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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 daring work of art, a fantastic _tour de force_, of apples, and lettuce, and wild strawberries, and I don't know what else."
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SALAD AND MOONSHINE "Do you remember that first salad you made us, Colin?"
apples
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From this reading "A daring work of art, a fantastic _tour de force_, of apples, and lettuce, and wild strawberries, and I don't know what else."
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "A daring work of art, a fantastic _tour de force_, of apples, and lettuce, and wild strawberries, and I don't know what else."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I said, as we sat over our coffee, and Colin was filling his little pipe.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I believe I mixed in some May-apples, too.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It was a great stunt ... well, no more May-apples and strawberries this year," he finished, with a sigh, and we both sat silently smoking, thinking over the good Summer that was gone.
coffee
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From this reading I said, as we sat over our coffee, and Colin was filling his little pipe.
Colin
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From this reading SALAD AND MOONSHINE "Do you remember that first salad you made us, Colin?"
daring
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From this reading "A daring work of art, a fantastic _tour de force_, of apples, and lettuce, and wild strawberries, and I don't know what else."
de
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From this reading "A daring work of art, a fantastic _tour de force_, of apples, and lettuce, and wild strawberries, and I don't know what else."
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading SALAD AND MOONSHINE "Do you remember that first salad you made us, Colin?"
don't
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From this reading "A daring work of art, a fantastic _tour de force_, of apples, and lettuce, and wild strawberries, and I don't know what else."
else
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From this reading "A daring work of art, a fantastic _tour de force_, of apples, and lettuce, and wild strawberries, and I don't know what else."
fantastic
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From this reading "A daring work of art, a fantastic _tour de force_, of apples, and lettuce, and wild strawberries, and I don't know what else."
filling
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From this reading I said, as we sat over our coffee, and Colin was filling his little pipe.
finished
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From this reading It was a great stunt ... well, no more May-apples and strawberries this year," he finished, with a sigh, and we both sat silently smoking, thinking over the good Summer that was gone.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SALAD AND MOONSHINE "Do you remember that first salad you made us, Colin?"
force
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From this reading "A daring work of art, a fantastic _tour de force_, of apples, and lettuce, and wild strawberries, and I don't know what else."
gone
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From this reading It was a great stunt ... well, no more May-apples and strawberries this year," he finished, with a sigh, and we both sat silently smoking, thinking over the good Summer that was gone.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a great stunt ... well, no more May-apples and strawberries this year," he finished, with a sigh, and we both sat silently smoking, thinking over the good Summer that was gone.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a great stunt ... well, no more May-apples and strawberries this year," he finished, with a sigh, and we both sat silently smoking, thinking over the good Summer that was gone.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a great stunt ... well, no more May-apples and strawberries this year," he finished, with a sigh, and we both sat silently smoking, thinking over the good Summer that was gone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I said, as we sat over our coffee, and Colin was filling his little pipe.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said, as we sat over our coffee, and Colin was filling his little pipe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I believe I mixed in some May-apples, too.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a great stunt ... well, no more May-apples and strawberries this year," he finished, with a sigh, and we both sat silently smoking, thinking over the good Summer that was gone.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A daring work of art, a fantastic _tour de force_, of apples, and lettuce, and wild strawberries, and I don't know what else."
lettuce
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From this reading "A daring work of art, a fantastic _tour de force_, of apples, and lettuce, and wild strawberries, and I don't know what else."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I said, as we sat over our coffee, and Colin was filling his little pipe.
made
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From this reading SALAD AND MOONSHINE "Do you remember that first salad you made us, Colin?"
May-apples
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From this reading "I believe I mixed in some May-apples, too.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading "I believe I mixed in some May-apples, too.
MOONSHINE
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From this reading SALAD AND MOONSHINE "Do you remember that first salad you made us, Colin?"
more
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From this reading It was a great stunt ... well, no more May-apples and strawberries this year," he finished, with a sigh, and we both sat silently smoking, thinking over the good Summer that was gone.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was a great stunt ... well, no more May-apples and strawberries this year," he finished, with a sigh, and we both sat silently smoking, thinking over the good Summer that was gone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A daring work of art, a fantastic _tour de force_, of apples, and lettuce, and wild strawberries, and I don't know what else."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I said, as we sat over our coffee, and Colin was filling his little pipe.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I said, as we sat over our coffee, and Colin was filling his little pipe.
pipe
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From this reading I said, as we sat over our coffee, and Colin was filling his little pipe.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading SALAD AND MOONSHINE "Do you remember that first salad you made us, Colin?"
said
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From this reading I said, as we sat over our coffee, and Colin was filling his little pipe.
SALAD
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From this reading SALAD AND MOONSHINE "Do you remember that first salad you made us, Colin?"
sat
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sigh
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From this reading It was a great stunt ... well, no more May-apples and strawberries this year," he finished, with a sigh, and we both sat silently smoking, thinking over the good Summer that was gone.
silently
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From this reading It was a great stunt ... well, no more May-apples and strawberries this year," he finished, with a sigh, and we both sat silently smoking, thinking over the good Summer that was gone.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a great stunt ... well, no more May-apples and strawberries this year," he finished, with a sigh, and we both sat silently smoking, thinking over the good Summer that was gone.
some
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From this reading "I believe I mixed in some May-apples, too.
strawberries
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From this reading "A daring work of art, a fantastic _tour de force_, of apples, and lettuce, and wild strawberries, and I don't know what else."
stunt
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From this reading It was a great stunt ... well, no more May-apples and strawberries this year," he finished, with a sigh, and we both sat silently smoking, thinking over the good Summer that was gone.
Summer
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From this reading It was a great stunt ... well, no more May-apples and strawberries this year," he finished, with a sigh, and we both sat silently smoking, thinking over the good Summer that was gone.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SALAD AND MOONSHINE "Do you remember that first salad you made us, Colin?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a great stunt ... well, no more May-apples and strawberries this year," he finished, with a sigh, and we both sat silently smoking, thinking over the good Summer that was gone.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a great stunt ... well, no more May-apples and strawberries this year," he finished, with a sigh, and we both sat silently smoking, thinking over the good Summer that was gone.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was a great stunt ... well, no more May-apples and strawberries this year," he finished, with a sigh, and we both sat silently smoking, thinking over the good Summer that was gone.
too
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From this reading "I believe I mixed in some May-apples, too.
tour
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From this reading "A daring work of art, a fantastic _tour de force_, of apples, and lettuce, and wild strawberries, and I don't know what else."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SALAD AND MOONSHINE "Do you remember that first salad you made us, Colin?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I said, as we sat over our coffee, and Colin was filling his little pipe.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I said, as we sat over our coffee, and Colin was filling his little pipe.
well
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From this reading It was a great stunt ... well, no more May-apples and strawberries this year," he finished, with a sigh, and we both sat silently smoking, thinking over the good Summer that was gone.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "A daring work of art, a fantastic _tour de force_, of apples, and lettuce, and wild strawberries, and I don't know what else."
wild
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From this reading "A daring work of art, a fantastic _tour de force_, of apples, and lettuce, and wild strawberries, and I don't know what else."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a great stunt ... well, no more May-apples and strawberries this year," he finished, with a sigh, and we both sat silently smoking, thinking over the good Summer that was gone.
work
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From this reading "A daring work of art, a fantastic _tour de force_, of apples, and lettuce, and wild strawberries, and I don't know what else."
year
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From this reading It was a great stunt ... well, no more May-apples and strawberries this year," he finished, with a sigh, and we both sat silently smoking, thinking over the good Summer that was gone.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SALAD AND MOONSHINE "Do you remember that first salad you made us, Colin?"
