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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 The inmost heart of man if glad Partakes a livelier cheer, And eyes that cannot but be sad Let fall a brightened tear.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The inmost heart of man if glad Partakes a livelier cheer, And eyes that cannot but be sad Let fall a brightened tear.
Arthur
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The inmost heart of man if glad Partakes a livelier cheer, And eyes that cannot but be sad Let fall a brightened tear.
boy
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
brightened
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From this reading The inmost heart of man if glad Partakes a livelier cheer, And eyes that cannot but be sad Let fall a brightened tear.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The inmost heart of man if glad Partakes a livelier cheer, And eyes that cannot but be sad Let fall a brightened tear.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Since thy return, through days and weeks Of hope that grew by stealth, How many wan and faded cheeks Have kindled into health.
called
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
cannot
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From this reading The inmost heart of man if glad Partakes a livelier cheer, And eyes that cannot but be sad Let fall a brightened tear.
Carry
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From this reading Carry him off, and lock the door.
charge
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
cheeks
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From this reading Since thy return, through days and weeks Of hope that grew by stealth, How many wan and faded cheeks Have kindled into health.
cheer
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From this reading The inmost heart of man if glad Partakes a livelier cheer, And eyes that cannot but be sad Let fall a brightened tear.
D'ye
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From this reading D’ye hear?’
days
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From this reading Since thy return, through days and weeks Of hope that grew by stealth, How many wan and faded cheeks Have kindled into health.
don't
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
door
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From this reading Carry him off, and lock the door.
eyes
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From this reading The inmost heart of man if glad Partakes a livelier cheer, And eyes that cannot but be sad Let fall a brightened tear.
faded
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From this reading Since thy return, through days and weeks Of hope that grew by stealth, How many wan and faded cheeks Have kindled into health.
fall
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From this reading The inmost heart of man if glad Partakes a livelier cheer, And eyes that cannot but be sad Let fall a brightened tear.
French
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
garden
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
glad
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From this reading The inmost heart of man if glad Partakes a livelier cheer, And eyes that cannot but be sad Let fall a brightened tear.
grew
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From this reading Since thy return, through days and weeks Of hope that grew by stealth, How many wan and faded cheeks Have kindled into health.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Since thy return, through days and weeks Of hope that grew by stealth, How many wan and faded cheeks Have kindled into health.
health
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From this reading Since thy return, through days and weeks Of hope that grew by stealth, How many wan and faded cheeks Have kindled into health.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading D’ye hear?’
heart
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From this reading The inmost heart of man if glad Partakes a livelier cheer, And eyes that cannot but be sad Let fall a brightened tear.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Carry him off, and lock the door.
holding
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
hope
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From this reading Since thy return, through days and weeks Of hope that grew by stealth, How many wan and faded cheeks Have kindled into health.
How
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From this reading Since thy return, through days and weeks Of hope that grew by stealth, How many wan and faded cheeks Have kindled into health.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The inmost heart of man if glad Partakes a livelier cheer, And eyes that cannot but be sad Let fall a brightened tear.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
inmost
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From this reading The inmost heart of man if glad Partakes a livelier cheer, And eyes that cannot but be sad Let fall a brightened tear.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Since thy return, through days and weeks Of hope that grew by stealth, How many wan and faded cheeks Have kindled into health.
kicks
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
kindled
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From this reading Since thy return, through days and weeks Of hope that grew by stealth, How many wan and faded cheeks Have kindled into health.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The inmost heart of man if glad Partakes a livelier cheer, And eyes that cannot but be sad Let fall a brightened tear.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
livelier
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From this reading The inmost heart of man if glad Partakes a livelier cheer, And eyes that cannot but be sad Let fall a brightened tear.
lock
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From this reading Carry him off, and lock the door.
man
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From this reading The inmost heart of man if glad Partakes a livelier cheer, And eyes that cannot but be sad Let fall a brightened tear.
many
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From this reading Since thy return, through days and weeks Of hope that grew by stealth, How many wan and faded cheeks Have kindled into health.
Martindale
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
Mrs
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
night
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
Ode
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The inmost heart of man if glad Partakes a livelier cheer, And eyes that cannot but be sad Let fall a brightened tear.
off
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From this reading Carry him off, and lock the door.
out
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
paced
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
parasol
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
Partakes
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From this reading The inmost heart of man if glad Partakes a livelier cheer, And eyes that cannot but be sad Let fall a brightened tear.
return
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From this reading Since thy return, through days and weeks Of hope that grew by stealth, How many wan and faded cheeks Have kindled into health.
round
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
row
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
sad
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From this reading The inmost heart of man if glad Partakes a livelier cheer, And eyes that cannot but be sad Let fall a brightened tear.
Sarah
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
say
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since thy return, through days and weeks Of hope that grew by stealth, How many wan and faded cheeks Have kindled into health.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
stealth
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From this reading Since thy return, through days and weeks Of hope that grew by stealth, How many wan and faded cheeks Have kindled into health.
tear
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From this reading The inmost heart of man if glad Partakes a livelier cheer, And eyes that cannot but be sad Let fall a brightened tear.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The inmost heart of man if glad Partakes a livelier cheer, And eyes that cannot but be sad Let fall a brightened tear.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The inmost heart of man if glad Partakes a livelier cheer, And eyes that cannot but be sad Let fall a brightened tear.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Since thy return, through days and weeks Of hope that grew by stealth, How many wan and faded cheeks Have kindled into health.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Since thy return, through days and weeks Of hope that grew by stealth, How many wan and faded cheeks Have kindled into health.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
up
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
wan
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From this reading Since thy return, through days and weeks Of hope that grew by stealth, How many wan and faded cheeks Have kindled into health.
weeks
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From this reading Since thy return, through days and weeks Of hope that grew by stealth, How many wan and faded cheeks Have kindled into health.
window
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
WORDSWORTH'S
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH’S Ode to May ‘I say,’ called Arthur, standing half in and half out of the French window, as Sarah paced round the little garden, holding a parasol over her charge, ‘if that boy kicks up a row at night, don’t mind Mrs. Martindale.
