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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 NAME.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'So you have ventured out again,' said Lady Kirkaldy, as her nephew strolled up to her afternoon tea-table under a great cedar tree:
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'So you have ventured out again,' said Lady Kirkaldy, as her nephew strolled up to her afternoon tea-table under a great cedar tree:
air
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From this reading 'At least you have survived; or is this the reaction,' said the nephew, putting on a languid air.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'The coast being clear, and only distant shouts being heard in the ravine-- '"Like an army defeated The choir retreated; And now doth fare well In the valley's soft swell,"' said the aunt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Sigh no more lady, lady sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on sea and one on land-- To one thing constant never.'--Old Ballad.
army
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From this reading 'The coast being clear, and only distant shouts being heard in the ravine-- '"Like an army defeated The choir retreated; And now doth fare well In the valley's soft swell,"' said the aunt.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'So you have ventured out again,' said Lady Kirkaldy, as her nephew strolled up to her afternoon tea-table under a great cedar tree:
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'At least you have survived; or is this the reaction,' said the nephew, putting on a languid air.
aunt
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From this reading 'The coast being clear, and only distant shouts being heard in the ravine-- '"Like an army defeated The choir retreated; And now doth fare well In the valley's soft swell,"' said the aunt.
Ballad
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From this reading 'Sigh no more lady, lady sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on sea and one on land-- To one thing constant never.'--Old Ballad.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading 'The coast being clear, and only distant shouts being heard in the ravine-- '"Like an army defeated The choir retreated; And now doth fare well In the valley's soft swell,"' said the aunt.
cedar
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From this reading 'So you have ventured out again,' said Lady Kirkaldy, as her nephew strolled up to her afternoon tea-table under a great cedar tree:
choir
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From this reading 'The coast being clear, and only distant shouts being heard in the ravine-- '"Like an army defeated The choir retreated; And now doth fare well In the valley's soft swell,"' said the aunt.
clear
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From this reading 'The coast being clear, and only distant shouts being heard in the ravine-- '"Like an army defeated The choir retreated; And now doth fare well In the valley's soft swell,"' said the aunt.
coast
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From this reading 'The coast being clear, and only distant shouts being heard in the ravine-- '"Like an army defeated The choir retreated; And now doth fare well In the valley's soft swell,"' said the aunt.
constant
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From this reading 'Sigh no more lady, lady sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on sea and one on land-- To one thing constant never.'--Old Ballad.
deceivers
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From this reading 'Sigh no more lady, lady sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on sea and one on land-- To one thing constant never.'--Old Ballad.
defeated
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From this reading 'The coast being clear, and only distant shouts being heard in the ravine-- '"Like an army defeated The choir retreated; And now doth fare well In the valley's soft swell,"' said the aunt.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading 'The coast being clear, and only distant shouts being heard in the ravine-- '"Like an army defeated The choir retreated; And now doth fare well In the valley's soft swell,"' said the aunt.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading 'The coast being clear, and only distant shouts being heard in the ravine-- '"Like an army defeated The choir retreated; And now doth fare well In the valley's soft swell,"' said the aunt.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Sigh no more lady, lady sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on sea and one on land-- To one thing constant never.'--Old Ballad.
fareverbUS /fer/
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading 'The coast being clear, and only distant shouts being heard in the ravine-- '"Like an army defeated The choir retreated; And now doth fare well In the valley's soft swell,"' said the aunt.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Sigh no more lady, lady sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on sea and one on land-- To one thing constant never.'--Old Ballad.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'So you have ventured out again,' said Lady Kirkaldy, as her nephew strolled up to her afternoon tea-table under a great cedar tree:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'So you have ventured out again,' said Lady Kirkaldy, as her nephew strolled up to her afternoon tea-table under a great cedar tree:
heard
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From this reading 'The coast being clear, and only distant shouts being heard in the ravine-- '"Like an army defeated The choir retreated; And now doth fare well In the valley's soft swell,"' said the aunt.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'So you have ventured out again,' said Lady Kirkaldy, as her nephew strolled up to her afternoon tea-table under a great cedar tree:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'The coast being clear, and only distant shouts being heard in the ravine-- '"Like an army defeated The choir retreated; And now doth fare well In the valley's soft swell,"' said the aunt.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'At least you have survived; or is this the reaction,' said the nephew, putting on a languid air.
Kirkaldy
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From this reading 'So you have ventured out again,' said Lady Kirkaldy, as her nephew strolled up to her afternoon tea-table under a great cedar tree:
lady
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From this reading 'Sigh no more lady, lady sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on sea and one on land-- To one thing constant never.'--Old Ballad.
land
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From this reading 'Sigh no more lady, lady sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on sea and one on land-- To one thing constant never.'--Old Ballad.
languid
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From this reading 'At least you have survived; or is this the reaction,' said the nephew, putting on a languid air.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'At least you have survived; or is this the reaction,' said the nephew, putting on a languid air.
Like
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From this reading 'The coast being clear, and only distant shouts being heard in the ravine-- '"Like an army defeated The choir retreated; And now doth fare well In the valley's soft swell,"' said the aunt.
Men
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From this reading 'Sigh no more lady, lady sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on sea and one on land-- To one thing constant never.'--Old Ballad.
more
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From this reading 'Sigh no more lady, lady sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on sea and one on land-- To one thing constant never.'--Old Ballad.
NAMEnounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NAME.
nephew
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From this reading 'So you have ventured out again,' said Lady Kirkaldy, as her nephew strolled up to her afternoon tea-table under a great cedar tree:
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Sigh no more lady, lady sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on sea and one on land-- To one thing constant never.'--Old Ballad.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'Sigh no more lady, lady sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on sea and one on land-- To one thing constant never.'--Old Ballad.
now
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From this reading 'The coast being clear, and only distant shouts being heard in the ravine-- '"Like an army defeated The choir retreated; And now doth fare well In the valley's soft swell,"' said the aunt.
Old
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From this reading 'Sigh no more lady, lady sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on sea and one on land-- To one thing constant never.'--Old Ballad.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Sigh no more lady, lady sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on sea and one on land-- To one thing constant never.'--Old Ballad.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'Sigh no more lady, lady sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on sea and one on land-- To one thing constant never.'--Old Ballad.
only
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From this reading 'The coast being clear, and only distant shouts being heard in the ravine-- '"Like an army defeated The choir retreated; And now doth fare well In the valley's soft swell,"' said the aunt.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 'At least you have survived; or is this the reaction,' said the nephew, putting on a languid air.
out
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From this reading 'So you have ventured out again,' said Lady Kirkaldy, as her nephew strolled up to her afternoon tea-table under a great cedar tree:
putting
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From this reading 'At least you have survived; or is this the reaction,' said the nephew, putting on a languid air.
ravine
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From this reading 'The coast being clear, and only distant shouts being heard in the ravine-- '"Like an army defeated The choir retreated; And now doth fare well In the valley's soft swell,"' said the aunt.
reaction
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From this reading 'At least you have survived; or is this the reaction,' said the nephew, putting on a languid air.
retreated
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From this reading 'The coast being clear, and only distant shouts being heard in the ravine-- '"Like an army defeated The choir retreated; And now doth fare well In the valley's soft swell,"' said the aunt.
said
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From this reading 'So you have ventured out again,' said Lady Kirkaldy, as her nephew strolled up to her afternoon tea-table under a great cedar tree:
sea
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From this reading 'Sigh no more lady, lady sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on sea and one on land-- To one thing constant never.'--Old Ballad.
shouts
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From this reading 'The coast being clear, and only distant shouts being heard in the ravine-- '"Like an army defeated The choir retreated; And now doth fare well In the valley's soft swell,"' said the aunt.
Sigh
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From this reading 'Sigh no more lady, lady sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on sea and one on land-- To one thing constant never.'--Old Ballad.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'So you have ventured out again,' said Lady Kirkaldy, as her nephew strolled up to her afternoon tea-table under a great cedar tree:
soft
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From this reading 'The coast being clear, and only distant shouts being heard in the ravine-- '"Like an army defeated The choir retreated; And now doth fare well In the valley's soft swell,"' said the aunt.
strolled
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From this reading 'So you have ventured out again,' said Lady Kirkaldy, as her nephew strolled up to her afternoon tea-table under a great cedar tree:
survived
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From this reading 'At least you have survived; or is this the reaction,' said the nephew, putting on a languid air.
swell
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From this reading 'The coast being clear, and only distant shouts being heard in the ravine-- '"Like an army defeated The choir retreated; And now doth fare well In the valley's soft swell,"' said the aunt.
tea-table
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From this reading 'So you have ventured out again,' said Lady Kirkaldy, as her nephew strolled up to her afternoon tea-table under a great cedar tree:
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'The coast being clear, and only distant shouts being heard in the ravine-- '"Like an army defeated The choir retreated; And now doth fare well In the valley's soft swell,"' said the aunt.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Sigh no more lady, lady sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on sea and one on land-- To one thing constant never.'--Old Ballad.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'At least you have survived; or is this the reaction,' said the nephew, putting on a languid air.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Sigh no more lady, lady sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on sea and one on land-- To one thing constant never.'--Old Ballad.
tree
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From this reading 'So you have ventured out again,' said Lady Kirkaldy, as her nephew strolled up to her afternoon tea-table under a great cedar tree:
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading 'So you have ventured out again,' said Lady Kirkaldy, as her nephew strolled up to her afternoon tea-table under a great cedar tree:
up
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From this reading 'So you have ventured out again,' said Lady Kirkaldy, as her nephew strolled up to her afternoon tea-table under a great cedar tree:
valley's
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From this reading 'The coast being clear, and only distant shouts being heard in the ravine-- '"Like an army defeated The choir retreated; And now doth fare well In the valley's soft swell,"' said the aunt.
ventured
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From this reading 'So you have ventured out again,' said Lady Kirkaldy, as her nephew strolled up to her afternoon tea-table under a great cedar tree:
well
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From this reading 'The coast being clear, and only distant shouts being heard in the ravine-- '"Like an army defeated The choir retreated; And now doth fare well In the valley's soft swell,"' said the aunt.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Sigh no more lady, lady sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on sea and one on land-- To one thing constant never.'--Old Ballad.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'So you have ventured out again,' said Lady Kirkaldy, as her nephew strolled up to her afternoon tea-table under a great cedar tree:
