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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 IT was towards the evening of a day in early April that two ladies were seated by the open windows of a cottage in Devonshire.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
April
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From this reading IT was towards the evening of a day in early April that two ladies were seated by the open windows of a cottage in Devonshire.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Who art thou, fair one, who usurp'st the place Of Blanch, the lady of the matchless grace?--LAMB.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a spot remote, sequestered, shut out from the business and pleasures of the world; as such it suited the tastes and character of the owner.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
Blanch
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From this reading Who art thou, fair one, who usurp'st the place Of Blanch, the lady of the matchless grace?--LAMB.
blue
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From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
bounded
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From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
business
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From this reading It was a spot remote, sequestered, shut out from the business and pleasures of the world; as such it suited the tastes and character of the owner.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IT was towards the evening of a day in early April that two ladies were seated by the open windows of a cottage in Devonshire.
character
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From this reading It was a spot remote, sequestered, shut out from the business and pleasures of the world; as such it suited the tastes and character of the owner.
confined
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From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
contrasted
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From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
cottage
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From this reading IT was towards the evening of a day in early April that two ladies were seated by the open windows of a cottage in Devonshire.
day
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From this reading IT was towards the evening of a day in early April that two ladies were seated by the open windows of a cottage in Devonshire.
Devonshire
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From this reading IT was towards the evening of a day in early April that two ladies were seated by the open windows of a cottage in Devonshire.
distance
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From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
early
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From this reading IT was towards the evening of a day in early April that two ladies were seated by the open windows of a cottage in Devonshire.
evening
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From this reading IT was towards the evening of a day in early April that two ladies were seated by the open windows of a cottage in Devonshire.
evergreens
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From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who art thou, fair one, who usurp'st the place Of Blanch, the lady of the matchless grace?--LAMB.
features
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From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
few
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From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
flowers
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From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
fresh
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From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a spot remote, sequestered, shut out from the business and pleasures of the world; as such it suited the tastes and character of the owner.
gay
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From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
grace
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From this reading Who art thou, fair one, who usurp'st the place Of Blanch, the lady of the matchless grace?--LAMB.
home-like
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From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IT was towards the evening of a day in early April that two ladies were seated by the open windows of a cottage in Devonshire.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was towards the evening of a day in early April that two ladies were seated by the open windows of a cottage in Devonshire.
ladies
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From this reading IT was towards the evening of a day in early April that two ladies were seated by the open windows of a cottage in Devonshire.
lady
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From this reading Who art thou, fair one, who usurp'st the place Of Blanch, the lady of the matchless grace?--LAMB.
LAMB
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From this reading Who art thou, fair one, who usurp'st the place Of Blanch, the lady of the matchless grace?--LAMB.
lawn
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From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
matchless
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From this reading Who art thou, fair one, who usurp'st the place Of Blanch, the lady of the matchless grace?--LAMB.
more
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From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Who art thou, fair one, who usurp'st the place Of Blanch, the lady of the matchless grace?--LAMB.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Who art thou, fair one, who usurp'st the place Of Blanch, the lady of the matchless grace?--LAMB.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading IT was towards the evening of a day in early April that two ladies were seated by the open windows of a cottage in Devonshire.
opening
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From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
out
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From this reading It was a spot remote, sequestered, shut out from the business and pleasures of the world; as such it suited the tastes and character of the owner.
owner
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From this reading It was a spot remote, sequestered, shut out from the business and pleasures of the world; as such it suited the tastes and character of the owner.
place
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From this reading Who art thou, fair one, who usurp'st the place Of Blanch, the lady of the matchless grace?--LAMB.
pleasures
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From this reading It was a spot remote, sequestered, shut out from the business and pleasures of the world; as such it suited the tastes and character of the owner.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
remote
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From this reading It was a spot remote, sequestered, shut out from the business and pleasures of the world; as such it suited the tastes and character of the owner.
reviving
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From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
scene
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From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
sea
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From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
seated
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From this reading IT was towards the evening of a day in early April that two ladies were seated by the open windows of a cottage in Devonshire.
sequestered
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From this reading It was a spot remote, sequestered, shut out from the business and pleasures of the world; as such it suited the tastes and character of the owner.
shut
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From this reading It was a spot remote, sequestered, shut out from the business and pleasures of the world; as such it suited the tastes and character of the owner.
spot
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From this reading It was a spot remote, sequestered, shut out from the business and pleasures of the world; as such it suited the tastes and character of the owner.
spring
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From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was a spot remote, sequestered, shut out from the business and pleasures of the world; as such it suited the tastes and character of the owner.
suited
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From this reading It was a spot remote, sequestered, shut out from the business and pleasures of the world; as such it suited the tastes and character of the owner.
tastes
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From this reading It was a spot remote, sequestered, shut out from the business and pleasures of the world; as such it suited the tastes and character of the owner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IT was towards the evening of a day in early April that two ladies were seated by the open windows of a cottage in Devonshire.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Who art thou, fair one, who usurp'st the place Of Blanch, the lady of the matchless grace?--LAMB.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Who art thou, fair one, who usurp'st the place Of Blanch, the lady of the matchless grace?--LAMB.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading IT was towards the evening of a day in early April that two ladies were seated by the open windows of a cottage in Devonshire.
tranquil
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From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
trees
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From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
turf
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From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
two
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From this reading IT was towards the evening of a day in early April that two ladies were seated by the open windows of a cottage in Devonshire.
usurp'st
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From this reading Who art thou, fair one, who usurp'st the place Of Blanch, the lady of the matchless grace?--LAMB.
view
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From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was towards the evening of a day in early April that two ladies were seated by the open windows of a cottage in Devonshire.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IT was towards the evening of a day in early April that two ladies were seated by the open windows of a cottage in Devonshire.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who art thou, fair one, who usurp'st the place Of Blanch, the lady of the matchless grace?--LAMB.
window
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From this reading That owner was the younger of the ladies seated by the window.
windows
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From this reading IT was towards the evening of a day in early April that two ladies were seated by the open windows of a cottage in Devonshire.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving spring; and at a distance, through an opening amongst the trees, the sea, blue and tranquil, bounded the view, and contrasted the more confined and home-like features of the scene.
world
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From this reading It was a spot remote, sequestered, shut out from the business and pleasures of the world; as such it suited the tastes and character of the owner.
younger
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From this reading That owner was the younger of the ladies seated by the window.
