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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 Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His _gentleness_ shall mellow every thought And look and tone."
back
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From this reading "Shall not long-suffering in thee be wrought To mirror back His own?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Shall not long-suffering in thee be wrought To mirror back His own?
belonging
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From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
Christmas-eve
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From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
county
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From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
court
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From this reading In the lawn-tennis court, which was near the garden, preparations were making for a game.
day
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From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
earth
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From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
England
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From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading His _gentleness_ shall mellow every thought And look and tone."
falling
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From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
flowers
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From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the lawn-tennis court, which was near the garden, preparations were making for a game.
game
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From this reading In the lawn-tennis court, which was near the garden, preparations were making for a game.
garden
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From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
gentleness
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From this reading His _gentleness_ shall mellow every thought And look and tone."
Gloucester
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From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
golden
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From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
HARCOURT
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From this reading HARCOURT MANOR.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Shall not long-suffering in thee be wrought To mirror back His own?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Shall not long-suffering in thee be wrought To mirror back His own?
lawn-tennis
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From this reading In the lawn-tennis court, which was near the garden, preparations were making for a game.
light
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From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
long-suffering
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From this reading "Shall not long-suffering in thee be wrought To mirror back His own?
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His _gentleness_ shall mellow every thought And look and tone."
lovely
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From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
making
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From this reading In the lawn-tennis court, which was near the garden, preparations were making for a game.
MANOR
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From this reading HARCOURT MANOR.
manor-house
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From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
mellow
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From this reading His _gentleness_ shall mellow every thought And look and tone."
mirror
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From this reading "Shall not long-suffering in thee be wrought To mirror back His own?
near
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From this reading In the lawn-tennis court, which was near the garden, preparations were making for a game.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Shall not long-suffering in thee be wrought To mirror back His own?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
old
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From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
own
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From this reading "Shall not long-suffering in thee be wrought To mirror back His own?
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
preparations
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From this reading In the lawn-tennis court, which was near the garden, preparations were making for a game.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall not long-suffering in thee be wrought To mirror back His own?
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
summer
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From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Shall not long-suffering in thee be wrought To mirror back His own?
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His _gentleness_ shall mellow every thought And look and tone."
Three
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From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Shall not long-suffering in thee be wrought To mirror back His own?
tone
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From this reading His _gentleness_ shall mellow every thought And look and tone."
touching
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From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the lawn-tennis court, which was near the garden, preparations were making for a game.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the lawn-tennis court, which was near the garden, preparations were making for a game.
written
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From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
wrought
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From this reading "Shall not long-suffering in thee be wrought To mirror back His own?
years
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From this reading Three years and a half have passed since the Christmas-eve we have written of, and the golden light of a summer day was falling on the earth and touching the flowers in a lovely garden belonging to the old manor-house of Harcourt, in the county of Gloucester in England.
