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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 swallow for its wildness, a humming bird for its teasing, a kitten for its scampers—a woman for her unlikeness to a man’s ideals—we love them for what they will not give us!
advantages
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From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
alive
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From this reading Fleeing from the oppressiveness of the farm, RoBards returned to St. John’s Park to find it alive with memories of Patty.
all
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From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Only a little while could RoBards revel in his lavendered memories, for St. John’s Park was taken over by a railroad company as the site for a big freight station.
big
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From this reading Only a little while could RoBards revel in his lavendered memories, for St. John’s Park was taken over by a railroad company as the site for a big freight station.
bird
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From this reading A swallow for its wildness, a humming bird for its teasing, a kitten for its scampers—a woman for her unlikeness to a man’s ideals—we love them for what they will not give us!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Only a little while could RoBards revel in his lavendered memories, for St. John’s Park was taken over by a railroad company as the site for a big freight station.
company
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From this reading Only a little while could RoBards revel in his lavendered memories, for St. John’s Park was taken over by a railroad company as the site for a big freight station.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Only a little while could RoBards revel in his lavendered memories, for St. John’s Park was taken over by a railroad company as the site for a big freight station.
earnest
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From this reading He loved her for them, more than for her earnest moods, her noble whims, her instants of grandeur.
extravagances
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From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
farm
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From this reading Fleeing from the oppressiveness of the farm, RoBards returned to St. John’s Park to find it alive with memories of Patty.
fierce
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From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
find
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From this reading Fleeing from the oppressiveness of the farm, RoBards returned to St. John’s Park to find it alive with memories of Patty.
Fleeing
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From this reading Fleeing from the oppressiveness of the farm, RoBards returned to St. John’s Park to find it alive with memories of Patty.
flitting
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From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He loved her for them, more than for her earnest moods, her noble whims, her instants of grandeur.
freight
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From this reading Only a little while could RoBards revel in his lavendered memories, for St. John’s Park was taken over by a railroad company as the site for a big freight station.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fleeing from the oppressiveness of the farm, RoBards returned to St. John’s Park to find it alive with memories of Patty.
give
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From this reading A swallow for its wildness, a humming bird for its teasing, a kitten for its scampers—a woman for her unlikeness to a man’s ideals—we love them for what they will not give us!
graces
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From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
grandeur
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From this reading He loved her for them, more than for her earnest moods, her noble whims, her instants of grandeur.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
hostility
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From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
humming
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From this reading A swallow for its wildness, a humming bird for its teasing, a kitten for its scampers—a woman for her unlikeness to a man’s ideals—we love them for what they will not give us!
ideals
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From this reading A swallow for its wildness, a humming bird for its teasing, a kitten for its scampers—a woman for her unlikeness to a man’s ideals—we love them for what they will not give us!
impudent
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From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only a little while could RoBards revel in his lavendered memories, for St. John’s Park was taken over by a railroad company as the site for a big freight station.
instants
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From this reading He loved her for them, more than for her earnest moods, her noble whims, her instants of grandeur.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fleeing from the oppressiveness of the farm, RoBards returned to St. John’s Park to find it alive with memories of Patty.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A swallow for its wildness, a humming bird for its teasing, a kitten for its scampers—a woman for her unlikeness to a man’s ideals—we love them for what they will not give us!
John's
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From this reading Fleeing from the oppressiveness of the farm, RoBards returned to St. John’s Park to find it alive with memories of Patty.
kitten
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From this reading A swallow for its wildness, a humming bird for its teasing, a kitten for its scampers—a woman for her unlikeness to a man’s ideals—we love them for what they will not give us!
lavendered
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From this reading Only a little while could RoBards revel in his lavendered memories, for St. John’s Park was taken over by a railroad company as the site for a big freight station.
laws
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From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only a little while could RoBards revel in his lavendered memories, for St. John’s Park was taken over by a railroad company as the site for a big freight station.
love
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From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
loved
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From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
man's
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From this reading A swallow for its wildness, a humming bird for its teasing, a kitten for its scampers—a woman for her unlikeness to a man’s ideals—we love them for what they will not give us!
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Fleeing from the oppressiveness of the farm, RoBards returned to St. John’s Park to find it alive with memories of Patty.
moods
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From this reading He loved her for them, more than for her earnest moods, her noble whims, her instants of grandeur.
more
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From this reading He loved her for them, more than for her earnest moods, her noble whims, her instants of grandeur.
noble
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From this reading He loved her for them, more than for her earnest moods, her noble whims, her instants of grandeur.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A swallow for its wildness, a humming bird for its teasing, a kitten for its scampers—a woman for her unlikeness to a man’s ideals—we love them for what they will not give us!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fleeing from the oppressiveness of the farm, RoBards returned to St. John’s Park to find it alive with memories of Patty.
Only
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From this reading Only a little while could RoBards revel in his lavendered memories, for St. John’s Park was taken over by a railroad company as the site for a big freight station.
oppressiveness
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From this reading Fleeing from the oppressiveness of the farm, RoBards returned to St. John’s Park to find it alive with memories of Patty.
orders
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From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Only a little while could RoBards revel in his lavendered memories, for St. John’s Park was taken over by a railroad company as the site for a big freight station.
Park
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From this reading Fleeing from the oppressiveness of the farm, RoBards returned to St. John’s Park to find it alive with memories of Patty.
Patty
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From this reading Fleeing from the oppressiveness of the farm, RoBards returned to St. John’s Park to find it alive with memories of Patty.
quarrels
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From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
railroad
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From this reading Only a little while could RoBards revel in his lavendered memories, for St. John’s Park was taken over by a railroad company as the site for a big freight station.
recall
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From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fleeing from the oppressiveness of the farm, RoBards returned to St. John’s Park to find it alive with memories of Patty.
revealed
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From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
revel
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From this reading Only a little while could RoBards revel in his lavendered memories, for St. John’s Park was taken over by a railroad company as the site for a big freight station.
RoBards
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From this reading Fleeing from the oppressiveness of the farm, RoBards returned to St. John’s Park to find it alive with memories of Patty.
scampers
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From this reading A swallow for its wildness, a humming bird for its teasing, a kitten for its scampers—a woman for her unlikeness to a man’s ideals—we love them for what they will not give us!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
site
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From this reading Only a little while could RoBards revel in his lavendered memories, for St. John’s Park was taken over by a railroad company as the site for a big freight station.
St
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From this reading Fleeing from the oppressiveness of the farm, RoBards returned to St. John’s Park to find it alive with memories of Patty.
station
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From this reading Only a little while could RoBards revel in his lavendered memories, for St. John’s Park was taken over by a railroad company as the site for a big freight station.
swallow
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From this reading A swallow for its wildness, a humming bird for its teasing, a kitten for its scampers—a woman for her unlikeness to a man’s ideals—we love them for what they will not give us!
taken
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From this reading Only a little while could RoBards revel in his lavendered memories, for St. John’s Park was taken over by a railroad company as the site for a big freight station.
teasing
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From this reading A swallow for its wildness, a humming bird for its teasing, a kitten for its scampers—a woman for her unlikeness to a man’s ideals—we love them for what they will not give us!
tempers
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From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He loved her for them, more than for her earnest moods, her noble whims, her instants of grandeur.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fleeing from the oppressiveness of the farm, RoBards returned to St. John’s Park to find it alive with memories of Patty.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He loved her for them, more than for her earnest moods, her noble whims, her instants of grandeur.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A swallow for its wildness, a humming bird for its teasing, a kitten for its scampers—a woman for her unlikeness to a man’s ideals—we love them for what they will not give us!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fleeing from the oppressiveness of the farm, RoBards returned to St. John’s Park to find it alive with memories of Patty.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
unlikeness
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From this reading A swallow for its wildness, a humming bird for its teasing, a kitten for its scampers—a woman for her unlikeness to a man’s ideals—we love them for what they will not give us!
unreasonable
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From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A swallow for its wildness, a humming bird for its teasing, a kitten for its scampers—a woman for her unlikeness to a man’s ideals—we love them for what they will not give us!
vanities
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From this reading He loved to recall their quarrels, her vanities, her extravagances, her fierce unreasonable tempers, the impudent advantages she took of his love, her hostility to all laws and orders, the flitting graces she revealed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only a little while could RoBards revel in his lavendered memories, for St. John’s Park was taken over by a railroad company as the site for a big freight station.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A swallow for its wildness, a humming bird for its teasing, a kitten for its scampers—a woman for her unlikeness to a man’s ideals—we love them for what they will not give us!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A swallow for its wildness, a humming bird for its teasing, a kitten for its scampers—a woman for her unlikeness to a man’s ideals—we love them for what they will not give us!
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Only a little while could RoBards revel in his lavendered memories, for St. John’s Park was taken over by a railroad company as the site for a big freight station.
whims
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From this reading He loved her for them, more than for her earnest moods, her noble whims, her instants of grandeur.
wildness
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From this reading A swallow for its wildness, a humming bird for its teasing, a kitten for its scampers—a woman for her unlikeness to a man’s ideals—we love them for what they will not give us!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A swallow for its wildness, a humming bird for its teasing, a kitten for its scampers—a woman for her unlikeness to a man’s ideals—we love them for what they will not give us!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fleeing from the oppressiveness of the farm, RoBards returned to St. John’s Park to find it alive with memories of Patty.
woman
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From this reading A swallow for its wildness, a humming bird for its teasing, a kitten for its scampers—a woman for her unlikeness to a man’s ideals—we love them for what they will not give us!
