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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 |In offering a third basket of windfalls from a modest orchard, it is hoped that the fruit will not be found to have deteriorated.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If that is the case, I shall hold myself free to take another look under the trees at my leisure.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If that is the case, I shall hold myself free to take another look under the trees at my leisure.
basket
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From this reading |In offering a third basket of windfalls from a modest orchard, it is hoped that the fruit will not be found to have deteriorated.
baskets
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From this reading But I fancy the three baskets will complete the garnering.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
bees
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From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
belongs
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From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
book
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From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I fancy the three baskets will complete the garnering.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
cannot
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From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
case
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From this reading If that is the case, I shall hold myself free to take another look under the trees at my leisure.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I fancy the three baskets will complete the garnering.
dedicate
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From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
delusive
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From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
Dent
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From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd.
deteriorated
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From this reading |In offering a third basket of windfalls from a modest orchard, it is hoped that the fruit will not be found to have deteriorated.
fancy
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From this reading But I fancy the three baskets will complete the garnering.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |In offering a third basket of windfalls from a modest orchard, it is hoped that the fruit will not be found to have deteriorated.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading If that is the case, I shall hold myself free to take another look under the trees at my leisure.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading |In offering a third basket of windfalls from a modest orchard, it is hoped that the fruit will not be found to have deteriorated.
fruit
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From this reading |In offering a third basket of windfalls from a modest orchard, it is hoped that the fruit will not be found to have deteriorated.
garnering
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From this reading But I fancy the three baskets will complete the garnering.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading |In offering a third basket of windfalls from a modest orchard, it is hoped that the fruit will not be found to have deteriorated.
hold
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From this reading If that is the case, I shall hold myself free to take another look under the trees at my leisure.
hoped
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From this reading |In offering a third basket of windfalls from a modest orchard, it is hoped that the fruit will not be found to have deteriorated.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
J
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From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd.
leisure
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From this reading If that is the case, I shall hold myself free to take another look under the trees at my leisure.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If that is the case, I shall hold myself free to take another look under the trees at my leisure.
love
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From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
Ltd
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From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd.
M
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From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd.
modest
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From this reading |In offering a third basket of windfalls from a modest orchard, it is hoped that the fruit will not be found to have deteriorated.
most
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From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If that is the case, I shall hold myself free to take another look under the trees at my leisure.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading If that is the case, I shall hold myself free to take another look under the trees at my leisure.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading |In offering a third basket of windfalls from a modest orchard, it is hoped that the fruit will not be found to have deteriorated.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
offer
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From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
offering
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From this reading |In offering a third basket of windfalls from a modest orchard, it is hoped that the fruit will not be found to have deteriorated.
orchard
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From this reading |In offering a third basket of windfalls from a modest orchard, it is hoped that the fruit will not be found to have deteriorated.
particular
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From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
said
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From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If that is the case, I shall hold myself free to take another look under the trees at my leisure.
Sons
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From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd.
spite
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From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If that is the case, I shall hold myself free to take another look under the trees at my leisure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading |In offering a third basket of windfalls from a modest orchard, it is hoped that the fruit will not be found to have deteriorated.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |In offering a third basket of windfalls from a modest orchard, it is hoped that the fruit will not be found to have deteriorated.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |In offering a third basket of windfalls from a modest orchard, it is hoped that the fruit will not be found to have deteriorated.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
three
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From this reading But I fancy the three baskets will complete the garnering.
title
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From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
trees
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From this reading If that is the case, I shall hold myself free to take another look under the trees at my leisure.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading If that is the case, I shall hold myself free to take another look under the trees at my leisure.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading |In offering a third basket of windfalls from a modest orchard, it is hoped that the fruit will not be found to have deteriorated.
windfalls
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From this reading |In offering a third basket of windfalls from a modest orchard, it is hoped that the fruit will not be found to have deteriorated.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I think this book belongs to you because, if it can be said to be about anything in particular--which it cannot--it is, in spite of its delusive title, about bees, and as I cannot dedicate it to them, I offer it to those who love them most.
