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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 Nine o’clock of a summer’s morning in rural England is an hour of delight if the weather be fine.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nine o’clock of a summer’s morning in rural England is an hour of delight if the weather be fine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
Armstrong
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From this reading he know the country well, is like to find himself in an enchanted maze, and Armstrong, stopping his horse at an intersection, standing in his stirrups the better to view the landscape, wrinkled his brow in perplexity and
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading he know the country well, is like to find himself in an enchanted maze, and Armstrong, stopping his horse at an intersection, standing in his stirrups the better to view the landscape, wrinkled his brow in perplexity and
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nine o’clock of a summer’s morning in rural England is an hour of delight if the weather be fine.
better
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From this reading he know the country well, is like to find himself in an enchanted maze, and Armstrong, stopping his horse at an intersection, standing in his stirrups the better to view the landscape, wrinkled his brow in perplexity and
birds
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From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
brow
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From this reading he know the country well, is like to find himself in an enchanted maze, and Armstrong, stopping his horse at an intersection, standing in his stirrups the better to view the landscape, wrinkled his brow in perplexity and
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
Cathedral
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From this reading felt inclined to change his tune to the wail of his countryman lost in the crypt of Glasgow Cathedral, and sing,
change
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From this reading felt inclined to change his tune to the wail of his countryman lost in the crypt of Glasgow Cathedral, and sing,
country
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From this reading he know the country well, is like to find himself in an enchanted maze, and Armstrong, stopping his horse at an intersection, standing in his stirrups the better to view the landscape, wrinkled his brow in perplexity and
countryman
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From this reading felt inclined to change his tune to the wail of his countryman lost in the crypt of Glasgow Cathedral, and sing,
cryptnounUS /krɪpt/
An underground room or vault beneath an ancient building, often used for storage or burials.
From this reading felt inclined to change his tune to the wail of his countryman lost in the crypt of Glasgow Cathedral, and sing,
delight
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From this reading Nine o’clock of a summer’s morning in rural England is an hour of delight if the weather be fine.
doot
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From this reading “I doot, I doot, I’ll ne’er win out.”
enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading he know the country well, is like to find himself in an enchanted maze, and Armstrong, stopping his horse at an intersection, standing in his stirrups the better to view the landscape, wrinkled his brow in perplexity and
England
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From this reading Nine o’clock of a summer’s morning in rural England is an hour of delight if the weather be fine.
fairy-land
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From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
felt
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From this reading felt inclined to change his tune to the wail of his countryman lost in the crypt of Glasgow Cathedral, and sing,
find
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From this reading he know the country well, is like to find himself in an enchanted maze, and Armstrong, stopping his horse at an intersection, standing in his stirrups the better to view the landscape, wrinkled his brow in perplexity and
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nine o’clock of a summer’s morning in rural England is an hour of delight if the weather be fine.
flowers
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From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
Glasgow
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From this reading felt inclined to change his tune to the wail of his countryman lost in the crypt of Glasgow Cathedral, and sing,
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading he know the country well, is like to find himself in an enchanted maze, and Armstrong, stopping his horse at an intersection, standing in his stirrups the better to view the landscape, wrinkled his brow in perplexity and
hedgerows
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From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading he know the country well, is like to find himself in an enchanted maze, and Armstrong, stopping his horse at an intersection, standing in his stirrups the better to view the landscape, wrinkled his brow in perplexity and
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading he know the country well, is like to find himself in an enchanted maze, and Armstrong, stopping his horse at an intersection, standing in his stirrups the better to view the landscape, wrinkled his brow in perplexity and
horse
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From this reading he know the country well, is like to find himself in an enchanted maze, and Armstrong, stopping his horse at an intersection, standing in his stirrups the better to view the landscape, wrinkled his brow in perplexity and
hour
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From this reading Nine o’clock of a summer’s morning in rural England is an hour of delight if the weather be fine.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I doot, I doot, I’ll ne’er win out.”
I'll
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From this reading “I doot, I doot, I’ll ne’er win out.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Nine o’clock of a summer’s morning in rural England is an hour of delight if the weather be fine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nine o’clock of a summer’s morning in rural England is an hour of delight if the weather be fine.
inclined
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From this reading felt inclined to change his tune to the wail of his countryman lost in the crypt of Glasgow Cathedral, and sing,
intersection
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From this reading he know the country well, is like to find himself in an enchanted maze, and Armstrong, stopping his horse at an intersection, standing in his stirrups the better to view the landscape, wrinkled his brow in perplexity and
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nine o’clock of a summer’s morning in rural England is an hour of delight if the weather be fine.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading he know the country well, is like to find himself in an enchanted maze, and Armstrong, stopping his horse at an intersection, standing in his stirrups the better to view the landscape, wrinkled his brow in perplexity and
land
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From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
landscape
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From this reading he know the country well, is like to find himself in an enchanted maze, and Armstrong, stopping his horse at an intersection, standing in his stirrups the better to view the landscape, wrinkled his brow in perplexity and
lanes
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From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
like
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From this reading he know the country well, is like to find himself in an enchanted maze, and Armstrong, stopping his horse at an intersection, standing in his stirrups the better to view the landscape, wrinkled his brow in perplexity and
lost
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From this reading felt inclined to change his tune to the wail of his countryman lost in the crypt of Glasgow Cathedral, and sing,
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
man
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From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
maze
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From this reading he know the country well, is like to find himself in an enchanted maze, and Armstrong, stopping his horse at an intersection, standing in his stirrups the better to view the landscape, wrinkled his brow in perplexity and
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nine o’clock of a summer’s morning in rural England is an hour of delight if the weather be fine.
narrow
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From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
ne'er
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From this reading “I doot, I doot, I’ll ne’er win out.”
Nine
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From this reading Nine o’clock of a summer’s morning in rural England is an hour of delight if the weather be fine.
o'clock
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From this reading Nine o’clock of a summer’s morning in rural England is an hour of delight if the weather be fine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nine o’clock of a summer’s morning in rural England is an hour of delight if the weather be fine.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
out
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From this reading “I doot, I doot, I’ll ne’er win out.”
path
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From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
peace
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From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
perplexity
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From this reading he know the country well, is like to find himself in an enchanted maze, and Armstrong, stopping his horse at an intersection, standing in his stirrups the better to view the landscape, wrinkled his brow in perplexity and
rural
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From this reading Nine o’clock of a summer’s morning in rural England is an hour of delight if the weather be fine.
sing
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From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading he know the country well, is like to find himself in an enchanted maze, and Armstrong, stopping his horse at an intersection, standing in his stirrups the better to view the landscape, wrinkled his brow in perplexity and
stirrups
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stopping
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From this reading he know the country well, is like to find himself in an enchanted maze, and Armstrong, stopping his horse at an intersection, standing in his stirrups the better to view the landscape, wrinkled his brow in perplexity and
summer's
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From this reading Nine o’clock of a summer’s morning in rural England is an hour of delight if the weather be fine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nine o’clock of a summer’s morning in rural England is an hour of delight if the weather be fine.
there
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From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
thoroughfares
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From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
trees
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From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
trusts
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From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
tune
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From this reading felt inclined to change his tune to the wail of his countryman lost in the crypt of Glasgow Cathedral, and sing,
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
view
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From this reading he know the country well, is like to find himself in an enchanted maze, and Armstrong, stopping his horse at an intersection, standing in his stirrups the better to view the landscape, wrinkled his brow in perplexity and
wail
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From this reading felt inclined to change his tune to the wail of his countryman lost in the crypt of Glasgow Cathedral, and sing,
war
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From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
weather
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From this reading Nine o’clock of a summer’s morning in rural England is an hour of delight if the weather be fine.
well
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From this reading he know the country well, is like to find himself in an enchanted maze, and Armstrong, stopping his horse at an intersection, standing in his stirrups the better to view the landscape, wrinkled his brow in perplexity and
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
win
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From this reading “I doot, I doot, I’ll ne’er win out.”
winding
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From this reading The birds sing whether there be war or peace in the land; the trees and hedgerows and the flowers make a path to fairy-land of the narrow lanes; but the man who trusts to these winding thoroughfares, unless
wrinkled
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From this reading he know the country well, is like to find himself in an enchanted maze, and Armstrong, stopping his horse at an intersection, standing in his stirrups the better to view the landscape, wrinkled his brow in perplexity and
