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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 A few migratory birds from the south-such as swans, bald-headed eagles, &c.—passed through the warmer air.
air
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From this reading A few migratory birds from the south-such as swans, bald-headed eagles, &c.—passed through the warmer air.
America
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From this reading The poplars, birches, and willows began to bud, and the redheaded ducks, of which there are so many species in North America, to skim the surface of the numerous pools formed by the melted snow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The green carpet of the hills began to appear here and there where the snow had melted.
appear
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From this reading The green carpet of the hills began to appear here and there where the snow had melted.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The poplars, birches, and willows began to bud, and the redheaded ducks, of which there are so many species in North America, to skim the surface of the numerous pools formed by the melted snow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A few migratory birds from the south-such as swans, bald-headed eagles, &c.—passed through the warmer air.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading came at last.
bald-headed
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From this reading A few migratory birds from the south-such as swans, bald-headed eagles, &c.—passed through the warmer air.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The green carpet of the hills began to appear here and there where the snow had melted.
bigger
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From this reading Guillemots, puffins, and eider ducks sought colder latitudes; and little shrews no bigger than a hazel-nut ventured from their holes, tracing strange figures on the ground with their tiny-pointed tails.
birches
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From this reading The poplars, birches, and willows began to bud, and the redheaded ducks, of which there are so many species in North America, to skim the surface of the numerous pools formed by the melted snow.
birds
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From this reading A few migratory birds from the south-such as swans, bald-headed eagles, &c.—passed through the warmer air.
bud
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From this reading The poplars, birches, and willows began to bud, and the redheaded ducks, of which there are so many species in North America, to skim the surface of the numerous pools formed by the melted snow.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The poplars, birches, and willows began to bud, and the redheaded ducks, of which there are so many species in North America, to skim the surface of the numerous pools formed by the melted snow.
c
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From this reading A few migratory birds from the south-such as swans, bald-headed eagles, &c.—passed through the warmer air.
came
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From this reading came at last.
carpet
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From this reading The green carpet of the hills began to appear here and there where the snow had melted.
colder
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From this reading Guillemots, puffins, and eider ducks sought colder latitudes; and little shrews no bigger than a hazel-nut ventured from their holes, tracing strange figures on the ground with their tiny-pointed tails.
ducks
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From this reading The poplars, birches, and willows began to bud, and the redheaded ducks, of which there are so many species in North America, to skim the surface of the numerous pools formed by the melted snow.
eagles
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From this reading A few migratory birds from the south-such as swans, bald-headed eagles, &c.—passed through the warmer air.
eider
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From this reading Guillemots, puffins, and eider ducks sought colder latitudes; and little shrews no bigger than a hazel-nut ventured from their holes, tracing strange figures on the ground with their tiny-pointed tails.
few
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From this reading A few migratory birds from the south-such as swans, bald-headed eagles, &c.—passed through the warmer air.
figures
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From this reading Guillemots, puffins, and eider ducks sought colder latitudes; and little shrews no bigger than a hazel-nut ventured from their holes, tracing strange figures on the ground with their tiny-pointed tails.
formed
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From this reading The poplars, birches, and willows began to bud, and the redheaded ducks, of which there are so many species in North America, to skim the surface of the numerous pools formed by the melted snow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A few migratory birds from the south-such as swans, bald-headed eagles, &c.—passed through the warmer air.
green
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From this reading The green carpet of the hills began to appear here and there where the snow had melted.
ground
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From this reading Guillemots, puffins, and eider ducks sought colder latitudes; and little shrews no bigger than a hazel-nut ventured from their holes, tracing strange figures on the ground with their tiny-pointed tails.
Guillemots
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From this reading Guillemots, puffins, and eider ducks sought colder latitudes; and little shrews no bigger than a hazel-nut ventured from their holes, tracing strange figures on the ground with their tiny-pointed tails.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The green carpet of the hills began to appear here and there where the snow had melted.
hazel-nut
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From this reading Guillemots, puffins, and eider ducks sought colder latitudes; and little shrews no bigger than a hazel-nut ventured from their holes, tracing strange figures on the ground with their tiny-pointed tails.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The green carpet of the hills began to appear here and there where the snow had melted.
hills
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From this reading The green carpet of the hills began to appear here and there where the snow had melted.
holes
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From this reading Guillemots, puffins, and eider ducks sought colder latitudes; and little shrews no bigger than a hazel-nut ventured from their holes, tracing strange figures on the ground with their tiny-pointed tails.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The poplars, birches, and willows began to bud, and the redheaded ducks, of which there are so many species in North America, to skim the surface of the numerous pools formed by the melted snow.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading came at last.
latitudes
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From this reading Guillemots, puffins, and eider ducks sought colder latitudes; and little shrews no bigger than a hazel-nut ventured from their holes, tracing strange figures on the ground with their tiny-pointed tails.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Guillemots, puffins, and eider ducks sought colder latitudes; and little shrews no bigger than a hazel-nut ventured from their holes, tracing strange figures on the ground with their tiny-pointed tails.
many
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From this reading The poplars, birches, and willows began to bud, and the redheaded ducks, of which there are so many species in North America, to skim the surface of the numerous pools formed by the melted snow.
melted
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From this reading The green carpet of the hills began to appear here and there where the snow had melted.
migratory
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From this reading A few migratory birds from the south-such as swans, bald-headed eagles, &c.—passed through the warmer air.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Guillemots, puffins, and eider ducks sought colder latitudes; and little shrews no bigger than a hazel-nut ventured from their holes, tracing strange figures on the ground with their tiny-pointed tails.
North
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From this reading The poplars, birches, and willows began to bud, and the redheaded ducks, of which there are so many species in North America, to skim the surface of the numerous pools formed by the melted snow.
numerous
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From this reading The poplars, birches, and willows began to bud, and the redheaded ducks, of which there are so many species in North America, to skim the surface of the numerous pools formed by the melted snow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The green carpet of the hills began to appear here and there where the snow had melted.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Guillemots, puffins, and eider ducks sought colder latitudes; and little shrews no bigger than a hazel-nut ventured from their holes, tracing strange figures on the ground with their tiny-pointed tails.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few migratory birds from the south-such as swans, bald-headed eagles, &c.—passed through the warmer air.
pools
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From this reading The poplars, birches, and willows began to bud, and the redheaded ducks, of which there are so many species in North America, to skim the surface of the numerous pools formed by the melted snow.
poplars
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From this reading The poplars, birches, and willows began to bud, and the redheaded ducks, of which there are so many species in North America, to skim the surface of the numerous pools formed by the melted snow.
puffins
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From this reading Guillemots, puffins, and eider ducks sought colder latitudes; and little shrews no bigger than a hazel-nut ventured from their holes, tracing strange figures on the ground with their tiny-pointed tails.
redheaded
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From this reading The poplars, birches, and willows began to bud, and the redheaded ducks, of which there are so many species in North America, to skim the surface of the numerous pools formed by the melted snow.
shrews
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From this reading Guillemots, puffins, and eider ducks sought colder latitudes; and little shrews no bigger than a hazel-nut ventured from their holes, tracing strange figures on the ground with their tiny-pointed tails.
skim
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From this reading The poplars, birches, and willows began to bud, and the redheaded ducks, of which there are so many species in North America, to skim the surface of the numerous pools formed by the melted snow.
snow
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From this reading The green carpet of the hills began to appear here and there where the snow had melted.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The poplars, birches, and willows began to bud, and the redheaded ducks, of which there are so many species in North America, to skim the surface of the numerous pools formed by the melted snow.
sought
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From this reading Guillemots, puffins, and eider ducks sought colder latitudes; and little shrews no bigger than a hazel-nut ventured from their holes, tracing strange figures on the ground with their tiny-pointed tails.
south-such
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From this reading A few migratory birds from the south-such as swans, bald-headed eagles, &c.—passed through the warmer air.
species
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From this reading The poplars, birches, and willows began to bud, and the redheaded ducks, of which there are so many species in North America, to skim the surface of the numerous pools formed by the melted snow.
strange
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From this reading Guillemots, puffins, and eider ducks sought colder latitudes; and little shrews no bigger than a hazel-nut ventured from their holes, tracing strange figures on the ground with their tiny-pointed tails.
surface
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From this reading The poplars, birches, and willows began to bud, and the redheaded ducks, of which there are so many species in North America, to skim the surface of the numerous pools formed by the melted snow.
swans
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From this reading A few migratory birds from the south-such as swans, bald-headed eagles, &c.—passed through the warmer air.
tails
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From this reading Guillemots, puffins, and eider ducks sought colder latitudes; and little shrews no bigger than a hazel-nut ventured from their holes, tracing strange figures on the ground with their tiny-pointed tails.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Guillemots, puffins, and eider ducks sought colder latitudes; and little shrews no bigger than a hazel-nut ventured from their holes, tracing strange figures on the ground with their tiny-pointed tails.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The green carpet of the hills began to appear here and there where the snow had melted.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Guillemots, puffins, and eider ducks sought colder latitudes; and little shrews no bigger than a hazel-nut ventured from their holes, tracing strange figures on the ground with their tiny-pointed tails.
there
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From this reading The green carpet of the hills began to appear here and there where the snow had melted.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few migratory birds from the south-such as swans, bald-headed eagles, &c.—passed through the warmer air.
tiny-pointed
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From this reading Guillemots, puffins, and eider ducks sought colder latitudes; and little shrews no bigger than a hazel-nut ventured from their holes, tracing strange figures on the ground with their tiny-pointed tails.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The green carpet of the hills began to appear here and there where the snow had melted.
tracing
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From this reading Guillemots, puffins, and eider ducks sought colder latitudes; and little shrews no bigger than a hazel-nut ventured from their holes, tracing strange figures on the ground with their tiny-pointed tails.
ventured
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From this reading Guillemots, puffins, and eider ducks sought colder latitudes; and little shrews no bigger than a hazel-nut ventured from their holes, tracing strange figures on the ground with their tiny-pointed tails.
warmer
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From this reading A few migratory birds from the south-such as swans, bald-headed eagles, &c.—passed through the warmer air.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The green carpet of the hills began to appear here and there where the snow had melted.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The poplars, birches, and willows began to bud, and the redheaded ducks, of which there are so many species in North America, to skim the surface of the numerous pools formed by the melted snow.
willows
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From this reading The poplars, birches, and willows began to bud, and the redheaded ducks, of which there are so many species in North America, to skim the surface of the numerous pools formed by the melted snow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Guillemots, puffins, and eider ducks sought colder latitudes; and little shrews no bigger than a hazel-nut ventured from their holes, tracing strange figures on the ground with their tiny-pointed tails.
