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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 lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
able
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From this reading I could see them now, standing among the flower-beds, out in the sunny morning, the father's tall head in the centre of the group--for he was always the important person during the brief hour or two that he was able to be at home.
all
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From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
always
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From this reading We always rose early at Longfield.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I could see them now, standing among the flower-beds, out in the sunny morning, the father's tall head in the centre of the group--for he was always the important person during the brief hour or two that he was able to be at home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We always rose early at Longfield.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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bestowed
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brief
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bright
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broad
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From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
calling
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catching
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centre
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chickens
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childhood
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children
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climbing
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From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could see them now, standing among the flower-beds, out in the sunny morning, the father's tall head in the centre of the group--for he was always the important person during the brief hour or two that he was able to be at home.
creeping
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From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
day
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Delicious
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dews
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From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
dignity
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doves
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down
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From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading I could see them now, standing among the flower-beds, out in the sunny morning, the father's tall head in the centre of the group--for he was always the important person during the brief hour or two that he was able to be at home.
early
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From this reading We always rose early at Longfield.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading And either was ever ready to listen to the smallest of these little mysteries, knowing that nothing in childhood is too trivial for the notice, too foolish for the sympathy, of those on whom the Father of all men has bestowed the holy dignity of parenthood.
enjoy
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And either was ever ready to listen to the smallest of these little mysteries, knowing that nothing in childhood is too trivial for the notice, too foolish for the sympathy, of those on whom the Father of all men has bestowed the holy dignity of parenthood.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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farm-yard
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father
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father's
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feeding
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field
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From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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flower-beds
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foolish
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From this reading And either was ever ready to listen to the smallest of these little mysteries, knowing that nothing in childhood is too trivial for the notice, too foolish for the sympathy, of those on whom the Father of all men has bestowed the holy dignity of parenthood.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And either was ever ready to listen to the smallest of these little mysteries, knowing that nothing in childhood is too trivial for the notice, too foolish for the sympathy, of those on whom the Father of all men has bestowed the holy dignity of parenthood.
garden
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glow
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group
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From this reading I could see them now, standing among the flower-beds, out in the sunny morning, the father's tall head in the centre of the group--for he was always the important person during the brief hour or two that he was able to be at home.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And either was ever ready to listen to the smallest of these little mysteries, knowing that nothing in childhood is too trivial for the notice, too foolish for the sympathy, of those on whom the Father of all men has bestowed the holy dignity of parenthood.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I could see them now, standing among the flower-beds, out in the sunny morning, the father's tall head in the centre of the group--for he was always the important person during the brief hour or two that he was able to be at home.
head
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hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Hill
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holy
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From this reading And either was ever ready to listen to the smallest of these little mysteries, knowing that nothing in childhood is too trivial for the notice, too foolish for the sympathy, of those on whom the Father of all men has bestowed the holy dignity of parenthood.
home
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hour
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hours
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could see them now, standing among the flower-beds, out in the sunny morning, the father's tall head in the centre of the group--for he was always the important person during the brief hour or two that he was able to be at home.
important
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
investigate
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And either was ever ready to listen to the smallest of these little mysteries, knowing that nothing in childhood is too trivial for the notice, too foolish for the sympathy, of those on whom the Father of all men has bestowed the holy dignity of parenthood.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
knowing
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From this reading And either was ever ready to listen to the smallest of these little mysteries, knowing that nothing in childhood is too trivial for the notice, too foolish for the sympathy, of those on whom the Father of all men has bestowed the holy dignity of parenthood.
larch-wood
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lay
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Leckington
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light
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listen
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From this reading And either was ever ready to listen to the smallest of these little mysteries, knowing that nothing in childhood is too trivial for the notice, too foolish for the sympathy, of those on whom the Father of all men has bestowed the holy dignity of parenthood.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Longfield
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From this reading We always rose early at Longfield.
lovely
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men
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From this reading And either was ever ready to listen to the smallest of these little mysteries, knowing that nothing in childhood is too trivial for the notice, too foolish for the sympathy, of those on whom the Father of all men has bestowed the holy dignity of parenthood.
merry
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minute
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morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
mother
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mysteries
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From this reading And either was ever ready to listen to the smallest of these little mysteries, knowing that nothing in childhood is too trivial for the notice, too foolish for the sympathy, of those on whom the Father of all men has bestowed the holy dignity of parenthood.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And either was ever ready to listen to the smallest of these little mysteries, knowing that nothing in childhood is too trivial for the notice, too foolish for the sympathy, of those on whom the Father of all men has bestowed the holy dignity of parenthood.
notice
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now
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From this reading I could see them now, standing among the flower-beds, out in the sunny morning, the father's tall head in the centre of the group--for he was always the important person during the brief hour or two that he was able to be at home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
One-Tree
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ones
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
out
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
parenthood
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From this reading And either was ever ready to listen to the smallest of these little mysteries, knowing that nothing in childhood is too trivial for the notice, too foolish for the sympathy, of those on whom the Father of all men has bestowed the holy dignity of parenthood.
person
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From this reading I could see them now, standing among the flower-beds, out in the sunny morning, the father's tall head in the centre of the group--for he was always the important person during the brief hour or two that he was able to be at home.
petting
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ready
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From this reading And either was ever ready to listen to the smallest of these little mysteries, knowing that nothing in childhood is too trivial for the notice, too foolish for the sympathy, of those on whom the Father of all men has bestowed the holy dignity of parenthood.
Redwood
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From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
rose
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From this reading We always rose early at Longfield.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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see
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From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
shadowed
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From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
slope
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From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
smallest
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From this reading And either was ever ready to listen to the smallest of these little mysteries, knowing that nothing in childhood is too trivial for the notice, too foolish for the sympathy, of those on whom the Father of all men has bestowed the holy dignity of parenthood.
some
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From this reading Delicious, too, to hear the little ones running in and out, bright and merry as children ought to be in the first wholesome hours of the day--to see them feeding their chickens and petting their doves--calling every minute on father or mother to investigate and enjoy some wonder in farm-yard or garden.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I could see them now, standing among the flower-beds, out in the sunny morning, the father's tall head in the centre of the group--for he was always the important person during the brief hour or two that he was able to be at home.
sun
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From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
sunny
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From this reading I could see them now, standing among the flower-beds, out in the sunny morning, the father's tall head in the centre of the group--for he was always the important person during the brief hour or two that he was able to be at home.
sympathy
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From this reading And either was ever ready to listen to the smallest of these little mysteries, knowing that nothing in childhood is too trivial for the notice, too foolish for the sympathy, of those on whom the Father of all men has bestowed the holy dignity of parenthood.
tall
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From this reading I could see them now, standing among the flower-beds, out in the sunny morning, the father's tall head in the centre of the group--for he was always the important person during the brief hour or two that he was able to be at home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And either was ever ready to listen to the smallest of these little mysteries, knowing that nothing in childhood is too trivial for the notice, too foolish for the sympathy, of those on whom the Father of all men has bestowed the holy dignity of parenthood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Delicious, too, to hear the little ones running in and out, bright and merry as children ought to be in the first wholesome hours of the day--to see them feeding their chickens and petting their doves--calling every minute on father or mother to investigate and enjoy some wonder in farm-yard or garden.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Delicious, too, to hear the little ones running in and out, bright and merry as children ought to be in the first wholesome hours of the day--to see them feeding their chickens and petting their doves--calling every minute on father or mother to investigate and enjoy some wonder in farm-yard or garden.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And either was ever ready to listen to the smallest of these little mysteries, knowing that nothing in childhood is too trivial for the notice, too foolish for the sympathy, of those on whom the Father of all men has bestowed the holy dignity of parenthood.
thick
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From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And either was ever ready to listen to the smallest of these little mysteries, knowing that nothing in childhood is too trivial for the notice, too foolish for the sympathy, of those on whom the Father of all men has bestowed the holy dignity of parenthood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
too
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From this reading Delicious, too, to hear the little ones running in and out, bright and merry as children ought to be in the first wholesome hours of the day--to see them feeding their chickens and petting their doves--calling every minute on father or mother to investigate and enjoy some wonder in farm-yard or garden.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
trivial
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From this reading And either was ever ready to listen to the smallest of these little mysteries, knowing that nothing in childhood is too trivial for the notice, too foolish for the sympathy, of those on whom the Father of all men has bestowed the holy dignity of parenthood.
two
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From this reading I could see them now, standing among the flower-beds, out in the sunny morning, the father's tall head in the centre of the group--for he was always the important person during the brief hour or two that he was able to be at home.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
up
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From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
valley
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From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We always rose early at Longfield.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
wholesome
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From this reading Delicious, too, to hear the little ones running in and out, bright and merry as children ought to be in the first wholesome hours of the day--to see them feeding their chickens and petting their doves--calling every minute on father or mother to investigate and enjoy some wonder in farm-yard or garden.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And either was ever ready to listen to the smallest of these little mysteries, knowing that nothing in childhood is too trivial for the notice, too foolish for the sympathy, of those on whom the Father of all men has bestowed the holy dignity of parenthood.
wonder
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From this reading Delicious, too, to hear the little ones running in and out, bright and merry as children ought to be in the first wholesome hours of the day--to see them feeding their chickens and petting their doves--calling every minute on father or mother to investigate and enjoy some wonder in farm-yard or garden.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was lovely to see the morning sun climbing over One-Tree Hill, catching the larch-wood, and creeping down the broad slope of our field; thence up toward Redwood and Leckington--until, while the dews yet lay thick on our shadowed valley, Leckington Hill was all in a glow of light.
