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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 Putting on a light overcoat, for the morning air was sharp and bracing, Gregory soon found himself in the old square garden.
ACCIDENT
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From this reading WAS IT AN ACCIDENT?
air
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From this reading Putting on a light overcoat, for the morning air was sharp and bracing, Gregory soon found himself in the old square garden.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WAS IT AN ACCIDENT?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Putting on a light overcoat, for the morning air was sharp and bracing, Gregory soon found himself in the old square garden.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
aspect
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From this reading Indeed it looked very much as he remembered it in the past, and he welcomed its unchanged aspect.
awaited
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From this reading He strolled to many other remembered boyish haunts, and it seemed that the very lichens and mosses grew in the same places as of old, and that nature had stood still and awaited his return.
boyish
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From this reading He strolled to many other remembered boyish haunts, and it seemed that the very lichens and mosses grew in the same places as of old, and that nature had stood still and awaited his return.
bracing
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From this reading Putting on a light overcoat, for the morning air was sharp and bracing, Gregory soon found himself in the old square garden.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
decidedly
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From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
entire
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From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Putting on a light overcoat, for the morning air was sharp and bracing, Gregory soon found himself in the old square garden.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Putting on a light overcoat, for the morning air was sharp and bracing, Gregory soon found himself in the old square garden.
frost
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From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
garden
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From this reading Putting on a light overcoat, for the morning air was sharp and bracing, Gregory soon found himself in the old square garden.
glory
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From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
Gregory
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From this reading Putting on a light overcoat, for the morning air was sharp and bracing, Gregory soon found himself in the old square garden.
grew
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From this reading He strolled to many other remembered boyish haunts, and it seemed that the very lichens and mosses grew in the same places as of old, and that nature had stood still and awaited his return.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
haunts
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From this reading He strolled to many other remembered boyish haunts, and it seemed that the very lichens and mosses grew in the same places as of old, and that nature had stood still and awaited his return.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed it looked very much as he remembered it in the past, and he welcomed its unchanged aspect.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Putting on a light overcoat, for the morning air was sharp and bracing, Gregory soon found himself in the old square garden.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He strolled to many other remembered boyish haunts, and it seemed that the very lichens and mosses grew in the same places as of old, and that nature had stood still and awaited his return.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Putting on a light overcoat, for the morning air was sharp and bracing, Gregory soon found himself in the old square garden.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed it looked very much as he remembered it in the past, and he welcomed its unchanged aspect.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WAS IT AN ACCIDENT?
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
lichens
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From this reading He strolled to many other remembered boyish haunts, and it seemed that the very lichens and mosses grew in the same places as of old, and that nature had stood still and awaited his return.
light
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From this reading Putting on a light overcoat, for the morning air was sharp and bracing, Gregory soon found himself in the old square garden.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed it looked very much as he remembered it in the past, and he welcomed its unchanged aspect.
many
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From this reading He strolled to many other remembered boyish haunts, and it seemed that the very lichens and mosses grew in the same places as of old, and that nature had stood still and awaited his return.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Putting on a light overcoat, for the morning air was sharp and bracing, Gregory soon found himself in the old square garden.
mosses
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From this reading He strolled to many other remembered boyish haunts, and it seemed that the very lichens and mosses grew in the same places as of old, and that nature had stood still and awaited his return.
much
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From this reading Indeed it looked very much as he remembered it in the past, and he welcomed its unchanged aspect.
nature
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From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
neatness
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From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
old
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From this reading Putting on a light overcoat, for the morning air was sharp and bracing, Gregory soon found himself in the old square garden.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Putting on a light overcoat, for the morning air was sharp and bracing, Gregory soon found himself in the old square garden.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
other
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From this reading He strolled to many other remembered boyish haunts, and it seemed that the very lichens and mosses grew in the same places as of old, and that nature had stood still and awaited his return.
overcoat
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From this reading Putting on a light overcoat, for the morning air was sharp and bracing, Gregory soon found himself in the old square garden.
own
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From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
past
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From this reading Indeed it looked very much as he remembered it in the past, and he welcomed its unchanged aspect.
places
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From this reading He strolled to many other remembered boyish haunts, and it seemed that the very lichens and mosses grew in the same places as of old, and that nature had stood still and awaited his return.
Putting
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From this reading Putting on a light overcoat, for the morning air was sharp and bracing, Gregory soon found himself in the old square garden.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
remembered
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From this reading Indeed it looked very much as he remembered it in the past, and he welcomed its unchanged aspect.
return
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From this reading He strolled to many other remembered boyish haunts, and it seemed that the very lichens and mosses grew in the same places as of old, and that nature had stood still and awaited his return.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He strolled to many other remembered boyish haunts, and it seemed that the very lichens and mosses grew in the same places as of old, and that nature had stood still and awaited his return.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He strolled to many other remembered boyish haunts, and it seemed that the very lichens and mosses grew in the same places as of old, and that nature had stood still and awaited his return.
sharp
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From this reading Putting on a light overcoat, for the morning air was sharp and bracing, Gregory soon found himself in the old square garden.
soon
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From this reading Putting on a light overcoat, for the morning air was sharp and bracing, Gregory soon found himself in the old square garden.
square
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From this reading Putting on a light overcoat, for the morning air was sharp and bracing, Gregory soon found himself in the old square garden.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He strolled to many other remembered boyish haunts, and it seemed that the very lichens and mosses grew in the same places as of old, and that nature had stood still and awaited his return.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He strolled to many other remembered boyish haunts, and it seemed that the very lichens and mosses grew in the same places as of old, and that nature had stood still and awaited his return.
strolled
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From this reading He strolled to many other remembered boyish haunts, and it seemed that the very lichens and mosses grew in the same places as of old, and that nature had stood still and awaited his return.
subordination
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From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Putting on a light overcoat, for the morning air was sharp and bracing, Gregory soon found himself in the old square garden.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
unchanged
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From this reading Indeed it looked very much as he remembered it in the past, and he welcomed its unchanged aspect.
unlike
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From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
unnipped
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From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
very
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From this reading Indeed it looked very much as he remembered it in the past, and he welcomed its unchanged aspect.
wane
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From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WAS IT AN ACCIDENT?
welcomed
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From this reading Indeed it looked very much as he remembered it in the past, and he welcomed its unchanged aspect.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Though its glory was decidedly on the wane, it was as yet unnipped by the frost It had a neatness and an order of its own that were quite unlike those where nature is in entire subordination to art.
