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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 nightingale began to sing in the little wood, and made it echo and re-echo with the richest song.
again
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From this reading IN THE RAIN The scouts were falling off to sleep once more when they were aroused again, this time by the divinest music.
air
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From this reading The air was filled with the patter of falling rain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A nightingale began to sing in the little wood, and made it echo and re-echo with the richest song.
aroused
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From this reading IN THE RAIN The scouts were falling off to sleep once more when they were aroused again, this time by the divinest music.
began
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From this reading A nightingale began to sing in the little wood, and made it echo and re-echo with the richest song.
bird's
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From this reading The murmuring grew, and the bird's song ceased.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IN THE RAIN The scouts were falling off to sleep once more when they were aroused again, this time by the divinest music.
ceased
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From this reading The murmuring grew, and the bird's song ceased.
divinest
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From this reading IN THE RAIN The scouts were falling off to sleep once more when they were aroused again, this time by the divinest music.
echo
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From this reading A nightingale began to sing in the little wood, and made it echo and re-echo with the richest song.
faint
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From this reading Suddenly a faint murmuring began to mingle with the lovely notes.
falling
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From this reading IN THE RAIN The scouts were falling off to sleep once more when they were aroused again, this time by the divinest music.
filled
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From this reading The air was filled with the patter of falling rain.
grew
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From this reading The murmuring grew, and the bird's song ceased.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE RAIN The scouts were falling off to sleep once more when they were aroused again, this time by the divinest music.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A nightingale began to sing in the little wood, and made it echo and re-echo with the richest song.
little
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From this reading A nightingale began to sing in the little wood, and made it echo and re-echo with the richest song.
lovely
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From this reading Suddenly a faint murmuring began to mingle with the lovely notes.
made
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From this reading A nightingale began to sing in the little wood, and made it echo and re-echo with the richest song.
mingle
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From this reading Suddenly a faint murmuring began to mingle with the lovely notes.
more
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From this reading IN THE RAIN The scouts were falling off to sleep once more when they were aroused again, this time by the divinest music.
murmuring
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From this reading Suddenly a faint murmuring began to mingle with the lovely notes.
music
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From this reading IN THE RAIN The scouts were falling off to sleep once more when they were aroused again, this time by the divinest music.
nightingale
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From this reading A nightingale began to sing in the little wood, and made it echo and re-echo with the richest song.
notes
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From this reading Suddenly a faint murmuring began to mingle with the lovely notes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The air was filled with the patter of falling rain.
off
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From this reading IN THE RAIN The scouts were falling off to sleep once more when they were aroused again, this time by the divinest music.
once
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From this reading IN THE RAIN The scouts were falling off to sleep once more when they were aroused again, this time by the divinest music.
patter
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From this reading The air was filled with the patter of falling rain.
RAIN
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From this reading IN THE RAIN The scouts were falling off to sleep once more when they were aroused again, this time by the divinest music.
re-echo
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From this reading A nightingale began to sing in the little wood, and made it echo and re-echo with the richest song.
richest
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From this reading A nightingale began to sing in the little wood, and made it echo and re-echo with the richest song.
scouts
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From this reading IN THE RAIN The scouts were falling off to sleep once more when they were aroused again, this time by the divinest music.
sing
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From this reading A nightingale began to sing in the little wood, and made it echo and re-echo with the richest song.
sleep
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From this reading IN THE RAIN The scouts were falling off to sleep once more when they were aroused again, this time by the divinest music.
song
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From this reading A nightingale began to sing in the little wood, and made it echo and re-echo with the richest song.
Suddenly
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From this reading Suddenly a faint murmuring began to mingle with the lovely notes.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE RAIN The scouts were falling off to sleep once more when they were aroused again, this time by the divinest music.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN THE RAIN The scouts were falling off to sleep once more when they were aroused again, this time by the divinest music.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading IN THE RAIN The scouts were falling off to sleep once more when they were aroused again, this time by the divinest music.
time
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From this reading IN THE RAIN The scouts were falling off to sleep once more when they were aroused again, this time by the divinest music.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE RAIN The scouts were falling off to sleep once more when they were aroused again, this time by the divinest music.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was filled with the patter of falling rain.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IN THE RAIN The scouts were falling off to sleep once more when they were aroused again, this time by the divinest music.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading IN THE RAIN The scouts were falling off to sleep once more when they were aroused again, this time by the divinest music.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A nightingale began to sing in the little wood, and made it echo and re-echo with the richest song.
wood
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From this reading A nightingale began to sing in the little wood, and made it echo and re-echo with the richest song.
