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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 Afar through the vistas thus formed gleamed the blue of a sleeping sea.
Afar
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From this reading Afar through the vistas thus formed gleamed the blue of a sleeping sea.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Behind her, at a little distance, grouped her handmaids, engaged in their womanly work, and occasionally conversing in whispers.
arcades
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From this reading The fountain sparkled to the noonday, the sward around it was sheltered from the sun by vines formed into shadowy arcades, with interlaced leaves for roof.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The fountain sparkled to the noonday, the sward around it was sheltered from the sun by vines formed into shadowy arcades, with interlaced leaves for roof.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Behind her, at a little distance, grouped her handmaids, engaged in their womanly work, and occasionally conversing in whispers.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind her, at a little distance, grouped her handmaids, engaged in their womanly work, and occasionally conversing in whispers.
blue
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From this reading Afar through the vistas thus formed gleamed the blue of a sleeping sea.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The fountain sparkled to the noonday, the sward around it was sheltered from the sun by vines formed into shadowy arcades, with interlaced leaves for roof.
Cleonice
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From this reading Under the hills, or close by the margin of the fountain, Cleonice was seated upon a grassy knoll, covered with wild flowers.
close
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From this reading Under the hills, or close by the margin of the fountain, Cleonice was seated upon a grassy knoll, covered with wild flowers.
conversing
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From this reading Behind her, at a little distance, grouped her handmaids, engaged in their womanly work, and occasionally conversing in whispers.
covered
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From this reading Under the hills, or close by the margin of the fountain, Cleonice was seated upon a grassy knoll, covered with wild flowers.
distance
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From this reading Behind her, at a little distance, grouped her handmaids, engaged in their womanly work, and occasionally conversing in whispers.
engaged
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From this reading Behind her, at a little distance, grouped her handmaids, engaged in their womanly work, and occasionally conversing in whispers.
feet
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From this reading At her feet reposed the grand form of Pausanias.
flowers
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From this reading Under the hills, or close by the margin of the fountain, Cleonice was seated upon a grassy knoll, covered with wild flowers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The fountain sparkled to the noonday, the sward around it was sheltered from the sun by vines formed into shadowy arcades, with interlaced leaves for roof.
form
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From this reading At her feet reposed the grand form of Pausanias.
formed
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From this reading The fountain sparkled to the noonday, the sward around it was sheltered from the sun by vines formed into shadowy arcades, with interlaced leaves for roof.
fountain
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From this reading The fountain sparkled to the noonday, the sward around it was sheltered from the sun by vines formed into shadowy arcades, with interlaced leaves for roof.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The fountain sparkled to the noonday, the sward around it was sheltered from the sun by vines formed into shadowy arcades, with interlaced leaves for roof.
gleamed
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From this reading Afar through the vistas thus formed gleamed the blue of a sleeping sea.
grand
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From this reading At her feet reposed the grand form of Pausanias.
grassy
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From this reading Under the hills, or close by the margin of the fountain, Cleonice was seated upon a grassy knoll, covered with wild flowers.
grouped
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From this reading Behind her, at a little distance, grouped her handmaids, engaged in their womanly work, and occasionally conversing in whispers.
handmaids
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From this reading Behind her, at a little distance, grouped her handmaids, engaged in their womanly work, and occasionally conversing in whispers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Behind her, at a little distance, grouped her handmaids, engaged in their womanly work, and occasionally conversing in whispers.
hills
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From this reading Under the hills, or close by the margin of the fountain, Cleonice was seated upon a grassy knoll, covered with wild flowers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Behind her, at a little distance, grouped her handmaids, engaged in their womanly work, and occasionally conversing in whispers.
interlaced
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From this reading The fountain sparkled to the noonday, the sward around it was sheltered from the sun by vines formed into shadowy arcades, with interlaced leaves for roof.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The fountain sparkled to the noonday, the sward around it was sheltered from the sun by vines formed into shadowy arcades, with interlaced leaves for roof.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fountain sparkled to the noonday, the sward around it was sheltered from the sun by vines formed into shadowy arcades, with interlaced leaves for roof.
knoll
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From this reading Under the hills, or close by the margin of the fountain, Cleonice was seated upon a grassy knoll, covered with wild flowers.
leaves
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From this reading The fountain sparkled to the noonday, the sward around it was sheltered from the sun by vines formed into shadowy arcades, with interlaced leaves for roof.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Behind her, at a little distance, grouped her handmaids, engaged in their womanly work, and occasionally conversing in whispers.
margin
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From this reading Under the hills, or close by the margin of the fountain, Cleonice was seated upon a grassy knoll, covered with wild flowers.
noonday
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From this reading The fountain sparkled to the noonday, the sward around it was sheltered from the sun by vines formed into shadowy arcades, with interlaced leaves for roof.
occasionally
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From this reading Behind her, at a little distance, grouped her handmaids, engaged in their womanly work, and occasionally conversing in whispers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Afar through the vistas thus formed gleamed the blue of a sleeping sea.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Under the hills, or close by the margin of the fountain, Cleonice was seated upon a grassy knoll, covered with wild flowers.
Pausanias
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From this reading At her feet reposed the grand form of Pausanias.
reposed
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From this reading At her feet reposed the grand form of Pausanias.
roof
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From this reading The fountain sparkled to the noonday, the sward around it was sheltered from the sun by vines formed into shadowy arcades, with interlaced leaves for roof.
sea
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From this reading Afar through the vistas thus formed gleamed the blue of a sleeping sea.
seated
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From this reading Under the hills, or close by the margin of the fountain, Cleonice was seated upon a grassy knoll, covered with wild flowers.
shadowy
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From this reading The fountain sparkled to the noonday, the sward around it was sheltered from the sun by vines formed into shadowy arcades, with interlaced leaves for roof.
sheltered
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From this reading The fountain sparkled to the noonday, the sward around it was sheltered from the sun by vines formed into shadowy arcades, with interlaced leaves for roof.
sleeping
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From this reading Afar through the vistas thus formed gleamed the blue of a sleeping sea.
sparkled
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From this reading The fountain sparkled to the noonday, the sward around it was sheltered from the sun by vines formed into shadowy arcades, with interlaced leaves for roof.
sun
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From this reading The fountain sparkled to the noonday, the sward around it was sheltered from the sun by vines formed into shadowy arcades, with interlaced leaves for roof.
sward
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From this reading The fountain sparkled to the noonday, the sward around it was sheltered from the sun by vines formed into shadowy arcades, with interlaced leaves for roof.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fountain sparkled to the noonday, the sward around it was sheltered from the sun by vines formed into shadowy arcades, with interlaced leaves for roof.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Behind her, at a little distance, grouped her handmaids, engaged in their womanly work, and occasionally conversing in whispers.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Afar through the vistas thus formed gleamed the blue of a sleeping sea.
thus
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From this reading Afar through the vistas thus formed gleamed the blue of a sleeping sea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fountain sparkled to the noonday, the sward around it was sheltered from the sun by vines formed into shadowy arcades, with interlaced leaves for roof.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the hills, or close by the margin of the fountain, Cleonice was seated upon a grassy knoll, covered with wild flowers.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Under the hills, or close by the margin of the fountain, Cleonice was seated upon a grassy knoll, covered with wild flowers.
vines
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From this reading The fountain sparkled to the noonday, the sward around it was sheltered from the sun by vines formed into shadowy arcades, with interlaced leaves for roof.
vistas
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From this reading Afar through the vistas thus formed gleamed the blue of a sleeping sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fountain sparkled to the noonday, the sward around it was sheltered from the sun by vines formed into shadowy arcades, with interlaced leaves for roof.
whispers
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From this reading Behind her, at a little distance, grouped her handmaids, engaged in their womanly work, and occasionally conversing in whispers.
wild
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From this reading Under the hills, or close by the margin of the fountain, Cleonice was seated upon a grassy knoll, covered with wild flowers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The fountain sparkled to the noonday, the sward around it was sheltered from the sun by vines formed into shadowy arcades, with interlaced leaves for roof.
womanly
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From this reading Behind her, at a little distance, grouped her handmaids, engaged in their womanly work, and occasionally conversing in whispers.
work
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From this reading Behind her, at a little distance, grouped her handmaids, engaged in their womanly work, and occasionally conversing in whispers.
