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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 For those who value it, there is no form of property that inspires a sense of ownership so jealous as solitude.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For those who value it, there is no form of property that inspires a sense of ownership so jealous as solitude.
average
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From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "TRESPASSERS WILL BE..."
beware
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From this reading Rob my orchard if you will, but beware how you despoil me of my silence.
brutal
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From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Rob my orchard if you will, but beware how you despoil me of my silence.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
cheerful
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From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
coarsely
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From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
conception
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From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
day
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From this reading One day, to my horror, a picnic ruthlessly invaded my sanctuary.
despoil
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From this reading Rob my orchard if you will, but beware how you despoil me of my silence.
discomfort
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From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
exquisite
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From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For those who value it, there is no form of property that inspires a sense of ownership so jealous as solitude.
form
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From this reading For those who value it, there is no form of property that inspires a sense of ownership so jealous as solitude.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
horror
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From this reading One day, to my horror, a picnic ruthlessly invaded my sanctuary.
how
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From this reading Rob my orchard if you will, but beware how you despoil me of my silence.
hush
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From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Rob my orchard if you will, but beware how you despoil me of my silence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
inspires
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From this reading For those who value it, there is no form of property that inspires a sense of ownership so jealous as solitude.
invaded
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From this reading One day, to my horror, a picnic ruthlessly invaded my sanctuary.
irrelevant
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From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For those who value it, there is no form of property that inspires a sense of ownership so jealous as solitude.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For those who value it, there is no form of property that inspires a sense of ownership so jealous as solitude.
jealous
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From this reading For those who value it, there is no form of property that inspires a sense of ownership so jealous as solitude.
landscape
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From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rob my orchard if you will, but beware how you despoil me of my silence.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Rob my orchard if you will, but beware how you despoil me of my silence.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For those who value it, there is no form of property that inspires a sense of ownership so jealous as solitude.
noisy
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From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For those who value it, there is no form of property that inspires a sense of ownership so jealous as solitude.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, to my horror, a picnic ruthlessly invaded my sanctuary.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
orchard
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From this reading Rob my orchard if you will, but beware how you despoil me of my silence.
ownership
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From this reading For those who value it, there is no form of property that inspires a sense of ownership so jealous as solitude.
person
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From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
picnic
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From this reading One day, to my horror, a picnic ruthlessly invaded my sanctuary.
presence
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From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
property
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From this reading For those who value it, there is no form of property that inspires a sense of ownership so jealous as solitude.
Rob
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From this reading Rob my orchard if you will, but beware how you despoil me of my silence.
ruthlessly
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From this reading One day, to my horror, a picnic ruthlessly invaded my sanctuary.
sanctuarynounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading One day, to my horror, a picnic ruthlessly invaded my sanctuary.
sense
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From this reading For those who value it, there is no form of property that inspires a sense of ownership so jealous as solitude.
shattering
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From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Rob my orchard if you will, but beware how you despoil me of my silence.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For those who value it, there is no form of property that inspires a sense of ownership so jealous as solitude.
solitude
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From this reading For those who value it, there is no form of property that inspires a sense of ownership so jealous as solitude.
spiritual
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From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For those who value it, there is no form of property that inspires a sense of ownership so jealous as solitude.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
there
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From this reading For those who value it, there is no form of property that inspires a sense of ownership so jealous as solitude.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading For those who value it, there is no form of property that inspires a sense of ownership so jealous as solitude.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day, to my horror, a picnic ruthlessly invaded my sanctuary.
trespass
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From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
TRESPASSERS
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From this reading "TRESPASSERS WILL BE..."
value
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From this reading For those who value it, there is no form of property that inspires a sense of ownership so jealous as solitude.
voice
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From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For those who value it, there is no form of property that inspires a sense of ownership so jealous as solitude.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "TRESPASSERS WILL BE..."
woods
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From this reading The average noisy person can have no conception what a brutal form of trespass his coarsely cheerful voice may be in the exquisite spiritual hush of the woods, or what shattering discomfort his irrelevant presence in the landscape.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Rob my orchard if you will, but beware how you despoil me of my silence.
