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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 In this refulgent weather, to quote Emerson, who knew well what he spoke of, "it was a luxury to draw the breath of life."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading HE COMES It was the evening of one of the most perfect days in an Indian summer of notable loveliness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
autumn
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From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
away
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From this reading Not far away, down by the Episcopal Church, men were playing tennis in flannels on the courts of yellow, hard-packed sand.
beds
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From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
blazing
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From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
blue
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From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
breath
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From this reading In this refulgent weather, to quote Emerson, who knew well what he spoke of, "it was a luxury to draw the breath of life."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Not far away, down by the Episcopal Church, men were playing tennis in flannels on the courts of yellow, hard-packed sand.
calm
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From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
carpet
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From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
choke
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From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
Church
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From this reading Not far away, down by the Episcopal Church, men were playing tennis in flannels on the courts of yellow, hard-packed sand.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
coarse
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From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
COMES
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From this reading HE COMES It was the evening of one of the most perfect days in an Indian summer of notable loveliness.
cornflowers
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From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
courts
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From this reading Not far away, down by the Episcopal Church, men were playing tennis in flannels on the courts of yellow, hard-packed sand.
days
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From this reading HE COMES It was the evening of one of the most perfect days in an Indian summer of notable loveliness.
dignified
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From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
down
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From this reading Not far away, down by the Episcopal Church, men were playing tennis in flannels on the courts of yellow, hard-packed sand.
draw
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From this reading In this refulgent weather, to quote Emerson, who knew well what he spoke of, "it was a luxury to draw the breath of life."
Eastern
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From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
Emerson
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From this reading In this refulgent weather, to quote Emerson, who knew well what he spoke of, "it was a luxury to draw the breath of life."
enamelled
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From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
enervating
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From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
Episcopal
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From this reading Not far away, down by the Episcopal Church, men were playing tennis in flannels on the courts of yellow, hard-packed sand.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
evening
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From this reading HE COMES It was the evening of one of the most perfect days in an Indian summer of notable loveliness.
far
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From this reading Not far away, down by the Episcopal Church, men were playing tennis in flannels on the courts of yellow, hard-packed sand.
few
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From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
flannels
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From this reading Not far away, down by the Episcopal Church, men were playing tennis in flannels on the courts of yellow, hard-packed sand.
foliage
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From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
FreeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
gay
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From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
geraniums
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From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
grapes
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From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
grasses
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From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
hard-packed
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From this reading Not far away, down by the Episcopal Church, men were playing tennis in flannels on the courts of yellow, hard-packed sand.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE COMES It was the evening of one of the most perfect days in an Indian summer of notable loveliness.
heat
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From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
high
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From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HE COMES It was the evening of one of the most perfect days in an Indian summer of notable loveliness.
Indian
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From this reading HE COMES It was the evening of one of the most perfect days in an Indian summer of notable loveliness.
insects
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From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HE COMES It was the evening of one of the most perfect days in an Indian summer of notable loveliness.
knew
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From this reading In this refulgent weather, to quote Emerson, who knew well what he spoke of, "it was a luxury to draw the breath of life."
leaves
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From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this refulgent weather, to quote Emerson, who knew well what he spoke of, "it was a luxury to draw the breath of life."
loveliness
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From this reading HE COMES It was the evening of one of the most perfect days in an Indian summer of notable loveliness.
luxury
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From this reading In this refulgent weather, to quote Emerson, who knew well what he spoke of, "it was a luxury to draw the breath of life."
marigolds
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From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
men
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From this reading Not far away, down by the Episcopal Church, men were playing tennis in flannels on the courts of yellow, hard-packed sand.
modest
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From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
most
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From this reading HE COMES It was the evening of one of the most perfect days in an Indian summer of notable loveliness.
nasturtiums
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From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not far away, down by the Episcopal Church, men were playing tennis in flannels on the courts of yellow, hard-packed sand.
notable
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From this reading HE COMES It was the evening of one of the most perfect days in an Indian summer of notable loveliness.
numbing
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From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HE COMES It was the evening of one of the most perfect days in an Indian summer of notable loveliness.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HE COMES It was the evening of one of the most perfect days in an Indian summer of notable loveliness.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
perfect
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From this reading HE COMES It was the evening of one of the most perfect days in an Indian summer of notable loveliness.
pergola
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From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
playing
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From this reading Not far away, down by the Episcopal Church, men were playing tennis in flannels on the courts of yellow, hard-packed sand.
procession
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From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
quote
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From this reading In this refulgent weather, to quote Emerson, who knew well what he spoke of, "it was a luxury to draw the breath of life."
refulgent
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From this reading In this refulgent weather, to quote Emerson, who knew well what he spoke of, "it was a luxury to draw the breath of life."
rigour
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From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
roseate
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From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
ruby-coloured
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From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
sand
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From this reading Not far away, down by the Episcopal Church, men were playing tennis in flannels on the courts of yellow, hard-packed sand.
scattered
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From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
spoke
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From this reading In this refulgent weather, to quote Emerson, who knew well what he spoke of, "it was a luxury to draw the breath of life."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
summer
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From this reading HE COMES It was the evening of one of the most perfect days in an Indian summer of notable loveliness.
temperate
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From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
tennis
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From this reading Not far away, down by the Episcopal Church, men were playing tennis in flannels on the courts of yellow, hard-packed sand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HE COMES It was the evening of one of the most perfect days in an Indian summer of notable loveliness.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
there
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From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this refulgent weather, to quote Emerson, who knew well what he spoke of, "it was a luxury to draw the breath of life."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In this refulgent weather, to quote Emerson, who knew well what he spoke of, "it was a luxury to draw the breath of life."
trying
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From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
untidy
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From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
verandah
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From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HE COMES It was the evening of one of the most perfect days in an Indian summer of notable loveliness.
weather
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From this reading In this refulgent weather, to quote Emerson, who knew well what he spoke of, "it was a luxury to draw the breath of life."
well
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From this reading In this refulgent weather, to quote Emerson, who knew well what he spoke of, "it was a luxury to draw the breath of life."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In this refulgent weather, to quote Emerson, who knew well what he spoke of, "it was a luxury to draw the breath of life."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In this refulgent weather, to quote Emerson, who knew well what he spoke of, "it was a luxury to draw the breath of life."
winter
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From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Free equally from the enervating heat and insects of high summer, and the numbing rigour of the Eastern winter, the days passed in dignified procession, calm and temperate, roseate with the blazing foliage of autumn, and gay with geraniums and marigolds.
yellow
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From this reading On our modest pergola there still clung a few ruby-coloured grapes, though the leaves were scattered, and in the beds about our verandah blue cornflowers and yellow nasturtiums enamelled the untidy carpet of coarse grasses that were trying to choke them.
