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AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BUILDING UP AGAIN It was three months later, and Billabong lay in the peace of an exquisite autumn evening.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The orchard showed yellow and bronze against the green of the pine trees; here and there oak and elm leaves fluttered down lazily upon the lawn.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The garden flamed with dahlias and asters, amidst which Hogg worked contentedly.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BUILDING UP AGAIN It was three months later, and Billabong lay in the peace of an exquisite autumn evening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BUILDING UP AGAIN It was three months later, and Billabong lay in the peace of an exquisite autumn evening.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And there was utter content upon the face of David Linton, as he stood on the broad stone steps of his home, and looked towards the setting sun.
asters
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From this reading The garden flamed with dahlias and asters, amidst which Hogg worked contentedly.
autumn
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From this reading BUILDING UP AGAIN It was three months later, and Billabong lay in the peace of an exquisite autumn evening.
away
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From this reading Beyond the garden gleamed the reed-fringed waters of the lagoon; further yet, the broad paddocks stretched away, dotted with feeding Shorthorns.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond the garden gleamed the reed-fringed waters of the lagoon; further yet, the broad paddocks stretched away, dotted with feeding Shorthorns.
Billabong
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From this reading BUILDING UP AGAIN It was three months later, and Billabong lay in the peace of an exquisite autumn evening.
broad
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From this reading And there was utter content upon the face of David Linton, as he stood on the broad stone steps of his home, and looked towards the setting sun.
bronze
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From this reading The orchard showed yellow and bronze against the green of the pine trees; here and there oak and elm leaves fluttered down lazily upon the lawn.
BUILDING
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From this reading BUILDING UP AGAIN It was three months later, and Billabong lay in the peace of an exquisite autumn evening.
content
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From this reading And there was utter content upon the face of David Linton, as he stood on the broad stone steps of his home, and looked towards the setting sun.
contentedly
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From this reading The garden flamed with dahlias and asters, amidst which Hogg worked contentedly.
dahlias
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From this reading The garden flamed with dahlias and asters, amidst which Hogg worked contentedly.
David
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From this reading And there was utter content upon the face of David Linton, as he stood on the broad stone steps of his home, and looked towards the setting sun.
dotted
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From this reading Beyond the garden gleamed the reed-fringed waters of the lagoon; further yet, the broad paddocks stretched away, dotted with feeding Shorthorns.
down
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From this reading The orchard showed yellow and bronze against the green of the pine trees; here and there oak and elm leaves fluttered down lazily upon the lawn.
elm
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From this reading The orchard showed yellow and bronze against the green of the pine trees; here and there oak and elm leaves fluttered down lazily upon the lawn.
evening
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From this reading BUILDING UP AGAIN It was three months later, and Billabong lay in the peace of an exquisite autumn evening.
exquisite
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From this reading BUILDING UP AGAIN It was three months later, and Billabong lay in the peace of an exquisite autumn evening.
face
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From this reading And there was utter content upon the face of David Linton, as he stood on the broad stone steps of his home, and looked towards the setting sun.
feeding
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From this reading Beyond the garden gleamed the reed-fringed waters of the lagoon; further yet, the broad paddocks stretched away, dotted with feeding Shorthorns.
flamed
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From this reading The garden flamed with dahlias and asters, amidst which Hogg worked contentedly.
fluttered
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From this reading The orchard showed yellow and bronze against the green of the pine trees; here and there oak and elm leaves fluttered down lazily upon the lawn.
further
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From this reading Beyond the garden gleamed the reed-fringed waters of the lagoon; further yet, the broad paddocks stretched away, dotted with feeding Shorthorns.
garden
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From this reading The garden flamed with dahlias and asters, amidst which Hogg worked contentedly.
gleamed
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From this reading Beyond the garden gleamed the reed-fringed waters of the lagoon; further yet, the broad paddocks stretched away, dotted with feeding Shorthorns.
green
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From this reading The orchard showed yellow and bronze against the green of the pine trees; here and there oak and elm leaves fluttered down lazily upon the lawn.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And there was utter content upon the face of David Linton, as he stood on the broad stone steps of his home, and looked towards the setting sun.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The orchard showed yellow and bronze against the green of the pine trees; here and there oak and elm leaves fluttered down lazily upon the lawn.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And there was utter content upon the face of David Linton, as he stood on the broad stone steps of his home, and looked towards the setting sun.
Hogg
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From this reading The garden flamed with dahlias and asters, amidst which Hogg worked contentedly.
home
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From this reading And there was utter content upon the face of David Linton, as he stood on the broad stone steps of his home, and looked towards the setting sun.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BUILDING UP AGAIN It was three months later, and Billabong lay in the peace of an exquisite autumn evening.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BUILDING UP AGAIN It was three months later, and Billabong lay in the peace of an exquisite autumn evening.
lagoon
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From this reading Beyond the garden gleamed the reed-fringed waters of the lagoon; further yet, the broad paddocks stretched away, dotted with feeding Shorthorns.
later
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From this reading BUILDING UP AGAIN It was three months later, and Billabong lay in the peace of an exquisite autumn evening.
lawn
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From this reading The orchard showed yellow and bronze against the green of the pine trees; here and there oak and elm leaves fluttered down lazily upon the lawn.
lay
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From this reading BUILDING UP AGAIN It was three months later, and Billabong lay in the peace of an exquisite autumn evening.
lazily
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From this reading The orchard showed yellow and bronze against the green of the pine trees; here and there oak and elm leaves fluttered down lazily upon the lawn.
leaves
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From this reading The orchard showed yellow and bronze against the green of the pine trees; here and there oak and elm leaves fluttered down lazily upon the lawn.
Linton
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From this reading And there was utter content upon the face of David Linton, as he stood on the broad stone steps of his home, and looked towards the setting sun.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And there was utter content upon the face of David Linton, as he stood on the broad stone steps of his home, and looked towards the setting sun.
months
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From this reading BUILDING UP AGAIN It was three months later, and Billabong lay in the peace of an exquisite autumn evening.
oak
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From this reading The orchard showed yellow and bronze against the green of the pine trees; here and there oak and elm leaves fluttered down lazily upon the lawn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BUILDING UP AGAIN It was three months later, and Billabong lay in the peace of an exquisite autumn evening.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And there was utter content upon the face of David Linton, as he stood on the broad stone steps of his home, and looked towards the setting sun.
orchard
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From this reading The orchard showed yellow and bronze against the green of the pine trees; here and there oak and elm leaves fluttered down lazily upon the lawn.
paddocks
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From this reading Beyond the garden gleamed the reed-fringed waters of the lagoon; further yet, the broad paddocks stretched away, dotted with feeding Shorthorns.
peace
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From this reading BUILDING UP AGAIN It was three months later, and Billabong lay in the peace of an exquisite autumn evening.
pine
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From this reading The orchard showed yellow and bronze against the green of the pine trees; here and there oak and elm leaves fluttered down lazily upon the lawn.
reed-fringed
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From this reading Beyond the garden gleamed the reed-fringed waters of the lagoon; further yet, the broad paddocks stretched away, dotted with feeding Shorthorns.
setting
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From this reading And there was utter content upon the face of David Linton, as he stood on the broad stone steps of his home, and looked towards the setting sun.
Shorthorns
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From this reading Beyond the garden gleamed the reed-fringed waters of the lagoon; further yet, the broad paddocks stretched away, dotted with feeding Shorthorns.
showed
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From this reading The orchard showed yellow and bronze against the green of the pine trees; here and there oak and elm leaves fluttered down lazily upon the lawn.
steps
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From this reading And there was utter content upon the face of David Linton, as he stood on the broad stone steps of his home, and looked towards the setting sun.
stone
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From this reading And there was utter content upon the face of David Linton, as he stood on the broad stone steps of his home, and looked towards the setting sun.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And there was utter content upon the face of David Linton, as he stood on the broad stone steps of his home, and looked towards the setting sun.
stretched
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From this reading Beyond the garden gleamed the reed-fringed waters of the lagoon; further yet, the broad paddocks stretched away, dotted with feeding Shorthorns.
sun
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From this reading And there was utter content upon the face of David Linton, as he stood on the broad stone steps of his home, and looked towards the setting sun.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BUILDING UP AGAIN It was three months later, and Billabong lay in the peace of an exquisite autumn evening.
there
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From this reading The orchard showed yellow and bronze against the green of the pine trees; here and there oak and elm leaves fluttered down lazily upon the lawn.
three
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From this reading BUILDING UP AGAIN It was three months later, and Billabong lay in the peace of an exquisite autumn evening.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading And there was utter content upon the face of David Linton, as he stood on the broad stone steps of his home, and looked towards the setting sun.
trees
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From this reading The orchard showed yellow and bronze against the green of the pine trees; here and there oak and elm leaves fluttered down lazily upon the lawn.
UP
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From this reading BUILDING UP AGAIN It was three months later, and Billabong lay in the peace of an exquisite autumn evening.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The orchard showed yellow and bronze against the green of the pine trees; here and there oak and elm leaves fluttered down lazily upon the lawn.
utter
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From this reading And there was utter content upon the face of David Linton, as he stood on the broad stone steps of his home, and looked towards the setting sun.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BUILDING UP AGAIN It was three months later, and Billabong lay in the peace of an exquisite autumn evening.
waters
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From this reading Beyond the garden gleamed the reed-fringed waters of the lagoon; further yet, the broad paddocks stretched away, dotted with feeding Shorthorns.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The garden flamed with dahlias and asters, amidst which Hogg worked contentedly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The garden flamed with dahlias and asters, amidst which Hogg worked contentedly.
worked
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From this reading The garden flamed with dahlias and asters, amidst which Hogg worked contentedly.
yellow
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From this reading The orchard showed yellow and bronze against the green of the pine trees; here and there oak and elm leaves fluttered down lazily upon the lawn.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Beyond the garden gleamed the reed-fringed waters of the lagoon; further yet, the broad paddocks stretched away, dotted with feeding Shorthorns.
