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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 peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
angry
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From this reading It is raining _mightily_; strong, straight, earnest rain, that harshly lashes the meek earth, that sends angry runlets down the gravel walks, that muddies the gold goblets of the closed crocuses.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
Barbara
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From this reading "And you without your walk!" says Barbara, lifting her face from her stitching.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
clearly
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From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
closed
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From this reading It is raining _mightily_; strong, straight, earnest rain, that harshly lashes the meek earth, that sends angry runlets down the gravel walks, that muddies the gold goblets of the closed crocuses.
crocuses
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From this reading It is raining _mightily_; strong, straight, earnest rain, that harshly lashes the meek earth, that sends angry runlets down the gravel walks, that muddies the gold goblets of the closed crocuses.
dimmed
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From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "The king would have to do without his ransom to-day."
down
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From this reading It is raining _mightily_; strong, straight, earnest rain, that harshly lashes the meek earth, that sends angry runlets down the gravel walks, that muddies the gold goblets of the closed crocuses.
dust
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From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
earnest
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From this reading It is raining _mightily_; strong, straight, earnest rain, that harshly lashes the meek earth, that sends angry runlets down the gravel walks, that muddies the gold goblets of the closed crocuses.
earth
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From this reading It is raining _mightily_; strong, straight, earnest rain, that harshly lashes the meek earth, that sends angry runlets down the gravel walks, that muddies the gold goblets of the closed crocuses.
face
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From this reading "And you without your walk!" says Barbara, lifting her face from her stitching.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "And you without your walk!" says Barbara, lifting her face from her stitching.
goblets
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From this reading It is raining _mightily_; strong, straight, earnest rain, that harshly lashes the meek earth, that sends angry runlets down the gravel walks, that muddies the gold goblets of the closed crocuses.
gold
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gravel
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From this reading It is raining _mightily_; strong, straight, earnest rain, that harshly lashes the meek earth, that sends angry runlets down the gravel walks, that muddies the gold goblets of the closed crocuses.
harshly
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From this reading It is raining _mightily_; strong, straight, earnest rain, that harshly lashes the meek earth, that sends angry runlets down the gravel walks, that muddies the gold goblets of the closed crocuses.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The king would have to do without his ransom to-day."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "And you without your walk!" says Barbara, lifting her face from her stitching.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The king would have to do without his ransom to-day."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is raining _mightily_; strong, straight, earnest rain, that harshly lashes the meek earth, that sends angry runlets down the gravel walks, that muddies the gold goblets of the closed crocuses.
king
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From this reading "The king would have to do without his ransom to-day."
king's
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From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
lashes
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From this reading It is raining _mightily_; strong, straight, earnest rain, that harshly lashes the meek earth, that sends angry runlets down the gravel walks, that muddies the gold goblets of the closed crocuses.
lifting
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From this reading "And you without your walk!" says Barbara, lifting her face from her stitching.
March
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From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
meek
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From this reading It is raining _mightily_; strong, straight, earnest rain, that harshly lashes the meek earth, that sends angry runlets down the gravel walks, that muddies the gold goblets of the closed crocuses.
mightily
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From this reading It is raining _mightily_; strong, straight, earnest rain, that harshly lashes the meek earth, that sends angry runlets down the gravel walks, that muddies the gold goblets of the closed crocuses.
Miss
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From this reading "Poor Miss Nancy!"
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
muddies
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From this reading It is raining _mightily_; strong, straight, earnest rain, that harshly lashes the meek earth, that sends angry runlets down the gravel walks, that muddies the gold goblets of the closed crocuses.
Nancy
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From this reading "Poor Miss Nancy!"
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
pane
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From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
peck
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From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor Miss Nancy!"
rain
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From this reading It is raining _mightily_; strong, straight, earnest rain, that harshly lashes the meek earth, that sends angry runlets down the gravel walks, that muddies the gold goblets of the closed crocuses.
raining
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From this reading It is raining _mightily_; strong, straight, earnest rain, that harshly lashes the meek earth, that sends angry runlets down the gravel walks, that muddies the gold goblets of the closed crocuses.
ransom
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From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
runlets
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From this reading It is raining _mightily_; strong, straight, earnest rain, that harshly lashes the meek earth, that sends angry runlets down the gravel walks, that muddies the gold goblets of the closed crocuses.
say
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From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
says
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From this reading "And you without your walk!" says Barbara, lifting her face from her stitching.
see
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From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
sends
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From this reading It is raining _mightily_; strong, straight, earnest rain, that harshly lashes the meek earth, that sends angry runlets down the gravel walks, that muddies the gold goblets of the closed crocuses.
slowly
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From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
stand
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From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
stitching
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From this reading "And you without your walk!" says Barbara, lifting her face from her stitching.
straight
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From this reading It is raining _mightily_; strong, straight, earnest rain, that harshly lashes the meek earth, that sends angry runlets down the gravel walks, that muddies the gold goblets of the closed crocuses.
strong
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From this reading It is raining _mightily_; strong, straight, earnest rain, that harshly lashes the meek earth, that sends angry runlets down the gravel walks, that muddies the gold goblets of the closed crocuses.
tearful
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From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is raining _mightily_; strong, straight, earnest rain, that harshly lashes the meek earth, that sends angry runlets down the gravel walks, that muddies the gold goblets of the closed crocuses.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
to-day
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From this reading "The king would have to do without his ransom to-day."
trying
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From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
walk
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From this reading "And you without your walk!" says Barbara, lifting her face from her stitching.
walks
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From this reading It is raining _mightily_; strong, straight, earnest rain, that harshly lashes the meek earth, that sends angry runlets down the gravel walks, that muddies the gold goblets of the closed crocuses.
window
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From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "The king would have to do without his ransom to-day."
worth
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From this reading "A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom," say I slowly next morning, as I stand by the window, trying to see clearly through the dimmed and tearful pane.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "The king would have to do without his ransom to-day."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you without your walk!" says Barbara, lifting her face from her stitching.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you without your walk!" says Barbara, lifting her face from her stitching.
