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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 was a soft pleasant day late in March.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
ago
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From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
air
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From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
all
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From this reading The snow had all gone for the present.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
any
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From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
anywhere
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From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
April
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From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The note of a bird might be heard now and then; Matilda had twice seen the glorious colour of a blue bird's wings as they spread themselves in the light.
back
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From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
bare
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From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
bird
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From this reading The note of a bird might be heard now and then; Matilda had twice seen the glorious colour of a blue bird's wings as they spread themselves in the light.
bird's
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From this reading The note of a bird might be heard now and then; Matilda had twice seen the glorious colour of a blue bird's wings as they spread themselves in the light.
blue
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From this reading The note of a bird might be heard now and then; Matilda had twice seen the glorious colour of a blue bird's wings as they spread themselves in the light.
brown
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From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
buds
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From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
bursting
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From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
change
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From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
colour
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From this reading The note of a bird might be heard now and then; Matilda had twice seen the glorious colour of a blue bird's wings as they spread themselves in the light.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
day
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From this reading It was a soft pleasant day late in March.
Doubtless
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From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
few
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From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The snow had all gone for the present.
gentle
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From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
glorious
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From this reading The note of a bird might be heard now and then; Matilda had twice seen the glorious colour of a blue bird's wings as they spread themselves in the light.
gone
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From this reading The snow had all gone for the present.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The snow had all gone for the present.
heard
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From this reading The note of a bird might be heard now and then; Matilda had twice seen the glorious colour of a blue bird's wings as they spread themselves in the light.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a soft pleasant day late in March.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a soft pleasant day late in March.
late
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From this reading It was a soft pleasant day late in March.
less
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From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
light
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From this reading The note of a bird might be heard now and then; Matilda had twice seen the glorious colour of a blue bird's wings as they spread themselves in the light.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
March
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From this reading It was a soft pleasant day late in March.
Matilda
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From this reading The note of a bird might be heard now and then; Matilda had twice seen the glorious colour of a blue bird's wings as they spread themselves in the light.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
note
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From this reading The note of a bird might be heard now and then; Matilda had twice seen the glorious colour of a blue bird's wings as they spread themselves in the light.
now
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From this reading The note of a bird might be heard now and then; Matilda had twice seen the glorious colour of a blue bird's wings as they spread themselves in the light.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a soft pleasant day late in March.
present
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From this reading The snow had all gone for the present.
real
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From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
reminder
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From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
seen
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From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
Shadywalk
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From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
snow
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From this reading The snow had all gone for the present.
soft
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From this reading It was a soft pleasant day late in March.
softer
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From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
spread
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From this reading The note of a bird might be heard now and then; Matilda had twice seen the glorious colour of a blue bird's wings as they spread themselves in the light.
stems
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From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The snow had all gone for the present.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The note of a bird might be heard now and then; Matilda had twice seen the glorious colour of a blue bird's wings as they spread themselves in the light.
then
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From this reading The note of a bird might be heard now and then; Matilda had twice seen the glorious colour of a blue bird's wings as they spread themselves in the light.
there
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From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The note of a bird might be heard now and then; Matilda had twice seen the glorious colour of a blue bird's wings as they spread themselves in the light.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
tree
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From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
twice
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From this reading The note of a bird might be heard now and then; Matilda had twice seen the glorious colour of a blue bird's wings as they spread themselves in the light.
unknown
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From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
visitor
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From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a soft pleasant day late in March.
weeks
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From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
wings
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From this reading The note of a bird might be heard now and then; Matilda had twice seen the glorious colour of a blue bird's wings as they spread themselves in the light.
winter
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From this reading Doubtless it might come back again; no one could tell; in Shadywalk snow was not an unknown visitor even in April; but for the present no such reminder of winter was anywhere to be seen.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The air was still and gentle; even the brown tree stems looked softer and less bare than a few weeks ago, though no bursting buds yet were there to make any real change.
