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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 MAKING FRIENDS BEFORE she dressed, Anstice went again to her window, and this time she could not help giving a cry of delight.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAKING FRIENDS BEFORE she dressed, Anstice went again to her window, and this time she could not help giving a cry of delight.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Directly underneath her window was a wide terrace walk; then, on a lower level, a well-kept lawn, on one side of which was a long herbaceous border already bright with flowers.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Such an exquisite view was before her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAKING FRIENDS BEFORE she dressed, Anstice went again to her window, and this time she could not help giving a cry of delight.
Anstice
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From this reading MAKING FRIENDS BEFORE she dressed, Anstice went again to her window, and this time she could not help giving a cry of delight.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the bottom of the lawn was an old wall covered with fruit trees and flowering shrubs and creepers, and a gate in the middle of it which led into the park.
beautiful
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
BEFOREprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading MAKING FRIENDS BEFORE she dressed, Anstice went again to her window, and this time she could not help giving a cry of delight.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
blue
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
border
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From this reading Directly underneath her window was a wide terrace walk; then, on a lower level, a well-kept lawn, on one side of which was a long herbaceous border already bright with flowers.
bottom
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From this reading At the bottom of the lawn was an old wall covered with fruit trees and flowering shrubs and creepers, and a gate in the middle of it which led into the park.
bright
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From this reading Directly underneath her window was a wide terrace walk; then, on a lower level, a well-kept lawn, on one side of which was a long herbaceous border already bright with flowers.
browsing
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
cattle
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading MAKING FRIENDS BEFORE she dressed, Anstice went again to her window, and this time she could not help giving a cry of delight.
covered
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From this reading At the bottom of the lawn was an old wall covered with fruit trees and flowering shrubs and creepers, and a gate in the middle of it which led into the park.
creepers
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From this reading At the bottom of the lawn was an old wall covered with fruit trees and flowering shrubs and creepers, and a gate in the middle of it which led into the park.
cry
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From this reading MAKING FRIENDS BEFORE she dressed, Anstice went again to her window, and this time she could not help giving a cry of delight.
delight
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From this reading MAKING FRIENDS BEFORE she dressed, Anstice went again to her window, and this time she could not help giving a cry of delight.
DirectlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Directly underneath her window was a wide terrace walk; then, on a lower level, a well-kept lawn, on one side of which was a long herbaceous border already bright with flowers.
dressed
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From this reading MAKING FRIENDS BEFORE she dressed, Anstice went again to her window, and this time she could not help giving a cry of delight.
exquisite
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From this reading Such an exquisite view was before her.
Fells
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
flowering
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From this reading At the bottom of the lawn was an old wall covered with fruit trees and flowering shrubs and creepers, and a gate in the middle of it which led into the park.
flowers
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From this reading Directly underneath her window was a wide terrace walk; then, on a lower level, a well-kept lawn, on one side of which was a long herbaceous border already bright with flowers.
FRIENDS
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From this reading MAKING FRIENDS BEFORE she dressed, Anstice went again to her window, and this time she could not help giving a cry of delight.
fro
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
fruit
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From this reading At the bottom of the lawn was an old wall covered with fruit trees and flowering shrubs and creepers, and a gate in the middle of it which led into the park.
gate
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From this reading At the bottom of the lawn was an old wall covered with fruit trees and flowering shrubs and creepers, and a gate in the middle of it which led into the park.
giving
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From this reading MAKING FRIENDS BEFORE she dressed, Anstice went again to her window, and this time she could not help giving a cry of delight.
glass
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
green
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
grouped
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
heights
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAKING FRIENDS BEFORE she dressed, Anstice went again to her window, and this time she could not help giving a cry of delight.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MAKING FRIENDS BEFORE she dressed, Anstice went again to her window, and this time she could not help giving a cry of delight.
herbaceous
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From this reading Directly underneath her window was a wide terrace walk; then, on a lower level, a well-kept lawn, on one side of which was a long herbaceous border already bright with flowers.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At the bottom of the lawn was an old wall covered with fruit trees and flowering shrubs and creepers, and a gate in the middle of it which led into the park.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
lake
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
lawn
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From this reading Directly underneath her window was a wide terrace walk; then, on a lower level, a well-kept lawn, on one side of which was a long herbaceous border already bright with flowers.
led
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From this reading At the bottom of the lawn was an old wall covered with fruit trees and flowering shrubs and creepers, and a gate in the middle of it which led into the park.
level
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From this reading Directly underneath her window was a wide terrace walk; then, on a lower level, a well-kept lawn, on one side of which was a long herbaceous border already bright with flowers.
like
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Directly underneath her window was a wide terrace walk; then, on a lower level, a well-kept lawn, on one side of which was a long herbaceous border already bright with flowers.
lower
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From this reading Directly underneath her window was a wide terrace walk; then, on a lower level, a well-kept lawn, on one side of which was a long herbaceous border already bright with flowers.
lying
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
magnificent
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
MAKING
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From this reading MAKING FRIENDS BEFORE she dressed, Anstice went again to her window, and this time she could not help giving a cry of delight.
middle
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From this reading At the bottom of the lawn was an old wall covered with fruit trees and flowering shrubs and creepers, and a gate in the middle of it which led into the park.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MAKING FRIENDS BEFORE she dressed, Anstice went again to her window, and this time she could not help giving a cry of delight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MAKING FRIENDS BEFORE she dressed, Anstice went again to her window, and this time she could not help giving a cry of delight.
old
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Directly underneath her window was a wide terrace walk; then, on a lower level, a well-kept lawn, on one side of which was a long herbaceous border already bright with flowers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Directly underneath her window was a wide terrace walk; then, on a lower level, a well-kept lawn, on one side of which was a long herbaceous border already bright with flowers.
park
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
passing
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
purple
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
ranged
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
shadows
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
shapes
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MAKING FRIENDS BEFORE she dressed, Anstice went again to her window, and this time she could not help giving a cry of delight.
sheet
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
shrubs
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From this reading At the bottom of the lawn was an old wall covered with fruit trees and flowering shrubs and creepers, and a gate in the middle of it which led into the park.
side
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From this reading Directly underneath her window was a wide terrace walk; then, on a lower level, a well-kept lawn, on one side of which was a long herbaceous border already bright with flowers.
sloping
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
spreading
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such an exquisite view was before her.
terrace
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From this reading Directly underneath her window was a wide terrace walk; then, on a lower level, a well-kept lawn, on one side of which was a long herbaceous border already bright with flowers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
then
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
there
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MAKING FRIENDS BEFORE she dressed, Anstice went again to her window, and this time she could not help giving a cry of delight.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAKING FRIENDS BEFORE she dressed, Anstice went again to her window, and this time she could not help giving a cry of delight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MAKING FRIENDS BEFORE she dressed, Anstice went again to her window, and this time she could not help giving a cry of delight.
trees
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading Directly underneath her window was a wide terrace walk; then, on a lower level, a well-kept lawn, on one side of which was a long herbaceous border already bright with flowers.
various
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From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
view
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From this reading Such an exquisite view was before her.
walk
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From this reading Directly underneath her window was a wide terrace walk; then, on a lower level, a well-kept lawn, on one side of which was a long herbaceous border already bright with flowers.
wall
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From this reading At the bottom of the lawn was an old wall covered with fruit trees and flowering shrubs and creepers, and a gate in the middle of it which led into the park.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such an exquisite view was before her.
well-kept
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From this reading Directly underneath her window was a wide terrace walk; then, on a lower level, a well-kept lawn, on one side of which was a long herbaceous border already bright with flowers.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAKING FRIENDS BEFORE she dressed, Anstice went again to her window, and this time she could not help giving a cry of delight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
wide
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From this reading Directly underneath her window was a wide terrace walk; then, on a lower level, a well-kept lawn, on one side of which was a long herbaceous border already bright with flowers.
window
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From this reading MAKING FRIENDS BEFORE she dressed, Anstice went again to her window, and this time she could not help giving a cry of delight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading First a sloping green park with magnificent old spreading trees grouped here and there, under which cattle were browsing, then the blue lake like a sheet of glass lying between the purple Fells, which ranged themselves around it, in various heights and shapes, and with beautiful shadows passing to and fro.
