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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 heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I had dined alone and was lounging about the grounds when I heard voices near the Glenarm wall.
air
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From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had dined alone and was lounging about the grounds when I heard voices near the Glenarm wall.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
beauty
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From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
bench
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From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
bow
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From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was no formal walk there, and my steps were silenced by the turf.
CANOES
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From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
canstmodal verbUS /kænst/
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
CARNIVAL
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From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
carves
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From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
coffee
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From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
dined
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From this reading I had dined alone and was lounging about the grounds when I heard voices near the Glenarm wall.
dip
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From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
embowered
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From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
Emerson
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From this reading --_Emerson_.
flowers
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From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
formal
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From this reading There was no formal walk there, and my steps were silenced by the turf.
forsake
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From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
gave
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From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
Glenarm
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From this reading I had dined alone and was lounging about the grounds when I heard voices near the Glenarm wall.
grounds
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From this reading I had dined alone and was lounging about the grounds when I heard voices near the Glenarm wall.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had dined alone and was lounging about the grounds when I heard voices near the Glenarm wall.
heard
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From this reading I had dined alone and was lounging about the grounds when I heard voices near the Glenarm wall.
heavy
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From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
Helen
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From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
hint
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From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
honeysuckle
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From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had dined alone and was lounging about the grounds when I heard voices near the Glenarm wall.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
lake
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From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
lawn
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From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
lounging
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From this reading I had dined alone and was lounging about the grounds when I heard voices near the Glenarm wall.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
Miss
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From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was no formal walk there, and my steps were silenced by the turf.
near
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From this reading I had dined alone and was lounging about the grounds when I heard voices near the Glenarm wall.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no formal walk there, and my steps were silenced by the turf.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
oar
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From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
paddle
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From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
Pat
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From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
remembered
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From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
rhymes
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From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
ripples
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From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
rustic
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From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
school
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From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
silenced
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From this reading There was no formal walk there, and my steps were silenced by the turf.
staff
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From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
steps
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From this reading There was no formal walk there, and my steps were silenced by the turf.
surmised
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From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
taking
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From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
there
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From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
turf
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From this reading There was no formal walk there, and my steps were silenced by the turf.
voices
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From this reading I had dined alone and was lounging about the grounds when I heard voices near the Glenarm wall.
walk
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From this reading There was no formal walk there, and my steps were silenced by the turf.
wall
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From this reading I had dined alone and was lounging about the grounds when I heard voices near the Glenarm wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had dined alone and was lounging about the grounds when I heard voices near the Glenarm wall.
wave
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From this reading THE CARNIVAL OF CANOES Thou canst not wave thy staff in air, Or dip thy paddle in the lake, But it carves the bow of beauty there, And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was no formal walk there, and my steps were silenced by the turf.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I had dined alone and was lounging about the grounds when I heard voices near the Glenarm wall.
whereabouts
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From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The heavy scent of flowers from within gave me a hint of my whereabouts; there was, I remembered, at this point on the school lawn a rustic bench embowered in honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen were, I surmised, taking their coffee there.
