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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 STEALING A MARCH.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
also
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From this reading Two men, who sat in the verandah of the same rest-house, would also have been most thankful for theirs.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
arose
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From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Look!” cried Mrs. Brande, joyfully, “there in front you see the lights of the Dâk Bungalow at last.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You will be glad of your dinner, and I’m sure _I_ shall.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Two men, who sat in the verandah of the same rest-house, would also have been most thankful for theirs.
blossom
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From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
Brande
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From this reading “Look!” cried Mrs. Brande, joyfully, “there in front you see the lights of the Dâk Bungalow at last.
Bungalow
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From this reading “Look!” cried Mrs. Brande, joyfully, “there in front you see the lights of the Dâk Bungalow at last.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
cherry
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From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
cried
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From this reading “Look!” cried Mrs. Brande, joyfully, “there in front you see the lights of the Dâk Bungalow at last.
died
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From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
dinner
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From this reading You will be glad of your dinner, and I’m sure _I_ shall.”
down
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From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
Dâk
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From this reading “Look!” cried Mrs. Brande, joyfully, “there in front you see the lights of the Dâk Bungalow at last.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Two men, who sat in the verandah of the same rest-house, would also have been most thankful for theirs.
front
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From this reading “Look!” cried Mrs. Brande, joyfully, “there in front you see the lights of the Dâk Bungalow at last.
full
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From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
glad
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From this reading You will be glad of your dinner, and I’m sure _I_ shall.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Two men, who sat in the verandah of the same rest-house, would also have been most thankful for theirs.
hills
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From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You will be glad of your dinner, and I’m sure _I_ shall.”
I'm
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From this reading You will be glad of your dinner, and I’m sure _I_ shall.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
irregular
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From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
joyfully
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From this reading “Look!” cried Mrs. Brande, joyfully, “there in front you see the lights of the Dâk Bungalow at last.
lake
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From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
last
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From this reading “Look!” cried Mrs. Brande, joyfully, “there in front you see the lights of the Dâk Bungalow at last.
lighted
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From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
lights
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From this reading “Look!” cried Mrs. Brande, joyfully, “there in front you see the lights of the Dâk Bungalow at last.
Look
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From this reading “Look!” cried Mrs. Brande, joyfully, “there in front you see the lights of the Dâk Bungalow at last.
MARCH
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From this reading STEALING A MARCH.
men
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From this reading Two men, who sat in the verandah of the same rest-house, would also have been most thankful for theirs.
moon
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From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
most
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From this reading Two men, who sat in the verandah of the same rest-house, would also have been most thankful for theirs.
mountain
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From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
Mrs
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From this reading “Look!” cried Mrs. Brande, joyfully, “there in front you see the lights of the Dâk Bungalow at last.
multitude
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From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
overhung
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From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
path
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From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
rest-house
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From this reading Two men, who sat in the verandah of the same rest-house, would also have been most thankful for theirs.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Two men, who sat in the verandah of the same rest-house, would also have been most thankful for theirs.
sat
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From this reading Two men, who sat in the verandah of the same rest-house, would also have been most thankful for theirs.
see
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From this reading “Look!” cried Mrs. Brande, joyfully, “there in front you see the lights of the Dâk Bungalow at last.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading You will be glad of your dinner, and I’m sure _I_ shall.”
shores
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From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
STEALING
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From this reading STEALING A MARCH.
sun
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From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
sure
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From this reading You will be glad of your dinner, and I’m sure _I_ shall.”
thankful
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From this reading Two men, who sat in the verandah of the same rest-house, would also have been most thankful for theirs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading Two men, who sat in the verandah of the same rest-house, would also have been most thankful for theirs.
there
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From this reading “Look!” cried Mrs. Brande, joyfully, “there in front you see the lights of the Dâk Bungalow at last.
travellers
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From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
trees
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From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
Two
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From this reading Two men, who sat in the verandah of the same rest-house, would also have been most thankful for theirs.
verandah
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From this reading Two men, who sat in the verandah of the same rest-house, would also have been most thankful for theirs.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Two men, who sat in the verandah of the same rest-house, would also have been most thankful for theirs.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will be glad of your dinner, and I’m sure _I_ shall.”
winding
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From this reading As the sun died down, the moon arose above the hills and lighted the travellers along a path winding by the shores of an irregular mountain lake, and overhung by a multitude of cherry trees in full blossom.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Two men, who sat in the verandah of the same rest-house, would also have been most thankful for theirs.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Look!” cried Mrs. Brande, joyfully, “there in front you see the lights of the Dâk Bungalow at last.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You will be glad of your dinner, and I’m sure _I_ shall.”
