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AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
air
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From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
all
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From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If you and I were birds, how we would dart forth into space--into all that infinite blue!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
beautiful
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From this reading "See, how beautiful it is," I said, lowering my voice involuntarily.
birds
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From this reading "If you and I were birds, how we would dart forth into space--into all that infinite blue!
blue
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From this reading "If you and I were birds, how we would dart forth into space--into all that infinite blue!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that was far from my thoughts.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
calm
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From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
country
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From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
dart
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From this reading "If you and I were birds, how we would dart forth into space--into all that infinite blue!
far
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From this reading But that was far from my thoughts.
feet
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From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
forth
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From this reading "If you and I were birds, how we would dart forth into space--into all that infinite blue!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But that was far from my thoughts.
heads
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From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
heavens
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From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
how
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From this reading "See, how beautiful it is," I said, lowering my voice involuntarily.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you and I were birds, how we would dart forth into space--into all that infinite blue!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, yes, very beautiful," she replied in the same tone, without looking at me.
infinite
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From this reading "If you and I were birds, how we would dart forth into space--into all that infinite blue!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "If you and I were birds, how we would dart forth into space--into all that infinite blue!
inundated
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From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
involuntarily
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From this reading "See, how beautiful it is," I said, lowering my voice involuntarily.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "See, how beautiful it is," I said, lowering my voice involuntarily.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "See, how beautiful it is," I said, lowering my voice involuntarily.
light
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From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
looking
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From this reading "Oh, yes, very beautiful," she replied in the same tone, without looking at me.
lowering
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From this reading "See, how beautiful it is," I said, lowering my voice involuntarily.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But that was far from my thoughts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, yes, very beautiful," she replied in the same tone, without looking at me.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, yes, very beautiful," she replied in the same tone, without looking at me.
river
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From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
said
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From this reading "See, how beautiful it is," I said, lowering my voice involuntarily.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, yes, very beautiful," she replied in the same tone, without looking at me.
saturated
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From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
See
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From this reading "See, how beautiful it is," I said, lowering my voice involuntarily.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
serene
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From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
space
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From this reading "If you and I were birds, how we would dart forth into space--into all that infinite blue!
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
sun
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From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that was far from my thoughts.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
thoughts
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From this reading But that was far from my thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
tone
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From this reading "Oh, yes, very beautiful," she replied in the same tone, without looking at me.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
very
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From this reading "Oh, yes, very beautiful," she replied in the same tone, without looking at me.
voice
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From this reading "See, how beautiful it is," I said, lowering my voice involuntarily.
warm
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From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But that was far from my thoughts.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If you and I were birds, how we would dart forth into space--into all that infinite blue!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Oh, yes, very beautiful," she replied in the same tone, without looking at me.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If you and I were birds, how we would dart forth into space--into all that infinite blue!
yes
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From this reading "Oh, yes, very beautiful," she replied in the same tone, without looking at me.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you and I were birds, how we would dart forth into space--into all that infinite blue!
