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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 Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
all
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From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading If there were fauns among them, and the children took their pointed ears for leaves as they lay sleeping in the undergrowth, they never knew it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The pond undoubtedly partook somewhat of the nature of an Eastern myth in this little New England village.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
appealed
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From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
children
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From this reading The village children found no nymphs in the trees of their New England woods.
commonplace
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From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
ears
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From this reading If there were fauns among them, and the children took their pointed ears for leaves as they lay sleeping in the undergrowth, they never knew it.
Eastern
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From this reading The pond undoubtedly partook somewhat of the nature of an Eastern myth in this little New England village.
else
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From this reading The laws of natural fancy obtained here as everywhere else, although in small and homely measure.
England
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From this reading The pond undoubtedly partook somewhat of the nature of an Eastern myth in this little New England village.
everywhere
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From this reading The laws of natural fancy obtained here as everywhere else, although in small and homely measure.
fancy
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From this reading The laws of natural fancy obtained here as everywhere else, although in small and homely measure.
fauns
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From this reading If there were fauns among them, and the children took their pointed ears for leaves as they lay sleeping in the undergrowth, they never knew it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If there were fauns among them, and the children took their pointed ears for leaves as they lay sleeping in the undergrowth, they never knew it.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The village children found no nymphs in the trees of their New England woods.
ghastliness
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From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
given
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From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
glamour
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From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The laws of natural fancy obtained here as everywhere else, although in small and homely measure.
homely
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From this reading The laws of natural fancy obtained here as everywhere else, although in small and homely measure.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there were fauns among them, and the children took their pointed ears for leaves as they lay sleeping in the undergrowth, they never knew it.
imaginations
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From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The pond undoubtedly partook somewhat of the nature of an Eastern myth in this little New England village.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
knew
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From this reading If there were fauns among them, and the children took their pointed ears for leaves as they lay sleeping in the undergrowth, they never knew it.
laws
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From this reading The laws of natural fancy obtained here as everywhere else, although in small and homely measure.
lay
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From this reading If there were fauns among them, and the children took their pointed ears for leaves as they lay sleeping in the undergrowth, they never knew it.
leaves
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From this reading If there were fauns among them, and the children took their pointed ears for leaves as they lay sleeping in the undergrowth, they never knew it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pond undoubtedly partook somewhat of the nature of an Eastern myth in this little New England village.
lose
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From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
measure
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From this reading The laws of natural fancy obtained here as everywhere else, although in small and homely measure.
myth
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From this reading The pond undoubtedly partook somewhat of the nature of an Eastern myth in this little New England village.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
natural
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From this reading The laws of natural fancy obtained here as everywhere else, although in small and homely measure.
nature
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From this reading The pond undoubtedly partook somewhat of the nature of an Eastern myth in this little New England village.
natures
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From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If there were fauns among them, and the children took their pointed ears for leaves as they lay sleeping in the undergrowth, they never knew it.
New
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From this reading The pond undoubtedly partook somewhat of the nature of an Eastern myth in this little New England village.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The village children found no nymphs in the trees of their New England woods.
nymphs
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From this reading The village children found no nymphs in the trees of their New England woods.
obtained
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From this reading The laws of natural fancy obtained here as everywhere else, although in small and homely measure.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The pond undoubtedly partook somewhat of the nature of an Eastern myth in this little New England village.
partook
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From this reading The pond undoubtedly partook somewhat of the nature of an Eastern myth in this little New England village.
people
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From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
poetical
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From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
pointed
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From this reading If there were fauns among them, and the children took their pointed ears for leaves as they lay sleeping in the undergrowth, they never knew it.
pond
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From this reading The pond undoubtedly partook somewhat of the nature of an Eastern myth in this little New England village.
practicality
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From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
render
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From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
significant
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From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
sleeping
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From this reading If there were fauns among them, and the children took their pointed ears for leaves as they lay sleeping in the undergrowth, they never knew it.
small
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From this reading The laws of natural fancy obtained here as everywhere else, although in small and homely measure.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
somewhat
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From this reading The pond undoubtedly partook somewhat of the nature of an Eastern myth in this little New England village.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pond undoubtedly partook somewhat of the nature of an Eastern myth in this little New England village.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If there were fauns among them, and the children took their pointed ears for leaves as they lay sleeping in the undergrowth, they never knew it.
there
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From this reading If there were fauns among them, and the children took their pointed ears for leaves as they lay sleeping in the undergrowth, they never knew it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If there were fauns among them, and the children took their pointed ears for leaves as they lay sleeping in the undergrowth, they never knew it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The pond undoubtedly partook somewhat of the nature of an Eastern myth in this little New England village.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If there were fauns among them, and the children took their pointed ears for leaves as they lay sleeping in the undergrowth, they never knew it.
trees
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From this reading The village children found no nymphs in the trees of their New England woods.
uncompromising
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From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
undergrowth
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From this reading If there were fauns among them, and the children took their pointed ears for leaves as they lay sleeping in the undergrowth, they never knew it.
undoubtedly
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From this reading The pond undoubtedly partook somewhat of the nature of an Eastern myth in this little New England village.
very
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From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
village
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From this reading The pond undoubtedly partook somewhat of the nature of an Eastern myth in this little New England village.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If there were fauns among them, and the children took their pointed ears for leaves as they lay sleeping in the undergrowth, they never knew it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Although with the uncompromising practicality of their natures the people had given it a name so directly significant as to make it lose all poetical glamour, and render it the very commonplace of ghastliness, it still appealed to their imaginations.
woods
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From this reading The village children found no nymphs in the trees of their New England woods.
