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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 Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
air
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From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
barely
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From this reading Far Tamalpais, barely seen in the silver haze, bulked hugely by the Golden Gate, the latter a pale gold pathway under the westering sun.
bay
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From this reading The intervening bay was a dull sheen of molten metal, whereon sailing craft lay motionless or drifted with the lazy tide.
beautiful
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From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
blur
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From this reading San Francisco lay like a blur of smoke upon her heights.
breeze
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From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
bulked
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From this reading Far Tamalpais, barely seen in the silver haze, bulked hugely by the Golden Gate, the latter a pale gold pathway under the westering sun.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Filmy purple mists, that were not vapors but fabrics woven of color, hid in the recesses of the hills.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Far Tamalpais, barely seen in the silver haze, bulked hugely by the Golden Gate, the latter a pale gold pathway under the westering sun.
California
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From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
Came
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From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
changing
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From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
color
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From this reading Filmy purple mists, that were not vapors but fabrics woven of color, hid in the recesses of the hills.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading The intervening bay was a dull sheen of molten metal, whereon sailing craft lay motionless or drifted with the lazy tide.
day
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From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
drifted
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From this reading The intervening bay was a dull sheen of molten metal, whereon sailing craft lay motionless or drifted with the lazy tide.
dull
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From this reading The intervening bay was a dull sheen of molten metal, whereon sailing craft lay motionless or drifted with the lazy tide.
fabrics
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From this reading Filmy purple mists, that were not vapors but fabrics woven of color, hid in the recesses of the hills.
fall
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From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
Far
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From this reading Far Tamalpais, barely seen in the silver haze, bulked hugely by the Golden Gate, the latter a pale gold pathway under the westering sun.
Filmy
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From this reading Filmy purple mists, that were not vapors but fabrics woven of color, hid in the recesses of the hills.
Francisco
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From this reading San Francisco lay like a blur of smoke upon her heights.
Gate
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From this reading Far Tamalpais, barely seen in the silver haze, bulked hugely by the Golden Gate, the latter a pale gold pathway under the westering sun.
gold
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From this reading Far Tamalpais, barely seen in the silver haze, bulked hugely by the Golden Gate, the latter a pale gold pathway under the westering sun.
Golden
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From this reading Far Tamalpais, barely seen in the silver haze, bulked hugely by the Golden Gate, the latter a pale gold pathway under the westering sun.
haze
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From this reading Far Tamalpais, barely seen in the silver haze, bulked hugely by the Golden Gate, the latter a pale gold pathway under the westering sun.
hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
unclear or blurred, especially from drink
From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
heights
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From this reading San Francisco lay like a blur of smoke upon her heights.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading San Francisco lay like a blur of smoke upon her heights.
hid
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From this reading Filmy purple mists, that were not vapors but fabrics woven of color, hid in the recesses of the hills.
hills
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From this reading Filmy purple mists, that were not vapors but fabrics woven of color, hid in the recesses of the hills.
hugely
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From this reading Far Tamalpais, barely seen in the silver haze, bulked hugely by the Golden Gate, the latter a pale gold pathway under the westering sun.
hush
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From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Filmy purple mists, that were not vapors but fabrics woven of color, hid in the recesses of the hills.
Indian
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From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
intervening
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From this reading The intervening bay was a dull sheen of molten metal, whereon sailing craft lay motionless or drifted with the lazy tide.
languid
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From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
latter
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From this reading Far Tamalpais, barely seen in the silver haze, bulked hugely by the Golden Gate, the latter a pale gold pathway under the westering sun.
lay
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From this reading San Francisco lay like a blur of smoke upon her heights.
lazy
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From this reading The intervening bay was a dull sheen of molten metal, whereon sailing craft lay motionless or drifted with the lazy tide.
like
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From this reading San Francisco lay like a blur of smoke upon her heights.
metal
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From this reading The intervening bay was a dull sheen of molten metal, whereon sailing craft lay motionless or drifted with the lazy tide.
mists
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From this reading Filmy purple mists, that were not vapors but fabrics woven of color, hid in the recesses of the hills.
molten
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From this reading The intervening bay was a dull sheen of molten metal, whereon sailing craft lay motionless or drifted with the lazy tide.
motionless
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From this reading The intervening bay was a dull sheen of molten metal, whereon sailing craft lay motionless or drifted with the lazy tide.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The intervening bay was a dull sheen of molten metal, whereon sailing craft lay motionless or drifted with the lazy tide.
pale
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From this reading Far Tamalpais, barely seen in the silver haze, bulked hugely by the Golden Gate, the latter a pale gold pathway under the westering sun.
palpitant
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From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
pathway
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From this reading Far Tamalpais, barely seen in the silver haze, bulked hugely by the Golden Gate, the latter a pale gold pathway under the westering sun.
purple
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From this reading Filmy purple mists, that were not vapors but fabrics woven of color, hid in the recesses of the hills.
recesses
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From this reading Filmy purple mists, that were not vapors but fabrics woven of color, hid in the recesses of the hills.
sailing
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From this reading The intervening bay was a dull sheen of molten metal, whereon sailing craft lay motionless or drifted with the lazy tide.
San
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From this reading San Francisco lay like a blur of smoke upon her heights.
season
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From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
seen
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From this reading Far Tamalpais, barely seen in the silver haze, bulked hugely by the Golden Gate, the latter a pale gold pathway under the westering sun.
sheen
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From this reading The intervening bay was a dull sheen of molten metal, whereon sailing craft lay motionless or drifted with the lazy tide.
silver
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From this reading Far Tamalpais, barely seen in the silver haze, bulked hugely by the Golden Gate, the latter a pale gold pathway under the westering sun.
slumber
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From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
smoke
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From this reading San Francisco lay like a blur of smoke upon her heights.
stir
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From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
summer
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From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
sun
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From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
Tamalpais
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From this reading Far Tamalpais, barely seen in the silver haze, bulked hugely by the Golden Gate, the latter a pale gold pathway under the westering sun.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
tide
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From this reading The intervening bay was a dull sheen of molten metal, whereon sailing craft lay motionless or drifted with the lazy tide.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Far Tamalpais, barely seen in the silver haze, bulked hugely by the Golden Gate, the latter a pale gold pathway under the westering sun.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading San Francisco lay like a blur of smoke upon her heights.
vapors
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From this reading Filmy purple mists, that were not vapors but fabrics woven of color, hid in the recesses of the hills.
wandering
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From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
warm
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From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The intervening bay was a dull sheen of molten metal, whereon sailing craft lay motionless or drifted with the lazy tide.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Filmy purple mists, that were not vapors but fabrics woven of color, hid in the recesses of the hills.
westering
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From this reading Far Tamalpais, barely seen in the silver haze, bulked hugely by the Golden Gate, the latter a pale gold pathway under the westering sun.
whereon
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From this reading The intervening bay was a dull sheen of molten metal, whereon sailing craft lay motionless or drifted with the lazy tide.
wisps
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From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Came a beautiful fall day, warm and languid, palpitant with the hush of the changing season, a California Indian summer day, with hazy sun and wandering wisps of breeze that did not stir the slumber of the air.
woven
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From this reading Filmy purple mists, that were not vapors but fabrics woven of color, hid in the recesses of the hills.
