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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 The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
abate
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From this reading The canoe was coming in from the lake, after running before the wind, which now began to abate a little in its strength, and it evidently had been endeavoring to proceed to the northward.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The canoe was coming in from the lake, after running before the wind, which now began to abate a little in its strength, and it evidently had been endeavoring to proceed to the northward.
alarmed
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From this reading The latter immediately repaired to the eminence, and saw for himself the object that so justly had alarmed the woman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
announce
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From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
ascending
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From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
beats
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From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
bee-hunter
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From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The canoe was coming in from the lake, after running before the wind, which now began to abate a little in its strength, and it evidently had been endeavoring to proceed to the northward.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The canoe was coming in from the lake, after running before the wind, which now began to abate a little in its strength, and it evidently had been endeavoring to proceed to the northward.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The canoe was coming in from the lake, after running before the wind, which now began to abate a little in its strength, and it evidently had been endeavoring to proceed to the northward.
blest
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From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
breast
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From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
breathless
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From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
came
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From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
canoe
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From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
circumstance
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From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
cold
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From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
coming
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From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
discovered
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From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
Dorothy
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From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
eminence
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From this reading The latter immediately repaired to the eminence, and saw for himself the object that so justly had alarmed the woman.
endeavoring
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From this reading The canoe was coming in from the lake, after running before the wind, which now began to abate a little in its strength, and it evidently had been endeavoring to proceed to the northward.
evidently
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From this reading The canoe was coming in from the lake, after running before the wind, which now began to abate a little in its strength, and it evidently had been endeavoring to proceed to the northward.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
gentle
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From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
haste
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From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
heart
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From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
height
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From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The latter immediately repaired to the eminence, and saw for himself the object that so justly had alarmed the woman.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
immediately
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From this reading The latter immediately repaired to the eminence, and saw for himself the object that so justly had alarmed the woman.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The canoe was coming in from the lake, after running before the wind, which now began to abate a little in its strength, and it evidently had been endeavoring to proceed to the northward.
interruption
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From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The canoe was coming in from the lake, after running before the wind, which now began to abate a little in its strength, and it evidently had been endeavoring to proceed to the northward.
justly
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From this reading The latter immediately repaired to the eminence, and saw for himself the object that so justly had alarmed the woman.
lake
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From this reading The canoe was coming in from the lake, after running before the wind, which now began to abate a little in its strength, and it evidently had been endeavoring to proceed to the northward.
latter
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From this reading The latter immediately repaired to the eminence, and saw for himself the object that so justly had alarmed the woman.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
mouth
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From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
northward
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From this reading The canoe was coming in from the lake, after running before the wind, which now began to abate a little in its strength, and it evidently had been endeavoring to proceed to the northward.
now
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From this reading The canoe was coming in from the lake, after running before the wind, which now began to abate a little in its strength, and it evidently had been endeavoring to proceed to the northward.
object
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From this reading The latter immediately repaired to the eminence, and saw for himself the object that so justly had alarmed the woman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
PEABODY
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From this reading --PEABODY.
proceed
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From this reading The canoe was coming in from the lake, after running before the wind, which now began to abate a little in its strength, and it evidently had been endeavoring to proceed to the northward.
repaired
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From this reading The latter immediately repaired to the eminence, and saw for himself the object that so justly had alarmed the woman.
repeats
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From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
river
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From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
saw
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From this reading The latter immediately repaired to the eminence, and saw for himself the object that so justly had alarmed the woman.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
silent
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From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
soothing
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From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The canoe was coming in from the lake, after running before the wind, which now began to abate a little in its strength, and it evidently had been endeavoring to proceed to the northward.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
voice
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From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The canoe was coming in from the lake, after running before the wind, which now began to abate a little in its strength, and it evidently had been endeavoring to proceed to the northward.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The canoe was coming in from the lake, after running before the wind, which now began to abate a little in its strength, and it evidently had been endeavoring to proceed to the northward.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The interruption came from Dorothy, who, on ascending the little height, had discovered a canoe coming into the mouth of the river, and who was running, breathless with haste, to announce the circumstance to the bee-hunter.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
woman
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From this reading The latter immediately repaired to the eminence, and saw for himself the object that so justly had alarmed the woman.
words
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From this reading So should it be--for no heart beats Within his cold and silent breast; To him no gentle voice repeats The soothing words that make us blest.
