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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 I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
ahead
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From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
air
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From this reading You go with me the self-same way— The self-same air for me you play; For I do think and so do you It is the tune to travel to.
all
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From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
away
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From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
aye
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From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
bin
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From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
book
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From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
buckle
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From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You go with me the self-same way— The self-same air for me you play; For I do think and so do you It is the tune to travel to.
door
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From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
enclosing
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From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
ENVOY
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From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
face
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From this reading For who would gravely set his face To go to this or t’other place?
far
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From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
Flowers
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From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
flute
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From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
fluting
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From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You go with me the self-same way— The self-same air for me you play; For I do think and so do you It is the tune to travel to.
gaily
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From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
garden
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From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
gauger
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From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
GO
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From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
gravely
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From this reading For who would gravely set his face To go to this or t’other place?
hall
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From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
hills
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From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For who would gravely set his face To go to this or t’other place?
house
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From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
II
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From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You go with me the self-same way— The self-same air for me you play; For I do think and so do you It is the tune to travel to.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
lawns
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From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
living
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From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
Master
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From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You go with me the self-same way— The self-same air for me you play; For I do think and so do you It is the tune to travel to.
meat
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From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
nightingale
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From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
O
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From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For who would gravely set his face To go to this or t’other place?
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
pack
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From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
place
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From this reading For who would gravely set his face To go to this or t’other place?
play
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From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
played
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From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
river
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From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
ROAD
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From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
self-same
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From this reading You go with me the self-same way— The self-same air for me you play; For I do think and so do you It is the tune to travel to.
set
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From this reading For who would gravely set his face To go to this or t’other place?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You go with me the self-same way— The self-same air for me you play; For I do think and so do you It is the tune to travel to.
SONG
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From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
spice
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From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
sycamore
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From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
t'other
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From this reading For who would gravely set his face To go to this or t’other place?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You go with me the self-same way— The self-same air for me you play; For I do think and so do you It is the tune to travel to.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For who would gravely set his face To go to this or t’other place?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
travel
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From this reading You go with me the self-same way— The self-same air for me you play; For I do think and so do you It is the tune to travel to.
tune
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From this reading You go with me the self-same way— The self-same air for me you play; For I do think and so do you It is the tune to travel to.
walked
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From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
way
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From this reading You go with me the self-same way— The self-same air for me you play; For I do think and so do you It is the tune to travel to.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
Whene'er
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From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For who would gravely set his face To go to this or t’other place?
willing
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From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
wine
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From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
wish
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From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
wit
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From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For who would gravely set his face To go to this or t’other place?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
