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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 A cloudless, deep-blue sky looked down on them, for the wind had driven away every little cloud in the night.
Alp
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From this reading They started merrily up the Alp.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fresh green mountain-side was bathed in brilliant sunlight, and many blue and yellow flowers had opened.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In one place she saw big patches of fine red primroses, on another spot blue gentians sparkled in the grass, and everywhere the golden rock-roses were nodding to her.
away
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From this reading A cloudless, deep-blue sky looked down on them, for the wind had driven away every little cloud in the night.
bathed
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big
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From this reading In one place she saw big patches of fine red primroses, on another spot blue gentians sparkled in the grass, and everywhere the golden rock-roses were nodding to her.
blue
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From this reading The fresh green mountain-side was bathed in brilliant sunlight, and many blue and yellow flowers had opened.
brilliant
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From this reading The fresh green mountain-side was bathed in brilliant sunlight, and many blue and yellow flowers had opened.
cloud
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From this reading A cloudless, deep-blue sky looked down on them, for the wind had driven away every little cloud in the night.
cloudless
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From this reading A cloudless, deep-blue sky looked down on them, for the wind had driven away every little cloud in the night.
deep-blue
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From this reading A cloudless, deep-blue sky looked down on them, for the wind had driven away every little cloud in the night.
down
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From this reading A cloudless, deep-blue sky looked down on them, for the wind had driven away every little cloud in the night.
driven
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From this reading A cloudless, deep-blue sky looked down on them, for the wind had driven away every little cloud in the night.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A cloudless, deep-blue sky looked down on them, for the wind had driven away every little cloud in the night.
everywhere
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From this reading In one place she saw big patches of fine red primroses, on another spot blue gentians sparkled in the grass, and everywhere the golden rock-roses were nodding to her.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In one place she saw big patches of fine red primroses, on another spot blue gentians sparkled in the grass, and everywhere the golden rock-roses were nodding to her.
flowers
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From this reading The fresh green mountain-side was bathed in brilliant sunlight, and many blue and yellow flowers had opened.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A cloudless, deep-blue sky looked down on them, for the wind had driven away every little cloud in the night.
fresh
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From this reading The fresh green mountain-side was bathed in brilliant sunlight, and many blue and yellow flowers had opened.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Heidi was wild with joy and ran from side to side.
gentians
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From this reading In one place she saw big patches of fine red primroses, on another spot blue gentians sparkled in the grass, and everywhere the golden rock-roses were nodding to her.
golden
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From this reading In one place she saw big patches of fine red primroses, on another spot blue gentians sparkled in the grass, and everywhere the golden rock-roses were nodding to her.
grass
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From this reading In one place she saw big patches of fine red primroses, on another spot blue gentians sparkled in the grass, and everywhere the golden rock-roses were nodding to her.
green
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From this reading The fresh green mountain-side was bathed in brilliant sunlight, and many blue and yellow flowers had opened.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A cloudless, deep-blue sky looked down on them, for the wind had driven away every little cloud in the night.
Heidi
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From this reading Heidi was wild with joy and ran from side to side.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In one place she saw big patches of fine red primroses, on another spot blue gentians sparkled in the grass, and everywhere the golden rock-roses were nodding to her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A cloudless, deep-blue sky looked down on them, for the wind had driven away every little cloud in the night.
joy
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From this reading Heidi was wild with joy and ran from side to side.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A cloudless, deep-blue sky looked down on them, for the wind had driven away every little cloud in the night.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A cloudless, deep-blue sky looked down on them, for the wind had driven away every little cloud in the night.
many
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From this reading The fresh green mountain-side was bathed in brilliant sunlight, and many blue and yellow flowers had opened.
merrily
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From this reading They started merrily up the Alp.
mountain-side
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From this reading The fresh green mountain-side was bathed in brilliant sunlight, and many blue and yellow flowers had opened.
night
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From this reading A cloudless, deep-blue sky looked down on them, for the wind had driven away every little cloud in the night.
nodding
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From this reading In one place she saw big patches of fine red primroses, on another spot blue gentians sparkled in the grass, and everywhere the golden rock-roses were nodding to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In one place she saw big patches of fine red primroses, on another spot blue gentians sparkled in the grass, and everywhere the golden rock-roses were nodding to her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A cloudless, deep-blue sky looked down on them, for the wind had driven away every little cloud in the night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one place she saw big patches of fine red primroses, on another spot blue gentians sparkled in the grass, and everywhere the golden rock-roses were nodding to her.
opened
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From this reading The fresh green mountain-side was bathed in brilliant sunlight, and many blue and yellow flowers had opened.
patches
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From this reading In one place she saw big patches of fine red primroses, on another spot blue gentians sparkled in the grass, and everywhere the golden rock-roses were nodding to her.
place
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From this reading In one place she saw big patches of fine red primroses, on another spot blue gentians sparkled in the grass, and everywhere the golden rock-roses were nodding to her.
primroses
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From this reading In one place she saw big patches of fine red primroses, on another spot blue gentians sparkled in the grass, and everywhere the golden rock-roses were nodding to her.
ran
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From this reading Heidi was wild with joy and ran from side to side.
red
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From this reading In one place she saw big patches of fine red primroses, on another spot blue gentians sparkled in the grass, and everywhere the golden rock-roses were nodding to her.
rock-roses
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From this reading In one place she saw big patches of fine red primroses, on another spot blue gentians sparkled in the grass, and everywhere the golden rock-roses were nodding to her.
saw
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From this reading In one place she saw big patches of fine red primroses, on another spot blue gentians sparkled in the grass, and everywhere the golden rock-roses were nodding to her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In one place she saw big patches of fine red primroses, on another spot blue gentians sparkled in the grass, and everywhere the golden rock-roses were nodding to her.
side
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From this reading Heidi was wild with joy and ran from side to side.
sky
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From this reading A cloudless, deep-blue sky looked down on them, for the wind had driven away every little cloud in the night.
sparkled
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From this reading In one place she saw big patches of fine red primroses, on another spot blue gentians sparkled in the grass, and everywhere the golden rock-roses were nodding to her.
spot
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From this reading In one place she saw big patches of fine red primroses, on another spot blue gentians sparkled in the grass, and everywhere the golden rock-roses were nodding to her.
started
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From this reading They started merrily up the Alp.
sunlight
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From this reading The fresh green mountain-side was bathed in brilliant sunlight, and many blue and yellow flowers had opened.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They started merrily up the Alp.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A cloudless, deep-blue sky looked down on them, for the wind had driven away every little cloud in the night.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They started merrily up the Alp.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Heidi was wild with joy and ran from side to side.
up
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From this reading They started merrily up the Alp.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fresh green mountain-side was bathed in brilliant sunlight, and many blue and yellow flowers had opened.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In one place she saw big patches of fine red primroses, on another spot blue gentians sparkled in the grass, and everywhere the golden rock-roses were nodding to her.
wild
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From this reading Heidi was wild with joy and ran from side to side.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A cloudless, deep-blue sky looked down on them, for the wind had driven away every little cloud in the night.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Heidi was wild with joy and ran from side to side.
yellow
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From this reading The fresh green mountain-side was bathed in brilliant sunlight, and many blue and yellow flowers had opened.