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1784
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From this reading It was in the spring of 1784 before I was folded to the arms of my mother; and this, too, after a separation of near two years.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
affectionately
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From this reading As for aunt Mary, she shook hands, gave me a kind kiss or two, and smiled on me affectionately, in her own quiet, gentle manner.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was in the spring of 1784 before I was folded to the arms of my mother; and this, too, after a separation of near two years.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He tells her something, That makes her blood look out; good sooth, she is The queen of curds and cream."--_Winter's Tale._ Happy, happy Lilacsbush!
arms
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From this reading It was in the spring of 1784 before I was folded to the arms of my mother; and this, too, after a separation of near two years.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Kate laughed, and wept, and hugged me, just as she would have done five years earlier, though she was now a lovely young woman, turned of nineteen.
aunt
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From this reading As for aunt Mary, she shook hands, gave me a kind kiss or two, and smiled on me affectionately, in her own quiet, gentle manner.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was in the spring of 1784 before I was folded to the arms of my mother; and this, too, after a separation of near two years.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He tells her something, That makes her blood look out; good sooth, she is The queen of curds and cream."--_Winter's Tale._ Happy, happy Lilacsbush!
boyhood
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From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
cream
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From this reading "He tells her something, That makes her blood look out; good sooth, she is The queen of curds and cream."--_Winter's Tale._ Happy, happy Lilacsbush!
curds
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From this reading "He tells her something, That makes her blood look out; good sooth, she is The queen of curds and cream."--_Winter's Tale._ Happy, happy Lilacsbush!
delight
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From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kate laughed, and wept, and hugged me, just as she would have done five years earlier, though she was now a lovely young woman, turned of nineteen.
earlier
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From this reading Kate laughed, and wept, and hugged me, just as she would have done five years earlier, though she was now a lovely young woman, turned of nineteen.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
five
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From this reading Kate laughed, and wept, and hugged me, just as she would have done five years earlier, though she was now a lovely young woman, turned of nineteen.
folded
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From this reading It was in the spring of 1784 before I was folded to the arms of my mother; and this, too, after a separation of near two years.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for aunt Mary, she shook hands, gave me a kind kiss or two, and smiled on me affectionately, in her own quiet, gentle manner.
forget
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From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
gave
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From this reading As for aunt Mary, she shook hands, gave me a kind kiss or two, and smiled on me affectionately, in her own quiet, gentle manner.
gentle
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From this reading As for aunt Mary, she shook hands, gave me a kind kiss or two, and smiled on me affectionately, in her own quiet, gentle manner.
glens
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From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He tells her something, That makes her blood look out; good sooth, she is The queen of curds and cream."--_Winter's Tale._ Happy, happy Lilacsbush!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading As for aunt Mary, she shook hands, gave me a kind kiss or two, and smiled on me affectionately, in her own quiet, gentle manner.
Happy
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From this reading "He tells her something, That makes her blood look out; good sooth, she is The queen of curds and cream."--_Winter's Tale._ Happy, happy Lilacsbush!
haunts
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From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Kate laughed, and wept, and hugged me, just as she would have done five years earlier, though she was now a lovely young woman, turned of nineteen.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He tells her something, That makes her blood look out; good sooth, she is The queen of curds and cream."--_Winter's Tale._ Happy, happy Lilacsbush!
heights
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From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "He tells her something, That makes her blood look out; good sooth, she is The queen of curds and cream."--_Winter's Tale._ Happy, happy Lilacsbush!
how
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From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
hugged
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From this reading Kate laughed, and wept, and hugged me, just as she would have done five years earlier, though she was now a lovely young woman, turned of nineteen.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He tells her something, That makes her blood look out; good sooth, she is The queen of curds and cream."--_Winter's Tale._ Happy, happy Lilacsbush!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in the spring of 1784 before I was folded to the arms of my mother; and this, too, after a separation of near two years.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
just
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From this reading Kate laughed, and wept, and hugged me, just as she would have done five years earlier, though she was now a lovely young woman, turned of nineteen.
Kate
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From this reading Kate laughed, and wept, and hugged me, just as she would have done five years earlier, though she was now a lovely young woman, turned of nineteen.
kind
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From this reading As for aunt Mary, she shook hands, gave me a kind kiss or two, and smiled on me affectionately, in her own quiet, gentle manner.
kiss
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From this reading As for aunt Mary, she shook hands, gave me a kind kiss or two, and smiled on me affectionately, in her own quiet, gentle manner.
laughed
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From this reading Kate laughed, and wept, and hugged me, just as she would have done five years earlier, though she was now a lovely young woman, turned of nineteen.
Lilacsbush
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From this reading "He tells her something, That makes her blood look out; good sooth, she is The queen of curds and cream."--_Winter's Tale._ Happy, happy Lilacsbush!
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He tells her something, That makes her blood look out; good sooth, she is The queen of curds and cream."--_Winter's Tale._ Happy, happy Lilacsbush!
lovely
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From this reading Kate laughed, and wept, and hugged me, just as she would have done five years earlier, though she was now a lovely young woman, turned of nineteen.
makes
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From this reading "He tells her something, That makes her blood look out; good sooth, she is The queen of curds and cream."--_Winter's Tale._ Happy, happy Lilacsbush!
manner
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From this reading As for aunt Mary, she shook hands, gave me a kind kiss or two, and smiled on me affectionately, in her own quiet, gentle manner.
Mary
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From this reading As for aunt Mary, she shook hands, gave me a kind kiss or two, and smiled on me affectionately, in her own quiet, gentle manner.
master
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From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Kate laughed, and wept, and hugged me, just as she would have done five years earlier, though she was now a lovely young woman, turned of nineteen.
mother
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From this reading It was in the spring of 1784 before I was folded to the arms of my mother; and this, too, after a separation of near two years.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
near
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From this reading It was in the spring of 1784 before I was folded to the arms of my mother; and this, too, after a separation of near two years.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
nineteennounUS /ˈnineteen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Kate laughed, and wept, and hugged me, just as she would have done five years earlier, though she was now a lovely young woman, turned of nineteen.
now
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From this reading Kate laughed, and wept, and hugged me, just as she would have done five years earlier, though she was now a lovely young woman, turned of nineteen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He tells her something, That makes her blood look out; good sooth, she is The queen of curds and cream."--_Winter's Tale._ Happy, happy Lilacsbush!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As for aunt Mary, she shook hands, gave me a kind kiss or two, and smiled on me affectionately, in her own quiet, gentle manner.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As for aunt Mary, she shook hands, gave me a kind kiss or two, and smiled on me affectionately, in her own quiet, gentle manner.
out
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From this reading "He tells her something, That makes her blood look out; good sooth, she is The queen of curds and cream."--_Winter's Tale._ Happy, happy Lilacsbush!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
own
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From this reading As for aunt Mary, she shook hands, gave me a kind kiss or two, and smiled on me affectionately, in her own quiet, gentle manner.
pleasure
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From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
queen
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From this reading "He tells her something, That makes her blood look out; good sooth, she is The queen of curds and cream."--_Winter's Tale._ Happy, happy Lilacsbush!
quiet
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From this reading As for aunt Mary, she shook hands, gave me a kind kiss or two, and smiled on me affectionately, in her own quiet, gentle manner.
rioted
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From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
roamed
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From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
scenes
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From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
separation
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From this reading It was in the spring of 1784 before I was folded to the arms of my mother; and this, too, after a separation of near two years.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He tells her something, That makes her blood look out; good sooth, she is The queen of curds and cream."--_Winter's Tale._ Happy, happy Lilacsbush!
shook
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From this reading As for aunt Mary, she shook hands, gave me a kind kiss or two, and smiled on me affectionately, in her own quiet, gentle manner.
smiled
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From this reading As for aunt Mary, she shook hands, gave me a kind kiss or two, and smiled on me affectionately, in her own quiet, gentle manner.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "He tells her something, That makes her blood look out; good sooth, she is The queen of curds and cream."--_Winter's Tale._ Happy, happy Lilacsbush!
sooth
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From this reading "He tells her something, That makes her blood look out; good sooth, she is The queen of curds and cream."--_Winter's Tale._ Happy, happy Lilacsbush!
sort
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From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
spring
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From this reading It was in the spring of 1784 before I was folded to the arms of my mother; and this, too, after a separation of near two years.
Tale
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From this reading "He tells her something, That makes her blood look out; good sooth, she is The queen of curds and cream."--_Winter's Tale._ Happy, happy Lilacsbush!
tells
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From this reading "He tells her something, That makes her blood look out; good sooth, she is The queen of curds and cream."--_Winter's Tale._ Happy, happy Lilacsbush!
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He tells her something, That makes her blood look out; good sooth, she is The queen of curds and cream."--_Winter's Tale._ Happy, happy Lilacsbush!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He tells her something, That makes her blood look out; good sooth, she is The queen of curds and cream."--_Winter's Tale._ Happy, happy Lilacsbush!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was in the spring of 1784 before I was folded to the arms of my mother; and this, too, after a separation of near two years.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Kate laughed, and wept, and hugged me, just as she would have done five years earlier, though she was now a lovely young woman, turned of nineteen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was in the spring of 1784 before I was folded to the arms of my mother; and this, too, after a separation of near two years.
too
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From this reading It was in the spring of 1784 before I was folded to the arms of my mother; and this, too, after a separation of near two years.
turned
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From this reading Kate laughed, and wept, and hugged me, just as she would have done five years earlier, though she was now a lovely young woman, turned of nineteen.
two
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From this reading It was in the spring of 1784 before I was folded to the arms of my mother; and this, too, after a separation of near two years.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
wept
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From this reading Kate laughed, and wept, and hugged me, just as she would have done five years earlier, though she was now a lovely young woman, turned of nineteen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
Winter's
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From this reading "He tells her something, That makes her blood look out; good sooth, she is The queen of curds and cream."--_Winter's Tale._ Happy, happy Lilacsbush!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Never can I forget the delight with which I roamed over its heights and glens, and how I rioted in the pleasure of feeling I was again a sort of master in those scenes which had been the haunts of my boyhood!
woman
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From this reading Kate laughed, and wept, and hugged me, just as she would have done five years earlier, though she was now a lovely young woman, turned of nineteen.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Kate laughed, and wept, and hugged me, just as she would have done five years earlier, though she was now a lovely young woman, turned of nineteen.
years
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From this reading It was in the spring of 1784 before I was folded to the arms of my mother; and this, too, after a separation of near two years.
young
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From this reading Kate laughed, and wept, and hugged me, just as she would have done five years earlier, though she was now a lovely young woman, turned of nineteen.
