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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 Polly recited Whittier’s verse with a wistful inflection in her voice that made her companion turn from looking at the scenery to gaze at her.
Again
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From this reading “Again the blackbirds sing; the streams Wake, laughing, from their winter dreams, And tremble in the April showers The tassels of the maple flowers.”
all
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From this reading “Don’t make a cheerful poem sound like a lament for all the lost springs in the world, Polly darlint,” Betty Graham pleaded.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Again the blackbirds sing; the streams Wake, laughing, from their winter dreams, And tremble in the April showers The tassels of the maple flowers.”
April
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From this reading “Again the blackbirds sing; the streams Wake, laughing, from their winter dreams, And tremble in the April showers The tassels of the maple flowers.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Polly recited Whittier’s verse with a wistful inflection in her voice that made her companion turn from looking at the scenery to gaze at her.
become
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From this reading “I declare you become more of a fascinator the older you grow.
Betty
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From this reading “Don’t make a cheerful poem sound like a lament for all the lost springs in the world, Polly darlint,” Betty Graham pleaded.
blackbirds
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From this reading “Again the blackbirds sing; the streams Wake, laughing, from their winter dreams, And tremble in the April showers The tassels of the maple flowers.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I suppose that is a part of your genius.
cheerful
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From this reading “Don’t make a cheerful poem sound like a lament for all the lost springs in the world, Polly darlint,” Betty Graham pleaded.
companion
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From this reading Polly recited Whittier’s verse with a wistful inflection in her voice that made her companion turn from looking at the scenery to gaze at her.
darlint
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From this reading “Don’t make a cheerful poem sound like a lament for all the lost springs in the world, Polly darlint,” Betty Graham pleaded.
declare
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From this reading “I declare you become more of a fascinator the older you grow.
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t make a cheerful poem sound like a lament for all the lost springs in the world, Polly darlint,” Betty Graham pleaded.
dreams
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From this reading “Again the blackbirds sing; the streams Wake, laughing, from their winter dreams, And tremble in the April showers The tassels of the maple flowers.”
fascinator
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From this reading “I declare you become more of a fascinator the older you grow.
flowers
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From this reading “Again the blackbirds sing; the streams Wake, laughing, from their winter dreams, And tremble in the April showers The tassels of the maple flowers.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Don’t make a cheerful poem sound like a lament for all the lost springs in the world, Polly darlint,” Betty Graham pleaded.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Again the blackbirds sing; the streams Wake, laughing, from their winter dreams, And tremble in the April showers The tassels of the maple flowers.”
gaze
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From this reading Polly recited Whittier’s verse with a wistful inflection in her voice that made her companion turn from looking at the scenery to gaze at her.
genius
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From this reading But I suppose that is a part of your genius.
Graham
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From this reading “Don’t make a cheerful poem sound like a lament for all the lost springs in the world, Polly darlint,” Betty Graham pleaded.
grow
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From this reading “I declare you become more of a fascinator the older you grow.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Polly recited Whittier’s verse with a wistful inflection in her voice that made her companion turn from looking at the scenery to gaze at her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I declare you become more of a fascinator the older you grow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Again the blackbirds sing; the streams Wake, laughing, from their winter dreams, And tremble in the April showers The tassels of the maple flowers.”
inflection
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From this reading Polly recited Whittier’s verse with a wistful inflection in her voice that made her companion turn from looking at the scenery to gaze at her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I suppose that is a part of your genius.
lament
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From this reading “Don’t make a cheerful poem sound like a lament for all the lost springs in the world, Polly darlint,” Betty Graham pleaded.
laughing
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From this reading “Again the blackbirds sing; the streams Wake, laughing, from their winter dreams, And tremble in the April showers The tassels of the maple flowers.”
like
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From this reading “Don’t make a cheerful poem sound like a lament for all the lost springs in the world, Polly darlint,” Betty Graham pleaded.
looking
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From this reading Polly recited Whittier’s verse with a wistful inflection in her voice that made her companion turn from looking at the scenery to gaze at her.
lost
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From this reading “Don’t make a cheerful poem sound like a lament for all the lost springs in the world, Polly darlint,” Betty Graham pleaded.
made
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From this reading Polly recited Whittier’s verse with a wistful inflection in her voice that made her companion turn from looking at the scenery to gaze at her.
make
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From this reading “Don’t make a cheerful poem sound like a lament for all the lost springs in the world, Polly darlint,” Betty Graham pleaded.
maple
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From this reading “Again the blackbirds sing; the streams Wake, laughing, from their winter dreams, And tremble in the April showers The tassels of the maple flowers.”
more
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From this reading “I declare you become more of a fascinator the older you grow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Again the blackbirds sing; the streams Wake, laughing, from their winter dreams, And tremble in the April showers The tassels of the maple flowers.”
older
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From this reading “I declare you become more of a fascinator the older you grow.
part
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From this reading But I suppose that is a part of your genius.
pleaded
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From this reading “Don’t make a cheerful poem sound like a lament for all the lost springs in the world, Polly darlint,” Betty Graham pleaded.
poem
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From this reading “Don’t make a cheerful poem sound like a lament for all the lost springs in the world, Polly darlint,” Betty Graham pleaded.
Polly
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From this reading Polly recited Whittier’s verse with a wistful inflection in her voice that made her companion turn from looking at the scenery to gaze at her.
recited
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From this reading Polly recited Whittier’s verse with a wistful inflection in her voice that made her companion turn from looking at the scenery to gaze at her.
scenery
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From this reading Polly recited Whittier’s verse with a wistful inflection in her voice that made her companion turn from looking at the scenery to gaze at her.
showers
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From this reading “Again the blackbirds sing; the streams Wake, laughing, from their winter dreams, And tremble in the April showers The tassels of the maple flowers.”
sing
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From this reading “Again the blackbirds sing; the streams Wake, laughing, from their winter dreams, And tremble in the April showers The tassels of the maple flowers.”
sound
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From this reading “Don’t make a cheerful poem sound like a lament for all the lost springs in the world, Polly darlint,” Betty Graham pleaded.
springs
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From this reading “Don’t make a cheerful poem sound like a lament for all the lost springs in the world, Polly darlint,” Betty Graham pleaded.
streams
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From this reading “Again the blackbirds sing; the streams Wake, laughing, from their winter dreams, And tremble in the April showers The tassels of the maple flowers.”
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
to assume or believe something is true
From this reading But I suppose that is a part of your genius.
tassels
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From this reading “Again the blackbirds sing; the streams Wake, laughing, from their winter dreams, And tremble in the April showers The tassels of the maple flowers.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Polly recited Whittier’s verse with a wistful inflection in her voice that made her companion turn from looking at the scenery to gaze at her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Again the blackbirds sing; the streams Wake, laughing, from their winter dreams, And tremble in the April showers The tassels of the maple flowers.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Again the blackbirds sing; the streams Wake, laughing, from their winter dreams, And tremble in the April showers The tassels of the maple flowers.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Polly recited Whittier’s verse with a wistful inflection in her voice that made her companion turn from looking at the scenery to gaze at her.
tremble
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From this reading “Again the blackbirds sing; the streams Wake, laughing, from their winter dreams, And tremble in the April showers The tassels of the maple flowers.”
turn
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From this reading Polly recited Whittier’s verse with a wistful inflection in her voice that made her companion turn from looking at the scenery to gaze at her.
verse
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From this reading Polly recited Whittier’s verse with a wistful inflection in her voice that made her companion turn from looking at the scenery to gaze at her.
voice
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From this reading Polly recited Whittier’s verse with a wistful inflection in her voice that made her companion turn from looking at the scenery to gaze at her.
Wake
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From this reading “Again the blackbirds sing; the streams Wake, laughing, from their winter dreams, And tremble in the April showers The tassels of the maple flowers.”
Whittier's
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From this reading Polly recited Whittier’s verse with a wistful inflection in her voice that made her companion turn from looking at the scenery to gaze at her.
winter
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From this reading “Again the blackbirds sing; the streams Wake, laughing, from their winter dreams, And tremble in the April showers The tassels of the maple flowers.”
wistful
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From this reading Polly recited Whittier’s verse with a wistful inflection in her voice that made her companion turn from looking at the scenery to gaze at her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Polly recited Whittier’s verse with a wistful inflection in her voice that made her companion turn from looking at the scenery to gaze at her.
world
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From this reading “Don’t make a cheerful poem sound like a lament for all the lost springs in the world, Polly darlint,” Betty Graham pleaded.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I declare you become more of a fascinator the older you grow.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I suppose that is a part of your genius.
