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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Slowly the moon rode over the house, and down toward its way in the West, and after its vanishing chariot the night stretched wistful arms.
all
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From this reading She forgot all her troubles; forgot even her wayward sister next door; and rose with the song of the birds in her heart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Slowly the moon rode over the house, and down toward its way in the West, and after its vanishing chariot the night stretched wistful arms.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The birds woke up and told one another that the first of August was come and life was good.
arms
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From this reading Slowly the moon rode over the house, and down toward its way in the West, and after its vanishing chariot the night stretched wistful arms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The breath that came in the early dawn savored of new-mown hay, and the bird songs thrilled Marcia as if it were the day of her dreams.
August
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From this reading The birds woke up and told one another that the first of August was come and life was good.
bird
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From this reading The breath that came in the early dawn savored of new-mown hay, and the bird songs thrilled Marcia as if it were the day of her dreams.
birds
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From this reading The birds woke up and told one another that the first of August was come and life was good.
breath
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From this reading The breath that came in the early dawn savored of new-mown hay, and the bird songs thrilled Marcia as if it were the day of her dreams.
came
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From this reading The breath that came in the early dawn savored of new-mown hay, and the bird songs thrilled Marcia as if it were the day of her dreams.
chariot
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From this reading Slowly the moon rode over the house, and down toward its way in the West, and after its vanishing chariot the night stretched wistful arms.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The birds woke up and told one another that the first of August was come and life was good.
dawn
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From this reading The breath that came in the early dawn savored of new-mown hay, and the bird songs thrilled Marcia as if it were the day of her dreams.
day
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From this reading The breath that came in the early dawn savored of new-mown hay, and the bird songs thrilled Marcia as if it were the day of her dreams.
door
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From this reading She forgot all her troubles; forgot even her wayward sister next door; and rose with the song of the birds in her heart.
down
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From this reading Slowly the moon rode over the house, and down toward its way in the West, and after its vanishing chariot the night stretched wistful arms.
dreams
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From this reading The breath that came in the early dawn savored of new-mown hay, and the bird songs thrilled Marcia as if it were the day of her dreams.
early
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From this reading The breath that came in the early dawn savored of new-mown hay, and the bird songs thrilled Marcia as if it were the day of her dreams.
East
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From this reading Softly the grey in the East tinged into violet and glowed into rose and gold.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She forgot all her troubles; forgot even her wayward sister next door; and rose with the song of the birds in her heart.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The birds woke up and told one another that the first of August was come and life was good.
forgot
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From this reading She forgot all her troubles; forgot even her wayward sister next door; and rose with the song of the birds in her heart.
glowed
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From this reading Softly the grey in the East tinged into violet and glowed into rose and gold.
gold
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From this reading Softly the grey in the East tinged into violet and glowed into rose and gold.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The birds woke up and told one another that the first of August was come and life was good.
grey
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From this reading Softly the grey in the East tinged into violet and glowed into rose and gold.
hay
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From this reading The breath that came in the early dawn savored of new-mown hay, and the bird songs thrilled Marcia as if it were the day of her dreams.
heart
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From this reading She forgot all her troubles; forgot even her wayward sister next door; and rose with the song of the birds in her heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The breath that came in the early dawn savored of new-mown hay, and the bird songs thrilled Marcia as if it were the day of her dreams.
house
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From this reading Slowly the moon rode over the house, and down toward its way in the West, and after its vanishing chariot the night stretched wistful arms.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The breath that came in the early dawn savored of new-mown hay, and the bird songs thrilled Marcia as if it were the day of her dreams.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Slowly the moon rode over the house, and down toward its way in the West, and after its vanishing chariot the night stretched wistful arms.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Softly the grey in the East tinged into violet and glowed into rose and gold.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The breath that came in the early dawn savored of new-mown hay, and the bird songs thrilled Marcia as if it were the day of her dreams.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Slowly the moon rode over the house, and down toward its way in the West, and after its vanishing chariot the night stretched wistful arms.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The birds woke up and told one another that the first of August was come and life was good.
Marcia
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From this reading The breath that came in the early dawn savored of new-mown hay, and the bird songs thrilled Marcia as if it were the day of her dreams.
moon
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From this reading Slowly the moon rode over the house, and down toward its way in the West, and after its vanishing chariot the night stretched wistful arms.
new-mown
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From this reading The breath that came in the early dawn savored of new-mown hay, and the bird songs thrilled Marcia as if it were the day of her dreams.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She forgot all her troubles; forgot even her wayward sister next door; and rose with the song of the birds in her heart.
night
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From this reading Slowly the moon rode over the house, and down toward its way in the West, and after its vanishing chariot the night stretched wistful arms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The birds woke up and told one another that the first of August was come and life was good.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The birds woke up and told one another that the first of August was come and life was good.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Slowly the moon rode over the house, and down toward its way in the West, and after its vanishing chariot the night stretched wistful arms.
rode
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From this reading Slowly the moon rode over the house, and down toward its way in the West, and after its vanishing chariot the night stretched wistful arms.
rose
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From this reading Softly the grey in the East tinged into violet and glowed into rose and gold.
savored
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From this reading The breath that came in the early dawn savored of new-mown hay, and the bird songs thrilled Marcia as if it were the day of her dreams.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She forgot all her troubles; forgot even her wayward sister next door; and rose with the song of the birds in her heart.
sister
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From this reading She forgot all her troubles; forgot even her wayward sister next door; and rose with the song of the birds in her heart.
Slowly
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From this reading Slowly the moon rode over the house, and down toward its way in the West, and after its vanishing chariot the night stretched wistful arms.
Softly
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From this reading Softly the grey in the East tinged into violet and glowed into rose and gold.
song
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From this reading She forgot all her troubles; forgot even her wayward sister next door; and rose with the song of the birds in her heart.
songs
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From this reading The breath that came in the early dawn savored of new-mown hay, and the bird songs thrilled Marcia as if it were the day of her dreams.
stretched
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From this reading Slowly the moon rode over the house, and down toward its way in the West, and after its vanishing chariot the night stretched wistful arms.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The birds woke up and told one another that the first of August was come and life was good.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Slowly the moon rode over the house, and down toward its way in the West, and after its vanishing chariot the night stretched wistful arms.
thrilled
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From this reading The breath that came in the early dawn savored of new-mown hay, and the bird songs thrilled Marcia as if it were the day of her dreams.
tinged
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From this reading Softly the grey in the East tinged into violet and glowed into rose and gold.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The birds woke up and told one another that the first of August was come and life was good.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Slowly the moon rode over the house, and down toward its way in the West, and after its vanishing chariot the night stretched wistful arms.
troubles
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From this reading She forgot all her troubles; forgot even her wayward sister next door; and rose with the song of the birds in her heart.
up
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From this reading The birds woke up and told one another that the first of August was come and life was good.
vanishing
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From this reading Slowly the moon rode over the house, and down toward its way in the West, and after its vanishing chariot the night stretched wistful arms.
violet
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From this reading Softly the grey in the East tinged into violet and glowed into rose and gold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The birds woke up and told one another that the first of August was come and life was good.
way
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From this reading Slowly the moon rode over the house, and down toward its way in the West, and after its vanishing chariot the night stretched wistful arms.
wayward
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From this reading She forgot all her troubles; forgot even her wayward sister next door; and rose with the song of the birds in her heart.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The breath that came in the early dawn savored of new-mown hay, and the bird songs thrilled Marcia as if it were the day of her dreams.
West
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From this reading Slowly the moon rode over the house, and down toward its way in the West, and after its vanishing chariot the night stretched wistful arms.
wistful
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From this reading Slowly the moon rode over the house, and down toward its way in the West, and after its vanishing chariot the night stretched wistful arms.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She forgot all her troubles; forgot even her wayward sister next door; and rose with the song of the birds in her heart.
woke
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From this reading The birds woke up and told one another that the first of August was come and life was good.
