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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 ORCHARDS AND A LINE FROM VIRGIL Orchards!
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A drowsy, murmuring spell was on the land, the spell of fabled orchards, and of old enchanted gardens-- _In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon_-- the country of King Alcinous.
Alcinous
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From this reading A drowsy, murmuring spell was on the land, the spell of fabled orchards, and of old enchanted gardens-- _In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon_-- the country of King Alcinous.
always
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From this reading A drowsy, murmuring spell was on the land, the spell of fabled orchards, and of old enchanted gardens-- _In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon_-- the country of King Alcinous.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ORCHARDS AND A LINE FROM VIRGIL Orchards!
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A country of orchards and gold-dust sunshine falling through the quaint tapestry trees, falling dreamily on heaped-up gold, and the grave backs of little pigs joyously at large in the apple twilight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A country of orchards and gold-dust sunshine falling through the quaint tapestry trees, falling dreamily on heaped-up gold, and the grave backs of little pigs joyously at large in the apple twilight.
backs
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From this reading A country of orchards and gold-dust sunshine falling through the quaint tapestry trees, falling dreamily on heaped-up gold, and the grave backs of little pigs joyously at large in the apple twilight.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And we might have gone by train!
came
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From this reading A drowsy, murmuring spell was on the land, the spell of fabled orchards, and of old enchanted gardens-- _In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon_-- the country of King Alcinous.
country
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From this reading A country of orchards and gold-dust sunshine falling through the quaint tapestry trees, falling dreamily on heaped-up gold, and the grave backs of little pigs joyously at large in the apple twilight.
dreamily
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From this reading A country of orchards and gold-dust sunshine falling through the quaint tapestry trees, falling dreamily on heaped-up gold, and the grave backs of little pigs joyously at large in the apple twilight.
drowsy
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From this reading A drowsy, murmuring spell was on the land, the spell of fabled orchards, and of old enchanted gardens-- _In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon_-- the country of King Alcinous.
enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading A drowsy, murmuring spell was on the land, the spell of fabled orchards, and of old enchanted gardens-- _In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon_-- the country of King Alcinous.
fabled
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From this reading A drowsy, murmuring spell was on the land, the spell of fabled orchards, and of old enchanted gardens-- _In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon_-- the country of King Alcinous.
falling
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From this reading A country of orchards and gold-dust sunshine falling through the quaint tapestry trees, falling dreamily on heaped-up gold, and the grave backs of little pigs joyously at large in the apple twilight.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ORCHARDS AND A LINE FROM VIRGIL Orchards!
gardens
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From this reading A drowsy, murmuring spell was on the land, the spell of fabled orchards, and of old enchanted gardens-- _In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon_-- the country of King Alcinous.
gold
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From this reading A country of orchards and gold-dust sunshine falling through the quaint tapestry trees, falling dreamily on heaped-up gold, and the grave backs of little pigs joyously at large in the apple twilight.
gold-dust
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From this reading A country of orchards and gold-dust sunshine falling through the quaint tapestry trees, falling dreamily on heaped-up gold, and the grave backs of little pigs joyously at large in the apple twilight.
gone
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From this reading And we might have gone by train!
grave
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From this reading A country of orchards and gold-dust sunshine falling through the quaint tapestry trees, falling dreamily on heaped-up gold, and the grave backs of little pigs joyously at large in the apple twilight.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And we might have gone by train!
heaped-up
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From this reading A country of orchards and gold-dust sunshine falling through the quaint tapestry trees, falling dreamily on heaped-up gold, and the grave backs of little pigs joyously at large in the apple twilight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A country of orchards and gold-dust sunshine falling through the quaint tapestry trees, falling dreamily on heaped-up gold, and the grave backs of little pigs joyously at large in the apple twilight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A drowsy, murmuring spell was on the land, the spell of fabled orchards, and of old enchanted gardens-- _In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon_-- the country of King Alcinous.
joyously
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From this reading A country of orchards and gold-dust sunshine falling through the quaint tapestry trees, falling dreamily on heaped-up gold, and the grave backs of little pigs joyously at large in the apple twilight.
King
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From this reading A drowsy, murmuring spell was on the land, the spell of fabled orchards, and of old enchanted gardens-- _In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon_-- the country of King Alcinous.
land
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From this reading A drowsy, murmuring spell was on the land, the spell of fabled orchards, and of old enchanted gardens-- _In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon_-- the country of King Alcinous.
large
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From this reading A country of orchards and gold-dust sunshine falling through the quaint tapestry trees, falling dreamily on heaped-up gold, and the grave backs of little pigs joyously at large in the apple twilight.
LINE
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From this reading ORCHARDS AND A LINE FROM VIRGIL Orchards!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A country of orchards and gold-dust sunshine falling through the quaint tapestry trees, falling dreamily on heaped-up gold, and the grave backs of little pigs joyously at large in the apple twilight.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And we might have gone by train!
murmuring
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From this reading A drowsy, murmuring spell was on the land, the spell of fabled orchards, and of old enchanted gardens-- _In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon_-- the country of King Alcinous.
New
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From this reading We were walking to New York--through orchards.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A country of orchards and gold-dust sunshine falling through the quaint tapestry trees, falling dreamily on heaped-up gold, and the grave backs of little pigs joyously at large in the apple twilight.
old
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From this reading A drowsy, murmuring spell was on the land, the spell of fabled orchards, and of old enchanted gardens-- _In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon_-- the country of King Alcinous.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A country of orchards and gold-dust sunshine falling through the quaint tapestry trees, falling dreamily on heaped-up gold, and the grave backs of little pigs joyously at large in the apple twilight.
ORCHARDS
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From this reading ORCHARDS AND A LINE FROM VIRGIL Orchards!
pigs
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From this reading A country of orchards and gold-dust sunshine falling through the quaint tapestry trees, falling dreamily on heaped-up gold, and the grave backs of little pigs joyously at large in the apple twilight.
quaint
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From this reading A country of orchards and gold-dust sunshine falling through the quaint tapestry trees, falling dreamily on heaped-up gold, and the grave backs of little pigs joyously at large in the apple twilight.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A drowsy, murmuring spell was on the land, the spell of fabled orchards, and of old enchanted gardens-- _In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon_-- the country of King Alcinous.
spell
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From this reading A drowsy, murmuring spell was on the land, the spell of fabled orchards, and of old enchanted gardens-- _In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon_-- the country of King Alcinous.
sunshine
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From this reading A country of orchards and gold-dust sunshine falling through the quaint tapestry trees, falling dreamily on heaped-up gold, and the grave backs of little pigs joyously at large in the apple twilight.
tapestry
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From this reading A country of orchards and gold-dust sunshine falling through the quaint tapestry trees, falling dreamily on heaped-up gold, and the grave backs of little pigs joyously at large in the apple twilight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A country of orchards and gold-dust sunshine falling through the quaint tapestry trees, falling dreamily on heaped-up gold, and the grave backs of little pigs joyously at large in the apple twilight.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A drowsy, murmuring spell was on the land, the spell of fabled orchards, and of old enchanted gardens-- _In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon_-- the country of King Alcinous.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We were walking to New York--through orchards.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were walking to New York--through orchards.
train
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From this reading And we might have gone by train!
trees
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From this reading A country of orchards and gold-dust sunshine falling through the quaint tapestry trees, falling dreamily on heaped-up gold, and the grave backs of little pigs joyously at large in the apple twilight.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading A country of orchards and gold-dust sunshine falling through the quaint tapestry trees, falling dreamily on heaped-up gold, and the grave backs of little pigs joyously at large in the apple twilight.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading A drowsy, murmuring spell was on the land, the spell of fabled orchards, and of old enchanted gardens-- _In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon_-- the country of King Alcinous.
VIRGIL
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From this reading ORCHARDS AND A LINE FROM VIRGIL Orchards!
walking
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From this reading We were walking to New York--through orchards.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A drowsy, murmuring spell was on the land, the spell of fabled orchards, and of old enchanted gardens-- _In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon_-- the country of King Alcinous.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were walking to New York--through orchards.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were walking to New York--through orchards.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A drowsy, murmuring spell was on the land, the spell of fabled orchards, and of old enchanted gardens-- _In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon_-- the country of King Alcinous.
York
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From this reading We were walking to New York--through orchards.
