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From this reading All the pretty things you say, All the pretty things you do In your own delightful way Make me fall in love with you, Turning Autumn into May.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading In my dull, pedantic way I am fashioning my lay Just because I want to please.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Every day is twice as gay Just because of you, Louise!
Autumn
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From this reading All the pretty things you say, All the pretty things you do In your own delightful way Make me fall in love with you, Turning Autumn into May.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Every day is twice as gay Just because of you, Louise!
day
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From this reading Every day is twice as gay Just because of you, Louise!
delightful
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From this reading All the pretty things you say, All the pretty things you do In your own delightful way Make me fall in love with you, Turning Autumn into May.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All the pretty things you say, All the pretty things you do In your own delightful way Make me fall in love with you, Turning Autumn into May.
dull
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From this reading In my dull, pedantic way I am fashioning my lay Just because I want to please.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day is twice as gay Just because of you, Louise!
fall
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From this reading All the pretty things you say, All the pretty things you do In your own delightful way Make me fall in love with you, Turning Autumn into May.
fashioning
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From this reading In my dull, pedantic way I am fashioning my lay Just because I want to please.
gay
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From this reading Every day is twice as gay Just because of you, Louise!
going
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From this reading Which is going some, you say?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In my dull, pedantic way I am fashioning my lay Just because I want to please.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the pretty things you say, All the pretty things you do In your own delightful way Make me fall in love with you, Turning Autumn into May.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All the pretty things you say, All the pretty things you do In your own delightful way Make me fall in love with you, Turning Autumn into May.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every day is twice as gay Just because of you, Louise!
Just
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From this reading Every day is twice as gay Just because of you, Louise!
lay
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From this reading In my dull, pedantic way I am fashioning my lay Just because I want to please.
Louise
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From this reading Every day is twice as gay Just because of you, Louise!
love
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From this reading All the pretty things you say, All the pretty things you do In your own delightful way Make me fall in love with you, Turning Autumn into May.
MakenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the pretty things you say, All the pretty things you do In your own delightful way Make me fall in love with you, Turning Autumn into May.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading All the pretty things you say, All the pretty things you do In your own delightful way Make me fall in love with you, Turning Autumn into May.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All the pretty things you say, All the pretty things you do In your own delightful way Make me fall in love with you, Turning Autumn into May.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my dull, pedantic way I am fashioning my lay Just because I want to please.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every day is twice as gay Just because of you, Louise!
own
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From this reading All the pretty things you say, All the pretty things you do In your own delightful way Make me fall in love with you, Turning Autumn into May.
pedantic
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From this reading In my dull, pedantic way I am fashioning my lay Just because I want to please.
please
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From this reading In my dull, pedantic way I am fashioning my lay Just because I want to please.
POLICE
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From this reading POLICE!!!
pretty
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From this reading All the pretty things you say, All the pretty things you do In your own delightful way Make me fall in love with you, Turning Autumn into May.
say
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From this reading All the pretty things you say, All the pretty things you do In your own delightful way Make me fall in love with you, Turning Autumn into May.
some
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From this reading Which is going some, you say?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the pretty things you say, All the pretty things you do In your own delightful way Make me fall in love with you, Turning Autumn into May.
things
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From this reading All the pretty things you say, All the pretty things you do In your own delightful way Make me fall in love with you, Turning Autumn into May.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In my dull, pedantic way I am fashioning my lay Just because I want to please.
Turning
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From this reading All the pretty things you say, All the pretty things you do In your own delightful way Make me fall in love with you, Turning Autumn into May.
twice
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From this reading Every day is twice as gay Just because of you, Louise!
want
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From this reading In my dull, pedantic way I am fashioning my lay Just because I want to please.
way
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From this reading All the pretty things you say, All the pretty things you do In your own delightful way Make me fall in love with you, Turning Autumn into May.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which is going some, you say?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the pretty things you say, All the pretty things you do In your own delightful way Make me fall in love with you, Turning Autumn into May.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading All the pretty things you say, All the pretty things you do In your own delightful way Make me fall in love with you, Turning Autumn into May.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading All the pretty things you say, All the pretty things you do In your own delightful way Make me fall in love with you, Turning Autumn into May.