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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 _The Land of Dreams_ IT was still, so still in the wood that you could have heard a pin drop.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading One doesn't usually drop pins in a wood, but on the floor, or on a chair, or somewhere else where they are sure to run into you just when you are not expecting anything of the kind.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One doesn't usually drop pins in a wood, but on the floor, or on a chair, or somewhere else where they are sure to run into you just when you are not expecting anything of the kind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was not a breath of wind; the trees, standing in rows like giant sentinels, seemed to be waiting for somebody.
breath
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind; the trees, standing in rows like giant sentinels, seemed to be waiting for somebody.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One doesn't usually drop pins in a wood, but on the floor, or on a chair, or somewhere else where they are sure to run into you just when you are not expecting anything of the kind.
chair
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From this reading One doesn't usually drop pins in a wood, but on the floor, or on a chair, or somewhere else where they are sure to run into you just when you are not expecting anything of the kind.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _The Land of Dreams_ IT was still, so still in the wood that you could have heard a pin drop.
doesn't
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From this reading One doesn't usually drop pins in a wood, but on the floor, or on a chair, or somewhere else where they are sure to run into you just when you are not expecting anything of the kind.
Dreams
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From this reading _The Land of Dreams_ IT was still, so still in the wood that you could have heard a pin drop.
drop
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From this reading _The Land of Dreams_ IT was still, so still in the wood that you could have heard a pin drop.
else
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From this reading One doesn't usually drop pins in a wood, but on the floor, or on a chair, or somewhere else where they are sure to run into you just when you are not expecting anything of the kind.
end
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From this reading A lovely path of soft green moss ran through this wood from one end of it to the other.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading One doesn't usually drop pins in a wood, but on the floor, or on a chair, or somewhere else where they are sure to run into you just when you are not expecting anything of the kind.
floor
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From this reading One doesn't usually drop pins in a wood, but on the floor, or on a chair, or somewhere else where they are sure to run into you just when you are not expecting anything of the kind.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was not a breath of wind; the trees, standing in rows like giant sentinels, seemed to be waiting for somebody.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A lovely path of soft green moss ran through this wood from one end of it to the other.
giant
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind; the trees, standing in rows like giant sentinels, seemed to be waiting for somebody.
green
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From this reading A lovely path of soft green moss ran through this wood from one end of it to the other.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _The Land of Dreams_ IT was still, so still in the wood that you could have heard a pin drop.
heard
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From this reading _The Land of Dreams_ IT was still, so still in the wood that you could have heard a pin drop.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Land of Dreams_ IT was still, so still in the wood that you could have heard a pin drop.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One doesn't usually drop pins in a wood, but on the floor, or on a chair, or somewhere else where they are sure to run into you just when you are not expecting anything of the kind.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _The Land of Dreams_ IT was still, so still in the wood that you could have heard a pin drop.
just
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From this reading One doesn't usually drop pins in a wood, but on the floor, or on a chair, or somewhere else where they are sure to run into you just when you are not expecting anything of the kind.
kind
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From this reading One doesn't usually drop pins in a wood, but on the floor, or on a chair, or somewhere else where they are sure to run into you just when you are not expecting anything of the kind.
Land
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From this reading _The Land of Dreams_ IT was still, so still in the wood that you could have heard a pin drop.
like
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind; the trees, standing in rows like giant sentinels, seemed to be waiting for somebody.
lovely
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From this reading A lovely path of soft green moss ran through this wood from one end of it to the other.
moss
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From this reading A lovely path of soft green moss ran through this wood from one end of it to the other.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One doesn't usually drop pins in a wood, but on the floor, or on a chair, or somewhere else where they are sure to run into you just when you are not expecting anything of the kind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Land of Dreams_ IT was still, so still in the wood that you could have heard a pin drop.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One doesn't usually drop pins in a wood, but on the floor, or on a chair, or somewhere else where they are sure to run into you just when you are not expecting anything of the kind.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One doesn't usually drop pins in a wood, but on the floor, or on a chair, or somewhere else where they are sure to run into you just when you are not expecting anything of the kind.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One doesn't usually drop pins in a wood, but on the floor, or on a chair, or somewhere else where they are sure to run into you just when you are not expecting anything of the kind.
other
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From this reading A lovely path of soft green moss ran through this wood from one end of it to the other.
path
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From this reading A lovely path of soft green moss ran through this wood from one end of it to the other.
pin
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From this reading _The Land of Dreams_ IT was still, so still in the wood that you could have heard a pin drop.
pins
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From this reading One doesn't usually drop pins in a wood, but on the floor, or on a chair, or somewhere else where they are sure to run into you just when you are not expecting anything of the kind.
ran
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From this reading A lovely path of soft green moss ran through this wood from one end of it to the other.
rows
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind; the trees, standing in rows like giant sentinels, seemed to be waiting for somebody.
run
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From this reading One doesn't usually drop pins in a wood, but on the floor, or on a chair, or somewhere else where they are sure to run into you just when you are not expecting anything of the kind.
seemed
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind; the trees, standing in rows like giant sentinels, seemed to be waiting for somebody.
sentinels
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind; the trees, standing in rows like giant sentinels, seemed to be waiting for somebody.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _The Land of Dreams_ IT was still, so still in the wood that you could have heard a pin drop.
soft
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From this reading A lovely path of soft green moss ran through this wood from one end of it to the other.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading There was not a breath of wind; the trees, standing in rows like giant sentinels, seemed to be waiting for somebody.
somewhere
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From this reading One doesn't usually drop pins in a wood, but on the floor, or on a chair, or somewhere else where they are sure to run into you just when you are not expecting anything of the kind.
standing
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind; the trees, standing in rows like giant sentinels, seemed to be waiting for somebody.
still
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From this reading _The Land of Dreams_ IT was still, so still in the wood that you could have heard a pin drop.
sure
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From this reading One doesn't usually drop pins in a wood, but on the floor, or on a chair, or somewhere else where they are sure to run into you just when you are not expecting anything of the kind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The Land of Dreams_ IT was still, so still in the wood that you could have heard a pin drop.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Land of Dreams_ IT was still, so still in the wood that you could have heard a pin drop.
There
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind; the trees, standing in rows like giant sentinels, seemed to be waiting for somebody.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One doesn't usually drop pins in a wood, but on the floor, or on a chair, or somewhere else where they are sure to run into you just when you are not expecting anything of the kind.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A lovely path of soft green moss ran through this wood from one end of it to the other.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A lovely path of soft green moss ran through this wood from one end of it to the other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One doesn't usually drop pins in a wood, but on the floor, or on a chair, or somewhere else where they are sure to run into you just when you are not expecting anything of the kind.
trees
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind; the trees, standing in rows like giant sentinels, seemed to be waiting for somebody.
usually
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From this reading One doesn't usually drop pins in a wood, but on the floor, or on a chair, or somewhere else where they are sure to run into you just when you are not expecting anything of the kind.
waiting
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind; the trees, standing in rows like giant sentinels, seemed to be waiting for somebody.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Land of Dreams_ IT was still, so still in the wood that you could have heard a pin drop.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One doesn't usually drop pins in a wood, but on the floor, or on a chair, or somewhere else where they are sure to run into you just when you are not expecting anything of the kind.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading One doesn't usually drop pins in a wood, but on the floor, or on a chair, or somewhere else where they are sure to run into you just when you are not expecting anything of the kind.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who could it be?
wind
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From this reading There was not a breath of wind; the trees, standing in rows like giant sentinels, seemed to be waiting for somebody.
wood
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From this reading _The Land of Dreams_ IT was still, so still in the wood that you could have heard a pin drop.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _The Land of Dreams_ IT was still, so still in the wood that you could have heard a pin drop.
