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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 The flats below were a dazzling sea in the bright sunlight.
air
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From this reading The air was balmy and the drip, drip, drip of water from the eaves and window-ledges proclaimed that this vision of fairyland would be a transient one.
All
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From this reading All nature was enveloped in snow of the purest white.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air was balmy and the drip, drip, drip of water from the eaves and window-ledges proclaimed that this vision of fairyland would be a transient one.
appeared
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From this reading The two gaunt pines, through which the wind had sighed so dismally the night before, now appeared like white-robed sentinels on guard at the gate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The two gaunt pines, through which the wind had sighed so dismally the night before, now appeared like white-robed sentinels on guard at the gate.
balmy
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From this reading The air was balmy and the drip, drip, drip of water from the eaves and window-ledges proclaimed that this vision of fairyland would be a transient one.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The air was balmy and the drip, drip, drip of water from the eaves and window-ledges proclaimed that this vision of fairyland would be a transient one.
beauty
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From this reading In the morning the panorama presented was one of unusual beauty.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The two gaunt pines, through which the wind had sighed so dismally the night before, now appeared like white-robed sentinels on guard at the gate.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The flats below were a dazzling sea in the bright sunlight.
bright
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From this reading The flats below were a dazzling sea in the bright sunlight.
dazzling
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From this reading The flats below were a dazzling sea in the bright sunlight.
dismally
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From this reading The two gaunt pines, through which the wind had sighed so dismally the night before, now appeared like white-robed sentinels on guard at the gate.
drip
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From this reading The air was balmy and the drip, drip, drip of water from the eaves and window-ledges proclaimed that this vision of fairyland would be a transient one.
eaves
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From this reading The air was balmy and the drip, drip, drip of water from the eaves and window-ledges proclaimed that this vision of fairyland would be a transient one.
enveloped
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From this reading All nature was enveloped in snow of the purest white.
fairyland
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From this reading The air was balmy and the drip, drip, drip of water from the eaves and window-ledges proclaimed that this vision of fairyland would be a transient one.
flats
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From this reading The flats below were a dazzling sea in the bright sunlight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The air was balmy and the drip, drip, drip of water from the eaves and window-ledges proclaimed that this vision of fairyland would be a transient one.
gate
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From this reading The two gaunt pines, through which the wind had sighed so dismally the night before, now appeared like white-robed sentinels on guard at the gate.
gaunt
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From this reading The two gaunt pines, through which the wind had sighed so dismally the night before, now appeared like white-robed sentinels on guard at the gate.
guard
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From this reading The two gaunt pines, through which the wind had sighed so dismally the night before, now appeared like white-robed sentinels on guard at the gate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two gaunt pines, through which the wind had sighed so dismally the night before, now appeared like white-robed sentinels on guard at the gate.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning the panorama presented was one of unusual beauty.
like
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From this reading The two gaunt pines, through which the wind had sighed so dismally the night before, now appeared like white-robed sentinels on guard at the gate.
morning
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From this reading In the morning the panorama presented was one of unusual beauty.
nature
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From this reading All nature was enveloped in snow of the purest white.
night
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From this reading The two gaunt pines, through which the wind had sighed so dismally the night before, now appeared like white-robed sentinels on guard at the gate.
now
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From this reading The two gaunt pines, through which the wind had sighed so dismally the night before, now appeared like white-robed sentinels on guard at the gate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the morning the panorama presented was one of unusual beauty.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The two gaunt pines, through which the wind had sighed so dismally the night before, now appeared like white-robed sentinels on guard at the gate.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the morning the panorama presented was one of unusual beauty.
panorama
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From this reading In the morning the panorama presented was one of unusual beauty.
pines
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From this reading The two gaunt pines, through which the wind had sighed so dismally the night before, now appeared like white-robed sentinels on guard at the gate.
presented
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From this reading In the morning the panorama presented was one of unusual beauty.
proclaimed
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From this reading The air was balmy and the drip, drip, drip of water from the eaves and window-ledges proclaimed that this vision of fairyland would be a transient one.
purest
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From this reading All nature was enveloped in snow of the purest white.
sea
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From this reading The flats below were a dazzling sea in the bright sunlight.
sentinels
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From this reading The two gaunt pines, through which the wind had sighed so dismally the night before, now appeared like white-robed sentinels on guard at the gate.
sighed
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From this reading The two gaunt pines, through which the wind had sighed so dismally the night before, now appeared like white-robed sentinels on guard at the gate.
snow
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From this reading All nature was enveloped in snow of the purest white.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The two gaunt pines, through which the wind had sighed so dismally the night before, now appeared like white-robed sentinels on guard at the gate.
sunlight
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From this reading The flats below were a dazzling sea in the bright sunlight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The air was balmy and the drip, drip, drip of water from the eaves and window-ledges proclaimed that this vision of fairyland would be a transient one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning the panorama presented was one of unusual beauty.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The air was balmy and the drip, drip, drip of water from the eaves and window-ledges proclaimed that this vision of fairyland would be a transient one.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The two gaunt pines, through which the wind had sighed so dismally the night before, now appeared like white-robed sentinels on guard at the gate.
transient
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From this reading The air was balmy and the drip, drip, drip of water from the eaves and window-ledges proclaimed that this vision of fairyland would be a transient one.
two
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From this reading The two gaunt pines, through which the wind had sighed so dismally the night before, now appeared like white-robed sentinels on guard at the gate.
unusual
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From this reading In the morning the panorama presented was one of unusual beauty.
vision
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From this reading The air was balmy and the drip, drip, drip of water from the eaves and window-ledges proclaimed that this vision of fairyland would be a transient one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the morning the panorama presented was one of unusual beauty.
water
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From this reading The air was balmy and the drip, drip, drip of water from the eaves and window-ledges proclaimed that this vision of fairyland would be a transient one.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The flats below were a dazzling sea in the bright sunlight.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The two gaunt pines, through which the wind had sighed so dismally the night before, now appeared like white-robed sentinels on guard at the gate.
white
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From this reading All nature was enveloped in snow of the purest white.
white-robed
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From this reading The two gaunt pines, through which the wind had sighed so dismally the night before, now appeared like white-robed sentinels on guard at the gate.
wind
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From this reading The two gaunt pines, through which the wind had sighed so dismally the night before, now appeared like white-robed sentinels on guard at the gate.
window-ledges
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From this reading The air was balmy and the drip, drip, drip of water from the eaves and window-ledges proclaimed that this vision of fairyland would be a transient one.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The air was balmy and the drip, drip, drip of water from the eaves and window-ledges proclaimed that this vision of fairyland would be a transient one.
