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air
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From this reading The last Mariposa lily vanished from the burnt grasses as the California Indian summer dreamed itself out in purple mists on the windless air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The last Mariposa lily vanished from the burnt grasses as the California Indian summer dreamed itself out in purple mists on the windless air.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
bloomed
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From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
brittleadjectiveUS /ˈbrɪtəl/
hard but easily broken
From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
broke
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From this reading Soft rain- showers first broke the spell.
burnt
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From this reading The last Mariposa lily vanished from the burnt grasses as the California Indian summer dreamed itself out in purple mists on the windless air.
California
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From this reading The last Mariposa lily vanished from the burnt grasses as the California Indian summer dreamed itself out in purple mists on the windless air.
came
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From this reading Winter came on in its delectable way in the Valley of the Moon.
crisp
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From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
delectable
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From this reading Winter came on in its delectable way in the Valley of the Moon.
dreamed
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From this reading The last Mariposa lily vanished from the burnt grasses as the California Indian summer dreamed itself out in purple mists on the windless air.
fell
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From this reading Snow fell on the summit of Sonoma Mountain.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soft rain- showers first broke the spell.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The last Mariposa lily vanished from the burnt grasses as the California Indian summer dreamed itself out in purple mists on the windless air.
golden
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From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
grape-fruit
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From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
grasses
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From this reading The last Mariposa lily vanished from the burnt grasses as the California Indian summer dreamed itself out in purple mists on the windless air.
house
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From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Winter came on in its delectable way in the Valley of the Moon.
Indian
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From this reading The last Mariposa lily vanished from the burnt grasses as the California Indian summer dreamed itself out in purple mists on the windless air.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Winter came on in its delectable way in the Valley of the Moon.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The last Mariposa lily vanished from the burnt grasses as the California Indian summer dreamed itself out in purple mists on the windless air.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last Mariposa lily vanished from the burnt grasses as the California Indian summer dreamed itself out in purple mists on the windless air.
lemons
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From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
lily
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From this reading The last Mariposa lily vanished from the burnt grasses as the California Indian summer dreamed itself out in purple mists on the windless air.
made
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From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
Mariposa
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From this reading The last Mariposa lily vanished from the burnt grasses as the California Indian summer dreamed itself out in purple mists on the windless air.
mid-day
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From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
mists
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From this reading The last Mariposa lily vanished from the burnt grasses as the California Indian summer dreamed itself out in purple mists on the windless air.
Moon
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From this reading Winter came on in its delectable way in the Valley of the Moon.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
Mountain
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From this reading Snow fell on the summit of Sonoma Mountain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Winter came on in its delectable way in the Valley of the Moon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Winter came on in its delectable way in the Valley of the Moon.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
oranges
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From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
out
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From this reading The last Mariposa lily vanished from the burnt grasses as the California Indian summer dreamed itself out in purple mists on the windless air.
purple
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From this reading The last Mariposa lily vanished from the burnt grasses as the California Indian summer dreamed itself out in purple mists on the windless air.
rain
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From this reading Soft rain- showers first broke the spell.
ranch
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From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
ripeness
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From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
roses
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From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
shade
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From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
showers
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From this reading Soft rain- showers first broke the spell.
Snow
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From this reading Snow fell on the summit of Sonoma Mountain.
Soft
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From this reading Soft rain- showers first broke the spell.
Sonoma
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From this reading Snow fell on the summit of Sonoma Mountain.
spell
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From this reading Soft rain- showers first broke the spell.
summer
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From this reading The last Mariposa lily vanished from the burnt grasses as the California Indian summer dreamed itself out in purple mists on the windless air.
summit
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From this reading Snow fell on the summit of Sonoma Mountain.
sun
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From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Winter came on in its delectable way in the Valley of the Moon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
turned
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From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
Valley
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From this reading Winter came on in its delectable way in the Valley of the Moon.
vanished
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From this reading The last Mariposa lily vanished from the burnt grasses as the California Indian summer dreamed itself out in purple mists on the windless air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
way
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From this reading Winter came on in its delectable way in the Valley of the Moon.
welcome
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From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
windless
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From this reading The last Mariposa lily vanished from the burnt grasses as the California Indian summer dreamed itself out in purple mists on the windless air.
Winter
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From this reading Winter came on in its delectable way in the Valley of the Moon.
yellow
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From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading At the ranch house the morning air was crisp and brittle, yet mid-day made the shade welcome, and in the open, under the winter sun, roses bloomed and oranges, grape-fruit, and lemons turned to golden yellow ripeness.
