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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 'Meet is it changes should control Our being, lest we rust in ease.'--_Tennyson._ A golden cornfield in the still sunshine of a warm August afternoon.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'Meet is it changes should control Our being, lest we rust in ease.'--_Tennyson._ A golden cornfield in the still sunshine of a warm August afternoon.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
August
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From this reading 'Meet is it changes should control Our being, lest we rust in ease.'--_Tennyson._ A golden cornfield in the still sunshine of a warm August afternoon.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ERIC'S GOOD NEWS," "ODD," ETC.
beautiful
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From this reading It was a beautiful scene before me.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading 'Meet is it changes should control Our being, lest we rust in ease.'--_Tennyson._ A golden cornfield in the still sunshine of a warm August afternoon.
black
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From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
blue-grey
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From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
bordering
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From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
BUTTON
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ERIC'S GOOD NEWS," "ODD," ETC.
cannot
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From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
changes
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From this reading 'Meet is it changes should control Our being, lest we rust in ease.'--_Tennyson._ A golden cornfield in the still sunshine of a warm August afternoon.
characteristics
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From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
chief
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From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
content
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From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
control
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From this reading 'Meet is it changes should control Our being, lest we rust in ease.'--_Tennyson._ A golden cornfield in the still sunshine of a warm August afternoon.
corner
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From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
cornfield
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From this reading 'Meet is it changes should control Our being, lest we rust in ease.'--_Tennyson._ A golden cornfield in the still sunshine of a warm August afternoon.
curly
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From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
curved
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From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
dark
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From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
describe
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From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
difficult
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From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
dreamily
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From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
ease
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From this reading 'Meet is it changes should control Our being, lest we rust in ease.'--_Tennyson._ A golden cornfield in the still sunshine of a warm August afternoon.
elms
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From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
ERIC'S
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ERIC'S GOOD NEWS," "ODD," ETC.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ERIC'S GOOD NEWS," "ODD," ETC.
eyes
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From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
figure
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From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
gazing
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From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
girl
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From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
gnarled
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From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
golden
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From this reading 'Meet is it changes should control Our being, lest we rust in ease.'--_Tennyson._ A golden cornfield in the still sunshine of a warm August afternoon.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ERIC'S GOOD NEWS," "ODD," ETC.
green
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From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
group
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From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
hair
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From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
head
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From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
Hilda
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From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Meet is it changes should control Our being, lest we rust in ease.'--_Tennyson._ A golden cornfield in the still sunshine of a warm August afternoon.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Meet is it changes should control Our being, lest we rust in ease.'--_Tennyson._ A golden cornfield in the still sunshine of a warm August afternoon.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Meet is it changes should control Our being, lest we rust in ease.'--_Tennyson._ A golden cornfield in the still sunshine of a warm August afternoon.
lane
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From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
lashes
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From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
leaning
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From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading 'Meet is it changes should control Our being, lest we rust in ease.'--_Tennyson._ A golden cornfield in the still sunshine of a warm August afternoon.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a beautiful scene before me.
Meet
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From this reading 'Meet is it changes should control Our being, lest we rust in ease.'--_Tennyson._ A golden cornfield in the still sunshine of a warm August afternoon.
more
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From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
NEWS
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ERIC'S GOOD NEWS," "ODD," ETC.
ODD
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ERIC'S GOOD NEWS," "ODD," ETC.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ERIC'S GOOD NEWS," "ODD," ETC.
old
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From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
oneself
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From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading 'Meet is it changes should control Our being, lest we rust in ease.'--_Tennyson._ A golden cornfield in the still sunshine of a warm August afternoon.
pair
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From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
perhaps
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From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
PROBABLE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ERIC'S GOOD NEWS," "ODD," ETC.
quiet
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From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
rust
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From this reading 'Meet is it changes should control Our being, lest we rust in ease.'--_Tennyson._ A golden cornfield in the still sunshine of a warm August afternoon.
sat
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From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
say
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From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
scene
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From this reading It was a beautiful scene before me.
seated
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From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
shady
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From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'Meet is it changes should control Our being, lest we rust in ease.'--_Tennyson._ A golden cornfield in the still sunshine of a warm August afternoon.
small-shaped
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From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
SONS
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ERIC'S GOOD NEWS," "ODD," ETC.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Meet is it changes should control Our being, lest we rust in ease.'--_Tennyson._ A golden cornfield in the still sunshine of a warm August afternoon.
sunshine
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From this reading 'Meet is it changes should control Our being, lest we rust in ease.'--_Tennyson._ A golden cornfield in the still sunshine of a warm August afternoon.
TEDDY'S
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ERIC'S GOOD NEWS," "ODD," ETC.
Tennyson
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From this reading 'Meet is it changes should control Our being, lest we rust in ease.'--_Tennyson._ A golden cornfield in the still sunshine of a warm August afternoon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Meet is it changes should control Our being, lest we rust in ease.'--_Tennyson._ A golden cornfield in the still sunshine of a warm August afternoon.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
there
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From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
Thorn
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From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
trunk
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From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
warm
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From this reading 'Meet is it changes should control Our being, lest we rust in ease.'--_Tennyson._ A golden cornfield in the still sunshine of a warm August afternoon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Meet is it changes should control Our being, lest we rust in ease.'--_Tennyson._ A golden cornfield in the still sunshine of a warm August afternoon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A small-shaped head, with dark curly hair, and a pair of blue-grey eyes with black curved lashes, these were perhaps her chief characteristics; more I cannot say, for it is difficult to describe oneself, and it was I, Hilda Thorn, who was seated there.
young
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From this reading In one corner of it, bordering a green lane, a group of shady elms, and under their shadow a figure of a young girl, who, gazing dreamily before her, sat leaning her head against an old gnarled trunk in quiet content.
