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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 To this day Dolly remembers the light of a certain afternoon in May when all was hot and silent and sleepy in the school-room at Church House.
AFTERNOONnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN AFTERNOON AT PENFOLD'S.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little girls had been at work, and practised, and multiplied, and divided again; they had recollected various facts connected with the reign of Richard the Second.
all
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From this reading To this day Dolly remembers the light of a certain afternoon in May when all was hot and silent and sleepy in the school-room at Church House.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AFTERNOON AT PENFOLD'S.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN AFTERNOON AT PENFOLD'S.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The little girls had been at work, and practised, and multiplied, and divided again; they had recollected various facts connected with the reign of Richard the Second.
beings
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From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
birds
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From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
boards
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From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
burnt
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From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
calm
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From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
certain
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From this reading To this day Dolly remembers the light of a certain afternoon in May when all was hot and silent and sleepy in the school-room at Church House.
change
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From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
Church
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From this reading To this day Dolly remembers the light of a certain afternoon in May when all was hot and silent and sleepy in the school-room at Church House.
clouds
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From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
connected
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From this reading The little girls had been at work, and practised, and multiplied, and divided again; they had recollected various facts connected with the reign of Richard the Second.
cracked
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From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
creep
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From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
day
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From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The little girls had been at work, and practised, and multiplied, and divided again; they had recollected various facts connected with the reign of Richard the Second.
Dolly
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From this reading To this day Dolly remembers the light of a certain afternoon in May when all was hot and silent and sleepy in the school-room at Church House.
down
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From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
DreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
dust-moats
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From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
eyes
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From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
facts
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From this reading The little girls had been at work, and practised, and multiplied, and divided again; they had recollected various facts connected with the reign of Richard the Second.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
floated
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From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
flowers
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From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
garden
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From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
gay
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From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
girls
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From this reading The little girls had been at work, and practised, and multiplied, and divided again; they had recollected various facts connected with the reign of Richard the Second.
glad
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From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
glow
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From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little girls had been at work, and practised, and multiplied, and divided again; they had recollected various facts connected with the reign of Richard the Second.
heat
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From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
hot
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From this reading To this day Dolly remembers the light of a certain afternoon in May when all was hot and silent and sleepy in the school-room at Church House.
hours
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From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
House
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From this reading To this day Dolly remembers the light of a certain afternoon in May when all was hot and silent and sleepy in the school-room at Church House.
human
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From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To this day Dolly remembers the light of a certain afternoon in May when all was hot and silent and sleepy in the school-room at Church House.
light
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From this reading To this day Dolly remembers the light of a certain afternoon in May when all was hot and silent and sleepy in the school-room at Church House.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little girls had been at work, and practised, and multiplied, and divided again; they had recollected various facts connected with the reign of Richard the Second.
MakenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
makes
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From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
materials
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From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading To this day Dolly remembers the light of a certain afternoon in May when all was hot and silent and sleepy in the school-room at Church House.
multiplied
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From this reading The little girls had been at work, and practised, and multiplied, and divided again; they had recollected various facts connected with the reign of Richard the Second.
new
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From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
night
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From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To this day Dolly remembers the light of a certain afternoon in May when all was hot and silent and sleepy in the school-room at Church House.
old
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From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
out
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From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
PENFOLD'S
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From this reading AN AFTERNOON AT PENFOLD'S.
practised
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From this reading The little girls had been at work, and practised, and multiplied, and divided again; they had recollected various facts connected with the reign of Richard the Second.
recollected
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From this reading The little girls had been at work, and practised, and multiplied, and divided again; they had recollected various facts connected with the reign of Richard the Second.
reign
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From this reading The little girls had been at work, and practised, and multiplied, and divided again; they had recollected various facts connected with the reign of Richard the Second.
remembers
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From this reading To this day Dolly remembers the light of a certain afternoon in May when all was hot and silent and sleepy in the school-room at Church House.
Richard
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From this reading The little girls had been at work, and practised, and multiplied, and divided again; they had recollected various facts connected with the reign of Richard the Second.
round
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From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
school-room
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From this reading To this day Dolly remembers the light of a certain afternoon in May when all was hot and silent and sleepy in the school-room at Church House.
Second
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From this reading The little girls had been at work, and practised, and multiplied, and divided again; they had recollected various facts connected with the reign of Richard the Second.
silent
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From this reading To this day Dolly remembers the light of a certain afternoon in May when all was hot and silent and sleepy in the school-room at Church House.
sleep
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From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
sleepy
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From this reading To this day Dolly remembers the light of a certain afternoon in May when all was hot and silent and sleepy in the school-room at Church House.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
summer
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From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
Then
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From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little girls had been at work, and practised, and multiplied, and divided again; they had recollected various facts connected with the reign of Richard the Second.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this day Dolly remembers the light of a certain afternoon in May when all was hot and silent and sleepy in the school-room at Church House.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
twigs
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From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
various
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From this reading The little girls had been at work, and practised, and multiplied, and divided again; they had recollected various facts connected with the reign of Richard the Second.
wake
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From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To this day Dolly remembers the light of a certain afternoon in May when all was hot and silent and sleepy in the school-room at Church House.
weep
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From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
well-worn
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From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading To this day Dolly remembers the light of a certain afternoon in May when all was hot and silent and sleepy in the school-room at Church House.
WhilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
work
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From this reading The little girls had been at work, and practised, and multiplied, and divided again; they had recollected various facts connected with the reign of Richard the Second.
world
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From this reading The boards cracked, the dust-moats floated; down below, the garden burnt with that first summer glow of heat that makes a new world out of such old, well-worn materials as twigs, clouds, birds, and the human beings all round us.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou, and from thy sleep Then wake to weep.
