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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 IT was a lovely day, and the road through the remains of the great forest had never looked more beautiful.
all
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From this reading Over all this, the green light coming through the trees shed its own peculiar beauty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IT was a lovely day, and the road through the remains of the great forest had never looked more beautiful.
beautiful
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From this reading IT was a lovely day, and the road through the remains of the great forest had never looked more beautiful.
beauty
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From this reading Here and there a delicate tuft of stellaria, or a carpet-like patch of the pale blue speedwell, varied the colouring, and wild roses of wonderful size and beauty, some of quite a deep crimson, waved in the soft warm breeze.
blossoms
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From this reading Some hawthorn blossoms still lingered in the hedges, and under the trees the ground was blue with wild hyacinths.
blue
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From this reading Some hawthorn blossoms still lingered in the hedges, and under the trees the ground was blue with wild hyacinths.
breeze
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From this reading Here and there a delicate tuft of stellaria, or a carpet-like patch of the pale blue speedwell, varied the colouring, and wild roses of wonderful size and beauty, some of quite a deep crimson, waved in the soft warm breeze.
carpet-like
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From this reading Here and there a delicate tuft of stellaria, or a carpet-like patch of the pale blue speedwell, varied the colouring, and wild roses of wonderful size and beauty, some of quite a deep crimson, waved in the soft warm breeze.
colouring
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From this reading Here and there a delicate tuft of stellaria, or a carpet-like patch of the pale blue speedwell, varied the colouring, and wild roses of wonderful size and beauty, some of quite a deep crimson, waved in the soft warm breeze.
coming
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From this reading Over all this, the green light coming through the trees shed its own peculiar beauty.
crimson
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From this reading Here and there a delicate tuft of stellaria, or a carpet-like patch of the pale blue speedwell, varied the colouring, and wild roses of wonderful size and beauty, some of quite a deep crimson, waved in the soft warm breeze.
day
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From this reading IT was a lovely day, and the road through the remains of the great forest had never looked more beautiful.
deep
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From this reading Here and there a delicate tuft of stellaria, or a carpet-like patch of the pale blue speedwell, varied the colouring, and wild roses of wonderful size and beauty, some of quite a deep crimson, waved in the soft warm breeze.
delicate
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From this reading Here and there a delicate tuft of stellaria, or a carpet-like patch of the pale blue speedwell, varied the colouring, and wild roses of wonderful size and beauty, some of quite a deep crimson, waved in the soft warm breeze.
DINNER
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From this reading RALPH'S DINNER PARTY.
forest
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From this reading IT was a lovely day, and the road through the remains of the great forest had never looked more beautiful.
great
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From this reading IT was a lovely day, and the road through the remains of the great forest had never looked more beautiful.
green
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From this reading Over all this, the green light coming through the trees shed its own peculiar beauty.
ground
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From this reading Some hawthorn blossoms still lingered in the hedges, and under the trees the ground was blue with wild hyacinths.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IT was a lovely day, and the road through the remains of the great forest had never looked more beautiful.
hawthorn
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From this reading Some hawthorn blossoms still lingered in the hedges, and under the trees the ground was blue with wild hyacinths.
hedges
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From this reading Some hawthorn blossoms still lingered in the hedges, and under the trees the ground was blue with wild hyacinths.
Here
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From this reading Here and there a delicate tuft of stellaria, or a carpet-like patch of the pale blue speedwell, varied the colouring, and wild roses of wonderful size and beauty, some of quite a deep crimson, waved in the soft warm breeze.
hyacinths
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From this reading Some hawthorn blossoms still lingered in the hedges, and under the trees the ground was blue with wild hyacinths.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some hawthorn blossoms still lingered in the hedges, and under the trees the ground was blue with wild hyacinths.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was a lovely day, and the road through the remains of the great forest had never looked more beautiful.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Over all this, the green light coming through the trees shed its own peculiar beauty.
light
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From this reading Over all this, the green light coming through the trees shed its own peculiar beauty.
lingered
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From this reading Some hawthorn blossoms still lingered in the hedges, and under the trees the ground was blue with wild hyacinths.
looked
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From this reading IT was a lovely day, and the road through the remains of the great forest had never looked more beautiful.
lovely
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From this reading IT was a lovely day, and the road through the remains of the great forest had never looked more beautiful.
more
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From this reading IT was a lovely day, and the road through the remains of the great forest had never looked more beautiful.
never
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From this reading IT was a lovely day, and the road through the remains of the great forest had never looked more beautiful.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT was a lovely day, and the road through the remains of the great forest had never looked more beautiful.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Here and there a delicate tuft of stellaria, or a carpet-like patch of the pale blue speedwell, varied the colouring, and wild roses of wonderful size and beauty, some of quite a deep crimson, waved in the soft warm breeze.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over all this, the green light coming through the trees shed its own peculiar beauty.
own
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From this reading Over all this, the green light coming through the trees shed its own peculiar beauty.
pale
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From this reading Here and there a delicate tuft of stellaria, or a carpet-like patch of the pale blue speedwell, varied the colouring, and wild roses of wonderful size and beauty, some of quite a deep crimson, waved in the soft warm breeze.
PARTY
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From this reading RALPH'S DINNER PARTY.
patch
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From this reading Here and there a delicate tuft of stellaria, or a carpet-like patch of the pale blue speedwell, varied the colouring, and wild roses of wonderful size and beauty, some of quite a deep crimson, waved in the soft warm breeze.
peculiar
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From this reading Over all this, the green light coming through the trees shed its own peculiar beauty.
quite
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From this reading Here and there a delicate tuft of stellaria, or a carpet-like patch of the pale blue speedwell, varied the colouring, and wild roses of wonderful size and beauty, some of quite a deep crimson, waved in the soft warm breeze.
RALPH'S
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From this reading RALPH'S DINNER PARTY.
remains
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From this reading IT was a lovely day, and the road through the remains of the great forest had never looked more beautiful.
road
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From this reading IT was a lovely day, and the road through the remains of the great forest had never looked more beautiful.
roses
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From this reading Here and there a delicate tuft of stellaria, or a carpet-like patch of the pale blue speedwell, varied the colouring, and wild roses of wonderful size and beauty, some of quite a deep crimson, waved in the soft warm breeze.
shed
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From this reading Over all this, the green light coming through the trees shed its own peculiar beauty.
size
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From this reading Here and there a delicate tuft of stellaria, or a carpet-like patch of the pale blue speedwell, varied the colouring, and wild roses of wonderful size and beauty, some of quite a deep crimson, waved in the soft warm breeze.
soft
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From this reading Here and there a delicate tuft of stellaria, or a carpet-like patch of the pale blue speedwell, varied the colouring, and wild roses of wonderful size and beauty, some of quite a deep crimson, waved in the soft warm breeze.
Some
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From this reading Some hawthorn blossoms still lingered in the hedges, and under the trees the ground was blue with wild hyacinths.
speedwell
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From this reading Here and there a delicate tuft of stellaria, or a carpet-like patch of the pale blue speedwell, varied the colouring, and wild roses of wonderful size and beauty, some of quite a deep crimson, waved in the soft warm breeze.
stellaria
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From this reading Here and there a delicate tuft of stellaria, or a carpet-like patch of the pale blue speedwell, varied the colouring, and wild roses of wonderful size and beauty, some of quite a deep crimson, waved in the soft warm breeze.
still
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From this reading Some hawthorn blossoms still lingered in the hedges, and under the trees the ground was blue with wild hyacinths.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT was a lovely day, and the road through the remains of the great forest had never looked more beautiful.
there
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From this reading Here and there a delicate tuft of stellaria, or a carpet-like patch of the pale blue speedwell, varied the colouring, and wild roses of wonderful size and beauty, some of quite a deep crimson, waved in the soft warm breeze.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Over all this, the green light coming through the trees shed its own peculiar beauty.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading IT was a lovely day, and the road through the remains of the great forest had never looked more beautiful.
trees
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From this reading Some hawthorn blossoms still lingered in the hedges, and under the trees the ground was blue with wild hyacinths.
tuft
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From this reading Here and there a delicate tuft of stellaria, or a carpet-like patch of the pale blue speedwell, varied the colouring, and wild roses of wonderful size and beauty, some of quite a deep crimson, waved in the soft warm breeze.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Some hawthorn blossoms still lingered in the hedges, and under the trees the ground was blue with wild hyacinths.
varied
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From this reading Here and there a delicate tuft of stellaria, or a carpet-like patch of the pale blue speedwell, varied the colouring, and wild roses of wonderful size and beauty, some of quite a deep crimson, waved in the soft warm breeze.
warm
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From this reading Here and there a delicate tuft of stellaria, or a carpet-like patch of the pale blue speedwell, varied the colouring, and wild roses of wonderful size and beauty, some of quite a deep crimson, waved in the soft warm breeze.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was a lovely day, and the road through the remains of the great forest had never looked more beautiful.
waved
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From this reading Here and there a delicate tuft of stellaria, or a carpet-like patch of the pale blue speedwell, varied the colouring, and wild roses of wonderful size and beauty, some of quite a deep crimson, waved in the soft warm breeze.
wild
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From this reading Some hawthorn blossoms still lingered in the hedges, and under the trees the ground was blue with wild hyacinths.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some hawthorn blossoms still lingered in the hedges, and under the trees the ground was blue with wild hyacinths.
wonderful
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From this reading Here and there a delicate tuft of stellaria, or a carpet-like patch of the pale blue speedwell, varied the colouring, and wild roses of wonderful size and beauty, some of quite a deep crimson, waved in the soft warm breeze.
