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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 On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
air
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From this reading Spring was in the air and he could see daffodils shining here and there on the slopes of green.
always
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From this reading He had just read Karen Woodruff's last letter, and he was in the mood, charmed, amused and touched, that her letters always brought.
amused
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From this reading He had just read Karen Woodruff's last letter, and he was in the mood, charmed, amused and touched, that her letters always brought.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
April
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From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
balcony
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From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
blue
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From this reading The sky, of the palest blue, seemed very high and was streaked with white.
breakfast
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From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had just read Karen Woodruff's last letter, and he was in the mood, charmed, amused and touched, that her letters always brought.
charmed
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From this reading He had just read Karen Woodruff's last letter, and he was in the mood, charmed, amused and touched, that her letters always brought.
chill
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From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Spring was in the air and he could see daffodils shining here and there on the slopes of green.
daffodils
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From this reading Spring was in the air and he could see daffodils shining here and there on the slopes of green.
down
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From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
emerged
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From this reading The purpling tree-tops in the park emerged from a light morning mist.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The purpling tree-tops in the park emerged from a light morning mist.
green
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From this reading Spring was in the air and he could see daffodils shining here and there on the slopes of green.
Gregory
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From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had just read Karen Woodruff's last letter, and he was in the mood, charmed, amused and touched, that her letters always brought.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Spring was in the air and he could see daffodils shining here and there on the slopes of green.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had just read Karen Woodruff's last letter, and he was in the mood, charmed, amused and touched, that her letters always brought.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Spring was in the air and he could see daffodils shining here and there on the slopes of green.
high
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From this reading The sky, of the palest blue, seemed very high and was streaked with white.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
Jardine
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From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
just
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From this reading He had just read Karen Woodruff's last letter, and he was in the mood, charmed, amused and touched, that her letters always brought.
Karen
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From this reading He had just read Karen Woodruff's last letter, and he was in the mood, charmed, amused and touched, that her letters always brought.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had just read Karen Woodruff's last letter, and he was in the mood, charmed, amused and touched, that her letters always brought.
leaning
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From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
letter
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From this reading He had just read Karen Woodruff's last letter, and he was in the mood, charmed, amused and touched, that her letters always brought.
letters
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From this reading He had just read Karen Woodruff's last letter, and he was in the mood, charmed, amused and touched, that her letters always brought.
light
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From this reading The purpling tree-tops in the park emerged from a light morning mist.
looking
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From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
mist
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From this reading The purpling tree-tops in the park emerged from a light morning mist.
mood
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From this reading He had just read Karen Woodruff's last letter, and he was in the mood, charmed, amused and touched, that her letters always brought.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sky, of the palest blue, seemed very high and was streaked with white.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
out
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From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
palest
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From this reading The sky, of the palest blue, seemed very high and was streaked with white.
park
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From this reading The purpling tree-tops in the park emerged from a light morning mist.
purpling
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From this reading The purpling tree-tops in the park emerged from a light morning mist.
read
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From this reading He had just read Karen Woodruff's last letter, and he was in the mood, charmed, amused and touched, that her letters always brought.
see
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From this reading Spring was in the air and he could see daffodils shining here and there on the slopes of green.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sky, of the palest blue, seemed very high and was streaked with white.
shining
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From this reading Spring was in the air and he could see daffodils shining here and there on the slopes of green.
sky
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From this reading The sky, of the palest blue, seemed very high and was streaked with white.
slopes
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From this reading Spring was in the air and he could see daffodils shining here and there on the slopes of green.
Spring
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From this reading Spring was in the air and he could see daffodils shining here and there on the slopes of green.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
streaked
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From this reading The sky, of the palest blue, seemed very high and was streaked with white.
sunny
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From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had just read Karen Woodruff's last letter, and he was in the mood, charmed, amused and touched, that her letters always brought.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The purpling tree-tops in the park emerged from a light morning mist.
there
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From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
touched
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From this reading He had just read Karen Woodruff's last letter, and he was in the mood, charmed, amused and touched, that her letters always brought.
tree-tops
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From this reading The purpling tree-tops in the park emerged from a light morning mist.
very
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From this reading The sky, of the palest blue, seemed very high and was streaked with white.
view
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From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
white
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From this reading The sky, of the palest blue, seemed very high and was streaked with white.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sky, of the palest blue, seemed very high and was streaked with white.
wont
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From this reading On a chill, sunny morning in April, Gregory Jardine went out on to his balcony before breakfast and stood leaning there as was his wont, looking down over his view.
Woodruff's
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From this reading He had just read Karen Woodruff's last letter, and he was in the mood, charmed, amused and touched, that her letters always brought.
