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Beau Brocade: A Romance
Beau Brocade: A Romance

Chapter XV

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THE OUTLAW Beau Brocade drew rein on the spur of the hill.
He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!
Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.
Out far away, the distant Tors glowed in the evening light, like great barriers to some mystic elusive land beyond.
Jack o’ Lantern had responded to his master’s mood.
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Beau Brocade: A Romance

Chapter XV

Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE OUTLAW Beau Brocade drew rein on the spur of the hill.
Line 2
He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!
Line 3
Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.
Line 4
Out far away, the distant Tors glowed in the evening light, like great barriers to some mystic elusive land beyond.
Line 5
Jack o’ Lantern had responded to his master’s mood.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Beyond preposition US /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading “Out far away, the distant Tors glowed in the evening light, like great barriers to some mystic elusive land beyond.”

Distant adjective US /ˈdɪstənt/

not friendly or close

From this reading “Out far away, the distant Tors glowed in the evening light, like great barriers to some mystic elusive land beyond.”

Drew noun US /drew/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE OUTLAW Beau Brocade drew rein on the spur of the hill.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Out far away, the distant Tors glowed in the evening light, like great barriers to some mystic elusive land beyond.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!”

Radiant adjective US /ˈreɪdiənt/

shining brightly

From this reading “Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!”

Towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!”

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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 Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

all

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From this reading He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!

away

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From this reading Out far away, the distant Tors glowed in the evening light, like great barriers to some mystic elusive land beyond.

barriers

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From this reading Out far away, the distant Tors glowed in the evening light, like great barriers to some mystic elusive land beyond.

Beau

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From this reading THE OUTLAW Beau Brocade drew rein on the spur of the hill.

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Out far away, the distant Tors glowed in the evening light, like great barriers to some mystic elusive land beyond.

blue

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

blue-green

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

bracken

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From this reading He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!

Brocade

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From this reading THE OUTLAW Beau Brocade drew rein on the spur of the hill.

carpet

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From this reading He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!

clouds

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

comet

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

crimson

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

diminishing

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/

not friendly or close

From this reading Out far away, the distant Tors glowed in the evening light, like great barriers to some mystic elusive land beyond.

dome

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

drewnounUS /drew/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE OUTLAW Beau Brocade drew rein on the spur of the hill.

elusive

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From this reading Out far away, the distant Tors glowed in the evening light, like great barriers to some mystic elusive land beyond.

evening

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!

fairy

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

far

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From this reading Out far away, the distant Tors glowed in the evening light, like great barriers to some mystic elusive land beyond.

forge

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From this reading He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!

formed

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!

galloped

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From this reading He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!

giant

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

glorious

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

glowed

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From this reading Out far away, the distant Tors glowed in the evening light, like great barriers to some mystic elusive land beyond.

gold

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

gorse

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From this reading He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Out far away, the distant Tors glowed in the evening light, like great barriers to some mystic elusive land beyond.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!

hill

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From this reading THE OUTLAW Beau Brocade drew rein on the spur of the hill.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Jack o’ Lantern had responded to his master’s mood.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

Jack

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From this reading Jack o’ Lantern had responded to his master’s mood.

land

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From this reading Out far away, the distant Tors glowed in the evening light, like great barriers to some mystic elusive land beyond.

Lantern

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From this reading Jack o’ Lantern had responded to his master’s mood.

light

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From this reading Out far away, the distant Tors glowed in the evening light, like great barriers to some mystic elusive land beyond.

like

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From this reading Out far away, the distant Tors glowed in the evening light, like great barriers to some mystic elusive land beyond.

ling

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From this reading He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!

made

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

master's

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From this reading Jack o’ Lantern had responded to his master’s mood.

melted

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

mist

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

mood

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From this reading Jack o’ Lantern had responded to his master’s mood.

more

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

myriads

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

mystic

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From this reading Out far away, the distant Tors glowed in the evening light, like great barriers to some mystic elusive land beyond.

o

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From this reading Jack o’ Lantern had responded to his master’s mood.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE OUTLAW Beau Brocade drew rein on the spur of the hill.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE OUTLAW Beau Brocade drew rein on the spur of the hill.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

orange

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

out

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From this reading He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!

OUTLAW

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From this reading THE OUTLAW Beau Brocade drew rein on the spur of the hill.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!

Overhead

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

pointing

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/

shining brightly

From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

red

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From this reading He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!

rein

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From this reading THE OUTLAW Beau Brocade drew rein on the spur of the hill.

responded

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From this reading Jack o’ Lantern had responded to his master’s mood.

rose-tipped

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

sandy

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From this reading He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!

setting

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

sky

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

soft

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From this reading He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!

soil

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From this reading He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!

some

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From this reading Out far away, the distant Tors glowed in the evening light, like great barriers to some mystic elusive land beyond.

spur

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From this reading THE OUTLAW Beau Brocade drew rein on the spur of the hill.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!

sun

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

sunset

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From this reading He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE OUTLAW Beau Brocade drew rein on the spur of the hill.

then

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From this reading He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!

tiny

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

Tors

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From this reading Out far away, the distant Tors glowed in the evening light, like great barriers to some mystic elusive land beyond.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!

up

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

way

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From this reading He had galloped all the way from the forge, out towards the sunset, then on, ever on, over gorse and bracken, on red sandy soil and soft carpet of ling, on, still on!

westwards

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From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Overhead, on the blue-green dome of the evening sky, a giant comet, made up of myriads of tiny, rose-tipped clouds, formed a fairy way, ever diminishing, ever more radiant, pointing westwards to the setting sun, where orange and crimson and blue melted in one glorious mist of gold.