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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 The night was still and sultry, with just a breath of hot breeze blowing.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Jack and Little Coffee were sitting together on the door-step, and Jack was telling about Miss Eleanor Parker.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE VISITOR AGAIN IT was the next day after Jack had returned from Marlborough.
AGAIN
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From this reading THE VISITOR AGAIN IT was the next day after Jack had returned from Marlborough.
all
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From this reading The moon had risen full and round, and bathed all the dark, hot, panting earth with a flood of shimmering silver.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night was still and sultry, with just a breath of hot breeze blowing.
bathed
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From this reading The moon had risen full and round, and bathed all the dark, hot, panting earth with a flood of shimmering silver.
beginning
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From this reading The fireflies, which were now just beginning to illuminate the night, flashed and twinkled here and there in clusters out over the damper places.
blowing
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From this reading The night was still and sultry, with just a breath of hot breeze blowing.
breath
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From this reading The night was still and sultry, with just a breath of hot breeze blowing.
breeze
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From this reading The night was still and sultry, with just a breath of hot breeze blowing.
clusters
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From this reading The fireflies, which were now just beginning to illuminate the night, flashed and twinkled here and there in clusters out over the damper places.
Coffee
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From this reading Jack and Little Coffee were sitting together on the door-step, and Jack was telling about Miss Eleanor Parker.
damper
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From this reading The fireflies, which were now just beginning to illuminate the night, flashed and twinkled here and there in clusters out over the damper places.
dark
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From this reading The moon had risen full and round, and bathed all the dark, hot, panting earth with a flood of shimmering silver.
day
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From this reading THE VISITOR AGAIN IT was the next day after Jack had returned from Marlborough.
door-step
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From this reading Jack and Little Coffee were sitting together on the door-step, and Jack was telling about Miss Eleanor Parker.
earth
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From this reading The moon had risen full and round, and bathed all the dark, hot, panting earth with a flood of shimmering silver.
Eleanor
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From this reading Jack and Little Coffee were sitting together on the door-step, and Jack was telling about Miss Eleanor Parker.
fireflies
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From this reading The fireflies, which were now just beginning to illuminate the night, flashed and twinkled here and there in clusters out over the damper places.
flashed
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From this reading The fireflies, which were now just beginning to illuminate the night, flashed and twinkled here and there in clusters out over the damper places.
flood
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From this reading The moon had risen full and round, and bathed all the dark, hot, panting earth with a flood of shimmering silver.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE VISITOR AGAIN IT was the next day after Jack had returned from Marlborough.
full
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From this reading The moon had risen full and round, and bathed all the dark, hot, panting earth with a flood of shimmering silver.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE VISITOR AGAIN IT was the next day after Jack had returned from Marlborough.
here
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From this reading The fireflies, which were now just beginning to illuminate the night, flashed and twinkled here and there in clusters out over the damper places.
hot
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From this reading The night was still and sultry, with just a breath of hot breeze blowing.
illuminateverbUS /ɪˈluː.mɪ.neɪt/
To light up or make clear; to decorate a manuscript with gold, silver, or brilliant colors.
From this reading The fireflies, which were now just beginning to illuminate the night, flashed and twinkled here and there in clusters out over the damper places.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fireflies, which were now just beginning to illuminate the night, flashed and twinkled here and there in clusters out over the damper places.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE VISITOR AGAIN IT was the next day after Jack had returned from Marlborough.
Jack
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From this reading THE VISITOR AGAIN IT was the next day after Jack had returned from Marlborough.
just
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From this reading The night was still and sultry, with just a breath of hot breeze blowing.
Little
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From this reading Jack and Little Coffee were sitting together on the door-step, and Jack was telling about Miss Eleanor Parker.
Marlborough
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Miss
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From this reading Jack and Little Coffee were sitting together on the door-step, and Jack was telling about Miss Eleanor Parker.
moon
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From this reading The moon had risen full and round, and bathed all the dark, hot, panting earth with a flood of shimmering silver.
next
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From this reading THE VISITOR AGAIN IT was the next day after Jack had returned from Marlborough.
night
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From this reading The night was still and sultry, with just a breath of hot breeze blowing.
now
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From this reading The fireflies, which were now just beginning to illuminate the night, flashed and twinkled here and there in clusters out over the damper places.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The night was still and sultry, with just a breath of hot breeze blowing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jack and Little Coffee were sitting together on the door-step, and Jack was telling about Miss Eleanor Parker.
out
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From this reading The fireflies, which were now just beginning to illuminate the night, flashed and twinkled here and there in clusters out over the damper places.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The fireflies, which were now just beginning to illuminate the night, flashed and twinkled here and there in clusters out over the damper places.
panting
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From this reading The moon had risen full and round, and bathed all the dark, hot, panting earth with a flood of shimmering silver.
Parker
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From this reading Jack and Little Coffee were sitting together on the door-step, and Jack was telling about Miss Eleanor Parker.
places
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From this reading The fireflies, which were now just beginning to illuminate the night, flashed and twinkled here and there in clusters out over the damper places.
returned
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From this reading THE VISITOR AGAIN IT was the next day after Jack had returned from Marlborough.
risen
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From this reading The moon had risen full and round, and bathed all the dark, hot, panting earth with a flood of shimmering silver.
round
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From this reading The moon had risen full and round, and bathed all the dark, hot, panting earth with a flood of shimmering silver.
shimmering
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From this reading The moon had risen full and round, and bathed all the dark, hot, panting earth with a flood of shimmering silver.
silver
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From this reading The moon had risen full and round, and bathed all the dark, hot, panting earth with a flood of shimmering silver.
sitting
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From this reading Jack and Little Coffee were sitting together on the door-step, and Jack was telling about Miss Eleanor Parker.
still
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From this reading The night was still and sultry, with just a breath of hot breeze blowing.
sultry
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From this reading The night was still and sultry, with just a breath of hot breeze blowing.
telling
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From this reading Jack and Little Coffee were sitting together on the door-step, and Jack was telling about Miss Eleanor Parker.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VISITOR AGAIN IT was the next day after Jack had returned from Marlborough.
there
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From this reading The fireflies, which were now just beginning to illuminate the night, flashed and twinkled here and there in clusters out over the damper places.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fireflies, which were now just beginning to illuminate the night, flashed and twinkled here and there in clusters out over the damper places.
together
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From this reading Jack and Little Coffee were sitting together on the door-step, and Jack was telling about Miss Eleanor Parker.
twinkled
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From this reading The fireflies, which were now just beginning to illuminate the night, flashed and twinkled here and there in clusters out over the damper places.
VISITOR
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From this reading THE VISITOR AGAIN IT was the next day after Jack had returned from Marlborough.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VISITOR AGAIN IT was the next day after Jack had returned from Marlborough.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jack and Little Coffee were sitting together on the door-step, and Jack was telling about Miss Eleanor Parker.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The fireflies, which were now just beginning to illuminate the night, flashed and twinkled here and there in clusters out over the damper places.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The night was still and sultry, with just a breath of hot breeze blowing.
