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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 It is a quiet little spot, lying dreamily in the river, which breaks and sparkles around it with a silvery tumult.
alder
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From this reading Hedges of black alder, hazel branches, and sedgy rushes stand in thickets, or droop in garlands along its shores.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Hedges of black alder, hazel branches, and sedgy rushes stand in thickets, or droop in garlands along its shores.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading You scarcely notice the island amid the luxuriant scenery of Wyoming, it seems so insignificant in its prettiness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Monockonok Island lies in the stream of the Susquehanna, where the Valley of Wyoming presents its greenest fields and most level banks to the sunshine.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It is a quiet little spot, lying dreamily in the river, which breaks and sparkles around it with a silvery tumult.
banks
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From this reading Monockonok Island lies in the stream of the Susquehanna, where the Valley of Wyoming presents its greenest fields and most level banks to the sunshine.
black
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From this reading Hedges of black alder, hazel branches, and sedgy rushes stand in thickets, or droop in garlands along its shores.
branches
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From this reading Hedges of black alder, hazel branches, and sedgy rushes stand in thickets, or droop in garlands along its shores.
breaks
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From this reading It is a quiet little spot, lying dreamily in the river, which breaks and sparkles around it with a silvery tumult.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Indians have gathered up the music of these waters in a name that will live forever—Monockonok—rapid or broken waters.
dreamily
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From this reading It is a quiet little spot, lying dreamily in the river, which breaks and sparkles around it with a silvery tumult.
droop
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From this reading Hedges of black alder, hazel branches, and sedgy rushes stand in thickets, or droop in garlands along its shores.
fields
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From this reading Monockonok Island lies in the stream of the Susquehanna, where the Valley of Wyoming presents its greenest fields and most level banks to the sunshine.
forever
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From this reading The Indians have gathered up the music of these waters in a name that will live forever—Monockonok—rapid or broken waters.
garlands
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From this reading Hedges of black alder, hazel branches, and sedgy rushes stand in thickets, or droop in garlands along its shores.
gathered
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From this reading The Indians have gathered up the music of these waters in a name that will live forever—Monockonok—rapid or broken waters.
greenest
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From this reading Monockonok Island lies in the stream of the Susquehanna, where the Valley of Wyoming presents its greenest fields and most level banks to the sunshine.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Indians have gathered up the music of these waters in a name that will live forever—Monockonok—rapid or broken waters.
hazel
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From this reading Hedges of black alder, hazel branches, and sedgy rushes stand in thickets, or droop in garlands along its shores.
Hedges
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From this reading Hedges of black alder, hazel branches, and sedgy rushes stand in thickets, or droop in garlands along its shores.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Monockonok Island lies in the stream of the Susquehanna, where the Valley of Wyoming presents its greenest fields and most level banks to the sunshine.
Indians
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From this reading The Indians have gathered up the music of these waters in a name that will live forever—Monockonok—rapid or broken waters.
insignificant
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From this reading You scarcely notice the island amid the luxuriant scenery of Wyoming, it seems so insignificant in its prettiness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a quiet little spot, lying dreamily in the river, which breaks and sparkles around it with a silvery tumult.
Island
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From this reading Monockonok Island lies in the stream of the Susquehanna, where the Valley of Wyoming presents its greenest fields and most level banks to the sunshine.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a quiet little spot, lying dreamily in the river, which breaks and sparkles around it with a silvery tumult.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Monockonok Island lies in the stream of the Susquehanna, where the Valley of Wyoming presents its greenest fields and most level banks to the sunshine.
level
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From this reading Monockonok Island lies in the stream of the Susquehanna, where the Valley of Wyoming presents its greenest fields and most level banks to the sunshine.
lies
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From this reading Monockonok Island lies in the stream of the Susquehanna, where the Valley of Wyoming presents its greenest fields and most level banks to the sunshine.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a quiet little spot, lying dreamily in the river, which breaks and sparkles around it with a silvery tumult.
live
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From this reading The Indians have gathered up the music of these waters in a name that will live forever—Monockonok—rapid or broken waters.
luxuriant
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From this reading You scarcely notice the island amid the luxuriant scenery of Wyoming, it seems so insignificant in its prettiness.
lying
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From this reading It is a quiet little spot, lying dreamily in the river, which breaks and sparkles around it with a silvery tumult.
Monockonok
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From this reading Monockonok Island lies in the stream of the Susquehanna, where the Valley of Wyoming presents its greenest fields and most level banks to the sunshine.
most
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From this reading Monockonok Island lies in the stream of the Susquehanna, where the Valley of Wyoming presents its greenest fields and most level banks to the sunshine.
music
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From this reading The Indians have gathered up the music of these waters in a name that will live forever—Monockonok—rapid or broken waters.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Indians have gathered up the music of these waters in a name that will live forever—Monockonok—rapid or broken waters.
notice
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From this reading You scarcely notice the island amid the luxuriant scenery of Wyoming, it seems so insignificant in its prettiness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Monockonok Island lies in the stream of the Susquehanna, where the Valley of Wyoming presents its greenest fields and most level banks to the sunshine.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Indians have gathered up the music of these waters in a name that will live forever—Monockonok—rapid or broken waters.
presents
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From this reading Monockonok Island lies in the stream of the Susquehanna, where the Valley of Wyoming presents its greenest fields and most level banks to the sunshine.
prettiness
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From this reading You scarcely notice the island amid the luxuriant scenery of Wyoming, it seems so insignificant in its prettiness.
quiet
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From this reading It is a quiet little spot, lying dreamily in the river, which breaks and sparkles around it with a silvery tumult.
rapid
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From this reading The Indians have gathered up the music of these waters in a name that will live forever—Monockonok—rapid or broken waters.
river
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From this reading It is a quiet little spot, lying dreamily in the river, which breaks and sparkles around it with a silvery tumult.
rushes
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From this reading Hedges of black alder, hazel branches, and sedgy rushes stand in thickets, or droop in garlands along its shores.
scarcely
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From this reading You scarcely notice the island amid the luxuriant scenery of Wyoming, it seems so insignificant in its prettiness.
scenery
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From this reading You scarcely notice the island amid the luxuriant scenery of Wyoming, it seems so insignificant in its prettiness.
sedgy
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From this reading Hedges of black alder, hazel branches, and sedgy rushes stand in thickets, or droop in garlands along its shores.
seems
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From this reading You scarcely notice the island amid the luxuriant scenery of Wyoming, it seems so insignificant in its prettiness.
shores
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From this reading Hedges of black alder, hazel branches, and sedgy rushes stand in thickets, or droop in garlands along its shores.
silvery
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From this reading It is a quiet little spot, lying dreamily in the river, which breaks and sparkles around it with a silvery tumult.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You scarcely notice the island amid the luxuriant scenery of Wyoming, it seems so insignificant in its prettiness.
sparkles
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From this reading It is a quiet little spot, lying dreamily in the river, which breaks and sparkles around it with a silvery tumult.
spot
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From this reading It is a quiet little spot, lying dreamily in the river, which breaks and sparkles around it with a silvery tumult.
stand
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From this reading Hedges of black alder, hazel branches, and sedgy rushes stand in thickets, or droop in garlands along its shores.
stream
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From this reading Monockonok Island lies in the stream of the Susquehanna, where the Valley of Wyoming presents its greenest fields and most level banks to the sunshine.
sunshine
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From this reading Monockonok Island lies in the stream of the Susquehanna, where the Valley of Wyoming presents its greenest fields and most level banks to the sunshine.
Susquehanna
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From this reading Monockonok Island lies in the stream of the Susquehanna, where the Valley of Wyoming presents its greenest fields and most level banks to the sunshine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Indians have gathered up the music of these waters in a name that will live forever—Monockonok—rapid or broken waters.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Monockonok Island lies in the stream of the Susquehanna, where the Valley of Wyoming presents its greenest fields and most level banks to the sunshine.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The Indians have gathered up the music of these waters in a name that will live forever—Monockonok—rapid or broken waters.
thickets
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From this reading Hedges of black alder, hazel branches, and sedgy rushes stand in thickets, or droop in garlands along its shores.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Monockonok Island lies in the stream of the Susquehanna, where the Valley of Wyoming presents its greenest fields and most level banks to the sunshine.
tumult
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From this reading It is a quiet little spot, lying dreamily in the river, which breaks and sparkles around it with a silvery tumult.
up
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From this reading The Indians have gathered up the music of these waters in a name that will live forever—Monockonok—rapid or broken waters.
Valley
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From this reading Monockonok Island lies in the stream of the Susquehanna, where the Valley of Wyoming presents its greenest fields and most level banks to the sunshine.
waters
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From this reading The Indians have gathered up the music of these waters in a name that will live forever—Monockonok—rapid or broken waters.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Monockonok Island lies in the stream of the Susquehanna, where the Valley of Wyoming presents its greenest fields and most level banks to the sunshine.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is a quiet little spot, lying dreamily in the river, which breaks and sparkles around it with a silvery tumult.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The Indians have gathered up the music of these waters in a name that will live forever—Monockonok—rapid or broken waters.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is a quiet little spot, lying dreamily in the river, which breaks and sparkles around it with a silvery tumult.
Wyoming
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From this reading Monockonok Island lies in the stream of the Susquehanna, where the Valley of Wyoming presents its greenest fields and most level banks to the sunshine.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You scarcely notice the island amid the luxuriant scenery of Wyoming, it seems so insignificant in its prettiness.
