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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 twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LADY OF THE WHITE BUTTERFLIES TITANIA: And pluck the wings from painted butterflies, To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes: Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I followed the lake shore to a fishermen's camp, where, in the good comradeship of outdoors men the world over, I got bread and coffee and no questions asked.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
bread
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From this reading I followed the lake shore to a fishermen's camp, where, in the good comradeship of outdoors men the world over, I got bread and coffee and no questions asked.
BUTTERFLIES
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From this reading THE LADY OF THE WHITE BUTTERFLIES TITANIA: And pluck the wings from painted butterflies, To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes: Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies.
camp
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From this reading I followed the lake shore to a fishermen's camp, where, in the good comradeship of outdoors men the world over, I got bread and coffee and no questions asked.
coffee
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From this reading I followed the lake shore to a fishermen's camp, where, in the good comradeship of outdoors men the world over, I got bread and coffee and no questions asked.
comradeship
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From this reading I followed the lake shore to a fishermen's camp, where, in the good comradeship of outdoors men the world over, I got bread and coffee and no questions asked.
courtesies
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From this reading THE LADY OF THE WHITE BUTTERFLIES TITANIA: And pluck the wings from painted butterflies, To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes: Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies.
creek
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From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
day
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From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
dip
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From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE LADY OF THE WHITE BUTTERFLIES TITANIA: And pluck the wings from painted butterflies, To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes: Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies.
DreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream_.
eaves
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From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
elves
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From this reading THE LADY OF THE WHITE BUTTERFLIES TITANIA: And pluck the wings from painted butterflies, To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes: Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies.
eyes
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From this reading THE LADY OF THE WHITE BUTTERFLIES TITANIA: And pluck the wings from painted butterflies, To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes: Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies.
fan
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From this reading THE LADY OF THE WHITE BUTTERFLIES TITANIA: And pluck the wings from painted butterflies, To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes: Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies.
field
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From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
fishermen's
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From this reading I followed the lake shore to a fishermen's camp, where, in the good comradeship of outdoors men the world over, I got bread and coffee and no questions asked.
followed
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From this reading I followed the lake shore to a fishermen's camp, where, in the good comradeship of outdoors men the world over, I got bread and coffee and no questions asked.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE LADY OF THE WHITE BUTTERFLIES TITANIA: And pluck the wings from painted butterflies, To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes: Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I followed the lake shore to a fishermen's camp, where, in the good comradeship of outdoors men the world over, I got bread and coffee and no questions asked.
got
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From this reading I followed the lake shore to a fishermen's camp, where, in the good comradeship of outdoors men the world over, I got bread and coffee and no questions asked.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
Hail
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From this reading PEASEBLOSSOM: Hail, mortal!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE LADY OF THE WHITE BUTTERFLIES TITANIA: And pluck the wings from painted butterflies, To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes: Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LADY OF THE WHITE BUTTERFLIES TITANIA: And pluck the wings from painted butterflies, To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes: Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
LADY
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From this reading THE LADY OF THE WHITE BUTTERFLIES TITANIA: And pluck the wings from painted butterflies, To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes: Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies.
lake
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From this reading I followed the lake shore to a fishermen's camp, where, in the good comradeship of outdoors men the world over, I got bread and coffee and no questions asked.
lay
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From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
light
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From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
men
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From this reading I followed the lake shore to a fishermen's camp, where, in the good comradeship of outdoors men the world over, I got bread and coffee and no questions asked.
Midsummer
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From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream_.
moonbeams
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From this reading THE LADY OF THE WHITE BUTTERFLIES TITANIA: And pluck the wings from painted butterflies, To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes: Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading PEASEBLOSSOM: Hail, mortal!
Night's
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From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream_.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I followed the lake shore to a fishermen's camp, where, in the good comradeship of outdoors men the world over, I got bread and coffee and no questions asked.
Nod
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From this reading THE LADY OF THE WHITE BUTTERFLIES TITANIA: And pluck the wings from painted butterflies, To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes: Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LADY OF THE WHITE BUTTERFLIES TITANIA: And pluck the wings from painted butterflies, To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes: Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies.
outdoors
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From this reading I followed the lake shore to a fishermen's camp, where, in the good comradeship of outdoors men the world over, I got bread and coffee and no questions asked.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I followed the lake shore to a fishermen's camp, where, in the good comradeship of outdoors men the world over, I got bread and coffee and no questions asked.
painted
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From this reading THE LADY OF THE WHITE BUTTERFLIES TITANIA: And pluck the wings from painted butterflies, To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes: Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies.
PEASEBLOSSOM
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From this reading PEASEBLOSSOM: Hail, mortal!
pluck
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From this reading THE LADY OF THE WHITE BUTTERFLIES TITANIA: And pluck the wings from painted butterflies, To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes: Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies.
proprietor
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From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
questions
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From this reading I followed the lake shore to a fishermen's camp, where, in the good comradeship of outdoors men the world over, I got bread and coffee and no questions asked.
quiet
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From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
shore
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From this reading I followed the lake shore to a fishermen's camp, where, in the good comradeship of outdoors men the world over, I got bread and coffee and no questions asked.
sleeping
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From this reading THE LADY OF THE WHITE BUTTERFLIES TITANIA: And pluck the wings from painted butterflies, To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes: Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
sole
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From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
swallows
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From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
taken
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From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LADY OF THE WHITE BUTTERFLIES TITANIA: And pluck the wings from painted butterflies, To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes: Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies.
TITANIA
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From this reading THE LADY OF THE WHITE BUTTERFLIES TITANIA: And pluck the wings from painted butterflies, To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes: Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LADY OF THE WHITE BUTTERFLIES TITANIA: And pluck the wings from painted butterflies, To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes: Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies.
twitter
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From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
wakened
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From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I followed the lake shore to a fishermen's camp, where, in the good comradeship of outdoors men the world over, I got bread and coffee and no questions asked.
WHITE
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From this reading THE LADY OF THE WHITE BUTTERFLIES TITANIA: And pluck the wings from painted butterflies, To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes: Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies.
wings
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From this reading THE LADY OF THE WHITE BUTTERFLIES TITANIA: And pluck the wings from painted butterflies, To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes: Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies.
woodland
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From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
world
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From this reading The twitter of swallows in the eaves wakened me to the first light of day, and after I had taken a dip in the creek I still seemed to be sole proprietor of the world, so quiet lay field and woodland.
