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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 Extravagantly brilliant the sun popped up out of the east--not an unusual occurrence--and stared unblinkingly down upon a country road.
air
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From this reading The dawny air stirred lazily and rustling leaves sent long, sinuous shadows scampering back and forth.
all
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From this reading Looking upon it all without enthusiasm or poetic exaltation was a Girl--a pretty Girl--a very pretty Girl.
also
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From this reading There were the usual twittering birds and dew-spangled trees and nodding wild-flowers; also a dust that was shoe-top deep.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Extravagantly brilliant the sun popped up out of the east--not an unusual occurrence--and stared unblinkingly down upon a country road.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Extravagantly brilliant the sun popped up out of the east--not an unusual occurrence--and stared unblinkingly down upon a country road.
back
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From this reading The dawny air stirred lazily and rustling leaves sent long, sinuous shadows scampering back and forth.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading She sat on a stone beside the yellow roadway, a picture of weariness.
birds
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From this reading There were the usual twittering birds and dew-spangled trees and nodding wild-flowers; also a dust that was shoe-top deep.
brilliant
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From this reading Extravagantly brilliant the sun popped up out of the east--not an unusual occurrence--and stared unblinkingly down upon a country road.
country
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From this reading Extravagantly brilliant the sun popped up out of the east--not an unusual occurrence--and stared unblinkingly down upon a country road.
dawny
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From this reading The dawny air stirred lazily and rustling leaves sent long, sinuous shadows scampering back and forth.
deep
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From this reading There were the usual twittering birds and dew-spangled trees and nodding wild-flowers; also a dust that was shoe-top deep.
dew-spangled
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From this reading There were the usual twittering birds and dew-spangled trees and nodding wild-flowers; also a dust that was shoe-top deep.
down
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From this reading Extravagantly brilliant the sun popped up out of the east--not an unusual occurrence--and stared unblinkingly down upon a country road.
dust
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From this reading There were the usual twittering birds and dew-spangled trees and nodding wild-flowers; also a dust that was shoe-top deep.
east
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From this reading Extravagantly brilliant the sun popped up out of the east--not an unusual occurrence--and stared unblinkingly down upon a country road.
enthusiasm
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From this reading Looking upon it all without enthusiasm or poetic exaltation was a Girl--a pretty Girl--a very pretty Girl.
exaltation
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From this reading Looking upon it all without enthusiasm or poetic exaltation was a Girl--a pretty Girl--a very pretty Girl.
Extravagantly
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From this reading Extravagantly brilliant the sun popped up out of the east--not an unusual occurrence--and stared unblinkingly down upon a country road.
forth
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From this reading The dawny air stirred lazily and rustling leaves sent long, sinuous shadows scampering back and forth.
Girl
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From this reading Looking upon it all without enthusiasm or poetic exaltation was a Girl--a pretty Girl--a very pretty Girl.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Looking upon it all without enthusiasm or poetic exaltation was a Girl--a pretty Girl--a very pretty Girl.
lazily
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From this reading The dawny air stirred lazily and rustling leaves sent long, sinuous shadows scampering back and forth.
leaves
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From this reading The dawny air stirred lazily and rustling leaves sent long, sinuous shadows scampering back and forth.
long
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From this reading The dawny air stirred lazily and rustling leaves sent long, sinuous shadows scampering back and forth.
Looking
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From this reading Looking upon it all without enthusiasm or poetic exaltation was a Girl--a pretty Girl--a very pretty Girl.
nodding
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From this reading There were the usual twittering birds and dew-spangled trees and nodding wild-flowers; also a dust that was shoe-top deep.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Extravagantly brilliant the sun popped up out of the east--not an unusual occurrence--and stared unblinkingly down upon a country road.
occurrence
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From this reading Extravagantly brilliant the sun popped up out of the east--not an unusual occurrence--and stared unblinkingly down upon a country road.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Extravagantly brilliant the sun popped up out of the east--not an unusual occurrence--and stared unblinkingly down upon a country road.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She sat on a stone beside the yellow roadway, a picture of weariness.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Looking upon it all without enthusiasm or poetic exaltation was a Girl--a pretty Girl--a very pretty Girl.
out
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From this reading Extravagantly brilliant the sun popped up out of the east--not an unusual occurrence--and stared unblinkingly down upon a country road.
picture
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From this reading She sat on a stone beside the yellow roadway, a picture of weariness.
poetic
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From this reading Looking upon it all without enthusiasm or poetic exaltation was a Girl--a pretty Girl--a very pretty Girl.
popped
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From this reading Extravagantly brilliant the sun popped up out of the east--not an unusual occurrence--and stared unblinkingly down upon a country road.
pretty
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From this reading Looking upon it all without enthusiasm or poetic exaltation was a Girl--a pretty Girl--a very pretty Girl.
road
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From this reading Extravagantly brilliant the sun popped up out of the east--not an unusual occurrence--and stared unblinkingly down upon a country road.
roadway
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From this reading She sat on a stone beside the yellow roadway, a picture of weariness.
rustling
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From this reading The dawny air stirred lazily and rustling leaves sent long, sinuous shadows scampering back and forth.
sat
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From this reading She sat on a stone beside the yellow roadway, a picture of weariness.
scampering
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From this reading The dawny air stirred lazily and rustling leaves sent long, sinuous shadows scampering back and forth.
sent
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From this reading The dawny air stirred lazily and rustling leaves sent long, sinuous shadows scampering back and forth.
shadows
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From this reading The dawny air stirred lazily and rustling leaves sent long, sinuous shadows scampering back and forth.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat on a stone beside the yellow roadway, a picture of weariness.
shoe-top
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From this reading There were the usual twittering birds and dew-spangled trees and nodding wild-flowers; also a dust that was shoe-top deep.
sinuous
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From this reading The dawny air stirred lazily and rustling leaves sent long, sinuous shadows scampering back and forth.
stared
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From this reading Extravagantly brilliant the sun popped up out of the east--not an unusual occurrence--and stared unblinkingly down upon a country road.
stirred
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From this reading The dawny air stirred lazily and rustling leaves sent long, sinuous shadows scampering back and forth.
stone
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From this reading She sat on a stone beside the yellow roadway, a picture of weariness.
sun
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From this reading Extravagantly brilliant the sun popped up out of the east--not an unusual occurrence--and stared unblinkingly down upon a country road.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were the usual twittering birds and dew-spangled trees and nodding wild-flowers; also a dust that was shoe-top deep.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Extravagantly brilliant the sun popped up out of the east--not an unusual occurrence--and stared unblinkingly down upon a country road.
There
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From this reading There were the usual twittering birds and dew-spangled trees and nodding wild-flowers; also a dust that was shoe-top deep.
trees
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From this reading There were the usual twittering birds and dew-spangled trees and nodding wild-flowers; also a dust that was shoe-top deep.
twittering
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From this reading There were the usual twittering birds and dew-spangled trees and nodding wild-flowers; also a dust that was shoe-top deep.
unblinkingly
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From this reading Extravagantly brilliant the sun popped up out of the east--not an unusual occurrence--and stared unblinkingly down upon a country road.
unusual
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From this reading Extravagantly brilliant the sun popped up out of the east--not an unusual occurrence--and stared unblinkingly down upon a country road.
up
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From this reading Extravagantly brilliant the sun popped up out of the east--not an unusual occurrence--and stared unblinkingly down upon a country road.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Extravagantly brilliant the sun popped up out of the east--not an unusual occurrence--and stared unblinkingly down upon a country road.
usual
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From this reading There were the usual twittering birds and dew-spangled trees and nodding wild-flowers; also a dust that was shoe-top deep.
very
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From this reading Looking upon it all without enthusiasm or poetic exaltation was a Girl--a pretty Girl--a very pretty Girl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were the usual twittering birds and dew-spangled trees and nodding wild-flowers; also a dust that was shoe-top deep.
weariness
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From this reading She sat on a stone beside the yellow roadway, a picture of weariness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were the usual twittering birds and dew-spangled trees and nodding wild-flowers; also a dust that was shoe-top deep.
wild-flowers
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From this reading There were the usual twittering birds and dew-spangled trees and nodding wild-flowers; also a dust that was shoe-top deep.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Looking upon it all without enthusiasm or poetic exaltation was a Girl--a pretty Girl--a very pretty Girl.
yellow
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From this reading She sat on a stone beside the yellow roadway, a picture of weariness.
