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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 That is the tone I mean; a sigh and a regret."
agree
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From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
Barclay
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From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
bore
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From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
Death
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From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
exquisite
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From this reading "But the 'Death of the Flowers' is _exquisite_," pleaded Mrs. Lenox.
find
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From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
Flowers
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From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
fragrance
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From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is the tone I mean; a sigh and a regret."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
lament
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From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
late
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From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
Lenox
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From this reading "But the 'Death of the Flowers' is _exquisite_," pleaded Mrs. Lenox.
Lois
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From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
mean
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From this reading That is the tone I mean; a sigh and a regret."
more
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From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
most
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From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
Mrs
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From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
much
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From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
Now
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From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
Perhaps
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From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
pleaded
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From this reading "But the 'Death of the Flowers' is _exquisite_," pleaded Mrs. Lenox.
POETRY
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From this reading POETRY.
reading
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From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
regret
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From this reading That is the tone I mean; a sigh and a regret."
run
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From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
said
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From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
searches
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From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
seems
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From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
sigh
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From this reading That is the tone I mean; a sigh and a regret."
sighs
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From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
south
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From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
stream
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From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
there
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From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
tone
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From this reading That is the tone I mean; a sigh and a regret."
undertone
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From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
weariness
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From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
wood
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From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
yesterday
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From this reading Now take the 'Death of the Flowers,'--that you were reading yesterday, Mrs. Barclay-- 'The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Perhaps you will none of you agree with me," Lois said; "and I do not know much poetry; but there seems to me to run an undertone of lament and weariness through most of what I know.
