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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
air
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From this reading The air was full of pleasant sounds prophesying of the coming summer.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
April
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From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
bleat
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From this reading The rush, and murmur, and tinkle of the hidden watercourses; the song of the lark poised high up in the sunny air; the bleat of the lambs calling to their mothers--everything inanimate was full of hope and gladness.
blue
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From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
brooks
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From this reading The few trees grew near brooks running down from the moors and the higher ground.
calling
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From this reading The rush, and murmur, and tinkle of the hidden watercourses; the song of the lark poised high up in the sunny air; the bleat of the lambs calling to their mothers--everything inanimate was full of hope and gladness.
catching
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From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
clouds
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From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
coming
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From this reading The air was full of pleasant sounds prophesying of the coming summer.
country
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From this reading The earth in that northern country had scarcely yet put on her robe of green.
day
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From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
down
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From this reading The few trees grew near brooks running down from the moors and the higher ground.
earth
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From this reading The earth in that northern country had scarcely yet put on her robe of green.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The rush, and murmur, and tinkle of the hidden watercourses; the song of the lark poised high up in the sunny air; the bleat of the lambs calling to their mothers--everything inanimate was full of hope and gladness.
few
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From this reading The few trees grew near brooks running down from the moors and the higher ground.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The few trees grew near brooks running down from the moors and the higher ground.
full
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From this reading The air was full of pleasant sounds prophesying of the coming summer.
gladness
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From this reading The rush, and murmur, and tinkle of the hidden watercourses; the song of the lark poised high up in the sunny air; the bleat of the lambs calling to their mothers--everything inanimate was full of hope and gladness.
green
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From this reading The earth in that northern country had scarcely yet put on her robe of green.
grew
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From this reading The few trees grew near brooks running down from the moors and the higher ground.
ground
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From this reading The few trees grew near brooks running down from the moors and the higher ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The earth in that northern country had scarcely yet put on her robe of green.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The earth in that northern country had scarcely yet put on her robe of green.
hidden
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From this reading The rush, and murmur, and tinkle of the hidden watercourses; the song of the lark poised high up in the sunny air; the bleat of the lambs calling to their mothers--everything inanimate was full of hope and gladness.
high
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From this reading The rush, and murmur, and tinkle of the hidden watercourses; the song of the lark poised high up in the sunny air; the bleat of the lambs calling to their mothers--everything inanimate was full of hope and gladness.
higher
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From this reading The few trees grew near brooks running down from the moors and the higher ground.
hope
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From this reading The rush, and murmur, and tinkle of the hidden watercourses; the song of the lark poised high up in the sunny air; the bleat of the lambs calling to their mothers--everything inanimate was full of hope and gladness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
inanimate
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From this reading The rush, and murmur, and tinkle of the hidden watercourses; the song of the lark poised high up in the sunny air; the bleat of the lambs calling to their mothers--everything inanimate was full of hope and gladness.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
lambs
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From this reading The rush, and murmur, and tinkle of the hidden watercourses; the song of the lark poised high up in the sunny air; the bleat of the lambs calling to their mothers--everything inanimate was full of hope and gladness.
lark
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From this reading The rush, and murmur, and tinkle of the hidden watercourses; the song of the lark poised high up in the sunny air; the bleat of the lambs calling to their mothers--everything inanimate was full of hope and gladness.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
moors
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From this reading The few trees grew near brooks running down from the moors and the higher ground.
mothers
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From this reading The rush, and murmur, and tinkle of the hidden watercourses; the song of the lark poised high up in the sunny air; the bleat of the lambs calling to their mothers--everything inanimate was full of hope and gladness.
murmur
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From this reading The rush, and murmur, and tinkle of the hidden watercourses; the song of the lark poised high up in the sunny air; the bleat of the lambs calling to their mothers--everything inanimate was full of hope and gladness.
near
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From this reading The few trees grew near brooks running down from the moors and the higher ground.
northern
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From this reading The earth in that northern country had scarcely yet put on her robe of green.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The earth in that northern country had scarcely yet put on her robe of green.
ORDEAL
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From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
poised
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From this reading The rush, and murmur, and tinkle of the hidden watercourses; the song of the lark poised high up in the sunny air; the bleat of the lambs calling to their mothers--everything inanimate was full of hope and gladness.
prophesying
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From this reading The air was full of pleasant sounds prophesying of the coming summer.
put
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From this reading The earth in that northern country had scarcely yet put on her robe of green.
robe
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From this reading The earth in that northern country had scarcely yet put on her robe of green.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The few trees grew near brooks running down from the moors and the higher ground.
rush
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From this reading The rush, and murmur, and tinkle of the hidden watercourses; the song of the lark poised high up in the sunny air; the bleat of the lambs calling to their mothers--everything inanimate was full of hope and gladness.
sailing
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From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
scarcely
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From this reading The earth in that northern country had scarcely yet put on her robe of green.
sky
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From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
song
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From this reading The rush, and murmur, and tinkle of the hidden watercourses; the song of the lark poised high up in the sunny air; the bleat of the lambs calling to their mothers--everything inanimate was full of hope and gladness.
sounds
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From this reading The air was full of pleasant sounds prophesying of the coming summer.
summer
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From this reading The air was full of pleasant sounds prophesying of the coming summer.
sunlight
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From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
sunny
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From this reading The rush, and murmur, and tinkle of the hidden watercourses; the song of the lark poised high up in the sunny air; the bleat of the lambs calling to their mothers--everything inanimate was full of hope and gladness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The rush, and murmur, and tinkle of the hidden watercourses; the song of the lark poised high up in the sunny air; the bleat of the lambs calling to their mothers--everything inanimate was full of hope and gladness.
tinkle
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From this reading The rush, and murmur, and tinkle of the hidden watercourses; the song of the lark poised high up in the sunny air; the bleat of the lambs calling to their mothers--everything inanimate was full of hope and gladness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rush, and murmur, and tinkle of the hidden watercourses; the song of the lark poised high up in the sunny air; the bleat of the lambs calling to their mothers--everything inanimate was full of hope and gladness.
trees
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From this reading The few trees grew near brooks running down from the moors and the higher ground.
up
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From this reading The rush, and murmur, and tinkle of the hidden watercourses; the song of the lark poised high up in the sunny air; the bleat of the lambs calling to their mothers--everything inanimate was full of hope and gladness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
watercourses
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From this reading The rush, and murmur, and tinkle of the hidden watercourses; the song of the lark poised high up in the sunny air; the bleat of the lambs calling to their mothers--everything inanimate was full of hope and gladness.
white
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From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
year
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From this reading THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year, and the sky was blue above, with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The earth in that northern country had scarcely yet put on her robe of green.
