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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 One of our favourite diversions is an occasional glimpse of a 'crossroads dance' on a pleasant Sunday afternoon, when all the young people of the district are gathered together.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One of our favourite diversions is an occasional glimpse of a 'crossroads dance' on a pleasant Sunday afternoon, when all the young people of the district are gathered together.
all
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From this reading One of our favourite diversions is an occasional glimpse of a 'crossroads dance' on a pleasant Sunday afternoon, when all the young people of the district are gathered together.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One of our favourite diversions is an occasional glimpse of a 'crossroads dance' on a pleasant Sunday afternoon, when all the young people of the district are gathered together.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And oft in the glens and green meadows, The ould jig they dance with such grace, That even the daisies they tread on, Look up with delight in their face.'
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One of our favourite diversions is an occasional glimpse of a 'crossroads dance' on a pleasant Sunday afternoon, when all the young people of the district are gathered together.
bound
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From this reading 'The light-hearted daughters of Erin, Like the wild mountain deer they can bound; Their feet never touch the green island, But music is struck from the ground.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'The light-hearted daughters of Erin, Like the wild mountain deer they can bound; Their feet never touch the green island, But music is struck from the ground.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'The light-hearted daughters of Erin, Like the wild mountain deer they can bound; Their feet never touch the green island, But music is struck from the ground.
confessions
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From this reading Their religious duties are over with their confessions and their masses, and the priests encourage these decorous Sabbath gaieties.
crossroads
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From this reading One of our favourite diversions is an occasional glimpse of a 'crossroads dance' on a pleasant Sunday afternoon, when all the young people of the district are gathered together.
daisies
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From this reading And oft in the glens and green meadows, The ould jig they dance with such grace, That even the daisies they tread on, Look up with delight in their face.'
dance
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From this reading And oft in the glens and green meadows, The ould jig they dance with such grace, That even the daisies they tread on, Look up with delight in their face.'
daughters
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From this reading 'The light-hearted daughters of Erin, Like the wild mountain deer they can bound; Their feet never touch the green island, But music is struck from the ground.
decorous
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From this reading Their religious duties are over with their confessions and their masses, and the priests encourage these decorous Sabbath gaieties.
deer
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From this reading 'The light-hearted daughters of Erin, Like the wild mountain deer they can bound; Their feet never touch the green island, But music is struck from the ground.
delight
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From this reading And oft in the glens and green meadows, The ould jig they dance with such grace, That even the daisies they tread on, Look up with delight in their face.'
district
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From this reading One of our favourite diversions is an occasional glimpse of a 'crossroads dance' on a pleasant Sunday afternoon, when all the young people of the district are gathered together.
diversions
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From this reading One of our favourite diversions is an occasional glimpse of a 'crossroads dance' on a pleasant Sunday afternoon, when all the young people of the district are gathered together.
duties
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From this reading Their religious duties are over with their confessions and their masses, and the priests encourage these decorous Sabbath gaieties.
encourage
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From this reading Their religious duties are over with their confessions and their masses, and the priests encourage these decorous Sabbath gaieties.
Erin
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From this reading 'The light-hearted daughters of Erin, Like the wild mountain deer they can bound; Their feet never touch the green island, But music is struck from the ground.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And oft in the glens and green meadows, The ould jig they dance with such grace, That even the daisies they tread on, Look up with delight in their face.'
face
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From this reading And oft in the glens and green meadows, The ould jig they dance with such grace, That even the daisies they tread on, Look up with delight in their face.'
favourite
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From this reading One of our favourite diversions is an occasional glimpse of a 'crossroads dance' on a pleasant Sunday afternoon, when all the young people of the district are gathered together.
feet
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From this reading 'The light-hearted daughters of Erin, Like the wild mountain deer they can bound; Their feet never touch the green island, But music is struck from the ground.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'The light-hearted daughters of Erin, Like the wild mountain deer they can bound; Their feet never touch the green island, But music is struck from the ground.
gaieties
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From this reading Their religious duties are over with their confessions and their masses, and the priests encourage these decorous Sabbath gaieties.
gathered
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From this reading One of our favourite diversions is an occasional glimpse of a 'crossroads dance' on a pleasant Sunday afternoon, when all the young people of the district are gathered together.
glens
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From this reading And oft in the glens and green meadows, The ould jig they dance with such grace, That even the daisies they tread on, Look up with delight in their face.'
glimpse
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From this reading One of our favourite diversions is an occasional glimpse of a 'crossroads dance' on a pleasant Sunday afternoon, when all the young people of the district are gathered together.
grace
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From this reading And oft in the glens and green meadows, The ould jig they dance with such grace, That even the daisies they tread on, Look up with delight in their face.'
green
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From this reading 'The light-hearted daughters of Erin, Like the wild mountain deer they can bound; Their feet never touch the green island, But music is struck from the ground.
ground
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From this reading 'The light-hearted daughters of Erin, Like the wild mountain deer they can bound; Their feet never touch the green island, But music is struck from the ground.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And oft in the glens and green meadows, The ould jig they dance with such grace, That even the daisies they tread on, Look up with delight in their face.'
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'The light-hearted daughters of Erin, Like the wild mountain deer they can bound; Their feet never touch the green island, But music is struck from the ground.
island
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From this reading 'The light-hearted daughters of Erin, Like the wild mountain deer they can bound; Their feet never touch the green island, But music is struck from the ground.
James
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From this reading James M'Kowen.
jig
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From this reading And oft in the glens and green meadows, The ould jig they dance with such grace, That even the daisies they tread on, Look up with delight in their face.'
light-hearted
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From this reading 'The light-hearted daughters of Erin, Like the wild mountain deer they can bound; Their feet never touch the green island, But music is struck from the ground.
Like
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From this reading 'The light-hearted daughters of Erin, Like the wild mountain deer they can bound; Their feet never touch the green island, But music is struck from the ground.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And oft in the glens and green meadows, The ould jig they dance with such grace, That even the daisies they tread on, Look up with delight in their face.'
M'Kowen
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From this reading James M'Kowen.
masses
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From this reading Their religious duties are over with their confessions and their masses, and the priests encourage these decorous Sabbath gaieties.
meadows
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From this reading And oft in the glens and green meadows, The ould jig they dance with such grace, That even the daisies they tread on, Look up with delight in their face.'
mountain
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From this reading 'The light-hearted daughters of Erin, Like the wild mountain deer they can bound; Their feet never touch the green island, But music is struck from the ground.
music
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From this reading 'The light-hearted daughters of Erin, Like the wild mountain deer they can bound; Their feet never touch the green island, But music is struck from the ground.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'The light-hearted daughters of Erin, Like the wild mountain deer they can bound; Their feet never touch the green island, But music is struck from the ground.
occasional
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From this reading One of our favourite diversions is an occasional glimpse of a 'crossroads dance' on a pleasant Sunday afternoon, when all the young people of the district are gathered together.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'The light-hearted daughters of Erin, Like the wild mountain deer they can bound; Their feet never touch the green island, But music is struck from the ground.
oft
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From this reading And oft in the glens and green meadows, The ould jig they dance with such grace, That even the daisies they tread on, Look up with delight in their face.'
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And oft in the glens and green meadows, The ould jig they dance with such grace, That even the daisies they tread on, Look up with delight in their face.'
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of our favourite diversions is an occasional glimpse of a 'crossroads dance' on a pleasant Sunday afternoon, when all the young people of the district are gathered together.
ould
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From this reading And oft in the glens and green meadows, The ould jig they dance with such grace, That even the daisies they tread on, Look up with delight in their face.'
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading One of our favourite diversions is an occasional glimpse of a 'crossroads dance' on a pleasant Sunday afternoon, when all the young people of the district are gathered together.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Their religious duties are over with their confessions and their masses, and the priests encourage these decorous Sabbath gaieties.
people
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From this reading One of our favourite diversions is an occasional glimpse of a 'crossroads dance' on a pleasant Sunday afternoon, when all the young people of the district are gathered together.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of our favourite diversions is an occasional glimpse of a 'crossroads dance' on a pleasant Sunday afternoon, when all the young people of the district are gathered together.
priests
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From this reading Their religious duties are over with their confessions and their masses, and the priests encourage these decorous Sabbath gaieties.
religious
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From this reading Their religious duties are over with their confessions and their masses, and the priests encourage these decorous Sabbath gaieties.
Sabbath
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From this reading Their religious duties are over with their confessions and their masses, and the priests encourage these decorous Sabbath gaieties.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'The light-hearted daughters of Erin, Like the wild mountain deer they can bound; Their feet never touch the green island, But music is struck from the ground.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And oft in the glens and green meadows, The ould jig they dance with such grace, That even the daisies they tread on, Look up with delight in their face.'
Sunday
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From this reading One of our favourite diversions is an occasional glimpse of a 'crossroads dance' on a pleasant Sunday afternoon, when all the young people of the district are gathered together.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And oft in the glens and green meadows, The ould jig they dance with such grace, That even the daisies they tread on, Look up with delight in their face.'
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'The light-hearted daughters of Erin, Like the wild mountain deer they can bound; Their feet never touch the green island, But music is struck from the ground.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading 'The light-hearted daughters of Erin, Like the wild mountain deer they can bound; Their feet never touch the green island, But music is struck from the ground.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Their religious duties are over with their confessions and their masses, and the priests encourage these decorous Sabbath gaieties.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'The light-hearted daughters of Erin, Like the wild mountain deer they can bound; Their feet never touch the green island, But music is struck from the ground.
together
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From this reading One of our favourite diversions is an occasional glimpse of a 'crossroads dance' on a pleasant Sunday afternoon, when all the young people of the district are gathered together.
touch
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From this reading 'The light-hearted daughters of Erin, Like the wild mountain deer they can bound; Their feet never touch the green island, But music is struck from the ground.
tread
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From this reading And oft in the glens and green meadows, The ould jig they dance with such grace, That even the daisies they tread on, Look up with delight in their face.'
up
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From this reading And oft in the glens and green meadows, The ould jig they dance with such grace, That even the daisies they tread on, Look up with delight in their face.'
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One of our favourite diversions is an occasional glimpse of a 'crossroads dance' on a pleasant Sunday afternoon, when all the young people of the district are gathered together.
wild
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From this reading 'The light-hearted daughters of Erin, Like the wild mountain deer they can bound; Their feet never touch the green island, But music is struck from the ground.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And oft in the glens and green meadows, The ould jig they dance with such grace, That even the daisies they tread on, Look up with delight in their face.'
young
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From this reading One of our favourite diversions is an occasional glimpse of a 'crossroads dance' on a pleasant Sunday afternoon, when all the young people of the district are gathered together.
