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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 Winnington took his morning coffee on a verandah of the hotel, from which the great forests of Monte Vanna were widely visible.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The morning foretold considerable heat, but under the pines one might mock at Helios.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Upwards from the deep valley below the pass, to the topmost crags of the mountain, their royal mantle ran unbroken.
blind
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The morning foretold considerable heat, but under the pines one might mock at Helios.
chambers
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
clearings
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
climb
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From this reading Winnington promised himself a leisurely climb to the top of Monte Vanna.
coffee
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From this reading Winnington took his morning coffee on a verandah of the hotel, from which the great forests of Monte Vanna were widely visible.
considerable
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From this reading The morning foretold considerable heat, but under the pines one might mock at Helios.
cool
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
crags
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From this reading Upwards from the deep valley below the pass, to the topmost crags of the mountain, their royal mantle ran unbroken.
deaf
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
deep
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From this reading Upwards from the deep valley below the pass, to the topmost crags of the mountain, their royal mantle ran unbroken.
drowned
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
forest
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
forests
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From this reading Winnington took his morning coffee on a verandah of the hotel, from which the great forests of Monte Vanna were widely visible.
foretold
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From this reading The morning foretold considerable heat, but under the pines one might mock at Helios.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Winnington took his morning coffee on a verandah of the hotel, from which the great forests of Monte Vanna were widely visible.
glades
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
glooms
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Winnington took his morning coffee on a verandah of the hotel, from which the great forests of Monte Vanna were widely visible.
haze
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
heart
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
heat
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From this reading The morning foretold considerable heat, but under the pines one might mock at Helios.
Helios
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From this reading The morning foretold considerable heat, but under the pines one might mock at Helios.
herb
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Winnington promised himself a leisurely climb to the top of Monte Vanna.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Winnington took his morning coffee on a verandah of the hotel, from which the great forests of Monte Vanna were widely visible.
hotel
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From this reading Winnington took his morning coffee on a verandah of the hotel, from which the great forests of Monte Vanna were widely visible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
knows
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
leisurely
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From this reading Winnington promised himself a leisurely climb to the top of Monte Vanna.
light
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
lighting
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
lightly
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
lover
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading Upwards from the deep valley below the pass, to the topmost crags of the mountain, their royal mantle ran unbroken.
mere
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The morning foretold considerable heat, but under the pines one might mock at Helios.
mock
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From this reading The morning foretold considerable heat, but under the pines one might mock at Helios.
Monte
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From this reading Winnington took his morning coffee on a verandah of the hotel, from which the great forests of Monte Vanna were widely visible.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Winnington took his morning coffee on a verandah of the hotel, from which the great forests of Monte Vanna were widely visible.
mountain
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From this reading Upwards from the deep valley below the pass, to the topmost crags of the mountain, their royal mantle ran unbroken.
noise
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Winnington took his morning coffee on a verandah of the hotel, from which the great forests of Monte Vanna were widely visible.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Winnington took his morning coffee on a verandah of the hotel, from which the great forests of Monte Vanna were widely visible.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The morning foretold considerable heat, but under the pines one might mock at Helios.
pass
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From this reading Upwards from the deep valley below the pass, to the topmost crags of the mountain, their royal mantle ran unbroken.
pines
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From this reading The morning foretold considerable heat, but under the pines one might mock at Helios.
pink
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
promised
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From this reading Winnington promised himself a leisurely climb to the top of Monte Vanna.
ran
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From this reading Upwards from the deep valley below the pass, to the topmost crags of the mountain, their royal mantle ran unbroken.
royal
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From this reading Upwards from the deep valley below the pass, to the topmost crags of the mountain, their royal mantle ran unbroken.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
sight
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
stretches
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
suggested
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Winnington took his morning coffee on a verandah of the hotel, from which the great forests of Monte Vanna were widely visible.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Upwards from the deep valley below the pass, to the topmost crags of the mountain, their royal mantle ran unbroken.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Upwards from the deep valley below the pass, to the topmost crags of the mountain, their royal mantle ran unbroken.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Winnington took his morning coffee on a verandah of the hotel, from which the great forests of Monte Vanna were widely visible.
top
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From this reading Winnington promised himself a leisurely climb to the top of Monte Vanna.
topmost
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From this reading Upwards from the deep valley below the pass, to the topmost crags of the mountain, their royal mantle ran unbroken.
unbroken
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From this reading Upwards from the deep valley below the pass, to the topmost crags of the mountain, their royal mantle ran unbroken.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The morning foretold considerable heat, but under the pines one might mock at Helios.
up
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
Upwards
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From this reading Upwards from the deep valley below the pass, to the topmost crags of the mountain, their royal mantle ran unbroken.
valley
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From this reading Upwards from the deep valley below the pass, to the topmost crags of the mountain, their royal mantle ran unbroken.
Vanna
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From this reading Winnington took his morning coffee on a verandah of the hotel, from which the great forests of Monte Vanna were widely visible.
verandah
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From this reading Winnington took his morning coffee on a verandah of the hotel, from which the great forests of Monte Vanna were widely visible.
verdurous
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
visible
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From this reading Winnington took his morning coffee on a verandah of the hotel, from which the great forests of Monte Vanna were widely visible.
weather
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Winnington took his morning coffee on a verandah of the hotel, from which the great forests of Monte Vanna were widely visible.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Winnington took his morning coffee on a verandah of the hotel, from which the great forests of Monte Vanna were widely visible.
widely
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From this reading Winnington took his morning coffee on a verandah of the hotel, from which the great forests of Monte Vanna were widely visible.
willow
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From this reading This morning they were lightly drowned in a fine weather haze, and the mere sight of them suggested cool glades and verdurous glooms, stretches of pink willow herb lighting up the clearings--and in the secret heart of them such chambers "deaf to noise and blind to light" as the forest lover knows.
Winnington
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From this reading Winnington took his morning coffee on a verandah of the hotel, from which the great forests of Monte Vanna were widely visible.
