adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the Church at Stratford-on-Avon Mrs. Browning's Grave at Florence My Castle Apple-Blossoms Summer Hours June Little Charlie The Whippoorwill and I Carving a Name IN TIME OF WAR.
AlgernounUS /ˈældʒər/
United States author of inspirational adventure stories for boys; virtue and hard work overcome poverty (1832-1899)
From this reading By Horatio Alger, Jr.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the Church at Stratford-on-Avon Mrs. Browning's Grave at Florence My Castle Apple-Blossoms Summer Hours June Little Charlie The Whippoorwill and I Carving a Name IN TIME OF WAR.
Anselmo
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Apple-Blossoms
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the Church at Stratford-on-Avon Mrs. Browning's Grave at Florence My Castle Apple-Blossoms Summer Hours June Little Charlie The Whippoorwill and I Carving a Name IN TIME OF WAR.
Baldwin'snounUS /ˈbɔːldwənz/
possessive form of “baldwin” — United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)
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BALLADSnounUS /ˈbælədz/
plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading BALLADS.
Barbara's
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BoynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading Gone to the War Where is my Boy To-night?
Browning'snounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋz/
possessive form of “browning” — United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading In the Church at Stratford-on-Avon Mrs. Browning's Grave at Florence My Castle Apple-Blossoms Summer Hours June Little Charlie The Whippoorwill and I Carving a Name IN TIME OF WAR.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Horatio Alger, Jr.
CarvingnounUS /ˈkɑːrvɪŋ/
a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape
From this reading In the Church at Stratford-on-Avon Mrs. Browning's Grave at Florence My Castle Apple-Blossoms Summer Hours June Little Charlie The Whippoorwill and I Carving a Name IN TIME OF WAR.
CastlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading In the Church at Stratford-on-Avon Mrs. Browning's Grave at Florence My Castle Apple-Blossoms Summer Hours June Little Charlie The Whippoorwill and I Carving a Name IN TIME OF WAR.
Charlie
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ChurchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading In the Church at Stratford-on-Avon Mrs. Browning's Grave at Florence My Castle Apple-Blossoms Summer Hours June Little Charlie The Whippoorwill and I Carving a Name IN TIME OF WAR.
ConfessionnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/
an admission of misdeeds or faults
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CourtshipnounUS /ˈkɔːrtʃɪp/
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
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FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading In the Church at Stratford-on-Avon Mrs. Browning's Grave at Florence My Castle Apple-Blossoms Summer Hours June Little Charlie The Whippoorwill and I Carving a Name IN TIME OF WAR.
FriarnounUS /ˈfraɪər/
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
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GardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
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GoneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Gone to the War Where is my Boy To-night?
Grand'ther
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GravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading In the Church at Stratford-on-Avon Mrs. Browning's Grave at Florence My Castle Apple-Blossoms Summer Hours June Little Charlie The Whippoorwill and I Carving a Name IN TIME OF WAR.
HeartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
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Horatio
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From this reading By Horatio Alger, Jr.
HoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading In the Church at Stratford-on-Avon Mrs. Browning's Grave at Florence My Castle Apple-Blossoms Summer Hours June Little Charlie The Whippoorwill and I Carving a Name IN TIME OF WAR.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the Church at Stratford-on-Avon Mrs. Browning's Grave at Florence My Castle Apple-Blossoms Summer Hours June Little Charlie The Whippoorwill and I Carving a Name IN TIME OF WAR.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gone to the War Where is my Boy To-night?
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
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JrnounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/
a son who has the same first name as his father
From this reading By Horatio Alger, Jr.
JunenounUS /dʒuːn/
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading In the Church at Stratford-on-Avon Mrs. Browning's Grave at Florence My Castle Apple-Blossoms Summer Hours June Little Charlie The Whippoorwill and I Carving a Name IN TIME OF WAR.
LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the Church at Stratford-on-Avon Mrs. Browning's Grave at Florence My Castle Apple-Blossoms Summer Hours June Little Charlie The Whippoorwill and I Carving a Name IN TIME OF WAR.
LostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
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Maynard
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MISCELLANEOUSadjectiveUS /ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs/
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
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MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading In the Church at Stratford-on-Avon Mrs. Browning's Grave at Florence My Castle Apple-Blossoms Summer Hours June Little Charlie The Whippoorwill and I Carving a Name IN TIME OF WAR.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the Church at Stratford-on-Avon Mrs. Browning's Grave at Florence My Castle Apple-Blossoms Summer Hours June Little Charlie The Whippoorwill and I Carving a Name IN TIME OF WAR.
NameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading In the Church at Stratford-on-Avon Mrs. Browning's Grave at Florence My Castle Apple-Blossoms Summer Hours June Little Charlie The Whippoorwill and I Carving a Name IN TIME OF WAR.
NicholasnounUS /ˈnɪkələs/
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the Church at Stratford-on-Avon Mrs. Browning's Grave at Florence My Castle Apple-Blossoms Summer Hours June Little Charlie The Whippoorwill and I Carving a Name IN TIME OF WAR.
Phoebe's
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POEMSnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
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RosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
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St
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Stratford-on-Avonnoun
a town in central England on the River Avon; birthplace (and burial place) of William Shakespeare
From this reading In the Church at Stratford-on-Avon Mrs. Browning's Grave at Florence My Castle Apple-Blossoms Summer Hours June Little Charlie The Whippoorwill and I Carving a Name IN TIME OF WAR.
SummernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading In the Church at Stratford-on-Avon Mrs. Browning's Grave at Florence My Castle Apple-Blossoms Summer Hours June Little Charlie The Whippoorwill and I Carving a Name IN TIME OF WAR.
ThanksgivingnounUS /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading Grand'ther Baldwin's Thanksgiving St. Nicholas Barbara's Courtship The Confession Rose in the Garden Phoebe's Wooing The Lost Heart John Maynard Friar Anselmo MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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TIMEnounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In the Church at Stratford-on-Avon Mrs. Browning's Grave at Florence My Castle Apple-Blossoms Summer Hours June Little Charlie The Whippoorwill and I Carving a Name IN TIME OF WAR.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gone to the War Where is my Boy To-night?
To-night
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WARnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading In the Church at Stratford-on-Avon Mrs. Browning's Grave at Florence My Castle Apple-Blossoms Summer Hours June Little Charlie The Whippoorwill and I Carving a Name IN TIME OF WAR.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Gone to the War Where is my Boy To-night?
Whippoorwillnoun
American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage
From this reading In the Church at Stratford-on-Avon Mrs. Browning's Grave at Florence My Castle Apple-Blossoms Summer Hours June Little Charlie The Whippoorwill and I Carving a Name IN TIME OF WAR.
WooingnounUS /ˈwuːɪŋ/
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading Grand'ther Baldwin's Thanksgiving St. Nicholas Barbara's Courtship The Confession Rose in the Garden Phoebe's Wooing The Lost Heart John Maynard Friar Anselmo MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.
