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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 Musically expressed, his song is very much like that of the wood thrush--three cadenced liquid notes, a quivering pause, then three more notes of another phrase, and so on.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But late some afternoon, when the sun is lifting along the trunks of the hardwood forest, if you are very lucky and very quiet, you will hear him far in the depth of the blackest swamps.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But late some afternoon, when the sun is lifting along the trunks of the hardwood forest, if you are very lucky and very quiet, you will hear him far in the depth of the blackest swamps.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The North speaks, however, only in the voices of three--the two thrushes, and the white-throated sparrow.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Musically expressed, his song is very much like that of the wood thrush--three cadenced liquid notes, a quivering pause, then three more notes of another phrase, and so on.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But late some afternoon, when the sun is lifting along the trunks of the hardwood forest, if you are very lucky and very quiet, you will hear him far in the depth of the blackest swamps.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You must hear these each at his proper time.
blackest
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From this reading But late some afternoon, when the sun is lifting along the trunks of the hardwood forest, if you are very lucky and very quiet, you will hear him far in the depth of the blackest swamps.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But late some afternoon, when the sun is lifting along the trunks of the hardwood forest, if you are very lucky and very quiet, you will hear him far in the depth of the blackest swamps.
cadenced
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From this reading Musically expressed, his song is very much like that of the wood thrush--three cadenced liquid notes, a quivering pause, then three more notes of another phrase, and so on.
depth
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From this reading But late some afternoon, when the sun is lifting along the trunks of the hardwood forest, if you are very lucky and very quiet, you will hear him far in the depth of the blackest swamps.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading You must hear these each at his proper time.
expressed
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From this reading Musically expressed, his song is very much like that of the wood thrush--three cadenced liquid notes, a quivering pause, then three more notes of another phrase, and so on.
far
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From this reading But late some afternoon, when the sun is lifting along the trunks of the hardwood forest, if you are very lucky and very quiet, you will hear him far in the depth of the blackest swamps.
forest
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From this reading But late some afternoon, when the sun is lifting along the trunks of the hardwood forest, if you are very lucky and very quiet, you will hear him far in the depth of the blackest swamps.
hardwood
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From this reading But late some afternoon, when the sun is lifting along the trunks of the hardwood forest, if you are very lucky and very quiet, you will hear him far in the depth of the blackest swamps.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You must hear these each at his proper time.
hermit
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From this reading The hermit thrush you will rarely see.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But late some afternoon, when the sun is lifting along the trunks of the hardwood forest, if you are very lucky and very quiet, you will hear him far in the depth of the blackest swamps.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You must hear these each at his proper time.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The North speaks, however, only in the voices of three--the two thrushes, and the white-throated sparrow.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But late some afternoon, when the sun is lifting along the trunks of the hardwood forest, if you are very lucky and very quiet, you will hear him far in the depth of the blackest swamps.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The North speaks, however, only in the voices of three--the two thrushes, and the white-throated sparrow.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But late some afternoon, when the sun is lifting along the trunks of the hardwood forest, if you are very lucky and very quiet, you will hear him far in the depth of the blackest swamps.
late
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From this reading But late some afternoon, when the sun is lifting along the trunks of the hardwood forest, if you are very lucky and very quiet, you will hear him far in the depth of the blackest swamps.
lifting
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From this reading But late some afternoon, when the sun is lifting along the trunks of the hardwood forest, if you are very lucky and very quiet, you will hear him far in the depth of the blackest swamps.
like
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From this reading Musically expressed, his song is very much like that of the wood thrush--three cadenced liquid notes, a quivering pause, then three more notes of another phrase, and so on.
liquid
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From this reading Musically expressed, his song is very much like that of the wood thrush--three cadenced liquid notes, a quivering pause, then three more notes of another phrase, and so on.
lucky
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From this reading But late some afternoon, when the sun is lifting along the trunks of the hardwood forest, if you are very lucky and very quiet, you will hear him far in the depth of the blackest swamps.
more
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From this reading Musically expressed, his song is very much like that of the wood thrush--three cadenced liquid notes, a quivering pause, then three more notes of another phrase, and so on.
much
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From this reading Musically expressed, his song is very much like that of the wood thrush--three cadenced liquid notes, a quivering pause, then three more notes of another phrase, and so on.
Musically
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From this reading Musically expressed, his song is very much like that of the wood thrush--three cadenced liquid notes, a quivering pause, then three more notes of another phrase, and so on.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must hear these each at his proper time.
North
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From this reading The North speaks, however, only in the voices of three--the two thrushes, and the white-throated sparrow.
notes
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From this reading Musically expressed, his song is very much like that of the wood thrush--three cadenced liquid notes, a quivering pause, then three more notes of another phrase, and so on.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The North speaks, however, only in the voices of three--the two thrushes, and the white-throated sparrow.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Musically expressed, his song is very much like that of the wood thrush--three cadenced liquid notes, a quivering pause, then three more notes of another phrase, and so on.
only
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From this reading The North speaks, however, only in the voices of three--the two thrushes, and the white-throated sparrow.
pause
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From this reading Musically expressed, his song is very much like that of the wood thrush--three cadenced liquid notes, a quivering pause, then three more notes of another phrase, and so on.
phrase
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From this reading Musically expressed, his song is very much like that of the wood thrush--three cadenced liquid notes, a quivering pause, then three more notes of another phrase, and so on.
proper
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From this reading You must hear these each at his proper time.
quiet
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From this reading But late some afternoon, when the sun is lifting along the trunks of the hardwood forest, if you are very lucky and very quiet, you will hear him far in the depth of the blackest swamps.
quivering
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From this reading Musically expressed, his song is very much like that of the wood thrush--three cadenced liquid notes, a quivering pause, then three more notes of another phrase, and so on.
rarely
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From this reading The hermit thrush you will rarely see.
see
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From this reading The hermit thrush you will rarely see.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Musically expressed, his song is very much like that of the wood thrush--three cadenced liquid notes, a quivering pause, then three more notes of another phrase, and so on.
some
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From this reading But late some afternoon, when the sun is lifting along the trunks of the hardwood forest, if you are very lucky and very quiet, you will hear him far in the depth of the blackest swamps.
song
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From this reading Musically expressed, his song is very much like that of the wood thrush--three cadenced liquid notes, a quivering pause, then three more notes of another phrase, and so on.
sparrow
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From this reading The North speaks, however, only in the voices of three--the two thrushes, and the white-throated sparrow.
speaks
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From this reading The North speaks, however, only in the voices of three--the two thrushes, and the white-throated sparrow.
sun
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From this reading But late some afternoon, when the sun is lifting along the trunks of the hardwood forest, if you are very lucky and very quiet, you will hear him far in the depth of the blackest swamps.
swamps
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From this reading But late some afternoon, when the sun is lifting along the trunks of the hardwood forest, if you are very lucky and very quiet, you will hear him far in the depth of the blackest swamps.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Musically expressed, his song is very much like that of the wood thrush--three cadenced liquid notes, a quivering pause, then three more notes of another phrase, and so on.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The North speaks, however, only in the voices of three--the two thrushes, and the white-throated sparrow.
then
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From this reading Musically expressed, his song is very much like that of the wood thrush--three cadenced liquid notes, a quivering pause, then three more notes of another phrase, and so on.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading You must hear these each at his proper time.
three
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From this reading The North speaks, however, only in the voices of three--the two thrushes, and the white-throated sparrow.
thrush
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From this reading The hermit thrush you will rarely see.
thrushes
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From this reading The North speaks, however, only in the voices of three--the two thrushes, and the white-throated sparrow.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You must hear these each at his proper time.
trunks
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From this reading But late some afternoon, when the sun is lifting along the trunks of the hardwood forest, if you are very lucky and very quiet, you will hear him far in the depth of the blackest swamps.
two
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From this reading The North speaks, however, only in the voices of three--the two thrushes, and the white-throated sparrow.
very
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From this reading But late some afternoon, when the sun is lifting along the trunks of the hardwood forest, if you are very lucky and very quiet, you will hear him far in the depth of the blackest swamps.
voices
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From this reading The North speaks, however, only in the voices of three--the two thrushes, and the white-throated sparrow.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But late some afternoon, when the sun is lifting along the trunks of the hardwood forest, if you are very lucky and very quiet, you will hear him far in the depth of the blackest swamps.
white-throated
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From this reading The North speaks, however, only in the voices of three--the two thrushes, and the white-throated sparrow.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The hermit thrush you will rarely see.
wood
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From this reading Musically expressed, his song is very much like that of the wood thrush--three cadenced liquid notes, a quivering pause, then three more notes of another phrase, and so on.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must hear these each at his proper time.
