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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 dish of them is as becoming to the centre-table in winter as was the vase of flowers in the summer,--a bouquet of spitzenburgs and greenings and northern spies.
addressed
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From this reading It pleases every sense to which it can be addressed, the touch, the smell, the sight, the taste; and when it falls, in the still October days, it pleases the ear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The apple is the commonest and yet the most varied and beautiful of fruits.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The apple is the commonest and yet the most varied and beautiful of fruits.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A dish of them is as becoming to the centre-table in winter as was the vase of flowers in the summer,--a bouquet of spitzenburgs and greenings and northern spies.
banquet
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From this reading It is a call to a banquet, it is a signal that the feast is ready.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It pleases every sense to which it can be addressed, the touch, the smell, the sight, the taste; and when it falls, in the still October days, it pleases the ear.
beautiful
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From this reading The apple is the commonest and yet the most varied and beautiful of fruits.
becoming
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From this reading A dish of them is as becoming to the centre-table in winter as was the vase of flowers in the summer,--a bouquet of spitzenburgs and greenings and northern spies.
blooms
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From this reading A rose when it blooms, the apple is a rose when it ripens.
bouquet
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From this reading A dish of them is as becoming to the centre-table in winter as was the vase of flowers in the summer,--a bouquet of spitzenburgs and greenings and northern spies.
call
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From this reading It is a call to a banquet, it is a signal that the feast is ready.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It pleases every sense to which it can be addressed, the touch, the smell, the sight, the taste; and when it falls, in the still October days, it pleases the ear.
centre-table
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From this reading A dish of them is as becoming to the centre-table in winter as was the vase of flowers in the summer,--a bouquet of spitzenburgs and greenings and northern spies.
commonest
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From this reading The apple is the commonest and yet the most varied and beautiful of fruits.
days
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From this reading It pleases every sense to which it can be addressed, the touch, the smell, the sight, the taste; and when it falls, in the still October days, it pleases the ear.
dish
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From this reading A dish of them is as becoming to the centre-table in winter as was the vase of flowers in the summer,--a bouquet of spitzenburgs and greenings and northern spies.
ear
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From this reading It pleases every sense to which it can be addressed, the touch, the smell, the sight, the taste; and when it falls, in the still October days, it pleases the ear.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It pleases every sense to which it can be addressed, the touch, the smell, the sight, the taste; and when it falls, in the still October days, it pleases the ear.
falls
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From this reading It pleases every sense to which it can be addressed, the touch, the smell, the sight, the taste; and when it falls, in the still October days, it pleases the ear.
feast
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From this reading It is a call to a banquet, it is a signal that the feast is ready.
flowers
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From this reading A dish of them is as becoming to the centre-table in winter as was the vase of flowers in the summer,--a bouquet of spitzenburgs and greenings and northern spies.
fruits
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From this reading The apple is the commonest and yet the most varied and beautiful of fruits.
greenings
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From this reading A dish of them is as becoming to the centre-table in winter as was the vase of flowers in the summer,--a bouquet of spitzenburgs and greenings and northern spies.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A dish of them is as becoming to the centre-table in winter as was the vase of flowers in the summer,--a bouquet of spitzenburgs and greenings and northern spies.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The apple is the commonest and yet the most varied and beautiful of fruits.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A rose when it blooms, the apple is a rose when it ripens.
most
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From this reading The apple is the commonest and yet the most varied and beautiful of fruits.
northern
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From this reading A dish of them is as becoming to the centre-table in winter as was the vase of flowers in the summer,--a bouquet of spitzenburgs and greenings and northern spies.
October
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From this reading It pleases every sense to which it can be addressed, the touch, the smell, the sight, the taste; and when it falls, in the still October days, it pleases the ear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The apple is the commonest and yet the most varied and beautiful of fruits.
pleases
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From this reading It pleases every sense to which it can be addressed, the touch, the smell, the sight, the taste; and when it falls, in the still October days, it pleases the ear.
ready
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From this reading It is a call to a banquet, it is a signal that the feast is ready.
ripens
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From this reading A rose when it blooms, the apple is a rose when it ripens.
rose
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From this reading A rose when it blooms, the apple is a rose when it ripens.
sense
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From this reading It pleases every sense to which it can be addressed, the touch, the smell, the sight, the taste; and when it falls, in the still October days, it pleases the ear.
sight
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From this reading It pleases every sense to which it can be addressed, the touch, the smell, the sight, the taste; and when it falls, in the still October days, it pleases the ear.
signal
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From this reading It is a call to a banquet, it is a signal that the feast is ready.
smell
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From this reading It pleases every sense to which it can be addressed, the touch, the smell, the sight, the taste; and when it falls, in the still October days, it pleases the ear.
spies
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From this reading A dish of them is as becoming to the centre-table in winter as was the vase of flowers in the summer,--a bouquet of spitzenburgs and greenings and northern spies.
spitzenburgs
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From this reading A dish of them is as becoming to the centre-table in winter as was the vase of flowers in the summer,--a bouquet of spitzenburgs and greenings and northern spies.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It pleases every sense to which it can be addressed, the touch, the smell, the sight, the taste; and when it falls, in the still October days, it pleases the ear.
summer
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From this reading A dish of them is as becoming to the centre-table in winter as was the vase of flowers in the summer,--a bouquet of spitzenburgs and greenings and northern spies.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading It pleases every sense to which it can be addressed, the touch, the smell, the sight, the taste; and when it falls, in the still October days, it pleases the ear.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is a call to a banquet, it is a signal that the feast is ready.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The apple is the commonest and yet the most varied and beautiful of fruits.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A dish of them is as becoming to the centre-table in winter as was the vase of flowers in the summer,--a bouquet of spitzenburgs and greenings and northern spies.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A dish of them is as becoming to the centre-table in winter as was the vase of flowers in the summer,--a bouquet of spitzenburgs and greenings and northern spies.
touch
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From this reading It pleases every sense to which it can be addressed, the touch, the smell, the sight, the taste; and when it falls, in the still October days, it pleases the ear.
varied
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From this reading The apple is the commonest and yet the most varied and beautiful of fruits.
vase
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From this reading A dish of them is as becoming to the centre-table in winter as was the vase of flowers in the summer,--a bouquet of spitzenburgs and greenings and northern spies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A dish of them is as becoming to the centre-table in winter as was the vase of flowers in the summer,--a bouquet of spitzenburgs and greenings and northern spies.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A rose when it blooms, the apple is a rose when it ripens.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It pleases every sense to which it can be addressed, the touch, the smell, the sight, the taste; and when it falls, in the still October days, it pleases the ear.
winter
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From this reading A dish of them is as becoming to the centre-table in winter as was the vase of flowers in the summer,--a bouquet of spitzenburgs and greenings and northern spies.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The apple is the commonest and yet the most varied and beautiful of fruits.
