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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 can't remember A single cloud that dimmed the happy blue,-- A single lightning-bolt or peal of thunder, To daunt our bright, unfearing lives: can you?
ago
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From this reading Six of us once, my darlings, played together Beneath green boughs, which faded long ago, Made merry in the golden summer weather, Pelted each other with new-fallen snow.
always
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From this reading Did the sun always shine?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
BeneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Six of us once, my darlings, played together Beneath green boughs, which faded long ago, Made merry in the golden summer weather, Pelted each other with new-fallen snow.
blue
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boughs
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bright
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bruises
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From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
bumps
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From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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can't
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childish
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From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
cloud
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Coleman
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Color
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darlings
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From this reading Six of us once, my darlings, played together Beneath green boughs, which faded long ago, Made merry in the golden summer weather, Pelted each other with new-fallen snow.
daunt
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Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did the sun always shine?
dimmed
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eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Six of us once, my darlings, played together Beneath green boughs, which faded long ago, Made merry in the golden summer weather, Pelted each other with new-fallen snow.
faded
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fell
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From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
FIVE
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From this reading With Frontispiece in Color by Ralph Pallen Coleman TO FIVE.
Frontispiece
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golden
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green
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From this reading Six of us once, my darlings, played together Beneath green boughs, which faded long ago, Made merry in the golden summer weather, Pelted each other with new-fallen snow.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
happy
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't remember A single cloud that dimmed the happy blue,-- A single lightning-bolt or peal of thunder, To daunt our bright, unfearing lives: can you?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With Frontispiece in Color by Ralph Pallen Coleman TO FIVE.
kissed
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From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
laughed
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From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
lightning-bolt
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From this reading I can't remember A single cloud that dimmed the happy blue,-- A single lightning-bolt or peal of thunder, To daunt our bright, unfearing lives: can you?
lives
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Six of us once, my darlings, played together Beneath green boughs, which faded long ago, Made merry in the golden summer weather, Pelted each other with new-fallen snow.
Made
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From this reading Six of us once, my darlings, played together Beneath green boughs, which faded long ago, Made merry in the golden summer weather, Pelted each other with new-fallen snow.
many
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From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
merry
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From this reading Six of us once, my darlings, played together Beneath green boughs, which faded long ago, Made merry in the golden summer weather, Pelted each other with new-fallen snow.
Mother
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From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Six of us once, my darlings, played together Beneath green boughs, which faded long ago, Made merry in the golden summer weather, Pelted each other with new-fallen snow.
new-fallen
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From this reading Six of us once, my darlings, played together Beneath green boughs, which faded long ago, Made merry in the golden summer weather, Pelted each other with new-fallen snow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Six of us once, my darlings, played together Beneath green boughs, which faded long ago, Made merry in the golden summer weather, Pelted each other with new-fallen snow.
often
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From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
once
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From this reading Six of us once, my darlings, played together Beneath green boughs, which faded long ago, Made merry in the golden summer weather, Pelted each other with new-fallen snow.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I can't remember A single cloud that dimmed the happy blue,-- A single lightning-bolt or peal of thunder, To daunt our bright, unfearing lives: can you?
other
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From this reading Six of us once, my darlings, played together Beneath green boughs, which faded long ago, Made merry in the golden summer weather, Pelted each other with new-fallen snow.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I can't remember A single cloud that dimmed the happy blue,-- A single lightning-bolt or peal of thunder, To daunt our bright, unfearing lives: can you?
Pallen
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peace
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From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
pealnounUS /piːl/
a loud ringing burst of sound
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Pelted
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played
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From this reading Six of us once, my darlings, played together Beneath green boughs, which faded long ago, Made merry in the golden summer weather, Pelted each other with new-fallen snow.
quarrelled
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From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
quickly
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From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
Ralph
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From this reading With Frontispiece in Color by Ralph Pallen Coleman TO FIVE.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
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Shed
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From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
shine
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From this reading Did the sun always shine?
single
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Six
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small
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From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
snow
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From this reading Six of us once, my darlings, played together Beneath green boughs, which faded long ago, Made merry in the golden summer weather, Pelted each other with new-fallen snow.
summer
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From this reading Six of us once, my darlings, played together Beneath green boughs, which faded long ago, Made merry in the golden summer weather, Pelted each other with new-fallen snow.
sun
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From this reading Did the sun always shine?
tears
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From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I can't remember A single cloud that dimmed the happy blue,-- A single lightning-bolt or peal of thunder, To daunt our bright, unfearing lives: can you?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Six of us once, my darlings, played together Beneath green boughs, which faded long ago, Made merry in the golden summer weather, Pelted each other with new-fallen snow.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I can't remember A single cloud that dimmed the happy blue,-- A single lightning-bolt or peal of thunder, To daunt our bright, unfearing lives: can you?
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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together
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From this reading Six of us once, my darlings, played together Beneath green boughs, which faded long ago, Made merry in the golden summer weather, Pelted each other with new-fallen snow.
unfearing
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Six of us once, my darlings, played together Beneath green boughs, which faded long ago, Made merry in the golden summer weather, Pelted each other with new-fallen snow.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
weather
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From this reading Six of us once, my darlings, played together Beneath green boughs, which faded long ago, Made merry in the golden summer weather, Pelted each other with new-fallen snow.
well
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From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Six of us once, my darlings, played together Beneath green boughs, which faded long ago, Made merry in the golden summer weather, Pelted each other with new-fallen snow.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Frontispiece in Color by Ralph Pallen Coleman TO FIVE.
woes
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From this reading We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly, Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell, Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises, But Mother always "kissed and made them well."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I can't remember A single cloud that dimmed the happy blue,-- A single lightning-bolt or peal of thunder, To daunt our bright, unfearing lives: can you?
