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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 VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
accustomed
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From this reading All the guests were so accustomed to the merry sound that not one would have willingly missed it.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every evening he came back again singing lustily.
All
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From this reading All the guests were so accustomed to the merry sound that not one would have willingly missed it.
almost
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From this reading More than all the others, Paula delighted in Moni's joyfulness and went out almost every evening to meet him, and talk with him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
back
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From this reading Every evening he came back again singing lustily.
Bath
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From this reading Every morning, early, without exception the goat-boy, singing lustily, went by the Bath House.
beautiful
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From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
blue
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From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
came
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From this reading Every evening he came back again singing lustily.
clear
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From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
cloudless
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From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
days
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From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
delighted
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From this reading More than all the others, Paula delighted in Moni's joyfulness and went out almost every evening to meet him, and talk with him.
early
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From this reading Every morning, early, without exception the goat-boy, singing lustily, went by the Bath House.
evening
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From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every morning, early, without exception the goat-boy, singing lustily, went by the Bath House.
exception
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From this reading Every morning, early, without exception the goat-boy, singing lustily, went by the Bath House.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
goat-boy
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From this reading Every morning, early, without exception the goat-boy, singing lustily, went by the Bath House.
guests
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From this reading All the guests were so accustomed to the merry sound that not one would have willingly missed it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All the guests were so accustomed to the merry sound that not one would have willingly missed it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every evening he came back again singing lustily.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading More than all the others, Paula delighted in Moni's joyfulness and went out almost every evening to meet him, and talk with him.
House
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From this reading Every morning, early, without exception the goat-boy, singing lustily, went by the Bath House.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading More than all the others, Paula delighted in Moni's joyfulness and went out almost every evening to meet him, and talk with him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
joyfulness
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From this reading More than all the others, Paula delighted in Moni's joyfulness and went out almost every evening to meet him, and talk with him.
lustily
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From this reading Every morning, early, without exception the goat-boy, singing lustily, went by the Bath House.
many
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From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
meet
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From this reading More than all the others, Paula delighted in Moni's joyfulness and went out almost every evening to meet him, and talk with him.
merry
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From this reading All the guests were so accustomed to the merry sound that not one would have willingly missed it.
missed
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From this reading All the guests were so accustomed to the merry sound that not one would have willingly missed it.
Moni's
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From this reading More than all the others, Paula delighted in Moni's joyfulness and went out almost every evening to meet him, and talk with him.
More
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From this reading More than all the others, Paula delighted in Moni's joyfulness and went out almost every evening to meet him, and talk with him.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All the guests were so accustomed to the merry sound that not one would have willingly missed it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
other
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From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
others
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From this reading More than all the others, Paula delighted in Moni's joyfulness and went out almost every evening to meet him, and talk with him.
out
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From this reading More than all the others, Paula delighted in Moni's joyfulness and went out almost every evening to meet him, and talk with him.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
Paula
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From this reading More than all the others, Paula delighted in Moni's joyfulness and went out almost every evening to meet him, and talk with him.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
singing
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From this reading Every morning, early, without exception the goat-boy, singing lustily, went by the Bath House.
sky
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From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading All the guests were so accustomed to the merry sound that not one would have willingly missed it.
sound
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From this reading All the guests were so accustomed to the merry sound that not one would have willingly missed it.
summer
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From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
sunny
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From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
talk
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From this reading More than all the others, Paula delighted in Moni's joyfulness and went out almost every evening to meet him, and talk with him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than all the others, Paula delighted in Moni's joyfulness and went out almost every evening to meet him, and talk with him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the guests were so accustomed to the merry sound that not one would have willingly missed it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
Thus
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From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the guests were so accustomed to the merry sound that not one would have willingly missed it.
unusually
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From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
VISIT
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From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A VISIT Thus many days passed by, one as sunny and clear as the other, for it was an unusually beautiful summer, and the sky remained blue and cloudless from morning till evening.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every morning, early, without exception the goat-boy, singing lustily, went by the Bath House.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the guests were so accustomed to the merry sound that not one would have willingly missed it.
willingly
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From this reading All the guests were so accustomed to the merry sound that not one would have willingly missed it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading More than all the others, Paula delighted in Moni's joyfulness and went out almost every evening to meet him, and talk with him.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Every morning, early, without exception the goat-boy, singing lustily, went by the Bath House.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading All the guests were so accustomed to the merry sound that not one would have willingly missed it.
