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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “I wonder’d while I paced along;
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And forth into the fields I went, And nature’s living motion lent The pulse of hope to discontent.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I wonder’d at the bounteous hours The slow results of winter showers;
bounteous
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From this reading “I wonder’d at the bounteous hours The slow results of winter showers;
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You scarce could see the grass for flowers.
discontent
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From this reading “And forth into the fields I went, And nature’s living motion lent The pulse of hope to discontent.
fields
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From this reading “And forth into the fields I went, And nature’s living motion lent The pulse of hope to discontent.
fill'd
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From this reading The woods were fill’d so full with song, There seem’d no room for sense of wrong.”
flowers
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From this reading You scarce could see the grass for flowers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You scarce could see the grass for flowers.
forth
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From this reading “And forth into the fields I went, And nature’s living motion lent The pulse of hope to discontent.
full
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From this reading The woods were fill’d so full with song, There seem’d no room for sense of wrong.”
grass
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From this reading You scarce could see the grass for flowers.
hope
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From this reading “And forth into the fields I went, And nature’s living motion lent The pulse of hope to discontent.
hours
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From this reading “I wonder’d at the bounteous hours The slow results of winter showers;
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And forth into the fields I went, And nature’s living motion lent The pulse of hope to discontent.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “And forth into the fields I went, And nature’s living motion lent The pulse of hope to discontent.
lent
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From this reading “And forth into the fields I went, And nature’s living motion lent The pulse of hope to discontent.
living
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From this reading “And forth into the fields I went, And nature’s living motion lent The pulse of hope to discontent.
motion
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From this reading “And forth into the fields I went, And nature’s living motion lent The pulse of hope to discontent.
nature's
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From this reading “And forth into the fields I went, And nature’s living motion lent The pulse of hope to discontent.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The woods were fill’d so full with song, There seem’d no room for sense of wrong.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And forth into the fields I went, And nature’s living motion lent The pulse of hope to discontent.
paced
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From this reading “I wonder’d while I paced along;
pulse
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From this reading “And forth into the fields I went, And nature’s living motion lent The pulse of hope to discontent.
results
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From this reading “I wonder’d at the bounteous hours The slow results of winter showers;
room
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From this reading The woods were fill’d so full with song, There seem’d no room for sense of wrong.”
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading You scarce could see the grass for flowers.
see
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From this reading You scarce could see the grass for flowers.
seem'd
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From this reading The woods were fill’d so full with song, There seem’d no room for sense of wrong.”
sense
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From this reading The woods were fill’d so full with song, There seem’d no room for sense of wrong.”
showers
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From this reading “I wonder’d at the bounteous hours The slow results of winter showers;
slow
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From this reading “I wonder’d at the bounteous hours The slow results of winter showers;
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The woods were fill’d so full with song, There seem’d no room for sense of wrong.”
song
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From this reading The woods were fill’d so full with song, There seem’d no room for sense of wrong.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And forth into the fields I went, And nature’s living motion lent The pulse of hope to discontent.
There
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From this reading The woods were fill’d so full with song, There seem’d no room for sense of wrong.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And forth into the fields I went, And nature’s living motion lent The pulse of hope to discontent.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And forth into the fields I went, And nature’s living motion lent The pulse of hope to discontent.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The woods were fill’d so full with song, There seem’d no room for sense of wrong.”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “I wonder’d while I paced along;
winter
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From this reading “I wonder’d at the bounteous hours The slow results of winter showers;
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The woods were fill’d so full with song, There seem’d no room for sense of wrong.”
wonder'd
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From this reading “I wonder’d at the bounteous hours The slow results of winter showers;
woods
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From this reading The woods were fill’d so full with song, There seem’d no room for sense of wrong.”
wrong
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From this reading The woods were fill’d so full with song, There seem’d no room for sense of wrong.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You scarce could see the grass for flowers.