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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 ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
Antony
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From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
ANTONY'S
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From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the spring came, and the snow was no more needed to keep warm the flowers.
awake
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From this reading "Let us go to Wonder," they said; "she is awake now."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading These dark months the chemic earth had been busy with the little body they loved, and by this time Wonder would be many violets.
Beatrice
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From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading These dark months the chemic earth had been busy with the little body they loved, and by this time Wonder would be many violets.
bells
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From this reading With the flowers came the snowdrop-soul of Wonder, and the thoughts of mother and father turned to the place of kind old trees and tender country bells, where in the unflowering November they had laid her.
bird
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From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These dark months the chemic earth had been busy with the little body they loved, and by this time Wonder would be many violets.
busy
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From this reading These dark months the chemic earth had been busy with the little body they loved, and by this time Wonder would be many violets.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
came
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From this reading At last the spring came, and the snow was no more needed to keep warm the flowers.
chemic
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From this reading These dark months the chemic earth had been busy with the little body they loved, and by this time Wonder would be many violets.
country
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From this reading With the flowers came the snowdrop-soul of Wonder, and the thoughts of mother and father turned to the place of kind old trees and tender country bells, where in the unflowering November they had laid her.
dark
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From this reading These dark months the chemic earth had been busy with the little body they loved, and by this time Wonder would be many violets.
day
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From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
earth
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From this reading These dark months the chemic earth had been busy with the little body they loved, and by this time Wonder would be many violets.
face
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From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
father
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From this reading With the flowers came the snowdrop-soul of Wonder, and the thoughts of mother and father turned to the place of kind old trees and tender country bells, where in the unflowering November they had laid her.
flowers
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From this reading At last the spring came, and the snow was no more needed to keep warm the flowers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
go
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From this reading "Let us go to Wonder," they said; "she is awake now."
grew
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From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With the flowers came the snowdrop-soul of Wonder, and the thoughts of mother and father turned to the place of kind old trees and tender country bells, where in the unflowering November they had laid her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With the flowers came the snowdrop-soul of Wonder, and the thoughts of mother and father turned to the place of kind old trees and tender country bells, where in the unflowering November they had laid her.
hills
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From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With the flowers came the snowdrop-soul of Wonder, and the thoughts of mother and father turned to the place of kind old trees and tender country bells, where in the unflowering November they had laid her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Let us go to Wonder," they said; "she is awake now."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
JUDGMENT
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From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
keep
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From this reading At last the spring came, and the snow was no more needed to keep warm the flowers.
kind
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From this reading With the flowers came the snowdrop-soul of Wonder, and the thoughts of mother and father turned to the place of kind old trees and tender country bells, where in the unflowering November they had laid her.
laid
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From this reading With the flowers came the snowdrop-soul of Wonder, and the thoughts of mother and father turned to the place of kind old trees and tender country bells, where in the unflowering November they had laid her.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the spring came, and the snow was no more needed to keep warm the flowers.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let us go to Wonder," they said; "she is awake now."
like
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From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These dark months the chemic earth had been busy with the little body they loved, and by this time Wonder would be many violets.
love
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From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
loved
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From this reading These dark months the chemic earth had been busy with the little body they loved, and by this time Wonder would be many violets.
many
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From this reading These dark months the chemic earth had been busy with the little body they loved, and by this time Wonder would be many violets.
months
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From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
more
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From this reading At last the spring came, and the snow was no more needed to keep warm the flowers.
mother
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From this reading With the flowers came the snowdrop-soul of Wonder, and the thoughts of mother and father turned to the place of kind old trees and tender country bells, where in the unflowering November they had laid her.
needed
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From this reading At last the spring came, and the snow was no more needed to keep warm the flowers.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At last the spring came, and the snow was no more needed to keep warm the flowers.
November
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From this reading With the flowers came the snowdrop-soul of Wonder, and the thoughts of mother and father turned to the place of kind old trees and tender country bells, where in the unflowering November they had laid her.
now
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From this reading "Let us go to Wonder," they said; "she is awake now."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
old
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From this reading With the flowers came the snowdrop-soul of Wonder, and the thoughts of mother and father turned to the place of kind old trees and tender country bells, where in the unflowering November they had laid her.
place
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From this reading With the flowers came the snowdrop-soul of Wonder, and the thoughts of mother and father turned to the place of kind old trees and tender country bells, where in the unflowering November they had laid her.
said
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From this reading "Let us go to Wonder," they said; "she is awake now."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Let us go to Wonder," they said; "she is awake now."
SILENCIEUX
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From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
singing
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From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
snow
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From this reading At last the spring came, and the snow was no more needed to keep warm the flowers.
snowdrop-soul
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From this reading With the flowers came the snowdrop-soul of Wonder, and the thoughts of mother and father turned to the place of kind old trees and tender country bells, where in the unflowering November they had laid her.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
soul
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From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
spring
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From this reading At last the spring came, and the snow was no more needed to keep warm the flowers.
stronger
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From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
tender
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From this reading With the flowers came the snowdrop-soul of Wonder, and the thoughts of mother and father turned to the place of kind old trees and tender country bells, where in the unflowering November they had laid her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These dark months the chemic earth had been busy with the little body they loved, and by this time Wonder would be many violets.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the flowers came the snowdrop-soul of Wonder, and the thoughts of mother and father turned to the place of kind old trees and tender country bells, where in the unflowering November they had laid her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading These dark months the chemic earth had been busy with the little body they loved, and by this time Wonder would be many violets.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
thoughts
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From this reading With the flowers came the snowdrop-soul of Wonder, and the thoughts of mother and father turned to the place of kind old trees and tender country bells, where in the unflowering November they had laid her.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These dark months the chemic earth had been busy with the little body they loved, and by this time Wonder would be many violets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last the spring came, and the snow was no more needed to keep warm the flowers.
trees
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From this reading With the flowers came the snowdrop-soul of Wonder, and the thoughts of mother and father turned to the place of kind old trees and tender country bells, where in the unflowering November they had laid her.
turned
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From this reading With the flowers came the snowdrop-soul of Wonder, and the thoughts of mother and father turned to the place of kind old trees and tender country bells, where in the unflowering November they had laid her.
two
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From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
unflowering
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From this reading With the flowers came the snowdrop-soul of Wonder, and the thoughts of mother and father turned to the place of kind old trees and tender country bells, where in the unflowering November they had laid her.
UPONprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let us go to Wonder," they said; "she is awake now."
violets
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From this reading These dark months the chemic earth had been busy with the little body they loved, and by this time Wonder would be many violets.
warm
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From this reading At last the spring came, and the snow was no more needed to keep warm the flowers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
weeks
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From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading With the flowers came the snowdrop-soul of Wonder, and the thoughts of mother and father turned to the place of kind old trees and tender country bells, where in the unflowering November they had laid her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ANTONY'S JUDGMENT UPON SILENCIEUX So the weeks and months went by for those two upon the hills, and the soul of Antony grew stronger day by day, and his love with it--and the face of Beatrice was like a bird singing.
Wonder
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From this reading With the flowers came the snowdrop-soul of Wonder, and the thoughts of mother and father turned to the place of kind old trees and tender country bells, where in the unflowering November they had laid her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading These dark months the chemic earth had been busy with the little body they loved, and by this time Wonder would be many violets.
