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all
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From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We ceased to take Muriel out with us in our slow walk along John's favourite "terrace" before any one else was stirring.
AlreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
always
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From this reading Her father at first missed her sorely, but always kept repeating that "early walks were not good for children."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
any
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From this reading We ceased to take Muriel out with us in our slow walk along John's favourite "terrace" before any one else was stirring.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her father at first missed her sorely, but always kept repeating that "early walks were not good for children."
autumn
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From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
beech-wood
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From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We ceased to take Muriel out with us in our slow walk along John's favourite "terrace" before any one else was stirring.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her father at first missed her sorely, but always kept repeating that "early walks were not good for children."
ceased
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From this reading We ceased to take Muriel out with us in our slow walk along John's favourite "terrace" before any one else was stirring.
children
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From this reading Her father at first missed her sorely, but always kept repeating that "early walks were not good for children."
common
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From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
dewy
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From this reading The mornings grew hazy and dewy.
early
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From this reading Her father at first missed her sorely, but always kept repeating that "early walks were not good for children."
else
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From this reading We ceased to take Muriel out with us in our slow walk along John's favourite "terrace" before any one else was stirring.
eye
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From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
father
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From this reading Her father at first missed her sorely, but always kept repeating that "early walks were not good for children."
favourite
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From this reading We ceased to take Muriel out with us in our slow walk along John's favourite "terrace" before any one else was stirring.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her father at first missed her sorely, but always kept repeating that "early walks were not good for children."
flowers
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From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her father at first missed her sorely, but always kept repeating that "early walks were not good for children."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her father at first missed her sorely, but always kept repeating that "early walks were not good for children."
grew
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From this reading The mornings grew hazy and dewy.
ground-thistle
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From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
unclear or blurred, especially from drink
From this reading The mornings grew hazy and dewy.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father at first missed her sorely, but always kept repeating that "early walks were not good for children."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
John's
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From this reading We ceased to take Muriel out with us in our slow walk along John's favourite "terrace" before any one else was stirring.
kept
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From this reading Her father at first missed her sorely, but always kept repeating that "early walks were not good for children."
large
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From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
midst
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From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
missed
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From this reading Her father at first missed her sorely, but always kept repeating that "early walks were not good for children."
mornings
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From this reading The mornings grew hazy and dewy.
Muriel
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From this reading We ceased to take Muriel out with us in our slow walk along John's favourite "terrace" before any one else was stirring.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her father at first missed her sorely, but always kept repeating that "early walks were not good for children."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We ceased to take Muriel out with us in our slow walk along John's favourite "terrace" before any one else was stirring.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We ceased to take Muriel out with us in our slow walk along John's favourite "terrace" before any one else was stirring.
out
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From this reading We ceased to take Muriel out with us in our slow walk along John's favourite "terrace" before any one else was stirring.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
purple
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From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
red
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From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
repeating
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From this reading Her father at first missed her sorely, but always kept repeating that "early walks were not good for children."
show
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From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
slow
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From this reading We ceased to take Muriel out with us in our slow walk along John's favourite "terrace" before any one else was stirring.
sorely
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From this reading Her father at first missed her sorely, but always kept repeating that "early walks were not good for children."
stirring
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From this reading We ceased to take Muriel out with us in our slow walk along John's favourite "terrace" before any one else was stirring.
Summer
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From this reading Summer waned.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We ceased to take Muriel out with us in our slow walk along John's favourite "terrace" before any one else was stirring.
terrace
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From this reading We ceased to take Muriel out with us in our slow walk along John's favourite "terrace" before any one else was stirring.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her father at first missed her sorely, but always kept repeating that "early walks were not good for children."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
turn
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From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
up
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From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We ceased to take Muriel out with us in our slow walk along John's favourite "terrace" before any one else was stirring.
walk
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From this reading We ceased to take Muriel out with us in our slow walk along John's favourite "terrace" before any one else was stirring.
walks
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From this reading Her father at first missed her sorely, but always kept repeating that "early walks were not good for children."
waned
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From this reading Summer waned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We ceased to take Muriel out with us in our slow walk along John's favourite "terrace" before any one else was stirring.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We ceased to take Muriel out with us in our slow walk along John's favourite "terrace" before any one else was stirring.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her father at first missed her sorely, but always kept repeating that "early walks were not good for children."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We ceased to take Muriel out with us in our slow walk along John's favourite "terrace" before any one else was stirring.
yellow
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From this reading Already the beech-wood began to turn red, and the little yellow autumn flowers to show themselves all over the common, while in the midst of them looked up the large purple eye of the ground-thistle.