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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 THERE were a few faint hints of autumn in Yerbury.
air
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From this reading The air was warm, and freighted with the peculiar sweetness of over-ripe grapes and apples, of dried balsam and faded golden-rod by the wayside.
all
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From this reading Lights of silvery gray and russet-brown, pale gold and hazy purple, and a sapphire sky bending over all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air was warm, and freighted with the peculiar sweetness of over-ripe grapes and apples, of dried balsam and faded golden-rod by the wayside.
apples
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From this reading The air was warm, and freighted with the peculiar sweetness of over-ripe grapes and apples, of dried balsam and faded golden-rod by the wayside.
artistic
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From this reading The artistic side of Fred Lawrence's soul was touched as he had once fancied nothing this side of Europe could touch it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The artistic side of Fred Lawrence's soul was touched as he had once fancied nothing this side of Europe could touch it.
autumn
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From this reading THERE were a few faint hints of autumn in Yerbury.
balsam
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From this reading The air was warm, and freighted with the peculiar sweetness of over-ripe grapes and apples, of dried balsam and faded golden-rod by the wayside.
beeches
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From this reading The very air seemed to quiver with intense contrasts of color, the yellow beeches standing out in strong relief, the bronze-red of one great oak, the bluish-green of the spruce, and the tender tints of fading, long-armed larches, drooping in regretful sadness.
bending
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From this reading Lights of silvery gray and russet-brown, pale gold and hazy purple, and a sapphire sky bending over all.
bluish-green
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bronze-red
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The air was warm, and freighted with the peculiar sweetness of over-ripe grapes and apples, of dried balsam and faded golden-rod by the wayside.
color
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contrasts
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From this reading The very air seemed to quiver with intense contrasts of color, the yellow beeches standing out in strong relief, the bronze-red of one great oak, the bluish-green of the spruce, and the tender tints of fading, long-armed larches, drooping in regretful sadness.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The artistic side of Fred Lawrence's soul was touched as he had once fancied nothing this side of Europe could touch it.
dried
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From this reading The air was warm, and freighted with the peculiar sweetness of over-ripe grapes and apples, of dried balsam and faded golden-rod by the wayside.
drooping
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Europe
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From this reading The artistic side of Fred Lawrence's soul was touched as he had once fancied nothing this side of Europe could touch it.
faded
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From this reading The air was warm, and freighted with the peculiar sweetness of over-ripe grapes and apples, of dried balsam and faded golden-rod by the wayside.
fading
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faint
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From this reading THERE were a few faint hints of autumn in Yerbury.
fancied
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From this reading The artistic side of Fred Lawrence's soul was touched as he had once fancied nothing this side of Europe could touch it.
few
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From this reading THERE were a few faint hints of autumn in Yerbury.
Fred
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From this reading The artistic side of Fred Lawrence's soul was touched as he had once fancied nothing this side of Europe could touch it.
freighted
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gold
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From this reading Lights of silvery gray and russet-brown, pale gold and hazy purple, and a sapphire sky bending over all.
golden-rod
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grapes
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From this reading The air was warm, and freighted with the peculiar sweetness of over-ripe grapes and apples, of dried balsam and faded golden-rod by the wayside.
gray
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From this reading Lights of silvery gray and russet-brown, pale gold and hazy purple, and a sapphire sky bending over all.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very air seemed to quiver with intense contrasts of color, the yellow beeches standing out in strong relief, the bronze-red of one great oak, the bluish-green of the spruce, and the tender tints of fading, long-armed larches, drooping in regretful sadness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The artistic side of Fred Lawrence's soul was touched as he had once fancied nothing this side of Europe could touch it.
hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
unclear or blurred, especially from drink
From this reading Lights of silvery gray and russet-brown, pale gold and hazy purple, and a sapphire sky bending over all.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The artistic side of Fred Lawrence's soul was touched as he had once fancied nothing this side of Europe could touch it.
hints
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From this reading THERE were a few faint hints of autumn in Yerbury.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THERE were a few faint hints of autumn in Yerbury.
intense
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From this reading The very air seemed to quiver with intense contrasts of color, the yellow beeches standing out in strong relief, the bronze-red of one great oak, the bluish-green of the spruce, and the tender tints of fading, long-armed larches, drooping in regretful sadness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The artistic side of Fred Lawrence's soul was touched as he had once fancied nothing this side of Europe could touch it.
larches
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Lawrence's
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From this reading The artistic side of Fred Lawrence's soul was touched as he had once fancied nothing this side of Europe could touch it.
Lights
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From this reading Lights of silvery gray and russet-brown, pale gold and hazy purple, and a sapphire sky bending over all.
long-armed
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nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The artistic side of Fred Lawrence's soul was touched as he had once fancied nothing this side of Europe could touch it.
oak
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THERE were a few faint hints of autumn in Yerbury.
once
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From this reading The artistic side of Fred Lawrence's soul was touched as he had once fancied nothing this side of Europe could touch it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The very air seemed to quiver with intense contrasts of color, the yellow beeches standing out in strong relief, the bronze-red of one great oak, the bluish-green of the spruce, and the tender tints of fading, long-armed larches, drooping in regretful sadness.
out
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From this reading The very air seemed to quiver with intense contrasts of color, the yellow beeches standing out in strong relief, the bronze-red of one great oak, the bluish-green of the spruce, and the tender tints of fading, long-armed larches, drooping in regretful sadness.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Lights of silvery gray and russet-brown, pale gold and hazy purple, and a sapphire sky bending over all.
over-ripe
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From this reading The air was warm, and freighted with the peculiar sweetness of over-ripe grapes and apples, of dried balsam and faded golden-rod by the wayside.
pale
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From this reading Lights of silvery gray and russet-brown, pale gold and hazy purple, and a sapphire sky bending over all.
peculiar
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From this reading The air was warm, and freighted with the peculiar sweetness of over-ripe grapes and apples, of dried balsam and faded golden-rod by the wayside.
purple
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From this reading Lights of silvery gray and russet-brown, pale gold and hazy purple, and a sapphire sky bending over all.
quiver
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From this reading The very air seemed to quiver with intense contrasts of color, the yellow beeches standing out in strong relief, the bronze-red of one great oak, the bluish-green of the spruce, and the tender tints of fading, long-armed larches, drooping in regretful sadness.
regretful
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reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading The very air seemed to quiver with intense contrasts of color, the yellow beeches standing out in strong relief, the bronze-red of one great oak, the bluish-green of the spruce, and the tender tints of fading, long-armed larches, drooping in regretful sadness.
russet-brown
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From this reading Lights of silvery gray and russet-brown, pale gold and hazy purple, and a sapphire sky bending over all.
sadness
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From this reading The very air seemed to quiver with intense contrasts of color, the yellow beeches standing out in strong relief, the bronze-red of one great oak, the bluish-green of the spruce, and the tender tints of fading, long-armed larches, drooping in regretful sadness.
sapphire
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From this reading Lights of silvery gray and russet-brown, pale gold and hazy purple, and a sapphire sky bending over all.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very air seemed to quiver with intense contrasts of color, the yellow beeches standing out in strong relief, the bronze-red of one great oak, the bluish-green of the spruce, and the tender tints of fading, long-armed larches, drooping in regretful sadness.
side
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From this reading The artistic side of Fred Lawrence's soul was touched as he had once fancied nothing this side of Europe could touch it.
silvery
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From this reading Lights of silvery gray and russet-brown, pale gold and hazy purple, and a sapphire sky bending over all.
sky
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From this reading Lights of silvery gray and russet-brown, pale gold and hazy purple, and a sapphire sky bending over all.
soul
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From this reading The artistic side of Fred Lawrence's soul was touched as he had once fancied nothing this side of Europe could touch it.
spruce
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From this reading The very air seemed to quiver with intense contrasts of color, the yellow beeches standing out in strong relief, the bronze-red of one great oak, the bluish-green of the spruce, and the tender tints of fading, long-armed larches, drooping in regretful sadness.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The very air seemed to quiver with intense contrasts of color, the yellow beeches standing out in strong relief, the bronze-red of one great oak, the bluish-green of the spruce, and the tender tints of fading, long-armed larches, drooping in regretful sadness.
strong
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From this reading The very air seemed to quiver with intense contrasts of color, the yellow beeches standing out in strong relief, the bronze-red of one great oak, the bluish-green of the spruce, and the tender tints of fading, long-armed larches, drooping in regretful sadness.
sweetness
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From this reading The air was warm, and freighted with the peculiar sweetness of over-ripe grapes and apples, of dried balsam and faded golden-rod by the wayside.
tender
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From this reading The very air seemed to quiver with intense contrasts of color, the yellow beeches standing out in strong relief, the bronze-red of one great oak, the bluish-green of the spruce, and the tender tints of fading, long-armed larches, drooping in regretful sadness.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The air was warm, and freighted with the peculiar sweetness of over-ripe grapes and apples, of dried balsam and faded golden-rod by the wayside.
THERE
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From this reading THERE were a few faint hints of autumn in Yerbury.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The artistic side of Fred Lawrence's soul was touched as he had once fancied nothing this side of Europe could touch it.
tints
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From this reading The very air seemed to quiver with intense contrasts of color, the yellow beeches standing out in strong relief, the bronze-red of one great oak, the bluish-green of the spruce, and the tender tints of fading, long-armed larches, drooping in regretful sadness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The very air seemed to quiver with intense contrasts of color, the yellow beeches standing out in strong relief, the bronze-red of one great oak, the bluish-green of the spruce, and the tender tints of fading, long-armed larches, drooping in regretful sadness.
touch
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From this reading The artistic side of Fred Lawrence's soul was touched as he had once fancied nothing this side of Europe could touch it.
touched
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From this reading The artistic side of Fred Lawrence's soul was touched as he had once fancied nothing this side of Europe could touch it.
very
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From this reading The very air seemed to quiver with intense contrasts of color, the yellow beeches standing out in strong relief, the bronze-red of one great oak, the bluish-green of the spruce, and the tender tints of fading, long-armed larches, drooping in regretful sadness.
warm
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From this reading The air was warm, and freighted with the peculiar sweetness of over-ripe grapes and apples, of dried balsam and faded golden-rod by the wayside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was warm, and freighted with the peculiar sweetness of over-ripe grapes and apples, of dried balsam and faded golden-rod by the wayside.
wayside
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From this reading The air was warm, and freighted with the peculiar sweetness of over-ripe grapes and apples, of dried balsam and faded golden-rod by the wayside.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THERE were a few faint hints of autumn in Yerbury.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The air was warm, and freighted with the peculiar sweetness of over-ripe grapes and apples, of dried balsam and faded golden-rod by the wayside.
yellow
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From this reading The very air seemed to quiver with intense contrasts of color, the yellow beeches standing out in strong relief, the bronze-red of one great oak, the bluish-green of the spruce, and the tender tints of fading, long-armed larches, drooping in regretful sadness.
Yerbury
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From this reading THERE were a few faint hints of autumn in Yerbury.
