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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading --_"Reveille," Michael O'Connor._ "But first, Harriet, do take off that bonnet, and let me see thee as thou art really; with thy hair about thy face.
admiring
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From this reading "How beautiful thee is," she commented gazing at the maiden with admiring eyes.
air
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From this reading THE TURN OF THE WHEEL "From every valley and hill there come The clamoring voices of fife and drum; And out in the fresh, cool morning air The soldiers are swarming everywhere."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TURN OF THE WHEEL "From every valley and hill there come The clamoring voices of fife and drum; And out in the fresh, cool morning air The soldiers are swarming everywhere."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE TURN OF THE WHEEL "From every valley and hill there come The clamoring voices of fife and drum; And out in the fresh, cool morning air The soldiers are swarming everywhere."
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading --_"Reveille," Michael O'Connor._ "But first, Harriet, do take off that bonnet, and let me see thee as thou art really; with thy hair about thy face.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading --_"Reveille," Michael O'Connor._ "But first, Harriet, do take off that bonnet, and let me see thee as thou art really; with thy hair about thy face.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "How beautiful thee is," she commented gazing at the maiden with admiring eyes.
beautiful
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From this reading "How beautiful thee is," she commented gazing at the maiden with admiring eyes.
bonnet
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From this reading --_"Reveille," Michael O'Connor._ "But first, Harriet, do take off that bonnet, and let me see thee as thou art really; with thy hair about thy face.
bow
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From this reading Peggy reached over and untied the bow as she spoke, then removed the prim little bonnet from her cousin's head.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading --_"Reveille," Michael O'Connor._ "But first, Harriet, do take off that bonnet, and let me see thee as thou art really; with thy hair about thy face.
clamoring
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From this reading THE TURN OF THE WHEEL "From every valley and hill there come The clamoring voices of fife and drum; And out in the fresh, cool morning air The soldiers are swarming everywhere."
come
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From this reading THE TURN OF THE WHEEL "From every valley and hill there come The clamoring voices of fife and drum; And out in the fresh, cool morning air The soldiers are swarming everywhere."
commented
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From this reading "How beautiful thee is," she commented gazing at the maiden with admiring eyes.
cool
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From this reading THE TURN OF THE WHEEL "From every valley and hill there come The clamoring voices of fife and drum; And out in the fresh, cool morning air The soldiers are swarming everywhere."
cousin's
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From this reading Peggy reached over and untied the bow as she spoke, then removed the prim little bonnet from her cousin's head.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading --_"Reveille," Michael O'Connor._ "But first, Harriet, do take off that bonnet, and let me see thee as thou art really; with thy hair about thy face.
drum
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From this reading THE TURN OF THE WHEEL "From every valley and hill there come The clamoring voices of fife and drum; And out in the fresh, cool morning air The soldiers are swarming everywhere."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE TURN OF THE WHEEL "From every valley and hill there come The clamoring voices of fife and drum; And out in the fresh, cool morning air The soldiers are swarming everywhere."
everywhere
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From this reading THE TURN OF THE WHEEL "From every valley and hill there come The clamoring voices of fife and drum; And out in the fresh, cool morning air The soldiers are swarming everywhere."
eyes
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From this reading "How beautiful thee is," she commented gazing at the maiden with admiring eyes.
face
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From this reading --_"Reveille," Michael O'Connor._ "But first, Harriet, do take off that bonnet, and let me see thee as thou art really; with thy hair about thy face.
fife
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From this reading THE TURN OF THE WHEEL "From every valley and hill there come The clamoring voices of fife and drum; And out in the fresh, cool morning air The soldiers are swarming everywhere."
first
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From this reading --_"Reveille," Michael O'Connor._ "But first, Harriet, do take off that bonnet, and let me see thee as thou art really; with thy hair about thy face.
fresh
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From this reading THE TURN OF THE WHEEL "From every valley and hill there come The clamoring voices of fife and drum; And out in the fresh, cool morning air The soldiers are swarming everywhere."
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE TURN OF THE WHEEL "From every valley and hill there come The clamoring voices of fife and drum; And out in the fresh, cool morning air The soldiers are swarming everywhere."
gazing
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From this reading "How beautiful thee is," she commented gazing at the maiden with admiring eyes.
hair
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From this reading --_"Reveille," Michael O'Connor._ "But first, Harriet, do take off that bonnet, and let me see thee as thou art really; with thy hair about thy face.
Harriet
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From this reading --_"Reveille," Michael O'Connor._ "But first, Harriet, do take off that bonnet, and let me see thee as thou art really; with thy hair about thy face.
head
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From this reading Peggy reached over and untied the bow as she spoke, then removed the prim little bonnet from her cousin's head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Peggy reached over and untied the bow as she spoke, then removed the prim little bonnet from her cousin's head.
hill
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How
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From this reading "How beautiful thee is," she commented gazing at the maiden with admiring eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TURN OF THE WHEEL "From every valley and hill there come The clamoring voices of fife and drum; And out in the fresh, cool morning air The soldiers are swarming everywhere."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How beautiful thee is," she commented gazing at the maiden with admiring eyes.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading --_"Reveille," Michael O'Connor._ "But first, Harriet, do take off that bonnet, and let me see thee as thou art really; with thy hair about thy face.
little
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From this reading Peggy reached over and untied the bow as she spoke, then removed the prim little bonnet from her cousin's head.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading "How beautiful thee is," she commented gazing at the maiden with admiring eyes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading --_"Reveille," Michael O'Connor._ "But first, Harriet, do take off that bonnet, and let me see thee as thou art really; with thy hair about thy face.
Michael
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From this reading --_"Reveille," Michael O'Connor._ "But first, Harriet, do take off that bonnet, and let me see thee as thou art really; with thy hair about thy face.
morning
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O'Connor
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From this reading --_"Reveille," Michael O'Connor._ "But first, Harriet, do take off that bonnet, and let me see thee as thou art really; with thy hair about thy face.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TURN OF THE WHEEL "From every valley and hill there come The clamoring voices of fife and drum; And out in the fresh, cool morning air The soldiers are swarming everywhere."
off
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From this reading --_"Reveille," Michael O'Connor._ "But first, Harriet, do take off that bonnet, and let me see thee as thou art really; with thy hair about thy face.
out
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From this reading THE TURN OF THE WHEEL "From every valley and hill there come The clamoring voices of fife and drum; And out in the fresh, cool morning air The soldiers are swarming everywhere."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Peggy reached over and untied the bow as she spoke, then removed the prim little bonnet from her cousin's head.
Peggy
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From this reading Peggy reached over and untied the bow as she spoke, then removed the prim little bonnet from her cousin's head.
prim
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From this reading Peggy reached over and untied the bow as she spoke, then removed the prim little bonnet from her cousin's head.
reached
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From this reading Peggy reached over and untied the bow as she spoke, then removed the prim little bonnet from her cousin's head.
really
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From this reading --_"Reveille," Michael O'Connor._ "But first, Harriet, do take off that bonnet, and let me see thee as thou art really; with thy hair about thy face.
removed
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From this reading Peggy reached over and untied the bow as she spoke, then removed the prim little bonnet from her cousin's head.
Reveille
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From this reading --_"Reveille," Michael O'Connor._ "But first, Harriet, do take off that bonnet, and let me see thee as thou art really; with thy hair about thy face.
see
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From this reading --_"Reveille," Michael O'Connor._ "But first, Harriet, do take off that bonnet, and let me see thee as thou art really; with thy hair about thy face.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Peggy reached over and untied the bow as she spoke, then removed the prim little bonnet from her cousin's head.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So."
soldiers
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spoke
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From this reading Peggy reached over and untied the bow as she spoke, then removed the prim little bonnet from her cousin's head.
swarming
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From this reading THE TURN OF THE WHEEL "From every valley and hill there come The clamoring voices of fife and drum; And out in the fresh, cool morning air The soldiers are swarming everywhere."
take
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From this reading --_"Reveille," Michael O'Connor._ "But first, Harriet, do take off that bonnet, and let me see thee as thou art really; with thy hair about thy face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading --_"Reveille," Michael O'Connor._ "But first, Harriet, do take off that bonnet, and let me see thee as thou art really; with thy hair about thy face.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TURN OF THE WHEEL "From every valley and hill there come The clamoring voices of fife and drum; And out in the fresh, cool morning air The soldiers are swarming everywhere."
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading --_"Reveille," Michael O'Connor._ "But first, Harriet, do take off that bonnet, and let me see thee as thou art really; with thy hair about thy face.
then
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From this reading Peggy reached over and untied the bow as she spoke, then removed the prim little bonnet from her cousin's head.
there
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thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading --_"Reveille," Michael O'Connor._ "But first, Harriet, do take off that bonnet, and let me see thee as thou art really; with thy hair about thy face.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading --_"Reveille," Michael O'Connor._ "But first, Harriet, do take off that bonnet, and let me see thee as thou art really; with thy hair about thy face.
TURN
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From this reading THE TURN OF THE WHEEL "From every valley and hill there come The clamoring voices of fife and drum; And out in the fresh, cool morning air The soldiers are swarming everywhere."
untied
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From this reading Peggy reached over and untied the bow as she spoke, then removed the prim little bonnet from her cousin's head.
valley
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voices
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WHEEL
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From this reading THE TURN OF THE WHEEL "From every valley and hill there come The clamoring voices of fife and drum; And out in the fresh, cool morning air The soldiers are swarming everywhere."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading --_"Reveille," Michael O'Connor._ "But first, Harriet, do take off that bonnet, and let me see thee as thou art really; with thy hair about thy face.
