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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 Beauty beyond belief, of a sort to make your breath come more quickly; and drama--comedy or tragedy according to the eye and the mood of the seer.
abandoned
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From this reading The bold hills, little cousins to the mountains, crowd close round each village; the clear brooks thread wood and meadow; the birches and scrub hardwood are taking back the abandoned farms.
according
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From this reading Beauty beyond belief, of a sort to make your breath come more quickly; and drama--comedy or tragedy according to the eye and the mood of the seer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beauty beyond belief, of a sort to make your breath come more quickly; and drama--comedy or tragedy according to the eye and the mood of the seer.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The bold hills, little cousins to the mountains, crowd close round each village; the clear brooks thread wood and meadow; the birches and scrub hardwood are taking back the abandoned farms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When the sun drops low in the west there is a strange and moving purple tinge upon the slopes; and the shadows are as blue as blue can be.
back
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From this reading The bold hills, little cousins to the mountains, crowd close round each village; the clear brooks thread wood and meadow; the birches and scrub hardwood are taking back the abandoned farms.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When the sun drops low in the west there is a strange and moving purple tinge upon the slopes; and the shadows are as blue as blue can be.
Beauty
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From this reading Beauty beyond belief, of a sort to make your breath come more quickly; and drama--comedy or tragedy according to the eye and the mood of the seer.
belief
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From this reading Beauty beyond belief, of a sort to make your breath come more quickly; and drama--comedy or tragedy according to the eye and the mood of the seer.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beauty beyond belief, of a sort to make your breath come more quickly; and drama--comedy or tragedy according to the eye and the mood of the seer.
birches
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From this reading The bold hills, little cousins to the mountains, crowd close round each village; the clear brooks thread wood and meadow; the birches and scrub hardwood are taking back the abandoned farms.
blue
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From this reading When the sun drops low in the west there is a strange and moving purple tinge upon the slopes; and the shadows are as blue as blue can be.
bold
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From this reading The bold hills, little cousins to the mountains, crowd close round each village; the clear brooks thread wood and meadow; the birches and scrub hardwood are taking back the abandoned farms.
breath
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From this reading Beauty beyond belief, of a sort to make your breath come more quickly; and drama--comedy or tragedy according to the eye and the mood of the seer.
brooks
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From this reading The bold hills, little cousins to the mountains, crowd close round each village; the clear brooks thread wood and meadow; the birches and scrub hardwood are taking back the abandoned farms.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading When the sun drops low in the west there is a strange and moving purple tinge upon the slopes; and the shadows are as blue as blue can be.
clear
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From this reading The bold hills, little cousins to the mountains, crowd close round each village; the clear brooks thread wood and meadow; the birches and scrub hardwood are taking back the abandoned farms.
close
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From this reading The bold hills, little cousins to the mountains, crowd close round each village; the clear brooks thread wood and meadow; the birches and scrub hardwood are taking back the abandoned farms.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beauty beyond belief, of a sort to make your breath come more quickly; and drama--comedy or tragedy according to the eye and the mood of the seer.
comedy
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From this reading Beauty beyond belief, of a sort to make your breath come more quickly; and drama--comedy or tragedy according to the eye and the mood of the seer.
comradeship
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From this reading Loneliness and comradeship, peace and conflict, friendship and enmity, gayety and somberness, laughter and tears.
conflict
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From this reading Loneliness and comradeship, peace and conflict, friendship and enmity, gayety and somberness, laughter and tears.
cousins
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From this reading The bold hills, little cousins to the mountains, crowd close round each village; the clear brooks thread wood and meadow; the birches and scrub hardwood are taking back the abandoned farms.
crowd
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From this reading The bold hills, little cousins to the mountains, crowd close round each village; the clear brooks thread wood and meadow; the birches and scrub hardwood are taking back the abandoned farms.
drama
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From this reading Beauty beyond belief, of a sort to make your breath come more quickly; and drama--comedy or tragedy according to the eye and the mood of the seer.
drops
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From this reading When the sun drops low in the west there is a strange and moving purple tinge upon the slopes; and the shadows are as blue as blue can be.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The bold hills, little cousins to the mountains, crowd close round each village; the clear brooks thread wood and meadow; the birches and scrub hardwood are taking back the abandoned farms.
enmity
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From this reading Loneliness and comradeship, peace and conflict, friendship and enmity, gayety and somberness, laughter and tears.
eye
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From this reading Beauty beyond belief, of a sort to make your breath come more quickly; and drama--comedy or tragedy according to the eye and the mood of the seer.
farms
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From this reading The bold hills, little cousins to the mountains, crowd close round each village; the clear brooks thread wood and meadow; the birches and scrub hardwood are taking back the abandoned farms.
friendship
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From this reading Loneliness and comradeship, peace and conflict, friendship and enmity, gayety and somberness, laughter and tears.
gayety
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From this reading Loneliness and comradeship, peace and conflict, friendship and enmity, gayety and somberness, laughter and tears.
hardwood
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From this reading The bold hills, little cousins to the mountains, crowd close round each village; the clear brooks thread wood and meadow; the birches and scrub hardwood are taking back the abandoned farms.
hills
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From this reading The bold hills, little cousins to the mountains, crowd close round each village; the clear brooks thread wood and meadow; the birches and scrub hardwood are taking back the abandoned farms.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There is romance in the very look of the land of which I write.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is romance in the very look of the land of which I write.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is romance in the very look of the land of which I write.
land
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From this reading There is romance in the very look of the land of which I write.
laughter
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From this reading Loneliness and comradeship, peace and conflict, friendship and enmity, gayety and somberness, laughter and tears.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bold hills, little cousins to the mountains, crowd close round each village; the clear brooks thread wood and meadow; the birches and scrub hardwood are taking back the abandoned farms.
Loneliness
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From this reading Loneliness and comradeship, peace and conflict, friendship and enmity, gayety and somberness, laughter and tears.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is romance in the very look of the land of which I write.
low
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From this reading When the sun drops low in the west there is a strange and moving purple tinge upon the slopes; and the shadows are as blue as blue can be.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beauty beyond belief, of a sort to make your breath come more quickly; and drama--comedy or tragedy according to the eye and the mood of the seer.
meadow
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From this reading The bold hills, little cousins to the mountains, crowd close round each village; the clear brooks thread wood and meadow; the birches and scrub hardwood are taking back the abandoned farms.
mood
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From this reading Beauty beyond belief, of a sort to make your breath come more quickly; and drama--comedy or tragedy according to the eye and the mood of the seer.
more
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From this reading Beauty beyond belief, of a sort to make your breath come more quickly; and drama--comedy or tragedy according to the eye and the mood of the seer.
mountains
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From this reading The bold hills, little cousins to the mountains, crowd close round each village; the clear brooks thread wood and meadow; the birches and scrub hardwood are taking back the abandoned farms.
moving
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From this reading When the sun drops low in the west there is a strange and moving purple tinge upon the slopes; and the shadows are as blue as blue can be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is romance in the very look of the land of which I write.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Beauty beyond belief, of a sort to make your breath come more quickly; and drama--comedy or tragedy according to the eye and the mood of the seer.
peace
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From this reading Loneliness and comradeship, peace and conflict, friendship and enmity, gayety and somberness, laughter and tears.
purple
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From this reading When the sun drops low in the west there is a strange and moving purple tinge upon the slopes; and the shadows are as blue as blue can be.
quickly
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From this reading Beauty beyond belief, of a sort to make your breath come more quickly; and drama--comedy or tragedy according to the eye and the mood of the seer.
romance
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From this reading There is romance in the very look of the land of which I write.
round
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From this reading The bold hills, little cousins to the mountains, crowd close round each village; the clear brooks thread wood and meadow; the birches and scrub hardwood are taking back the abandoned farms.
scrub
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From this reading The bold hills, little cousins to the mountains, crowd close round each village; the clear brooks thread wood and meadow; the birches and scrub hardwood are taking back the abandoned farms.
seer
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From this reading Beauty beyond belief, of a sort to make your breath come more quickly; and drama--comedy or tragedy according to the eye and the mood of the seer.
shadows
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From this reading When the sun drops low in the west there is a strange and moving purple tinge upon the slopes; and the shadows are as blue as blue can be.
slopes
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From this reading When the sun drops low in the west there is a strange and moving purple tinge upon the slopes; and the shadows are as blue as blue can be.
somberness
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From this reading Loneliness and comradeship, peace and conflict, friendship and enmity, gayety and somberness, laughter and tears.
sort
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From this reading Beauty beyond belief, of a sort to make your breath come more quickly; and drama--comedy or tragedy according to the eye and the mood of the seer.
strange
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From this reading When the sun drops low in the west there is a strange and moving purple tinge upon the slopes; and the shadows are as blue as blue can be.
sun
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From this reading When the sun drops low in the west there is a strange and moving purple tinge upon the slopes; and the shadows are as blue as blue can be.
taking
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From this reading The bold hills, little cousins to the mountains, crowd close round each village; the clear brooks thread wood and meadow; the birches and scrub hardwood are taking back the abandoned farms.
tears
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From this reading Loneliness and comradeship, peace and conflict, friendship and enmity, gayety and somberness, laughter and tears.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is romance in the very look of the land of which I write.
There
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From this reading There is romance in the very look of the land of which I write.
thread
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From this reading The bold hills, little cousins to the mountains, crowd close round each village; the clear brooks thread wood and meadow; the birches and scrub hardwood are taking back the abandoned farms.
tinge
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From this reading When the sun drops low in the west there is a strange and moving purple tinge upon the slopes; and the shadows are as blue as blue can be.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Beauty beyond belief, of a sort to make your breath come more quickly; and drama--comedy or tragedy according to the eye and the mood of the seer.
tragedy
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From this reading Beauty beyond belief, of a sort to make your breath come more quickly; and drama--comedy or tragedy according to the eye and the mood of the seer.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When the sun drops low in the west there is a strange and moving purple tinge upon the slopes; and the shadows are as blue as blue can be.
very
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From this reading There is romance in the very look of the land of which I write.
village
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From this reading The bold hills, little cousins to the mountains, crowd close round each village; the clear brooks thread wood and meadow; the birches and scrub hardwood are taking back the abandoned farms.
west
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From this reading When the sun drops low in the west there is a strange and moving purple tinge upon the slopes; and the shadows are as blue as blue can be.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the sun drops low in the west there is a strange and moving purple tinge upon the slopes; and the shadows are as blue as blue can be.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is romance in the very look of the land of which I write.
wood
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From this reading The bold hills, little cousins to the mountains, crowd close round each village; the clear brooks thread wood and meadow; the birches and scrub hardwood are taking back the abandoned farms.
write
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From this reading There is romance in the very look of the land of which I write.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Beauty beyond belief, of a sort to make your breath come more quickly; and drama--comedy or tragedy according to the eye and the mood of the seer.
