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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 --A Song of the English.
abloom
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
Also
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From this reading DISTRESS SIGNALS Also, we will make promise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So long as the Blood endures, I shall know that your will is mine; ye shall feel that my strength is yours.
autumn
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From this reading No other autumn had ever seemed quite so beautiful to the Aydelots as this, their first autumn together.
Aydelot
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
Aydelots
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From this reading No other autumn had ever seemed quite so beautiful to the Aydelots as this, their first autumn together.
beautiful
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From this reading No other autumn had ever seemed quite so beautiful to the Aydelots as this, their first autumn together.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
berry
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
BloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So long as the Blood endures, I shall know that your will is mine; ye shall feel that my strength is yours.
brown
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
cabin
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
cheeks
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
child
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
dainty
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
DISTRESSnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading DISTRESS SIGNALS Also, we will make promise.
dress
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
endures
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From this reading So long as the Blood endures, I shall know that your will is mine; ye shall feel that my strength is yours.
English
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From this reading --A Song of the English.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No other autumn had ever seemed quite so beautiful to the Aydelots as this, their first autumn together.
feel
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From this reading So long as the Blood endures, I shall know that your will is mine; ye shall feel that my strength is yours.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No other autumn had ever seemed quite so beautiful to the Aydelots as this, their first autumn together.
grew
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No other autumn had ever seemed quite so beautiful to the Aydelots as this, their first autumn together.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
house
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So long as the Blood endures, I shall know that your will is mine; ye shall feel that my strength is yours.
impossible
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So long as the Blood endures, I shall know that your will is mine; ye shall feel that my strength is yours.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So long as the Blood endures, I shall know that your will is mine; ye shall feel that my strength is yours.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So long as the Blood endures, I shall know that your will is mine; ye shall feel that my strength is yours.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DISTRESS SIGNALS Also, we will make promise.
mansion
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So long as the Blood endures, I shall know that your will is mine; ye shall feel that my strength is yours.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So long as the Blood endures, I shall know that your will is mine; ye shall feel that my strength is yours.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No other autumn had ever seemed quite so beautiful to the Aydelots as this, their first autumn together.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --A Song of the English.
old
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
other
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From this reading No other autumn had ever seemed quite so beautiful to the Aydelots as this, their first autumn together.
prairie
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
promise
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From this reading DISTRESS SIGNALS Also, we will make promise.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No other autumn had ever seemed quite so beautiful to the Aydelots as this, their first autumn together.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading So long as the Blood endures, I shall know that your will is mine; ye shall feel that my strength is yours.
SIGNALS
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From this reading DISTRESS SIGNALS Also, we will make promise.
simple
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So long as the Blood endures, I shall know that your will is mine; ye shall feel that my strength is yours.
sod
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
Song
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From this reading --A Song of the English.
soon
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
Southern
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So long as the Blood endures, I shall know that your will is mine; ye shall feel that my strength is yours.
strong
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
tanning
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So long as the Blood endures, I shall know that your will is mine; ye shall feel that my strength is yours.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So long as the Blood endures, I shall know that your will is mine; ye shall feel that my strength is yours.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading No other autumn had ever seemed quite so beautiful to the Aydelots as this, their first autumn together.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No other autumn had ever seemed quite so beautiful to the Aydelots as this, their first autumn together.
together
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From this reading No other autumn had ever seemed quite so beautiful to the Aydelots as this, their first autumn together.
Virginia
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading DISTRESS SIGNALS Also, we will make promise.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading DISTRESS SIGNALS Also, we will make promise.
winds
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
woman
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading So long as the Blood endures, I shall know that your will is mine; ye shall feel that my strength is yours.
young
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From this reading Virginia Aydelot soon grew brown as a berry in the tanning prairie winds, and it seemed impossible that this strong young woman of the sod cabin, with her simple dress and her cheeks abloom, could have been the dainty child of the old Southern mansion house.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So long as the Blood endures, I shall know that your will is mine; ye shall feel that my strength is yours.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading So long as the Blood endures, I shall know that your will is mine; ye shall feel that my strength is yours.
