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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 FIELD OF BATTLE.
all
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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
BATTLE
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From this reading A FIELD OF BATTLE.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
break
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From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
breath
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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
business
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From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
came
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From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
Daisy
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From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
day
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From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
dewy
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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
dress
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From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
dressed
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From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
FIELD
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From this reading A FIELD OF BATTLE.
glimpses
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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
go
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From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
honey-suckle
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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
June
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From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
lean
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From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
leaned
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From this reading Daisy leaned out of her window.
leaves
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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
mistress
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From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FIELD OF BATTLE.
off
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From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
out
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From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
particular
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From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
shone
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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
smell
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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
soon
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From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
sun
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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
sweet
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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
There
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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
trees
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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
turf
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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
up
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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
usual
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From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
window
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From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
young
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From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
