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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 It was a clear day in September.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Against the glaring blue of the northern sky the edge of the prairie cut in a long, straight line; above the southern horizon rounded cloud-masses hung, soft and white as wool.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading To the east the view was broken, for the banks of a creek that wound across the broad level were lined with timber--birches and poplars growing tall in the shelter of the ravine and straggling along its crest.
AgainstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Against the glaring blue of the northern sky the edge of the prairie cut in a long, straight line; above the southern horizon rounded cloud-masses hung, soft and white as wool.
all
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From this reading The boisterous winds which had swept the wide Canadian plain all summer had fallen and only a faint breeze stirred the yellowing leaves of the poplars.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading To the east the view was broken, for the banks of a creek that wound across the broad level were lined with timber--birches and poplars growing tall in the shelter of the ravine and straggling along its crest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boisterous winds which had swept the wide Canadian plain all summer had fallen and only a faint breeze stirred the yellowing leaves of the poplars.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Against the glaring blue of the northern sky the edge of the prairie cut in a long, straight line; above the southern horizon rounded cloud-masses hung, soft and white as wool.
banks
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From this reading To the east the view was broken, for the banks of a creek that wound across the broad level were lined with timber--birches and poplars growing tall in the shelter of the ravine and straggling along its crest.
birches
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From this reading To the east the view was broken, for the banks of a creek that wound across the broad level were lined with timber--birches and poplars growing tall in the shelter of the ravine and straggling along its crest.
blue
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From this reading Against the glaring blue of the northern sky the edge of the prairie cut in a long, straight line; above the southern horizon rounded cloud-masses hung, soft and white as wool.
boisterous
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From this reading The boisterous winds which had swept the wide Canadian plain all summer had fallen and only a faint breeze stirred the yellowing leaves of the poplars.
breeze
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From this reading The boisterous winds which had swept the wide Canadian plain all summer had fallen and only a faint breeze stirred the yellowing leaves of the poplars.
brightness
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From this reading Far off, the prairie was washed with tints of delicate gray, but as it swept in to the foreground the color changed, growing in strength, to brown and ocher with streaks of silvery brightness where the withered grass caught the light.
broad
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From this reading To the east the view was broken, for the banks of a creek that wound across the broad level were lined with timber--birches and poplars growing tall in the shelter of the ravine and straggling along its crest.
broken
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From this reading To the east the view was broken, for the banks of a creek that wound across the broad level were lined with timber--birches and poplars growing tall in the shelter of the ravine and straggling along its crest.
brown
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From this reading Far off, the prairie was washed with tints of delicate gray, but as it swept in to the foreground the color changed, growing in strength, to brown and ocher with streaks of silvery brightness where the withered grass caught the light.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Far off, the prairie was washed with tints of delicate gray, but as it swept in to the foreground the color changed, growing in strength, to brown and ocher with streaks of silvery brightness where the withered grass caught the light.
Canadian
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From this reading The boisterous winds which had swept the wide Canadian plain all summer had fallen and only a faint breeze stirred the yellowing leaves of the poplars.
caught
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From this reading Far off, the prairie was washed with tints of delicate gray, but as it swept in to the foreground the color changed, growing in strength, to brown and ocher with streaks of silvery brightness where the withered grass caught the light.
changed
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From this reading Far off, the prairie was washed with tints of delicate gray, but as it swept in to the foreground the color changed, growing in strength, to brown and ocher with streaks of silvery brightness where the withered grass caught the light.
clear
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From this reading It was a clear day in September.
cloud-masses
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From this reading Against the glaring blue of the northern sky the edge of the prairie cut in a long, straight line; above the southern horizon rounded cloud-masses hung, soft and white as wool.
color
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From this reading Far off, the prairie was washed with tints of delicate gray, but as it swept in to the foreground the color changed, growing in strength, to brown and ocher with streaks of silvery brightness where the withered grass caught the light.
creek
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From this reading To the east the view was broken, for the banks of a creek that wound across the broad level were lined with timber--birches and poplars growing tall in the shelter of the ravine and straggling along its crest.
crest
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From this reading To the east the view was broken, for the banks of a creek that wound across the broad level were lined with timber--birches and poplars growing tall in the shelter of the ravine and straggling along its crest.
cut
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From this reading Against the glaring blue of the northern sky the edge of the prairie cut in a long, straight line; above the southern horizon rounded cloud-masses hung, soft and white as wool.
day
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From this reading It was a clear day in September.
delicate
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From this reading Far off, the prairie was washed with tints of delicate gray, but as it swept in to the foreground the color changed, growing in strength, to brown and ocher with streaks of silvery brightness where the withered grass caught the light.
east
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From this reading To the east the view was broken, for the banks of a creek that wound across the broad level were lined with timber--birches and poplars growing tall in the shelter of the ravine and straggling along its crest.
edge
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From this reading Against the glaring blue of the northern sky the edge of the prairie cut in a long, straight line; above the southern horizon rounded cloud-masses hung, soft and white as wool.
faint
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From this reading The boisterous winds which had swept the wide Canadian plain all summer had fallen and only a faint breeze stirred the yellowing leaves of the poplars.
fallen
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From this reading The boisterous winds which had swept the wide Canadian plain all summer had fallen and only a faint breeze stirred the yellowing leaves of the poplars.
Far
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From this reading Far off, the prairie was washed with tints of delicate gray, but as it swept in to the foreground the color changed, growing in strength, to brown and ocher with streaks of silvery brightness where the withered grass caught the light.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To the east the view was broken, for the banks of a creek that wound across the broad level were lined with timber--birches and poplars growing tall in the shelter of the ravine and straggling along its crest.
foreground
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From this reading Far off, the prairie was washed with tints of delicate gray, but as it swept in to the foreground the color changed, growing in strength, to brown and ocher with streaks of silvery brightness where the withered grass caught the light.
glaring
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From this reading Against the glaring blue of the northern sky the edge of the prairie cut in a long, straight line; above the southern horizon rounded cloud-masses hung, soft and white as wool.
grass
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From this reading Far off, the prairie was washed with tints of delicate gray, but as it swept in to the foreground the color changed, growing in strength, to brown and ocher with streaks of silvery brightness where the withered grass caught the light.
gray
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From this reading Far off, the prairie was washed with tints of delicate gray, but as it swept in to the foreground the color changed, growing in strength, to brown and ocher with streaks of silvery brightness where the withered grass caught the light.
growing
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From this reading Far off, the prairie was washed with tints of delicate gray, but as it swept in to the foreground the color changed, growing in strength, to brown and ocher with streaks of silvery brightness where the withered grass caught the light.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boisterous winds which had swept the wide Canadian plain all summer had fallen and only a faint breeze stirred the yellowing leaves of the poplars.
horizon
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From this reading Against the glaring blue of the northern sky the edge of the prairie cut in a long, straight line; above the southern horizon rounded cloud-masses hung, soft and white as wool.
hung
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From this reading Against the glaring blue of the northern sky the edge of the prairie cut in a long, straight line; above the southern horizon rounded cloud-masses hung, soft and white as wool.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a clear day in September.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a clear day in September.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To the east the view was broken, for the banks of a creek that wound across the broad level were lined with timber--birches and poplars growing tall in the shelter of the ravine and straggling along its crest.
leaves
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From this reading The boisterous winds which had swept the wide Canadian plain all summer had fallen and only a faint breeze stirred the yellowing leaves of the poplars.
level
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From this reading To the east the view was broken, for the banks of a creek that wound across the broad level were lined with timber--birches and poplars growing tall in the shelter of the ravine and straggling along its crest.
light
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From this reading Far off, the prairie was washed with tints of delicate gray, but as it swept in to the foreground the color changed, growing in strength, to brown and ocher with streaks of silvery brightness where the withered grass caught the light.
line
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From this reading Against the glaring blue of the northern sky the edge of the prairie cut in a long, straight line; above the southern horizon rounded cloud-masses hung, soft and white as wool.
lined
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From this reading To the east the view was broken, for the banks of a creek that wound across the broad level were lined with timber--birches and poplars growing tall in the shelter of the ravine and straggling along its crest.
long
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From this reading Against the glaring blue of the northern sky the edge of the prairie cut in a long, straight line; above the southern horizon rounded cloud-masses hung, soft and white as wool.
northern
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From this reading Against the glaring blue of the northern sky the edge of the prairie cut in a long, straight line; above the southern horizon rounded cloud-masses hung, soft and white as wool.
ocher
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From this reading Far off, the prairie was washed with tints of delicate gray, but as it swept in to the foreground the color changed, growing in strength, to brown and ocher with streaks of silvery brightness where the withered grass caught the light.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boisterous winds which had swept the wide Canadian plain all summer had fallen and only a faint breeze stirred the yellowing leaves of the poplars.
off
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From this reading Far off, the prairie was washed with tints of delicate gray, but as it swept in to the foreground the color changed, growing in strength, to brown and ocher with streaks of silvery brightness where the withered grass caught the light.
only
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From this reading The boisterous winds which had swept the wide Canadian plain all summer had fallen and only a faint breeze stirred the yellowing leaves of the poplars.
plain
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From this reading The boisterous winds which had swept the wide Canadian plain all summer had fallen and only a faint breeze stirred the yellowing leaves of the poplars.
poplars
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From this reading The boisterous winds which had swept the wide Canadian plain all summer had fallen and only a faint breeze stirred the yellowing leaves of the poplars.
prairie
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From this reading Against the glaring blue of the northern sky the edge of the prairie cut in a long, straight line; above the southern horizon rounded cloud-masses hung, soft and white as wool.
ravine
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From this reading To the east the view was broken, for the banks of a creek that wound across the broad level were lined with timber--birches and poplars growing tall in the shelter of the ravine and straggling along its crest.
rounded
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From this reading Against the glaring blue of the northern sky the edge of the prairie cut in a long, straight line; above the southern horizon rounded cloud-masses hung, soft and white as wool.
September
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From this reading It was a clear day in September.
shelter
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From this reading To the east the view was broken, for the banks of a creek that wound across the broad level were lined with timber--birches and poplars growing tall in the shelter of the ravine and straggling along its crest.
silvery
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From this reading Far off, the prairie was washed with tints of delicate gray, but as it swept in to the foreground the color changed, growing in strength, to brown and ocher with streaks of silvery brightness where the withered grass caught the light.
sky
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From this reading Against the glaring blue of the northern sky the edge of the prairie cut in a long, straight line; above the southern horizon rounded cloud-masses hung, soft and white as wool.
soft
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From this reading Against the glaring blue of the northern sky the edge of the prairie cut in a long, straight line; above the southern horizon rounded cloud-masses hung, soft and white as wool.
southern
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From this reading Against the glaring blue of the northern sky the edge of the prairie cut in a long, straight line; above the southern horizon rounded cloud-masses hung, soft and white as wool.
stirred
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From this reading The boisterous winds which had swept the wide Canadian plain all summer had fallen and only a faint breeze stirred the yellowing leaves of the poplars.
straggling
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From this reading To the east the view was broken, for the banks of a creek that wound across the broad level were lined with timber--birches and poplars growing tall in the shelter of the ravine and straggling along its crest.
straight
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From this reading Against the glaring blue of the northern sky the edge of the prairie cut in a long, straight line; above the southern horizon rounded cloud-masses hung, soft and white as wool.
streaks
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From this reading Far off, the prairie was washed with tints of delicate gray, but as it swept in to the foreground the color changed, growing in strength, to brown and ocher with streaks of silvery brightness where the withered grass caught the light.
strength
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From this reading Far off, the prairie was washed with tints of delicate gray, but as it swept in to the foreground the color changed, growing in strength, to brown and ocher with streaks of silvery brightness where the withered grass caught the light.
summer
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From this reading The boisterous winds which had swept the wide Canadian plain all summer had fallen and only a faint breeze stirred the yellowing leaves of the poplars.
swept
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From this reading The boisterous winds which had swept the wide Canadian plain all summer had fallen and only a faint breeze stirred the yellowing leaves of the poplars.
tall
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From this reading To the east the view was broken, for the banks of a creek that wound across the broad level were lined with timber--birches and poplars growing tall in the shelter of the ravine and straggling along its crest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To the east the view was broken, for the banks of a creek that wound across the broad level were lined with timber--birches and poplars growing tall in the shelter of the ravine and straggling along its crest.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boisterous winds which had swept the wide Canadian plain all summer had fallen and only a faint breeze stirred the yellowing leaves of the poplars.
timber
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From this reading To the east the view was broken, for the banks of a creek that wound across the broad level were lined with timber--birches and poplars growing tall in the shelter of the ravine and straggling along its crest.
tints
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From this reading Far off, the prairie was washed with tints of delicate gray, but as it swept in to the foreground the color changed, growing in strength, to brown and ocher with streaks of silvery brightness where the withered grass caught the light.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Far off, the prairie was washed with tints of delicate gray, but as it swept in to the foreground the color changed, growing in strength, to brown and ocher with streaks of silvery brightness where the withered grass caught the light.
view
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From this reading To the east the view was broken, for the banks of a creek that wound across the broad level were lined with timber--birches and poplars growing tall in the shelter of the ravine and straggling along its crest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a clear day in September.
washed
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From this reading Far off, the prairie was washed with tints of delicate gray, but as it swept in to the foreground the color changed, growing in strength, to brown and ocher with streaks of silvery brightness where the withered grass caught the light.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To the east the view was broken, for the banks of a creek that wound across the broad level were lined with timber--birches and poplars growing tall in the shelter of the ravine and straggling along its crest.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Far off, the prairie was washed with tints of delicate gray, but as it swept in to the foreground the color changed, growing in strength, to brown and ocher with streaks of silvery brightness where the withered grass caught the light.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The boisterous winds which had swept the wide Canadian plain all summer had fallen and only a faint breeze stirred the yellowing leaves of the poplars.
white
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From this reading Against the glaring blue of the northern sky the edge of the prairie cut in a long, straight line; above the southern horizon rounded cloud-masses hung, soft and white as wool.
wide
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From this reading The boisterous winds which had swept the wide Canadian plain all summer had fallen and only a faint breeze stirred the yellowing leaves of the poplars.
winds
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From this reading The boisterous winds which had swept the wide Canadian plain all summer had fallen and only a faint breeze stirred the yellowing leaves of the poplars.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Far off, the prairie was washed with tints of delicate gray, but as it swept in to the foreground the color changed, growing in strength, to brown and ocher with streaks of silvery brightness where the withered grass caught the light.
withered
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From this reading Far off, the prairie was washed with tints of delicate gray, but as it swept in to the foreground the color changed, growing in strength, to brown and ocher with streaks of silvery brightness where the withered grass caught the light.
wool
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From this reading Against the glaring blue of the northern sky the edge of the prairie cut in a long, straight line; above the southern horizon rounded cloud-masses hung, soft and white as wool.
wound
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From this reading To the east the view was broken, for the banks of a creek that wound across the broad level were lined with timber--birches and poplars growing tall in the shelter of the ravine and straggling along its crest.
yellowing
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From this reading The boisterous winds which had swept the wide Canadian plain all summer had fallen and only a faint breeze stirred the yellowing leaves of the poplars.
