbs of Indian Spring, was not in ordinary weather and seasons hidden from the longing eyes of the youth of that settlement.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The nest of the tuneful Burnhams, although in the suburbs of Indian Spring, was not in ordinary weather and seasons hidden from the longing eyes of the youth of that settlement.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The nest of the tuneful Burnhams, although in the suburbs of Indian Spring, was not in ordinary weather and seasons hidden from the longing eyes of the youth of that settlement.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
there
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From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That night, however, it was veiled in the smoke that encompassed the great highway leading to Excelsior.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading He was startled at seeing Father Wynn before him, a trifle flushed and abstracted.
tuneful
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From this reading The nest of the tuneful Burnhams, although in the suburbs of Indian Spring, was not in ordinary weather and seasons hidden from the longing eyes of the youth of that settlement.
up
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From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
veiled
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From this reading That night, however, it was veiled in the smoke that encompassed the great highway leading to Excelsior.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The nest of the tuneful Burnhams, although in the suburbs of Indian Spring, was not in ordinary weather and seasons hidden from the longing eyes of the youth of that settlement.
weather
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From this reading The nest of the tuneful Burnhams, although in the suburbs of Indian Spring, was not in ordinary weather and seasons hidden from the longing eyes of the youth of that settlement.
wings
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From this reading It is presumed that the Burnham brood had long since folded their wings, for there was no sign of life nor movement in the house as a rapidly driven horse and buggy pulled up before it.
worm
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From this reading Fortunately, the paternal Burnham was an early bird, in the habit of picking up the first stirring mining worm, and a resounding knock brought him half dressed to the street door.
Wynn
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From this reading He was startled at seeing Father Wynn before him, a trifle flushed and abstracted.
youth
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From this reading The nest of the tuneful Burnhams, although in the suburbs of Indian Spring, was not in ordinary weather and seasons hidden from the longing eyes of the youth of that settlement.
