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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 was viewing the sky-blue waters of the Gulf of Corinth with its background of mountains that in the sunshine were touched here and there with a copperish glare.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The train was slowly sweeping along the southern shore.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading " I FEEL in this radiant atmosphere that there could be no such thing as war-men striving together in black and passionate hatred."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading " I FEEL in this radiant atmosphere that there could be no such thing as war-men striving together in black and passionate hatred."
atmosphere
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From this reading " I FEEL in this radiant atmosphere that there could be no such thing as war-men striving together in black and passionate hatred."
background
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From this reading ,He was viewing the sky-blue waters of the Gulf of Corinth with its background of mountains that in the sunshine were touched here and there with a copperish glare.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading " I FEEL in this radiant atmosphere that there could be no such thing as war-men striving together in black and passionate hatred."
benefit
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From this reading The professor's words were for the benefit of his wife and daughter.
black
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From this reading " I FEEL in this radiant atmosphere that there could be no such thing as war-men striving together in black and passionate hatred."
copperish
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From this reading ,He was viewing the sky-blue waters of the Gulf of Corinth with its background of mountains that in the sunshine were touched here and there with a copperish glare.
Corinth
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From this reading ,He was viewing the sky-blue waters of the Gulf of Corinth with its background of mountains that in the sunshine were touched here and there with a copperish glare.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading " I FEEL in this radiant atmosphere that there could be no such thing as war-men striving together in black and passionate hatred."
daughter
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From this reading The professor's words were for the benefit of his wife and daughter.
FEEL
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From this reading " I FEEL in this radiant atmosphere that there could be no such thing as war-men striving together in black and passionate hatred."
fighting
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From this reading " It is strange to think of those men fighting up there in the north.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The professor's words were for the benefit of his wife and daughter.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ,He was viewing the sky-blue waters of the Gulf of Corinth with its background of mountains that in the sunshine were touched here and there with a copperish glare.
Gulf
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From this reading ,He was viewing the sky-blue waters of the Gulf of Corinth with its background of mountains that in the sunshine were touched here and there with a copperish glare.
hatred
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From this reading " I FEEL in this radiant atmosphere that there could be no such thing as war-men striving together in black and passionate hatred."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ,He was viewing the sky-blue waters of the Gulf of Corinth with its background of mountains that in the sunshine were touched here and there with a copperish glare.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ,He was viewing the sky-blue waters of the Gulf of Corinth with its background of mountains that in the sunshine were touched here and there with a copperish glare.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The professor's words were for the benefit of his wife and daughter.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading " I FEEL in this radiant atmosphere that there could be no such thing as war-men striving together in black and passionate hatred."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading " I FEEL in this radiant atmosphere that there could be no such thing as war-men striving together in black and passionate hatred."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading " It is strange to think of those men fighting up there in the north.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading " It is strange to think of those men fighting up there in the north.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading ,He was viewing the sky-blue waters of the Gulf of Corinth with its background of mountains that in the sunshine were touched here and there with a copperish glare.
men
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From this reading " It is strange to think of those men fighting up there in the north.
mountains
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From this reading ,He was viewing the sky-blue waters of the Gulf of Corinth with its background of mountains that in the sunshine were touched here and there with a copperish glare.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading " I FEEL in this radiant atmosphere that there could be no such thing as war-men striving together in black and passionate hatred."
north
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From this reading " It is strange to think of those men fighting up there in the north.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The professor's words were for the benefit of his wife and daughter.
passionate
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From this reading " I FEEL in this radiant atmosphere that there could be no such thing as war-men striving together in black and passionate hatred."
professor's
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From this reading The professor's words were for the benefit of his wife and daughter.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading " I FEEL in this radiant atmosphere that there could be no such thing as war-men striving together in black and passionate hatred."
shore
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From this reading The train was slowly sweeping along the southern shore.
sky-blue
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From this reading ,He was viewing the sky-blue waters of the Gulf of Corinth with its background of mountains that in the sunshine were touched here and there with a copperish glare.
slowly
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From this reading The train was slowly sweeping along the southern shore.
southern
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From this reading The train was slowly sweeping along the southern shore.
strange
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From this reading " It is strange to think of those men fighting up there in the north.
striving
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From this reading " I FEEL in this radiant atmosphere that there could be no such thing as war-men striving together in black and passionate hatred."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading " I FEEL in this radiant atmosphere that there could be no such thing as war-men striving together in black and passionate hatred."
sunshine
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From this reading ,He was viewing the sky-blue waters of the Gulf of Corinth with its background of mountains that in the sunshine were touched here and there with a copperish glare.
sweeping
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From this reading The train was slowly sweeping along the southern shore.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading " I FEEL in this radiant atmosphere that there could be no such thing as war-men striving together in black and passionate hatred."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The professor's words were for the benefit of his wife and daughter.
there
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From this reading " I FEEL in this radiant atmosphere that there could be no such thing as war-men striving together in black and passionate hatred."
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading " I FEEL in this radiant atmosphere that there could be no such thing as war-men striving together in black and passionate hatred."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading " It is strange to think of those men fighting up there in the north.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading " I FEEL in this radiant atmosphere that there could be no such thing as war-men striving together in black and passionate hatred."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading " It is strange to think of those men fighting up there in the north.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading " It is strange to think of those men fighting up there in the north.
together
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From this reading " I FEEL in this radiant atmosphere that there could be no such thing as war-men striving together in black and passionate hatred."
touched
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From this reading ,He was viewing the sky-blue waters of the Gulf of Corinth with its background of mountains that in the sunshine were touched here and there with a copperish glare.
train
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From this reading The train was slowly sweeping along the southern shore.
up
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From this reading " It is strange to think of those men fighting up there in the north.
viewing
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From this reading ,He was viewing the sky-blue waters of the Gulf of Corinth with its background of mountains that in the sunshine were touched here and there with a copperish glare.
war-men
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From this reading " I FEEL in this radiant atmosphere that there could be no such thing as war-men striving together in black and passionate hatred."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ,He was viewing the sky-blue waters of the Gulf of Corinth with its background of mountains that in the sunshine were touched here and there with a copperish glare.
waters
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From this reading ,He was viewing the sky-blue waters of the Gulf of Corinth with its background of mountains that in the sunshine were touched here and there with a copperish glare.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The professor's words were for the benefit of his wife and daughter.
wife
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From this reading The professor's words were for the benefit of his wife and daughter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ,He was viewing the sky-blue waters of the Gulf of Corinth with its background of mountains that in the sunshine were touched here and there with a copperish glare.
words
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From this reading The professor's words were for the benefit of his wife and daughter.
