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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 Was whispered all around By low-toned voices chiming sweet, Like a floweret's bell when swung-- And grasshopper steeds were gathering fleet, And the beetle's hoofs up-rung."
acorn
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From this reading "An acorn fell from an old oak tree, And lay on the frosty ground-- 'O, what shall the fate of the acorn be?'
all
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From this reading Was whispered all around By low-toned voices chiming sweet, Like a floweret's bell when swung-- And grasshopper steeds were gathering fleet, And the beetle's hoofs up-rung."
American
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From this reading There is a wide-spread error on the subject of American scenery.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An acorn fell from an old oak tree, And lay on the frosty ground-- 'O, what shall the fate of the acorn be?'
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "An acorn fell from an old oak tree, And lay on the frosty ground-- 'O, what shall the fate of the acorn be?'
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Was whispered all around By low-toned voices chiming sweet, Like a floweret's bell when swung-- And grasshopper steeds were gathering fleet, And the beetle's hoofs up-rung."
attach
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From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "An acorn fell from an old oak tree, And lay on the frosty ground-- 'O, what shall the fate of the acorn be?'
beetle's
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From this reading Was whispered all around By low-toned voices chiming sweet, Like a floweret's bell when swung-- And grasshopper steeds were gathering fleet, And the beetle's hoofs up-rung."
bell
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From this reading Was whispered all around By low-toned voices chiming sweet, Like a floweret's bell when swung-- And grasshopper steeds were gathering fleet, And the beetle's hoofs up-rung."
boundless
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From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
breadth
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From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Was whispered all around By low-toned voices chiming sweet, Like a floweret's bell when swung-- And grasshopper steeds were gathering fleet, And the beetle's hoofs up-rung."
case
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From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
chiming
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From this reading Was whispered all around By low-toned voices chiming sweet, Like a floweret's bell when swung-- And grasshopper steeds were gathering fleet, And the beetle's hoofs up-rung."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
error
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From this reading There is a wide-spread error on the subject of American scenery.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
expanse
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From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
fate
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From this reading "An acorn fell from an old oak tree, And lay on the frosty ground-- 'O, what shall the fate of the acorn be?'
fell
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From this reading "An acorn fell from an old oak tree, And lay on the frosty ground-- 'O, what shall the fate of the acorn be?'
fleet
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From this reading Was whispered all around By low-toned voices chiming sweet, Like a floweret's bell when swung-- And grasshopper steeds were gathering fleet, And the beetle's hoofs up-rung."
floweret's
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From this reading Was whispered all around By low-toned voices chiming sweet, Like a floweret's bell when swung-- And grasshopper steeds were gathering fleet, And the beetle's hoofs up-rung."
forests
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From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "An acorn fell from an old oak tree, And lay on the frosty ground-- 'O, what shall the fate of the acorn be?'
frosty
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From this reading "An acorn fell from an old oak tree, And lay on the frosty ground-- 'O, what shall the fate of the acorn be?'
gathering
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From this reading Was whispered all around By low-toned voices chiming sweet, Like a floweret's bell when swung-- And grasshopper steeds were gathering fleet, And the beetle's hoofs up-rung."
grandeur
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From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
grasshopper
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From this reading Was whispered all around By low-toned voices chiming sweet, Like a floweret's bell when swung-- And grasshopper steeds were gathering fleet, And the beetle's hoofs up-rung."
ground
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From this reading "An acorn fell from an old oak tree, And lay on the frosty ground-- 'O, what shall the fate of the acorn be?'
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
hoofs
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From this reading Was whispered all around By low-toned voices chiming sweet, Like a floweret's bell when swung-- And grasshopper steeds were gathering fleet, And the beetle's hoofs up-rung."
idea
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From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a wide-spread error on the subject of American scenery.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
lakes
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From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
lay
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From this reading "An acorn fell from an old oak tree, And lay on the frosty ground-- 'O, what shall the fate of the acorn be?'
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
Like
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From this reading Was whispered all around By low-toned voices chiming sweet, Like a floweret's bell when swung-- And grasshopper steeds were gathering fleet, And the beetle's hoofs up-rung."
low-toned
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From this reading Was whispered all around By low-toned voices chiming sweet, Like a floweret's bell when swung-- And grasshopper steeds were gathering fleet, And the beetle's hoofs up-rung."
misapplied
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From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Seba Smith.
nearly
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From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
O
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From this reading "An acorn fell from an old oak tree, And lay on the frosty ground-- 'O, what shall the fate of the acorn be?'
oak
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From this reading "An acorn fell from an old oak tree, And lay on the frosty ground-- 'O, what shall the fate of the acorn be?'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "An acorn fell from an old oak tree, And lay on the frosty ground-- 'O, what shall the fate of the acorn be?'
old
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From this reading "An acorn fell from an old oak tree, And lay on the frosty ground-- 'O, what shall the fate of the acorn be?'
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "An acorn fell from an old oak tree, And lay on the frosty ground-- 'O, what shall the fate of the acorn be?'
prairies
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From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
rivers
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From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
scenery
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From this reading There is a wide-spread error on the subject of American scenery.
Seba
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From this reading Mrs. Seba Smith.
seemingly
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From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "An acorn fell from an old oak tree, And lay on the frosty ground-- 'O, what shall the fate of the acorn be?'
size
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From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
Smith
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From this reading Mrs. Seba Smith.
solitudes
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From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
steeds
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From this reading Was whispered all around By low-toned voices chiming sweet, Like a floweret's bell when swung-- And grasshopper steeds were gathering fleet, And the beetle's hoofs up-rung."
subject
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From this reading There is a wide-spread error on the subject of American scenery.
sweet
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From this reading Was whispered all around By low-toned voices chiming sweet, Like a floweret's bell when swung-- And grasshopper steeds were gathering fleet, And the beetle's hoofs up-rung."
swung
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From this reading Was whispered all around By low-toned voices chiming sweet, Like a floweret's bell when swung-- And grasshopper steeds were gathering fleet, And the beetle's hoofs up-rung."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "An acorn fell from an old oak tree, And lay on the frosty ground-- 'O, what shall the fate of the acorn be?'
There
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From this reading There is a wide-spread error on the subject of American scenery.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
tree
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From this reading "An acorn fell from an old oak tree, And lay on the frosty ground-- 'O, what shall the fate of the acorn be?'
up-rung
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From this reading Was whispered all around By low-toned voices chiming sweet, Like a floweret's bell when swung-- And grasshopper steeds were gathering fleet, And the beetle's hoofs up-rung."
vast
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From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
voices
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From this reading Was whispered all around By low-toned voices chiming sweet, Like a floweret's bell when swung-- And grasshopper steeds were gathering fleet, And the beetle's hoofs up-rung."
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was whispered all around By low-toned voices chiming sweet, Like a floweret's bell when swung-- And grasshopper steeds were gathering fleet, And the beetle's hoofs up-rung."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Was whispered all around By low-toned voices chiming sweet, Like a floweret's bell when swung-- And grasshopper steeds were gathering fleet, And the beetle's hoofs up-rung."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "An acorn fell from an old oak tree, And lay on the frosty ground-- 'O, what shall the fate of the acorn be?'
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Was whispered all around By low-toned voices chiming sweet, Like a floweret's bell when swung-- And grasshopper steeds were gathering fleet, And the beetle's hoofs up-rung."
whispered
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From this reading Was whispered all around By low-toned voices chiming sweet, Like a floweret's bell when swung-- And grasshopper steeds were gathering fleet, And the beetle's hoofs up-rung."
wide-spread
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From this reading There is a wide-spread error on the subject of American scenery.
word
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From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
world
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From this reading From the size of the lakes, the length and breadth of the rivers, the vast solitudes of the forests, and the seemingly boundless expanse of the prairies, the world has come to attach to it an idea of grandeur; a word that is in nearly every case, misapplied.
