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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 “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
acres
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From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
adapted
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From this reading THE house of Mr. Cleveland was an Italian villa adapted to an English climate.
AmidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
ampler
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From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE house of Mr. Cleveland was an Italian villa adapted to an English climate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
arch
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From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
artfully
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From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
baskets
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
blooming
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
blooms
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From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
boundaries
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From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
care
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
Castle
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From this reading _Castle of Indolence_.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
chosen
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
classic
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
Cleveland
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From this reading THE house of Mr. Cleveland was an Italian villa adapted to an English climate.
climate
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From this reading THE house of Mr. Cleveland was an Italian villa adapted to an English climate.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
creepers
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
deck
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From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
domain
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From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
ease
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From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
eighty
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From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
English
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From this reading THE house of Mr. Cleveland was an Italian villa adapted to an English climate.
entered
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From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
exercise
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From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
extent
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From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
filling
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
flowers
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
gathered
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
greenest
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
groves
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From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
growth
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
harmonised
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
house
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From this reading THE house of Mr. Cleveland was an Italian villa adapted to an English climate.
hundred
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From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
inclosed
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From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
Indolence
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From this reading _Castle of Indolence_.
indulge
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From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
intertwined
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
Ionic
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From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
Italian
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From this reading THE house of Mr. Cleveland was an Italian villa adapted to an English climate.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
Mr
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From this reading THE house of Mr. Cleveland was an Italian villa adapted to an English climate.
Muse
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From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
object
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Castle of Indolence_.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
placed
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
planted
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From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
profusion
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
road
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
shrubs
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
Some
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From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
space
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From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
spots
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
supposed
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From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
sward
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
tasteful
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
tend
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From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
tis
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From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE house of Mr. Cleveland was an Italian villa adapted to an English climate.
trees
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
unseen
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From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
up
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
vases
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
venerable
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
vernal
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From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
villa
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From this reading THE house of Mr. Cleveland was an Italian villa adapted to an English climate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE house of Mr. Cleveland was an Italian villa adapted to an English climate.
well
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From this reading Through an Ionic arch you entered a domain of some eighty or a hundred acres in extent, but so well planted and so artfully disposed, that you could not have supposed the unseen boundaries inclosed no ampler a space.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
wound
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From this reading The road wound through the greenest sward, in which trees of venerable growth were relieved by a profusion of shrubs, and flowers gathered into baskets intertwined with creepers, or blooming from classic vases, placed with a tasteful care in such spots as required the _filling up_, and harmonised well with the object chosen.
year
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From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
zest
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From this reading “But if a little exercise you choose, Some zest for ease, ‘tis not forbidden here; Amid the groves you may indulge the Muse, Or tend the blooms and deck the vernal year.”
