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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 As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading This butterfly flight soon carried her away and hid her among the bushes, though her merry laugh came back in answer to Margaret's call.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
answer
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From this reading This butterfly flight soon carried her away and hid her among the bushes, though her merry laugh came back in answer to Margaret's call.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
away
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From this reading This butterfly flight soon carried her away and hid her among the bushes, though her merry laugh came back in answer to Margaret's call.
back
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From this reading This butterfly flight soon carried her away and hid her among the bushes, though her merry laugh came back in answer to Margaret's call.
bore
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From this reading She went from thicket to thicket, constantly finding one that bore more than that she had just left.
boughs
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From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
branches
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From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
breeze
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From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
bushes
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From this reading This butterfly flight soon carried her away and hid her among the bushes, though her merry laugh came back in answer to Margaret's call.
butterfly
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From this reading This butterfly flight soon carried her away and hid her among the bushes, though her merry laugh came back in answer to Margaret's call.
call
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From this reading This butterfly flight soon carried her away and hid her among the bushes, though her merry laugh came back in answer to Margaret's call.
came
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From this reading This butterfly flight soon carried her away and hid her among the bushes, though her merry laugh came back in answer to Margaret's call.
carried
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From this reading This butterfly flight soon carried her away and hid her among the bushes, though her merry laugh came back in answer to Margaret's call.
constantly
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From this reading She went from thicket to thicket, constantly finding one that bore more than that she had just left.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Felix of course was with her.
dance
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From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
enough
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From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
Felix
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From this reading Felix of course was with her.
finding
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From this reading She went from thicket to thicket, constantly finding one that bore more than that she had just left.
flight
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From this reading This butterfly flight soon carried her away and hid her among the bushes, though her merry laugh came back in answer to Margaret's call.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She went from thicket to thicket, constantly finding one that bore more than that she had just left.
glinting
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From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
grows
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From this reading Like money-getting, nut-gathering grows upon the searcher.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She went from thicket to thicket, constantly finding one that bore more than that she had just left.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This butterfly flight soon carried her away and hid her among the bushes, though her merry laugh came back in answer to Margaret's call.
hid
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From this reading This butterfly flight soon carried her away and hid her among the bushes, though her merry laugh came back in answer to Margaret's call.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
just
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From this reading She went from thicket to thicket, constantly finding one that bore more than that she had just left.
laugh
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From this reading This butterfly flight soon carried her away and hid her among the bushes, though her merry laugh came back in answer to Margaret's call.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went from thicket to thicket, constantly finding one that bore more than that she had just left.
like
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From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
Margaret's
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From this reading This butterfly flight soon carried her away and hid her among the bushes, though her merry laugh came back in answer to Margaret's call.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
merry
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From this reading This butterfly flight soon carried her away and hid her among the bushes, though her merry laugh came back in answer to Margaret's call.
money-getting
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From this reading Like money-getting, nut-gathering grows upon the searcher.
more
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From this reading She went from thicket to thicket, constantly finding one that bore more than that she had just left.
movement
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From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
nut-gathering
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From this reading Like money-getting, nut-gathering grows upon the searcher.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She went from thicket to thicket, constantly finding one that bore more than that she had just left.
really
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From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
restless
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From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
search
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From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
searcher
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From this reading Like money-getting, nut-gathering grows upon the searcher.
shadows
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From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
soon
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From this reading This butterfly flight soon carried her away and hid her among the bushes, though her merry laugh came back in answer to Margaret's call.
stay
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From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
sunbeam
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From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She went from thicket to thicket, constantly finding one that bore more than that she had just left.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She went from thicket to thicket, constantly finding one that bore more than that she had just left.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense group of bushes or small trees
From this reading She went from thicket to thicket, constantly finding one that bore more than that she had just left.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This butterfly flight soon carried her away and hid her among the bushes, though her merry laugh came back in answer to Margaret's call.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading This butterfly flight soon carried her away and hid her among the bushes, though her merry laugh came back in answer to Margaret's call.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Like money-getting, nut-gathering grows upon the searcher.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Felix of course was with her.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went from thicket to thicket, constantly finding one that bore more than that she had just left.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading As for May, restless and ever in movement, glinting hither and thither like a sunbeam when the shadows of the branches dance in the breeze, she could never stay long enough to really search the boughs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Felix of course was with her.
