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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 "To whom belongs this valley fair, That sleeps beneath the filmy air, Even like a living thing?
actually
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From this reading When the governor had communicated to his people that the savages were actually among the islands of their own group, something very like a panic came over them.
air
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From this reading "To whom belongs this valley fair, That sleeps beneath the filmy air, Even like a living thing?
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading When the governor had communicated to his people that the savages were actually among the islands of their own group, something very like a panic came over them.
arrangements
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From this reading A few minutes, however, sufficed to restore a proper degree of confidence, when the arrangements necessary to their immediate security were entered into.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Silent as infant at the breast, Save a still sound that speaks of rest, That streamlet's murmuring?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Silent as infant at the breast, Save a still sound that speaks of rest, That streamlet's murmuring?"
belongs
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From this reading "To whom belongs this valley fair, That sleeps beneath the filmy air, Even like a living thing?
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading "To whom belongs this valley fair, That sleeps beneath the filmy air, Even like a living thing?
breast
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From this reading Silent as infant at the breast, Save a still sound that speaks of rest, That streamlet's murmuring?"
came
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From this reading When the governor had communicated to his people that the savages were actually among the islands of their own group, something very like a panic came over them.
communicated
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From this reading When the governor had communicated to his people that the savages were actually among the islands of their own group, something very like a panic came over them.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few minutes, however, sufficed to restore a proper degree of confidence, when the arrangements necessary to their immediate security were entered into.
degree
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From this reading A few minutes, however, sufficed to restore a proper degree of confidence, when the arrangements necessary to their immediate security were entered into.
entered
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From this reading A few minutes, however, sufficed to restore a proper degree of confidence, when the arrangements necessary to their immediate security were entered into.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "To whom belongs this valley fair, That sleeps beneath the filmy air, Even like a living thing?
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "To whom belongs this valley fair, That sleeps beneath the filmy air, Even like a living thing?
few
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From this reading A few minutes, however, sufficed to restore a proper degree of confidence, when the arrangements necessary to their immediate security were entered into.
filmy
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From this reading "To whom belongs this valley fair, That sleeps beneath the filmy air, Even like a living thing?
governor
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From this reading When the governor had communicated to his people that the savages were actually among the islands of their own group, something very like a panic came over them.
group
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From this reading When the governor had communicated to his people that the savages were actually among the islands of their own group, something very like a panic came over them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the governor had communicated to his people that the savages were actually among the islands of their own group, something very like a panic came over them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the governor had communicated to his people that the savages were actually among the islands of their own group, something very like a panic came over them.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading A few minutes, however, sufficed to restore a proper degree of confidence, when the arrangements necessary to their immediate security were entered into.
immediate
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From this reading A few minutes, however, sufficed to restore a proper degree of confidence, when the arrangements necessary to their immediate security were entered into.
infant
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From this reading Silent as infant at the breast, Save a still sound that speaks of rest, That streamlet's murmuring?"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A few minutes, however, sufficed to restore a proper degree of confidence, when the arrangements necessary to their immediate security were entered into.
islands
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From this reading When the governor had communicated to his people that the savages were actually among the islands of their own group, something very like a panic came over them.
like
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From this reading "To whom belongs this valley fair, That sleeps beneath the filmy air, Even like a living thing?
living
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From this reading "To whom belongs this valley fair, That sleeps beneath the filmy air, Even like a living thing?
minutes
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From this reading A few minutes, however, sufficed to restore a proper degree of confidence, when the arrangements necessary to their immediate security were entered into.
murmuring
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From this reading Silent as infant at the breast, Save a still sound that speaks of rest, That streamlet's murmuring?"
necessary
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From this reading A few minutes, however, sufficed to restore a proper degree of confidence, when the arrangements necessary to their immediate security were entered into.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Silent as infant at the breast, Save a still sound that speaks of rest, That streamlet's murmuring?"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When the governor had communicated to his people that the savages were actually among the islands of their own group, something very like a panic came over them.
own
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From this reading When the governor had communicated to his people that the savages were actually among the islands of their own group, something very like a panic came over them.
panic
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From this reading When the governor had communicated to his people that the savages were actually among the islands of their own group, something very like a panic came over them.
people
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From this reading When the governor had communicated to his people that the savages were actually among the islands of their own group, something very like a panic came over them.
proper
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From this reading A few minutes, however, sufficed to restore a proper degree of confidence, when the arrangements necessary to their immediate security were entered into.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Silent as infant at the breast, Save a still sound that speaks of rest, That streamlet's murmuring?"
restore
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From this reading A few minutes, however, sufficed to restore a proper degree of confidence, when the arrangements necessary to their immediate security were entered into.
savages
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From this reading When the governor had communicated to his people that the savages were actually among the islands of their own group, something very like a panic came over them.
SaveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Silent as infant at the breast, Save a still sound that speaks of rest, That streamlet's murmuring?"
security
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From this reading A few minutes, however, sufficed to restore a proper degree of confidence, when the arrangements necessary to their immediate security were entered into.
Silent
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From this reading Silent as infant at the breast, Save a still sound that speaks of rest, That streamlet's murmuring?"
sleeps
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From this reading "To whom belongs this valley fair, That sleeps beneath the filmy air, Even like a living thing?
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When the governor had communicated to his people that the savages were actually among the islands of their own group, something very like a panic came over them.
sound
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From this reading Silent as infant at the breast, Save a still sound that speaks of rest, That streamlet's murmuring?"
speaks
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From this reading Silent as infant at the breast, Save a still sound that speaks of rest, That streamlet's murmuring?"
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Silent as infant at the breast, Save a still sound that speaks of rest, That streamlet's murmuring?"
streamlet's
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From this reading Silent as infant at the breast, Save a still sound that speaks of rest, That streamlet's murmuring?"
sufficed
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From this reading A few minutes, however, sufficed to restore a proper degree of confidence, when the arrangements necessary to their immediate security were entered into.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "To whom belongs this valley fair, That sleeps beneath the filmy air, Even like a living thing?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "To whom belongs this valley fair, That sleeps beneath the filmy air, Even like a living thing?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the governor had communicated to his people that the savages were actually among the islands of their own group, something very like a panic came over them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When the governor had communicated to his people that the savages were actually among the islands of their own group, something very like a panic came over them.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "To whom belongs this valley fair, That sleeps beneath the filmy air, Even like a living thing?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "To whom belongs this valley fair, That sleeps beneath the filmy air, Even like a living thing?
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To whom belongs this valley fair, That sleeps beneath the filmy air, Even like a living thing?
valley
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From this reading "To whom belongs this valley fair, That sleeps beneath the filmy air, Even like a living thing?
very
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From this reading When the governor had communicated to his people that the savages were actually among the islands of their own group, something very like a panic came over them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the governor had communicated to his people that the savages were actually among the islands of their own group, something very like a panic came over them.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the governor had communicated to his people that the savages were actually among the islands of their own group, something very like a panic came over them.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "To whom belongs this valley fair, That sleeps beneath the filmy air, Even like a living thing?
Wilson
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From this reading Wilson.
