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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 DITHYRAMBUS OF BUTTEEMILK One discovery of some importance you make in walking the roads is the comparative rarity and exceeding preciousness of buttermilk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A DITHYRAMBUS OF BUTTEEMILK One discovery of some importance you make in walking the roads is the comparative rarity and exceeding preciousness of buttermilk.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We had, as I said, caught up with Summer.
Autumn
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From this reading We looked in vain for magic mirrors by the roadside, overhung with fairy grasses, littered with Autumn leaves, and skated over by nimble water-bugs.
BUTTEEMILK
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From this reading A DITHYRAMBUS OF BUTTEEMILK One discovery of some importance you make in walking the roads is the comparative rarity and exceeding preciousness of buttermilk.
buttermilk
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From this reading A DITHYRAMBUS OF BUTTEEMILK One discovery of some importance you make in walking the roads is the comparative rarity and exceeding preciousness of buttermilk.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We looked in vain for magic mirrors by the roadside, overhung with fairy grasses, littered with Autumn leaves, and skated over by nimble water-bugs.
caught
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From this reading We had, as I said, caught up with Summer.
companion
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From this reading Summer, need one say, is a thirsty companion, and the State seemed suddenly to have gone dry.
comparative
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From this reading A DITHYRAMBUS OF BUTTEEMILK One discovery of some importance you make in walking the roads is the comparative rarity and exceeding preciousness of buttermilk.
discovery
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From this reading A DITHYRAMBUS OF BUTTEEMILK One discovery of some importance you make in walking the roads is the comparative rarity and exceeding preciousness of buttermilk.
DITHYRAMBUS
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From this reading A DITHYRAMBUS OF BUTTEEMILK One discovery of some importance you make in walking the roads is the comparative rarity and exceeding preciousness of buttermilk.
dried
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From this reading As our friend had said, the springs seemed to have dried up.
dry
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From this reading Summer, need one say, is a thirsty companion, and the State seemed suddenly to have gone dry.
exceeding
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From this reading A DITHYRAMBUS OF BUTTEEMILK One discovery of some importance you make in walking the roads is the comparative rarity and exceeding preciousness of buttermilk.
fairy
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From this reading We looked in vain for magic mirrors by the roadside, overhung with fairy grasses, littered with Autumn leaves, and skated over by nimble water-bugs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We looked in vain for magic mirrors by the roadside, overhung with fairy grasses, littered with Autumn leaves, and skated over by nimble water-bugs.
friend
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From this reading As our friend had said, the springs seemed to have dried up.
gone
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From this reading Summer, need one say, is a thirsty companion, and the State seemed suddenly to have gone dry.
grasses
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From this reading We looked in vain for magic mirrors by the roadside, overhung with fairy grasses, littered with Autumn leaves, and skated over by nimble water-bugs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had, as I said, caught up with Summer.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Summer, need one say, is a thirsty companion, and the State seemed suddenly to have gone dry.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We had, as I said, caught up with Summer.
importance
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From this reading A DITHYRAMBUS OF BUTTEEMILK One discovery of some importance you make in walking the roads is the comparative rarity and exceeding preciousness of buttermilk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A DITHYRAMBUS OF BUTTEEMILK One discovery of some importance you make in walking the roads is the comparative rarity and exceeding preciousness of buttermilk.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A DITHYRAMBUS OF BUTTEEMILK One discovery of some importance you make in walking the roads is the comparative rarity and exceeding preciousness of buttermilk.
leaves
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From this reading We looked in vain for magic mirrors by the roadside, overhung with fairy grasses, littered with Autumn leaves, and skated over by nimble water-bugs.
littered
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From this reading We looked in vain for magic mirrors by the roadside, overhung with fairy grasses, littered with Autumn leaves, and skated over by nimble water-bugs.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We looked in vain for magic mirrors by the roadside, overhung with fairy grasses, littered with Autumn leaves, and skated over by nimble water-bugs.
magic
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From this reading We looked in vain for magic mirrors by the roadside, overhung with fairy grasses, littered with Autumn leaves, and skated over by nimble water-bugs.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DITHYRAMBUS OF BUTTEEMILK One discovery of some importance you make in walking the roads is the comparative rarity and exceeding preciousness of buttermilk.
mirrors
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From this reading We looked in vain for magic mirrors by the roadside, overhung with fairy grasses, littered with Autumn leaves, and skated over by nimble water-bugs.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Summer, need one say, is a thirsty companion, and the State seemed suddenly to have gone dry.
nimble
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From this reading We looked in vain for magic mirrors by the roadside, overhung with fairy grasses, littered with Autumn leaves, and skated over by nimble water-bugs.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DITHYRAMBUS OF BUTTEEMILK One discovery of some importance you make in walking the roads is the comparative rarity and exceeding preciousness of buttermilk.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A DITHYRAMBUS OF BUTTEEMILK One discovery of some importance you make in walking the roads is the comparative rarity and exceeding preciousness of buttermilk.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As our friend had said, the springs seemed to have dried up.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We looked in vain for magic mirrors by the roadside, overhung with fairy grasses, littered with Autumn leaves, and skated over by nimble water-bugs.
overhung
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From this reading We looked in vain for magic mirrors by the roadside, overhung with fairy grasses, littered with Autumn leaves, and skated over by nimble water-bugs.
preciousness
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From this reading A DITHYRAMBUS OF BUTTEEMILK One discovery of some importance you make in walking the roads is the comparative rarity and exceeding preciousness of buttermilk.
rarity
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From this reading A DITHYRAMBUS OF BUTTEEMILK One discovery of some importance you make in walking the roads is the comparative rarity and exceeding preciousness of buttermilk.
roads
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From this reading A DITHYRAMBUS OF BUTTEEMILK One discovery of some importance you make in walking the roads is the comparative rarity and exceeding preciousness of buttermilk.
roadside
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From this reading We looked in vain for magic mirrors by the roadside, overhung with fairy grasses, littered with Autumn leaves, and skated over by nimble water-bugs.
said
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From this reading We had, as I said, caught up with Summer.
say
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From this reading Summer, need one say, is a thirsty companion, and the State seemed suddenly to have gone dry.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Summer, need one say, is a thirsty companion, and the State seemed suddenly to have gone dry.
skated
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From this reading We looked in vain for magic mirrors by the roadside, overhung with fairy grasses, littered with Autumn leaves, and skated over by nimble water-bugs.
some
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From this reading A DITHYRAMBUS OF BUTTEEMILK One discovery of some importance you make in walking the roads is the comparative rarity and exceeding preciousness of buttermilk.
springs
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From this reading As our friend had said, the springs seemed to have dried up.
State
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From this reading Summer, need one say, is a thirsty companion, and the State seemed suddenly to have gone dry.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Summer, need one say, is a thirsty companion, and the State seemed suddenly to have gone dry.
Summer
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From this reading We had, as I said, caught up with Summer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DITHYRAMBUS OF BUTTEEMILK One discovery of some importance you make in walking the roads is the comparative rarity and exceeding preciousness of buttermilk.
thirsty
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From this reading Summer, need one say, is a thirsty companion, and the State seemed suddenly to have gone dry.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Summer, need one say, is a thirsty companion, and the State seemed suddenly to have gone dry.
up
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From this reading We had, as I said, caught up with Summer.
vain
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From this reading We looked in vain for magic mirrors by the roadside, overhung with fairy grasses, littered with Autumn leaves, and skated over by nimble water-bugs.
walking
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From this reading A DITHYRAMBUS OF BUTTEEMILK One discovery of some importance you make in walking the roads is the comparative rarity and exceeding preciousness of buttermilk.
water-bugs
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From this reading We looked in vain for magic mirrors by the roadside, overhung with fairy grasses, littered with Autumn leaves, and skated over by nimble water-bugs.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had, as I said, caught up with Summer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We had, as I said, caught up with Summer.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A DITHYRAMBUS OF BUTTEEMILK One discovery of some importance you make in walking the roads is the comparative rarity and exceeding preciousness of buttermilk.
