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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 Even the crows were welcome as the sable harbingers of a brighter and livelier race.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Their voices, when they speak, are in admirable accordance with the tranquil solitude of a summer afternoon; and resounding so far above the head, their loud clamor increases the religious quiet of the scene instead of breaking it.
accordance
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From this reading Their voices, when they speak, are in admirable accordance with the tranquil solitude of a summer afternoon; and resounding so far above the head, their loud clamor increases the religious quiet of the scene instead of breaking it.
admirable
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From this reading Their voices, when they speak, are in admirable accordance with the tranquil solitude of a summer afternoon; and resounding so far above the head, their loud clamor increases the religious quiet of the scene instead of breaking it.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Their voices, when they speak, are in admirable accordance with the tranquil solitude of a summer afternoon; and resounding so far above the head, their loud clamor increases the religious quiet of the scene instead of breaking it.
all
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From this reading They visited us before the snow was off, but seem mostly to have betaken themselves to remote depths of the woods, which they haunt all summer long.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the delights of spring, how is it possible to forget the birds?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even the crows were welcome as the sable harbingers of a brighter and livelier race.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their voices, when they speak, are in admirable accordance with the tranquil solitude of a summer afternoon; and resounding so far above the head, their loud clamor increases the religious quiet of the scene instead of breaking it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even the crows were welcome as the sable harbingers of a brighter and livelier race.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They visited us before the snow was off, but seem mostly to have betaken themselves to remote depths of the woods, which they haunt all summer long.
betaken
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From this reading They visited us before the snow was off, but seem mostly to have betaken themselves to remote depths of the woods, which they haunt all summer long.
birds
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From this reading Among the delights of spring, how is it possible to forget the birds?
breaking
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From this reading Their voices, when they speak, are in admirable accordance with the tranquil solitude of a summer afternoon; and resounding so far above the head, their loud clamor increases the religious quiet of the scene instead of breaking it.
brighter
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From this reading Even the crows were welcome as the sable harbingers of a brighter and livelier race.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They visited us before the snow was off, but seem mostly to have betaken themselves to remote depths of the woods, which they haunt all summer long.
clamor
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From this reading Their voices, when they speak, are in admirable accordance with the tranquil solitude of a summer afternoon; and resounding so far above the head, their loud clamor increases the religious quiet of the scene instead of breaking it.
company
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From this reading Many a time shall I disturb them there, and feel as if I had intruded among a company of silent worshippers, as they sit in Sabbath stillness among the tree-tops.
crows
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From this reading Even the crows were welcome as the sable harbingers of a brighter and livelier race.
delights
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From this reading Among the delights of spring, how is it possible to forget the birds?
depths
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From this reading They visited us before the snow was off, but seem mostly to have betaken themselves to remote depths of the woods, which they haunt all summer long.
disturb
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From this reading Many a time shall I disturb them there, and feel as if I had intruded among a company of silent worshippers, as they sit in Sabbath stillness among the tree-tops.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the crows were welcome as the sable harbingers of a brighter and livelier race.
far
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From this reading Their voices, when they speak, are in admirable accordance with the tranquil solitude of a summer afternoon; and resounding so far above the head, their loud clamor increases the religious quiet of the scene instead of breaking it.
feel
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From this reading Many a time shall I disturb them there, and feel as if I had intruded among a company of silent worshippers, as they sit in Sabbath stillness among the tree-tops.
forget
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From this reading Among the delights of spring, how is it possible to forget the birds?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many a time shall I disturb them there, and feel as if I had intruded among a company of silent worshippers, as they sit in Sabbath stillness among the tree-tops.
harbingers
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From this reading Even the crows were welcome as the sable harbingers of a brighter and livelier race.
haunt
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From this reading They visited us before the snow was off, but seem mostly to have betaken themselves to remote depths of the woods, which they haunt all summer long.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They visited us before the snow was off, but seem mostly to have betaken themselves to remote depths of the woods, which they haunt all summer long.
head
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From this reading Their voices, when they speak, are in admirable accordance with the tranquil solitude of a summer afternoon; and resounding so far above the head, their loud clamor increases the religious quiet of the scene instead of breaking it.
how
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From this reading Among the delights of spring, how is it possible to forget the birds?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Many a time shall I disturb them there, and feel as if I had intruded among a company of silent worshippers, as they sit in Sabbath stillness among the tree-tops.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Many a time shall I disturb them there, and feel as if I had intruded among a company of silent worshippers, as they sit in Sabbath stillness among the tree-tops.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Many a time shall I disturb them there, and feel as if I had intruded among a company of silent worshippers, as they sit in Sabbath stillness among the tree-tops.
increases
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From this reading Their voices, when they speak, are in admirable accordance with the tranquil solitude of a summer afternoon; and resounding so far above the head, their loud clamor increases the religious quiet of the scene instead of breaking it.
instead
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From this reading Their voices, when they speak, are in admirable accordance with the tranquil solitude of a summer afternoon; and resounding so far above the head, their loud clamor increases the religious quiet of the scene instead of breaking it.
intruded
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From this reading Many a time shall I disturb them there, and feel as if I had intruded among a company of silent worshippers, as they sit in Sabbath stillness among the tree-tops.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Among the delights of spring, how is it possible to forget the birds?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Among the delights of spring, how is it possible to forget the birds?
livelier
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From this reading Even the crows were welcome as the sable harbingers of a brighter and livelier race.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They visited us before the snow was off, but seem mostly to have betaken themselves to remote depths of the woods, which they haunt all summer long.
loud
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From this reading Their voices, when they speak, are in admirable accordance with the tranquil solitude of a summer afternoon; and resounding so far above the head, their loud clamor increases the religious quiet of the scene instead of breaking it.
Many
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From this reading Many a time shall I disturb them there, and feel as if I had intruded among a company of silent worshippers, as they sit in Sabbath stillness among the tree-tops.
mostly
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From this reading They visited us before the snow was off, but seem mostly to have betaken themselves to remote depths of the woods, which they haunt all summer long.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Among the delights of spring, how is it possible to forget the birds?
off
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From this reading They visited us before the snow was off, but seem mostly to have betaken themselves to remote depths of the woods, which they haunt all summer long.
possible
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From this reading Among the delights of spring, how is it possible to forget the birds?
quiet
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From this reading Their voices, when they speak, are in admirable accordance with the tranquil solitude of a summer afternoon; and resounding so far above the head, their loud clamor increases the religious quiet of the scene instead of breaking it.
race
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From this reading Even the crows were welcome as the sable harbingers of a brighter and livelier race.
religious
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From this reading Their voices, when they speak, are in admirable accordance with the tranquil solitude of a summer afternoon; and resounding so far above the head, their loud clamor increases the religious quiet of the scene instead of breaking it.
remote
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From this reading They visited us before the snow was off, but seem mostly to have betaken themselves to remote depths of the woods, which they haunt all summer long.
resounding
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From this reading Their voices, when they speak, are in admirable accordance with the tranquil solitude of a summer afternoon; and resounding so far above the head, their loud clamor increases the religious quiet of the scene instead of breaking it.
Sabbath
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From this reading Many a time shall I disturb them there, and feel as if I had intruded among a company of silent worshippers, as they sit in Sabbath stillness among the tree-tops.
sable
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From this reading Even the crows were welcome as the sable harbingers of a brighter and livelier race.
scene
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From this reading Their voices, when they speak, are in admirable accordance with the tranquil solitude of a summer afternoon; and resounding so far above the head, their loud clamor increases the religious quiet of the scene instead of breaking it.
seem
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From this reading They visited us before the snow was off, but seem mostly to have betaken themselves to remote depths of the woods, which they haunt all summer long.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Many a time shall I disturb them there, and feel as if I had intruded among a company of silent worshippers, as they sit in Sabbath stillness among the tree-tops.
silent
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From this reading Many a time shall I disturb them there, and feel as if I had intruded among a company of silent worshippers, as they sit in Sabbath stillness among the tree-tops.
sit
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From this reading Many a time shall I disturb them there, and feel as if I had intruded among a company of silent worshippers, as they sit in Sabbath stillness among the tree-tops.
snow
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From this reading They visited us before the snow was off, but seem mostly to have betaken themselves to remote depths of the woods, which they haunt all summer long.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Their voices, when they speak, are in admirable accordance with the tranquil solitude of a summer afternoon; and resounding so far above the head, their loud clamor increases the religious quiet of the scene instead of breaking it.
solitude
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From this reading Their voices, when they speak, are in admirable accordance with the tranquil solitude of a summer afternoon; and resounding so far above the head, their loud clamor increases the religious quiet of the scene instead of breaking it.
speak
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From this reading Their voices, when they speak, are in admirable accordance with the tranquil solitude of a summer afternoon; and resounding so far above the head, their loud clamor increases the religious quiet of the scene instead of breaking it.
spring
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From this reading Among the delights of spring, how is it possible to forget the birds?
stillness
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From this reading Many a time shall I disturb them there, and feel as if I had intruded among a company of silent worshippers, as they sit in Sabbath stillness among the tree-tops.
summer
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From this reading They visited us before the snow was off, but seem mostly to have betaken themselves to remote depths of the woods, which they haunt all summer long.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Among the delights of spring, how is it possible to forget the birds?
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their voices, when they speak, are in admirable accordance with the tranquil solitude of a summer afternoon; and resounding so far above the head, their loud clamor increases the religious quiet of the scene instead of breaking it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Many a time shall I disturb them there, and feel as if I had intruded among a company of silent worshippers, as they sit in Sabbath stillness among the tree-tops.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They visited us before the snow was off, but seem mostly to have betaken themselves to remote depths of the woods, which they haunt all summer long.
there
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From this reading Many a time shall I disturb them there, and feel as if I had intruded among a company of silent worshippers, as they sit in Sabbath stillness among the tree-tops.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They visited us before the snow was off, but seem mostly to have betaken themselves to remote depths of the woods, which they haunt all summer long.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many a time shall I disturb them there, and feel as if I had intruded among a company of silent worshippers, as they sit in Sabbath stillness among the tree-tops.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Among the delights of spring, how is it possible to forget the birds?
tranquil
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From this reading Their voices, when they speak, are in admirable accordance with the tranquil solitude of a summer afternoon; and resounding so far above the head, their loud clamor increases the religious quiet of the scene instead of breaking it.
tree-tops
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From this reading Many a time shall I disturb them there, and feel as if I had intruded among a company of silent worshippers, as they sit in Sabbath stillness among the tree-tops.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They visited us before the snow was off, but seem mostly to have betaken themselves to remote depths of the woods, which they haunt all summer long.
visited
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From this reading They visited us before the snow was off, but seem mostly to have betaken themselves to remote depths of the woods, which they haunt all summer long.
voices
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From this reading Their voices, when they speak, are in admirable accordance with the tranquil solitude of a summer afternoon; and resounding so far above the head, their loud clamor increases the religious quiet of the scene instead of breaking it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They visited us before the snow was off, but seem mostly to have betaken themselves to remote depths of the woods, which they haunt all summer long.
welcome
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From this reading Even the crows were welcome as the sable harbingers of a brighter and livelier race.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even the crows were welcome as the sable harbingers of a brighter and livelier race.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Their voices, when they speak, are in admirable accordance with the tranquil solitude of a summer afternoon; and resounding so far above the head, their loud clamor increases the religious quiet of the scene instead of breaking it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They visited us before the snow was off, but seem mostly to have betaken themselves to remote depths of the woods, which they haunt all summer long.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Their voices, when they speak, are in admirable accordance with the tranquil solitude of a summer afternoon; and resounding so far above the head, their loud clamor increases the religious quiet of the scene instead of breaking it.
woods
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From this reading They visited us before the snow was off, but seem mostly to have betaken themselves to remote depths of the woods, which they haunt all summer long.
worshippers
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From this reading Many a time shall I disturb them there, and feel as if I had intruded among a company of silent worshippers, as they sit in Sabbath stillness among the tree-tops.
