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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 It is a small stream, winding its way among hills, which here with graceful slope, and there with rugged brows, overlook the smooth and gliding water.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It is a small stream, winding its way among hills, which here with graceful slope, and there with rugged brows, overlook the smooth and gliding water.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is a small stream, winding its way among hills, which here with graceful slope, and there with rugged brows, overlook the smooth and gliding water.
Arkansas
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From this reading Terrapin River flows through the northern part of Arkansas.
away
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From this reading Up the "hollow," the cow-bell's mellow clang floats away in slowly dying echo.
blended
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From this reading The water, when the current is not swollen, is so clear that the stream suggests the blended flow of countless dewdrops.
brooks
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From this reading The brooks that flow into Terrapin River seem to float down sun-beams, gathered in the hill-tops.
brows
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From this reading It is a small stream, winding its way among hills, which here with graceful slope, and there with rugged brows, overlook the smooth and gliding water.
clang
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From this reading Up the "hollow," the cow-bell's mellow clang floats away in slowly dying echo.
clear
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From this reading The water, when the current is not swollen, is so clear that the stream suggests the blended flow of countless dewdrops.
countless
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From this reading The water, when the current is not swollen, is so clear that the stream suggests the blended flow of countless dewdrops.
cow-bell's
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From this reading Up the "hollow," the cow-bell's mellow clang floats away in slowly dying echo.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The water, when the current is not swollen, is so clear that the stream suggests the blended flow of countless dewdrops.
dewdrops
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From this reading The water, when the current is not swollen, is so clear that the stream suggests the blended flow of countless dewdrops.
down
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From this reading The brooks that flow into Terrapin River seem to float down sun-beams, gathered in the hill-tops.
dying
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From this reading Up the "hollow," the cow-bell's mellow clang floats away in slowly dying echo.
echo
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From this reading Up the "hollow," the cow-bell's mellow clang floats away in slowly dying echo.
float
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From this reading The brooks that flow into Terrapin River seem to float down sun-beams, gathered in the hill-tops.
floats
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From this reading Up the "hollow," the cow-bell's mellow clang floats away in slowly dying echo.
flow
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From this reading The water, when the current is not swollen, is so clear that the stream suggests the blended flow of countless dewdrops.
flows
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From this reading Terrapin River flows through the northern part of Arkansas.
gathered
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From this reading The brooks that flow into Terrapin River seem to float down sun-beams, gathered in the hill-tops.
gliding
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From this reading It is a small stream, winding its way among hills, which here with graceful slope, and there with rugged brows, overlook the smooth and gliding water.
graceful
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From this reading It is a small stream, winding its way among hills, which here with graceful slope, and there with rugged brows, overlook the smooth and gliding water.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a small stream, winding its way among hills, which here with graceful slope, and there with rugged brows, overlook the smooth and gliding water.
hill-tops
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From this reading The brooks that flow into Terrapin River seem to float down sun-beams, gathered in the hill-tops.
hills
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From this reading It is a small stream, winding its way among hills, which here with graceful slope, and there with rugged brows, overlook the smooth and gliding water.
hollow
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From this reading Up the "hollow," the cow-bell's mellow clang floats away in slowly dying echo.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The brooks that flow into Terrapin River seem to float down sun-beams, gathered in the hill-tops.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The brooks that flow into Terrapin River seem to float down sun-beams, gathered in the hill-tops.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a small stream, winding its way among hills, which here with graceful slope, and there with rugged brows, overlook the smooth and gliding water.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a small stream, winding its way among hills, which here with graceful slope, and there with rugged brows, overlook the smooth and gliding water.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It is a small stream, winding its way among hills, which here with graceful slope, and there with rugged brows, overlook the smooth and gliding water.
mellow
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From this reading Up the "hollow," the cow-bell's mellow clang floats away in slowly dying echo.
northern
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From this reading Terrapin River flows through the northern part of Arkansas.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The water, when the current is not swollen, is so clear that the stream suggests the blended flow of countless dewdrops.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Terrapin River flows through the northern part of Arkansas.
overlook
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From this reading It is a small stream, winding its way among hills, which here with graceful slope, and there with rugged brows, overlook the smooth and gliding water.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Terrapin River flows through the northern part of Arkansas.
River
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From this reading Terrapin River flows through the northern part of Arkansas.
rugged
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From this reading It is a small stream, winding its way among hills, which here with graceful slope, and there with rugged brows, overlook the smooth and gliding water.
seem
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From this reading The brooks that flow into Terrapin River seem to float down sun-beams, gathered in the hill-tops.
slope
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From this reading It is a small stream, winding its way among hills, which here with graceful slope, and there with rugged brows, overlook the smooth and gliding water.
slowly
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From this reading Up the "hollow," the cow-bell's mellow clang floats away in slowly dying echo.
small
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From this reading It is a small stream, winding its way among hills, which here with graceful slope, and there with rugged brows, overlook the smooth and gliding water.
smooth
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From this reading It is a small stream, winding its way among hills, which here with graceful slope, and there with rugged brows, overlook the smooth and gliding water.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The water, when the current is not swollen, is so clear that the stream suggests the blended flow of countless dewdrops.
stream
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From this reading It is a small stream, winding its way among hills, which here with graceful slope, and there with rugged brows, overlook the smooth and gliding water.
suggests
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From this reading The water, when the current is not swollen, is so clear that the stream suggests the blended flow of countless dewdrops.
sun-beams
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From this reading The brooks that flow into Terrapin River seem to float down sun-beams, gathered in the hill-tops.
swollen
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From this reading The water, when the current is not swollen, is so clear that the stream suggests the blended flow of countless dewdrops.
Terrapin
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From this reading Terrapin River flows through the northern part of Arkansas.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The water, when the current is not swollen, is so clear that the stream suggests the blended flow of countless dewdrops.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Terrapin River flows through the northern part of Arkansas.
there
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From this reading It is a small stream, winding its way among hills, which here with graceful slope, and there with rugged brows, overlook the smooth and gliding water.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Terrapin River flows through the northern part of Arkansas.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The brooks that flow into Terrapin River seem to float down sun-beams, gathered in the hill-tops.
Up
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From this reading Up the "hollow," the cow-bell's mellow clang floats away in slowly dying echo.
water
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From this reading It is a small stream, winding its way among hills, which here with graceful slope, and there with rugged brows, overlook the smooth and gliding water.
way
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From this reading It is a small stream, winding its way among hills, which here with graceful slope, and there with rugged brows, overlook the smooth and gliding water.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The water, when the current is not swollen, is so clear that the stream suggests the blended flow of countless dewdrops.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is a small stream, winding its way among hills, which here with graceful slope, and there with rugged brows, overlook the smooth and gliding water.
winding
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From this reading It is a small stream, winding its way among hills, which here with graceful slope, and there with rugged brows, overlook the smooth and gliding water.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is a small stream, winding its way among hills, which here with graceful slope, and there with rugged brows, overlook the smooth and gliding water.
