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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 It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
absurd
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From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
actual
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From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
adventure
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
AMERICAN
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, we're off!" we said simultaneously, smiling interrogatively at each other.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
blent
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From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
BLUEBIRD
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
boyish
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From this reading A delightful boyish illusion of entering on untrodden paths and facing unknown dangers thrilled through us.
circumstances
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From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
civilization
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From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
Colin
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
convey
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
dangers
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From this reading A delightful boyish illusion of entering on untrodden paths and facing unknown dangers thrilled through us.
delightful
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From this reading A delightful boyish illusion of entering on untrodden paths and facing unknown dangers thrilled through us.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Well, we're off!" we said simultaneously, smiling interrogatively at each other.
entering
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From this reading A delightful boyish illusion of entering on untrodden paths and facing unknown dangers thrilled through us.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
exhilaration
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From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
expectancy
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From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
facing
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From this reading A delightful boyish illusion of entering on untrodden paths and facing unknown dangers thrilled through us.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
freedom
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
grasped
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
green
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
hill
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
illusion
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From this reading A delightful boyish illusion of entering on untrodden paths and facing unknown dangers thrilled through us.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
independent
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From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
interrogatively
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From this reading "Well, we're off!" we said simultaneously, smiling interrogatively at each other.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
New
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
off
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From this reading "Well, we're off!" we said simultaneously, smiling interrogatively at each other.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
other
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From this reading "Well, we're off!" we said simultaneously, smiling interrogatively at each other.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
own
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From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
paths
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From this reading A delightful boyish illusion of entering on untrodden paths and facing unknown dangers thrilled through us.
possessed
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
resources
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From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
romantic
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From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
said
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From this reading "Well, we're off!" we said simultaneously, smiling interrogatively at each other.
sense
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From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
shifting
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From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
simultaneously
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From this reading "Well, we're off!" we said simultaneously, smiling interrogatively at each other.
singular
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
smiling
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From this reading "Well, we're off!" we said simultaneously, smiling interrogatively at each other.
SONG
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
sticks
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
thrilled
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From this reading A delightful boyish illusion of entering on untrodden paths and facing unknown dangers thrilled through us.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A delightful boyish illusion of entering on untrodden paths and facing unknown dangers thrilled through us.
unknown
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From this reading A delightful boyish illusion of entering on untrodden paths and facing unknown dangers thrilled through us.
untrodden
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From this reading A delightful boyish illusion of entering on untrodden paths and facing unknown dangers thrilled through us.
up
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
vagrants
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From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
warranted
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From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
way
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From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, we're off!" we said simultaneously, smiling interrogatively at each other.
we're
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From this reading "Well, we're off!" we said simultaneously, smiling interrogatively at each other.
Well
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From this reading "Well, we're off!" we said simultaneously, smiling interrogatively at each other.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
wish
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a feeling of exhilaration and romantic expectancy, blent with an absurd sense of our being entirely on our own resources, vagrants shifting for ourselves, independent of civilization; which, of course, the actual circumstances in no way warranted.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes! we're in for it."
York
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD AND ITS SONG I wish I could convey the singular feeling of freedom and adventure that possessed us as Colin and I grasped our sticks and struck up the green hill--for New York.
