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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 He concluded this standing on a shorn hill about which the country was spread in sere diminishing tones to the grey horizon.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He concluded this standing on a shorn hill about which the country was spread in sere diminishing tones to the grey horizon.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was alone, no one would play with him so late in the season, and there had been no boy present to carry his clubs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _For_ DOROTHY _Charming in the present and Secure with the past_ It was, probably, Lee Randon realized, the last time he would play golf that year.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was alone, no one would play with him so late in the season, and there had been no boy present to carry his clubs.
BelowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below, a stream held a cold glimmer in a meadow of brown, frost-killed grass; and the wind, the bitter flaws where Lee stood, was thinly scattered with soft crystals of snow.
bitter
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From this reading Below, a stream held a cold glimmer in a meadow of brown, frost-killed grass; and the wind, the bitter flaws where Lee stood, was thinly scattered with soft crystals of snow.
boy
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From this reading He was alone, no one would play with him so late in the season, and there had been no boy present to carry his clubs.
brown
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From this reading Below, a stream held a cold glimmer in a meadow of brown, frost-killed grass; and the wind, the bitter flaws where Lee stood, was thinly scattered with soft crystals of snow.
carry
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From this reading He was alone, no one would play with him so late in the season, and there had been no boy present to carry his clubs.
Charming
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From this reading _For_ DOROTHY _Charming in the present and Secure with the past_ It was, probably, Lee Randon realized, the last time he would play golf that year.
clubs
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From this reading He was alone, no one would play with him so late in the season, and there had been no boy present to carry his clubs.
cold
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From this reading Below, a stream held a cold glimmer in a meadow of brown, frost-killed grass; and the wind, the bitter flaws where Lee stood, was thinly scattered with soft crystals of snow.
concluded
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From this reading He concluded this standing on a shorn hill about which the country was spread in sere diminishing tones to the grey horizon.
country
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From this reading He concluded this standing on a shorn hill about which the country was spread in sere diminishing tones to the grey horizon.
crystals
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From this reading Below, a stream held a cold glimmer in a meadow of brown, frost-killed grass; and the wind, the bitter flaws where Lee stood, was thinly scattered with soft crystals of snow.
CYTHEREA
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From this reading CYTHEREA.
diminishing
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From this reading He concluded this standing on a shorn hill about which the country was spread in sere diminishing tones to the grey horizon.
DOROTHY
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From this reading _For_ DOROTHY _Charming in the present and Secure with the past_ It was, probably, Lee Randon realized, the last time he would play golf that year.
flaws
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From this reading Below, a stream held a cold glimmer in a meadow of brown, frost-killed grass; and the wind, the bitter flaws where Lee stood, was thinly scattered with soft crystals of snow.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _For_ DOROTHY _Charming in the present and Secure with the past_ It was, probably, Lee Randon realized, the last time he would play golf that year.
frost-killed
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From this reading Below, a stream held a cold glimmer in a meadow of brown, frost-killed grass; and the wind, the bitter flaws where Lee stood, was thinly scattered with soft crystals of snow.
glimmer
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From this reading Below, a stream held a cold glimmer in a meadow of brown, frost-killed grass; and the wind, the bitter flaws where Lee stood, was thinly scattered with soft crystals of snow.
golf
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From this reading _For_ DOROTHY _Charming in the present and Secure with the past_ It was, probably, Lee Randon realized, the last time he would play golf that year.
grass
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From this reading Below, a stream held a cold glimmer in a meadow of brown, frost-killed grass; and the wind, the bitter flaws where Lee stood, was thinly scattered with soft crystals of snow.
grey
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From this reading He concluded this standing on a shorn hill about which the country was spread in sere diminishing tones to the grey horizon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was alone, no one would play with him so late in the season, and there had been no boy present to carry his clubs.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _For_ DOROTHY _Charming in the present and Secure with the past_ It was, probably, Lee Randon realized, the last time he would play golf that year.
held
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From this reading Below, a stream held a cold glimmer in a meadow of brown, frost-killed grass; and the wind, the bitter flaws where Lee stood, was thinly scattered with soft crystals of snow.
hill
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From this reading He concluded this standing on a shorn hill about which the country was spread in sere diminishing tones to the grey horizon.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was alone, no one would play with him so late in the season, and there had been no boy present to carry his clubs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was alone, no one would play with him so late in the season, and there had been no boy present to carry his clubs.
horizon
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From this reading He concluded this standing on a shorn hill about which the country was spread in sere diminishing tones to the grey horizon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _For_ DOROTHY _Charming in the present and Secure with the past_ It was, probably, Lee Randon realized, the last time he would play golf that year.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _For_ DOROTHY _Charming in the present and Secure with the past_ It was, probably, Lee Randon realized, the last time he would play golf that year.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _For_ DOROTHY _Charming in the present and Secure with the past_ It was, probably, Lee Randon realized, the last time he would play golf that year.
late
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From this reading He was alone, no one would play with him so late in the season, and there had been no boy present to carry his clubs.
Lee
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From this reading _For_ DOROTHY _Charming in the present and Secure with the past_ It was, probably, Lee Randon realized, the last time he would play golf that year.
meadow
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From this reading Below, a stream held a cold glimmer in a meadow of brown, frost-killed grass; and the wind, the bitter flaws where Lee stood, was thinly scattered with soft crystals of snow.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was alone, no one would play with him so late in the season, and there had been no boy present to carry his clubs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Below, a stream held a cold glimmer in a meadow of brown, frost-killed grass; and the wind, the bitter flaws where Lee stood, was thinly scattered with soft crystals of snow.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He concluded this standing on a shorn hill about which the country was spread in sere diminishing tones to the grey horizon.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was alone, no one would play with him so late in the season, and there had been no boy present to carry his clubs.
past
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From this reading _For_ DOROTHY _Charming in the present and Secure with the past_ It was, probably, Lee Randon realized, the last time he would play golf that year.
play
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From this reading _For_ DOROTHY _Charming in the present and Secure with the past_ It was, probably, Lee Randon realized, the last time he would play golf that year.
present
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From this reading _For_ DOROTHY _Charming in the present and Secure with the past_ It was, probably, Lee Randon realized, the last time he would play golf that year.
probably
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From this reading _For_ DOROTHY _Charming in the present and Secure with the past_ It was, probably, Lee Randon realized, the last time he would play golf that year.
Randon
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From this reading _For_ DOROTHY _Charming in the present and Secure with the past_ It was, probably, Lee Randon realized, the last time he would play golf that year.
realized
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From this reading _For_ DOROTHY _Charming in the present and Secure with the past_ It was, probably, Lee Randon realized, the last time he would play golf that year.
scattered
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From this reading Below, a stream held a cold glimmer in a meadow of brown, frost-killed grass; and the wind, the bitter flaws where Lee stood, was thinly scattered with soft crystals of snow.
season
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From this reading He was alone, no one would play with him so late in the season, and there had been no boy present to carry his clubs.
Secure
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From this reading _For_ DOROTHY _Charming in the present and Secure with the past_ It was, probably, Lee Randon realized, the last time he would play golf that year.
sere
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From this reading He concluded this standing on a shorn hill about which the country was spread in sere diminishing tones to the grey horizon.
shorn
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From this reading He concluded this standing on a shorn hill about which the country was spread in sere diminishing tones to the grey horizon.
snow
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From this reading Below, a stream held a cold glimmer in a meadow of brown, frost-killed grass; and the wind, the bitter flaws where Lee stood, was thinly scattered with soft crystals of snow.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was alone, no one would play with him so late in the season, and there had been no boy present to carry his clubs.
soft
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From this reading Below, a stream held a cold glimmer in a meadow of brown, frost-killed grass; and the wind, the bitter flaws where Lee stood, was thinly scattered with soft crystals of snow.
spread
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From this reading He concluded this standing on a shorn hill about which the country was spread in sere diminishing tones to the grey horizon.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He concluded this standing on a shorn hill about which the country was spread in sere diminishing tones to the grey horizon.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Below, a stream held a cold glimmer in a meadow of brown, frost-killed grass; and the wind, the bitter flaws where Lee stood, was thinly scattered with soft crystals of snow.
stream
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From this reading Below, a stream held a cold glimmer in a meadow of brown, frost-killed grass; and the wind, the bitter flaws where Lee stood, was thinly scattered with soft crystals of snow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _For_ DOROTHY _Charming in the present and Secure with the past_ It was, probably, Lee Randon realized, the last time he would play golf that year.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _For_ DOROTHY _Charming in the present and Secure with the past_ It was, probably, Lee Randon realized, the last time he would play golf that year.
there
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From this reading He was alone, no one would play with him so late in the season, and there had been no boy present to carry his clubs.
thinly
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From this reading Below, a stream held a cold glimmer in a meadow of brown, frost-killed grass; and the wind, the bitter flaws where Lee stood, was thinly scattered with soft crystals of snow.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He concluded this standing on a shorn hill about which the country was spread in sere diminishing tones to the grey horizon.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _For_ DOROTHY _Charming in the present and Secure with the past_ It was, probably, Lee Randon realized, the last time he would play golf that year.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He concluded this standing on a shorn hill about which the country was spread in sere diminishing tones to the grey horizon.
tones
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From this reading He concluded this standing on a shorn hill about which the country was spread in sere diminishing tones to the grey horizon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _For_ DOROTHY _Charming in the present and Secure with the past_ It was, probably, Lee Randon realized, the last time he would play golf that year.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Below, a stream held a cold glimmer in a meadow of brown, frost-killed grass; and the wind, the bitter flaws where Lee stood, was thinly scattered with soft crystals of snow.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He concluded this standing on a shorn hill about which the country was spread in sere diminishing tones to the grey horizon.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Below, a stream held a cold glimmer in a meadow of brown, frost-killed grass; and the wind, the bitter flaws where Lee stood, was thinly scattered with soft crystals of snow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _For_ DOROTHY _Charming in the present and Secure with the past_ It was, probably, Lee Randon realized, the last time he would play golf that year.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _For_ DOROTHY _Charming in the present and Secure with the past_ It was, probably, Lee Randon realized, the last time he would play golf that year.
year
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From this reading _For_ DOROTHY _Charming in the present and Secure with the past_ It was, probably, Lee Randon realized, the last time he would play golf that year.
