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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 FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
apple-barrels
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From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
apples
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From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
aspect
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From this reading The old ruined houses had ceased, and the country had taken on a more generous, broad-shouldered, deep-bosomed aspect.
big
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From this reading Nature was preparing for one of her big Promised Land effects.
broad-shouldered
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From this reading The old ruined houses had ceased, and the country had taken on a more generous, broad-shouldered, deep-bosomed aspect.
ceased
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From this reading The old ruined houses had ceased, and the country had taken on a more generous, broad-shouldered, deep-bosomed aspect.
coming
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From this reading We were coming to the valley of the Genesee River.
comparison
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From this reading We made a comparison of two kinds of prosperity in the look of a landscape.
country
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From this reading The old ruined houses had ceased, and the country had taken on a more generous, broad-shouldered, deep-bosomed aspect.
deep-bosomed
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From this reading The old ruined houses had ceased, and the country had taken on a more generous, broad-shouldered, deep-bosomed aspect.
downs
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From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
effects
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From this reading Nature was preparing for one of her big Promised Land effects.
farms
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From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
FELLOW
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From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nature was preparing for one of her big Promised Land effects.
generous
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From this reading The old ruined houses had ceased, and the country had taken on a more generous, broad-shouldered, deep-bosomed aspect.
Genesee
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From this reading We were coming to the valley of the Genesee River.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old ruined houses had ceased, and the country had taken on a more generous, broad-shouldered, deep-bosomed aspect.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nature was preparing for one of her big Promised Land effects.
hives
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From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
honey
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From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
houses
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From this reading The old ruined houses had ceased, and the country had taken on a more generous, broad-shouldered, deep-bosomed aspect.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We made a comparison of two kinds of prosperity in the look of a landscape.
kinds
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From this reading We made a comparison of two kinds of prosperity in the look of a landscape.
land
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From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
landscape
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From this reading We made a comparison of two kinds of prosperity in the look of a landscape.
lay
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From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We made a comparison of two kinds of prosperity in the look of a landscape.
made
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From this reading We made a comparison of two kinds of prosperity in the look of a landscape.
more
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From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
morn
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From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
Nature
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From this reading Nature was preparing for one of her big Promised Land effects.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
old
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From this reading The old ruined houses had ceased, and the country had taken on a more generous, broad-shouldered, deep-bosomed aspect.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The old ruined houses had ceased, and the country had taken on a more generous, broad-shouldered, deep-bosomed aspect.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nature was preparing for one of her big Promised Land effects.
orchards
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From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
pigs
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From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
preparing
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From this reading Nature was preparing for one of her big Promised Land effects.
Promised
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From this reading Nature was preparing for one of her big Promised Land effects.
prosperity
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From this reading We made a comparison of two kinds of prosperity in the look of a landscape.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/
successful and without serious problems
From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
rich
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From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
River
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From this reading We were coming to the valley of the Genesee River.
rolling
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From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
ruined
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From this reading The old ruined houses had ceased, and the country had taken on a more generous, broad-shouldered, deep-bosomed aspect.
sheep
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From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
sumptuous
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From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
sunshine
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From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
taken
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From this reading The old ruined houses had ceased, and the country had taken on a more generous, broad-shouldered, deep-bosomed aspect.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were coming to the valley of the Genesee River.
two
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From this reading We made a comparison of two kinds of prosperity in the look of a landscape.
valley
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From this reading We were coming to the valley of the Genesee River.
velvety
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From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nature was preparing for one of her big Promised Land effects.
way
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From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
WAYFARERS
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From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were coming to the valley of the Genesee River.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were coming to the valley of the Genesee River.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
woodland
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From this reading FELLOW WAYFARERS With the morn our way still lay among apples and honey, hives and orchards; a land of prosperous farms, sumptuous rolling downs, rich woodland, sheep, more pigs, more apple-barrels and velvety sunshine.
