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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 Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
appeared
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From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
aspect
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From this reading In its midst stood a pretty, detached habitation of modest aspect.
beauty
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From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
bright
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From this reading The whole landscape lay in bright sunshine.
broad
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From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a one-storied cottage, by no means spacious, and showing signs of no special luxury within or without.
Clear
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From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
cottage
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From this reading It was a one-storied cottage, by no means spacious, and showing signs of no special luxury within or without.
dazzling
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From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
detached
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From this reading In its midst stood a pretty, detached habitation of modest aspect.
distance
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From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
distinct
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From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
faithfully
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From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
gardens
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From this reading A suburb rich in villas and gardens lined the shore.
gleamed
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From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
habitation
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From this reading In its midst stood a pretty, detached habitation of modest aspect.
image
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From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The whole landscape lay in bright sunshine.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a one-storied cottage, by no means spacious, and showing signs of no special luxury within or without.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
jagged
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From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
lake
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From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
landscape
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From this reading The whole landscape lay in bright sunshine.
lay
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From this reading The whole landscape lay in bright sunshine.
lined
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From this reading A suburb rich in villas and gardens lined the shore.
luxury
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From this reading It was a one-storied cottage, by no means spacious, and showing signs of no special luxury within or without.
means
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From this reading It was a one-storied cottage, by no means spacious, and showing signs of no special luxury within or without.
midst
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From this reading In its midst stood a pretty, detached habitation of modest aspect.
mirror
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From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
modest
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From this reading In its midst stood a pretty, detached habitation of modest aspect.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was a one-storied cottage, by no means spacious, and showing signs of no special luxury within or without.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
one-storied
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From this reading It was a one-storied cottage, by no means spacious, and showing signs of no special luxury within or without.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was a one-storied cottage, by no means spacious, and showing signs of no special luxury within or without.
peaks
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From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
picturesque
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From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
pretty
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From this reading In its midst stood a pretty, detached habitation of modest aspect.
reflecting
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From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
rich
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From this reading A suburb rich in villas and gardens lined the shore.
rose
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From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
shore
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From this reading A suburb rich in villas and gardens lined the shore.
shores
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From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
showing
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From this reading It was a one-storied cottage, by no means spacious, and showing signs of no special luxury within or without.
signs
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From this reading It was a one-storied cottage, by no means spacious, and showing signs of no special luxury within or without.
smooth
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From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
snow-mountains
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From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
spacious
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From this reading It was a one-storied cottage, by no means spacious, and showing signs of no special luxury within or without.
special
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From this reading It was a one-storied cottage, by no means spacious, and showing signs of no special luxury within or without.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In its midst stood a pretty, detached habitation of modest aspect.
suburb
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From this reading A suburb rich in villas and gardens lined the shore.
summits
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From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
sunshine
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From this reading The whole landscape lay in bright sunshine.
surface
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From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The whole landscape lay in bright sunshine.
town
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From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
villas
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From this reading A suburb rich in villas and gardens lined the shore.
vividly
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From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a one-storied cottage, by no means spacious, and showing signs of no special luxury within or without.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Clear as a mirror gleamed the broad smooth surface of the lake, faithfully reflecting the image of the town which rose in picturesque beauty on its shores, whilst in the distance, vividly distinct, appeared the jagged peaks and dazzling summits of the snow-mountains.
whole
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From this reading The whole landscape lay in bright sunshine.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was a one-storied cottage, by no means spacious, and showing signs of no special luxury within or without.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was a one-storied cottage, by no means spacious, and showing signs of no special luxury within or without.
