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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 Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "How beautiful is Nature!" murmured the innocent girl, as, reclining gracefully against the root of the tree, she gathered up her skirts and tied a handkerchief around her throat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "How beautiful is Nature!" murmured the innocent girl, as, reclining gracefully against the root of the tree, she gathered up her skirts and tied a handkerchief around her throat.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "How beautiful is Nature!" murmured the innocent girl, as, reclining gracefully against the root of the tree, she gathered up her skirts and tied a handkerchief around her throat.
beautiful
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From this reading "How beautiful is Nature!" murmured the innocent girl, as, reclining gracefully against the root of the tree, she gathered up her skirts and tied a handkerchief around her throat.
beauty
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From this reading The sun was just sinking below the horizon, and the scene was one of gorgeous and sylvan beauty.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The sun was just sinking below the horizon, and the scene was one of gorgeous and sylvan beauty.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Starting to her feet, her eyes met a sight which froze her blood with terror.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a low growl interrupted her meditation.
dusted
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From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
eyes
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From this reading Starting to her feet, her eyes met a sight which froze her blood with terror.
fain
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From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
feet
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From this reading Starting to her feet, her eyes met a sight which froze her blood with terror.
fragile
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From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
froze
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From this reading Starting to her feet, her eyes met a sight which froze her blood with terror.
gathered
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From this reading "How beautiful is Nature!" murmured the innocent girl, as, reclining gracefully against the root of the tree, she gathered up her skirts and tied a handkerchief around her throat.
Genevra
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From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
girl
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From this reading "How beautiful is Nature!" murmured the innocent girl, as, reclining gracefully against the root of the tree, she gathered up her skirts and tied a handkerchief around her throat.
gorgeous
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From this reading The sun was just sinking below the horizon, and the scene was one of gorgeous and sylvan beauty.
gracefully
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From this reading "How beautiful is Nature!" murmured the innocent girl, as, reclining gracefully against the root of the tree, she gathered up her skirts and tied a handkerchief around her throat.
growl
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From this reading But a low growl interrupted her meditation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
handkerchief
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From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
horizon
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From this reading The sun was just sinking below the horizon, and the scene was one of gorgeous and sylvan beauty.
How
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From this reading "How beautiful is Nature!" murmured the innocent girl, as, reclining gracefully against the root of the tree, she gathered up her skirts and tied a handkerchief around her throat.
innocent
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From this reading "How beautiful is Nature!" murmured the innocent girl, as, reclining gracefully against the root of the tree, she gathered up her skirts and tied a handkerchief around her throat.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But a low growl interrupted her meditation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How beautiful is Nature!" murmured the innocent girl, as, reclining gracefully against the root of the tree, she gathered up her skirts and tied a handkerchief around her throat.
just
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From this reading The sun was just sinking below the horizon, and the scene was one of gorgeous and sylvan beauty.
limbs
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From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
low
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From this reading But a low growl interrupted her meditation.
many
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From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
meditation
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From this reading But a low growl interrupted her meditation.
met
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From this reading Starting to her feet, her eyes met a sight which froze her blood with terror.
miles
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From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
murmured
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From this reading "How beautiful is Nature!" murmured the innocent girl, as, reclining gracefully against the root of the tree, she gathered up her skirts and tied a handkerchief around her throat.
Nature
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From this reading "How beautiful is Nature!" murmured the innocent girl, as, reclining gracefully against the root of the tree, she gathered up her skirts and tied a handkerchief around her throat.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The sun was just sinking below the horizon, and the scene was one of gorgeous and sylvan beauty.
pine
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From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
previously
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From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
proceeded
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From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
prostrate
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From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
reclining
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From this reading "How beautiful is Nature!" murmured the innocent girl, as, reclining gracefully against the root of the tree, she gathered up her skirts and tied a handkerchief around her throat.
root
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From this reading "How beautiful is Nature!" murmured the innocent girl, as, reclining gracefully against the root of the tree, she gathered up her skirts and tied a handkerchief around her throat.
scene
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From this reading The sun was just sinking below the horizon, and the scene was one of gorgeous and sylvan beauty.
seat
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From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
seized
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From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
sight
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From this reading Starting to her feet, her eyes met a sight which froze her blood with terror.
sinking
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From this reading The sun was just sinking below the horizon, and the scene was one of gorgeous and sylvan beauty.
skirts
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From this reading "How beautiful is Nature!" murmured the innocent girl, as, reclining gracefully against the root of the tree, she gathered up her skirts and tied a handkerchief around her throat.
Starting
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From this reading Starting to her feet, her eyes met a sight which froze her blood with terror.
sun
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From this reading The sun was just sinking below the horizon, and the scene was one of gorgeous and sylvan beauty.
sylvan
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From this reading The sun was just sinking below the horizon, and the scene was one of gorgeous and sylvan beauty.
terror
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From this reading Starting to her feet, her eyes met a sight which froze her blood with terror.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading "How beautiful is Nature!" murmured the innocent girl, as, reclining gracefully against the root of the tree, she gathered up her skirts and tied a handkerchief around her throat.
tied
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From this reading "How beautiful is Nature!" murmured the innocent girl, as, reclining gracefully against the root of the tree, she gathered up her skirts and tied a handkerchief around her throat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Starting to her feet, her eyes met a sight which froze her blood with terror.
tree
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From this reading "How beautiful is Nature!" murmured the innocent girl, as, reclining gracefully against the root of the tree, she gathered up her skirts and tied a handkerchief around her throat.
trunk
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From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
up
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From this reading "How beautiful is Nature!" murmured the innocent girl, as, reclining gracefully against the root of the tree, she gathered up her skirts and tied a handkerchief around her throat.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was just sinking below the horizon, and the scene was one of gorgeous and sylvan beauty.
weariness
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From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon the trunk of a prostrate pine, which she previously dusted with her handkerchief.
