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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 By my troth, I will go with thee to the lane's-end!--I am a kind of burr--I shall stick.
advanced
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From this reading _Measure for Measure._ It was now far advanced in autumn.
air
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From this reading The leaves of the ash-trees detached themselves from the branches, and, without an air of wind, fell spontaneously on the path.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading By my troth, I will go with thee to the lane's-end!--I am a kind of burr--I shall stick.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The leaves of the ash-trees detached themselves from the branches, and, without an air of wind, fell spontaneously on the path.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
ash-trees
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From this reading The leaves of the ash-trees detached themselves from the branches, and, without an air of wind, fell spontaneously on the path.
autumn
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From this reading _Measure for Measure._ It was now far advanced in autumn.
branches
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From this reading The leaves of the ash-trees detached themselves from the branches, and, without an air of wind, fell spontaneously on the path.
burr
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From this reading By my troth, I will go with thee to the lane's-end!--I am a kind of burr--I shall stick.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By my troth, I will go with thee to the lane's-end!--I am a kind of burr--I shall stick.
covered
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From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
crisped
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From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
detached
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From this reading The leaves of the ash-trees detached themselves from the branches, and, without an air of wind, fell spontaneously on the path.
dew
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From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
far
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From this reading _Measure for Measure._ It was now far advanced in autumn.
fell
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From this reading The leaves of the ash-trees detached themselves from the branches, and, without an air of wind, fell spontaneously on the path.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Measure for Measure._ It was now far advanced in autumn.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The leaves of the ash-trees detached themselves from the branches, and, without an air of wind, fell spontaneously on the path.
frost
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From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
go
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From this reading By my troth, I will go with thee to the lane's-end!--I am a kind of burr--I shall stick.
grass
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From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
hoar
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From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By my troth, I will go with thee to the lane's-end!--I am a kind of burr--I shall stick.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Measure for Measure._ It was now far advanced in autumn.
INTRUSION
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From this reading INTRUSION.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Measure for Measure._ It was now far advanced in autumn.
Jekyl's
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From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
kind
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From this reading By my troth, I will go with thee to the lane's-end!--I am a kind of burr--I shall stick.
lane's-end
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From this reading By my troth, I will go with thee to the lane's-end!--I am a kind of burr--I shall stick.
lay
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From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
leaves
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From this reading The leaves of the ash-trees detached themselves from the branches, and, without an air of wind, fell spontaneously on the path.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
Measure
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From this reading _Measure for Measure._ It was now far advanced in autumn.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading By my troth, I will go with thee to the lane's-end!--I am a kind of burr--I shall stick.
now
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From this reading _Measure for Measure._ It was now far advanced in autumn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By my troth, I will go with thee to the lane's-end!--I am a kind of burr--I shall stick.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
path
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From this reading The leaves of the ash-trees detached themselves from the branches, and, without an air of wind, fell spontaneously on the path.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
Ronan's
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From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading By my troth, I will go with thee to the lane's-end!--I am a kind of burr--I shall stick.
spontaneously
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From this reading The leaves of the ash-trees detached themselves from the branches, and, without an air of wind, fell spontaneously on the path.
St
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From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
stick
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From this reading By my troth, I will go with thee to the lane's-end!--I am a kind of burr--I shall stick.
sun
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From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
sward
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From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By my troth, I will go with thee to the lane's-end!--I am a kind of burr--I shall stick.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading By my troth, I will go with thee to the lane's-end!--I am a kind of burr--I shall stick.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The leaves of the ash-trees detached themselves from the branches, and, without an air of wind, fell spontaneously on the path.
thick
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From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By my troth, I will go with thee to the lane's-end!--I am a kind of burr--I shall stick.
touched
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From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
troth
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From this reading By my troth, I will go with thee to the lane's-end!--I am a kind of burr--I shall stick.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Measure for Measure._ It was now far advanced in autumn.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading By my troth, I will go with thee to the lane's-end!--I am a kind of burr--I shall stick.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The leaves of the ash-trees detached themselves from the branches, and, without an air of wind, fell spontaneously on the path.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading By my troth, I will go with thee to the lane's-end!--I am a kind of burr--I shall stick.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The leaves of the ash-trees detached themselves from the branches, and, without an air of wind, fell spontaneously on the path.
woods
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From this reading The dew lay thick on the long grass, where it was touched by the sun; but where the sward lay in shadow, it was covered with hoar frost, and crisped under Jekyl's foot, as he returned through the woods of St. Ronan's.
