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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 _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
advent
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From this reading From her nursery window Sally interestedly watched the gradual advent of the new season as promulgated by the aspect of the back yard.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
all
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
appeared
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From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From her nursery window Sally interestedly watched the gradual advent of the new season as promulgated by the aspect of the back yard.
aspect
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back
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begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
bush
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From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From her nursery window Sally interestedly watched the gradual advent of the new season as promulgated by the aspect of the back yard.
call
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From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
city
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From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
communicated
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consultation
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dandelions
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days
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Dr
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echo
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
face
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faces
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From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
fairly
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Farm
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From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
fields
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From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
freshly
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From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From her nursery window Sally interestedly watched the gradual advent of the new season as promulgated by the aspect of the back yard.
girl's
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golden
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From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
gradual
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grass
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From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
green
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grimy
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From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
heart
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From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From her nursery window Sally interestedly watched the gradual advent of the new season as promulgated by the aspect of the back yard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
interestedly
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joy
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jump
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From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
with sharp attention or strong interest
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
longing
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From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
made
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mamma
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nature
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From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
new
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newness
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From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
North
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nursery
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From this reading From her nursery window Sally interestedly watched the gradual advent of the new season as promulgated by the aspect of the back yard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
own
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parks
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From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
plan
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possession
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promulgated
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put
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From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
responded
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From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
Sally
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season
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shoots
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From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
showed
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sings
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some
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song
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soul
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From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
spring
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From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
springing
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From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
sweet
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From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
thirstily
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From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
tiny
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From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
tree
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From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
Trip
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From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
vague
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vivid
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From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
watched
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watching
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window
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wistful
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
woods
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From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
yard
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youth
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From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
