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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 venturesome robin perched upon the bare bough of a cherry tree that grew near one of the sitting-room windows, and gave vent to his short and frequent song.
abated
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From this reading The intense cold had abated though the air remained crisp and keen.
accused
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From this reading Face to face, And frowning brow to brow, ourselves will hear The accuser and accused freely speak."
accuser
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From this reading Face to face, And frowning brow to brow, ourselves will hear The accuser and accused freely speak."
air
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From this reading The intense cold had abated though the air remained crisp and keen.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Face to face, And frowning brow to brow, ourselves will hear The accuser and accused freely speak."
bare
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From this reading A venturesome robin perched upon the bare bough of a cherry tree that grew near one of the sitting-room windows, and gave vent to his short and frequent song.
BEFOREprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BEFORE THE COUNCIL "Then call them to our presence.
bough
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From this reading A venturesome robin perched upon the bare bough of a cherry tree that grew near one of the sitting-room windows, and gave vent to his short and frequent song.
brow
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From this reading Face to face, And frowning brow to brow, ourselves will hear The accuser and accused freely speak."
call
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From this reading BEFORE THE COUNCIL "Then call them to our presence.
cherry
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From this reading A venturesome robin perched upon the bare bough of a cherry tree that grew near one of the sitting-room windows, and gave vent to his short and frequent song.
cold
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From this reading The intense cold had abated though the air remained crisp and keen.
COUNCIL
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From this reading BEFORE THE COUNCIL "Then call them to our presence.
crisp
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From this reading The intense cold had abated though the air remained crisp and keen.
dawned
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From this reading --_Richard II._ Monday, Second-day in Quaker parlance, dawned.
Face
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From this reading Face to face, And frowning brow to brow, ourselves will hear The accuser and accused freely speak."
freely
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From this reading Face to face, And frowning brow to brow, ourselves will hear The accuser and accused freely speak."
frequent
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From this reading A venturesome robin perched upon the bare bough of a cherry tree that grew near one of the sitting-room windows, and gave vent to his short and frequent song.
frowning
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From this reading Face to face, And frowning brow to brow, ourselves will hear The accuser and accused freely speak."
gave
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From this reading A venturesome robin perched upon the bare bough of a cherry tree that grew near one of the sitting-room windows, and gave vent to his short and frequent song.
grew
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From this reading A venturesome robin perched upon the bare bough of a cherry tree that grew near one of the sitting-room windows, and gave vent to his short and frequent song.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The intense cold had abated though the air remained crisp and keen.
hear
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From this reading Face to face, And frowning brow to brow, ourselves will hear The accuser and accused freely speak."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A venturesome robin perched upon the bare bough of a cherry tree that grew near one of the sitting-room windows, and gave vent to his short and frequent song.
II
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From this reading --_Richard II._ Monday, Second-day in Quaker parlance, dawned.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --_Richard II._ Monday, Second-day in Quaker parlance, dawned.
intense
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From this reading The intense cold had abated though the air remained crisp and keen.
keen
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From this reading The intense cold had abated though the air remained crisp and keen.
Monday
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From this reading --_Richard II._ Monday, Second-day in Quaker parlance, dawned.
near
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From this reading A venturesome robin perched upon the bare bough of a cherry tree that grew near one of the sitting-room windows, and gave vent to his short and frequent song.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A venturesome robin perched upon the bare bough of a cherry tree that grew near one of the sitting-room windows, and gave vent to his short and frequent song.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A venturesome robin perched upon the bare bough of a cherry tree that grew near one of the sitting-room windows, and gave vent to his short and frequent song.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading BEFORE THE COUNCIL "Then call them to our presence.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Face to face, And frowning brow to brow, ourselves will hear The accuser and accused freely speak."
parlance
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From this reading --_Richard II._ Monday, Second-day in Quaker parlance, dawned.
perched
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From this reading A venturesome robin perched upon the bare bough of a cherry tree that grew near one of the sitting-room windows, and gave vent to his short and frequent song.
presence
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From this reading BEFORE THE COUNCIL "Then call them to our presence.
Quaker
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From this reading --_Richard II._ Monday, Second-day in Quaker parlance, dawned.
remained
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From this reading The intense cold had abated though the air remained crisp and keen.
Richard
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From this reading --_Richard II._ Monday, Second-day in Quaker parlance, dawned.
robin
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From this reading A venturesome robin perched upon the bare bough of a cherry tree that grew near one of the sitting-room windows, and gave vent to his short and frequent song.
Second-day
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From this reading --_Richard II._ Monday, Second-day in Quaker parlance, dawned.
short
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From this reading A venturesome robin perched upon the bare bough of a cherry tree that grew near one of the sitting-room windows, and gave vent to his short and frequent song.
sitting-room
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From this reading A venturesome robin perched upon the bare bough of a cherry tree that grew near one of the sitting-room windows, and gave vent to his short and frequent song.
song
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From this reading A venturesome robin perched upon the bare bough of a cherry tree that grew near one of the sitting-room windows, and gave vent to his short and frequent song.
speak
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From this reading Face to face, And frowning brow to brow, ourselves will hear The accuser and accused freely speak."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A venturesome robin perched upon the bare bough of a cherry tree that grew near one of the sitting-room windows, and gave vent to his short and frequent song.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEFORE THE COUNCIL "Then call them to our presence.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading BEFORE THE COUNCIL "Then call them to our presence.
Then
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From this reading BEFORE THE COUNCIL "Then call them to our presence.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The intense cold had abated though the air remained crisp and keen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BEFORE THE COUNCIL "Then call them to our presence.
tree
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From this reading A venturesome robin perched upon the bare bough of a cherry tree that grew near one of the sitting-room windows, and gave vent to his short and frequent song.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A venturesome robin perched upon the bare bough of a cherry tree that grew near one of the sitting-room windows, and gave vent to his short and frequent song.
vent
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From this reading A venturesome robin perched upon the bare bough of a cherry tree that grew near one of the sitting-room windows, and gave vent to his short and frequent song.
venturesome
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From this reading A venturesome robin perched upon the bare bough of a cherry tree that grew near one of the sitting-room windows, and gave vent to his short and frequent song.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Face to face, And frowning brow to brow, ourselves will hear The accuser and accused freely speak."
windows
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From this reading A venturesome robin perched upon the bare bough of a cherry tree that grew near one of the sitting-room windows, and gave vent to his short and frequent song.
