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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 He had often seen them, long ago in his distant home on clear mornings, when they had appeared like a blue cloud on the horizon.
ago
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From this reading He had often seen them, long ago in his distant home on clear mornings, when they had appeared like a blue cloud on the horizon.
airy
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From this reading The level plain had nothing half so enchanting as the cloud-like blue airy hills, and very soon he was up on his feet and hurrying towards them.
all
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From this reading Now all at once he unexpectedly found himself near them, and the sight fired him with a new desire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now all at once he unexpectedly found himself near them, and the sight fired him with a new desire.
appeared
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From this reading He had often seen them, long ago in his distant home on clear mornings, when they had appeared like a blue cloud on the horizon.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now all at once he unexpectedly found himself near them, and the sight fired him with a new desire.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
beautiful
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From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
blue
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
called
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clear
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From this reading He had often seen them, long ago in his distant home on clear mornings, when they had appeared like a blue cloud on the horizon.
cloud
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From this reading He had often seen them, long ago in his distant home on clear mornings, when they had appeared like a blue cloud on the horizon.
cloud-like
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From this reading The level plain had nothing half so enchanting as the cloud-like blue airy hills, and very soon he was up on his feet and hurrying towards them.
country
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desire
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From this reading Now all at once he unexpectedly found himself near them, and the sight fired him with a new desire.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading He had often seen them, long ago in his distant home on clear mornings, when they had appeared like a blue cloud on the horizon.
enchanting
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From this reading The level plain had nothing half so enchanting as the cloud-like blue airy hills, and very soon he was up on his feet and hurrying towards them.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
far-off
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From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
feet
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From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
fired
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From this reading Now all at once he unexpectedly found himself near them, and the sight fired him with a new desire.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now all at once he unexpectedly found himself near them, and the sight fired him with a new desire.
get
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From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
grass
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From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had often seen them, long ago in his distant home on clear mornings, when they had appeared like a blue cloud on the horizon.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The level plain had nothing half so enchanting as the cloud-like blue airy hills, and very soon he was up on his feet and hurrying towards them.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had often seen them, long ago in his distant home on clear mornings, when they had appeared like a blue cloud on the horizon.
hills
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From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now all at once he unexpectedly found himself near them, and the sight fired him with a new desire.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
home
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From this reading He had often seen them, long ago in his distant home on clear mornings, when they had appeared like a blue cloud on the horizon.
horizon
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From this reading He had often seen them, long ago in his distant home on clear mornings, when they had appeared like a blue cloud on the horizon.
hurrying
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From this reading The level plain had nothing half so enchanting as the cloud-like blue airy hills, and very soon he was up on his feet and hurrying towards them.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
impossible
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From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
instance
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From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
level
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From this reading The level plain had nothing half so enchanting as the cloud-like blue airy hills, and very soon he was up on his feet and hurrying towards them.
like
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From this reading He had often seen them, long ago in his distant home on clear mornings, when they had appeared like a blue cloud on the horizon.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had often seen them, long ago in his distant home on clear mornings, when they had appeared like a blue cloud on the horizon.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
loomed
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MARTIN
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MEETS
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moist
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From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
mornings
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From this reading He had often seen them, long ago in his distant home on clear mornings, when they had appeared like a blue cloud on the horizon.
near
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From this reading Now all at once he unexpectedly found himself near them, and the sight fired him with a new desire.
new
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From this reading Now all at once he unexpectedly found himself near them, and the sight fired him with a new desire.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The level plain had nothing half so enchanting as the cloud-like blue airy hills, and very soon he was up on his feet and hurrying towards them.
Now
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From this reading Now all at once he unexpectedly found himself near them, and the sight fired him with a new desire.
often
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From this reading He had often seen them, long ago in his distant home on clear mornings, when they had appeared like a blue cloud on the horizon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
once
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From this reading Now all at once he unexpectedly found himself near them, and the sight fired him with a new desire.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
only
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From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
peep
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place
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From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
plain
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From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
SAVAGES
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seen
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From this reading He had often seen them, long ago in his distant home on clear mornings, when they had appeared like a blue cloud on the horizon.
Sierras
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From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
sight
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From this reading Now all at once he unexpectedly found himself near them, and the sight fired him with a new desire.
sky
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From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The level plain had nothing half so enchanting as the cloud-like blue airy hills, and very soon he was up on his feet and hurrying towards them.
soft
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From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
softer
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From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
some
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From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
soon
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From this reading The level plain had nothing half so enchanting as the cloud-like blue airy hills, and very soon he was up on his feet and hurrying towards them.
springy
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From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
summits
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From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had often seen them, long ago in his distant home on clear mornings, when they had appeared like a blue cloud on the horizon.
there
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From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The level plain had nothing half so enchanting as the cloud-like blue airy hills, and very soon he was up on his feet and hurrying towards them.
tread
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From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
turf
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From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
unexpectedly
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From this reading Now all at once he unexpectedly found himself near them, and the sight fired him with a new desire.
up
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From this reading The level plain had nothing half so enchanting as the cloud-like blue airy hills, and very soon he was up on his feet and hurrying towards them.
very
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From this reading The level plain had nothing half so enchanting as the cloud-like blue airy hills, and very soon he was up on his feet and hurrying towards them.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The level plain had nothing half so enchanting as the cloud-like blue airy hills, and very soon he was up on his feet and hurrying towards them.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
white
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From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
wished
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From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
wishes
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From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MARTIN MEETS WITH SAVAGES When, on waking next morning, Martin took his first peep over the grass, there, directly before him, loomed the great blue hills, or Sierras as they are called in that country.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had even wished to get to them, to tread their beautiful blue summits that looked as if they would be soft to his feet--softer than the moist springy turf on the plain; but he wished it only as one wishes to get to some far-off impossible place--a white cloud, for instance, or the blue sky itself.
