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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 And suddenly, it is a flood of light that dazzles their eyes.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But along the slopes full of leaves, along the mountains decked with trees, the sun descends to radiate in this valley on the whiteness of the village, on the kalsomine of the ancient houses with green shutters.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading But along the slopes full of leaves, along the mountains decked with trees, the sun descends to radiate in this valley on the whiteness of the village, on the kalsomine of the ancient houses with green shutters.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And suddenly, it is a flood of light that dazzles their eyes.
April
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From this reading Now they open, to the beautiful April morning, the shutters of their narrow windows, pierced like portholes in the thickness of the very old wall.
beautiful
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From this reading Now they open, to the beautiful April morning, the shutters of their narrow windows, pierced like portholes in the thickness of the very old wall.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Never had they seen, before this, summits so high and so near.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But along the slopes full of leaves, along the mountains decked with trees, the sun descends to radiate in this valley on the whiteness of the village, on the kalsomine of the ancient houses with green shutters.
dazzles
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From this reading And suddenly, it is a flood of light that dazzles their eyes.
decked
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From this reading But along the slopes full of leaves, along the mountains decked with trees, the sun descends to radiate in this valley on the whiteness of the village, on the kalsomine of the ancient houses with green shutters.
descends
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From this reading But along the slopes full of leaves, along the mountains decked with trees, the sun descends to radiate in this valley on the whiteness of the village, on the kalsomine of the ancient houses with green shutters.
eyes
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From this reading And suddenly, it is a flood of light that dazzles their eyes.
flood
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From this reading And suddenly, it is a flood of light that dazzles their eyes.
full
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From this reading But along the slopes full of leaves, along the mountains decked with trees, the sun descends to radiate in this valley on the whiteness of the village, on the kalsomine of the ancient houses with green shutters.
green
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From this reading But along the slopes full of leaves, along the mountains decked with trees, the sun descends to radiate in this valley on the whiteness of the village, on the kalsomine of the ancient houses with green shutters.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never had they seen, before this, summits so high and so near.
high
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From this reading Never had they seen, before this, summits so high and so near.
houses
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From this reading But along the slopes full of leaves, along the mountains decked with trees, the sun descends to radiate in this valley on the whiteness of the village, on the kalsomine of the ancient houses with green shutters.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now they open, to the beautiful April morning, the shutters of their narrow windows, pierced like portholes in the thickness of the very old wall.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And suddenly, it is a flood of light that dazzles their eyes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And suddenly, it is a flood of light that dazzles their eyes.
kalsomine
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From this reading But along the slopes full of leaves, along the mountains decked with trees, the sun descends to radiate in this valley on the whiteness of the village, on the kalsomine of the ancient houses with green shutters.
leaves
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From this reading But along the slopes full of leaves, along the mountains decked with trees, the sun descends to radiate in this valley on the whiteness of the village, on the kalsomine of the ancient houses with green shutters.
light
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From this reading And suddenly, it is a flood of light that dazzles their eyes.
like
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From this reading Now they open, to the beautiful April morning, the shutters of their narrow windows, pierced like portholes in the thickness of the very old wall.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now they open, to the beautiful April morning, the shutters of their narrow windows, pierced like portholes in the thickness of the very old wall.
mountains
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From this reading But along the slopes full of leaves, along the mountains decked with trees, the sun descends to radiate in this valley on the whiteness of the village, on the kalsomine of the ancient houses with green shutters.
narrow
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From this reading Now they open, to the beautiful April morning, the shutters of their narrow windows, pierced like portholes in the thickness of the very old wall.
near
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From this reading Never had they seen, before this, summits so high and so near.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never had they seen, before this, summits so high and so near.
Now
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From this reading Now they open, to the beautiful April morning, the shutters of their narrow windows, pierced like portholes in the thickness of the very old wall.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now they open, to the beautiful April morning, the shutters of their narrow windows, pierced like portholes in the thickness of the very old wall.
old
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From this reading Now they open, to the beautiful April morning, the shutters of their narrow windows, pierced like portholes in the thickness of the very old wall.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But along the slopes full of leaves, along the mountains decked with trees, the sun descends to radiate in this valley on the whiteness of the village, on the kalsomine of the ancient houses with green shutters.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Now they open, to the beautiful April morning, the shutters of their narrow windows, pierced like portholes in the thickness of the very old wall.
OutsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Outside, the spring is resplendent.
pierced
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From this reading Now they open, to the beautiful April morning, the shutters of their narrow windows, pierced like portholes in the thickness of the very old wall.
portholes
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From this reading Now they open, to the beautiful April morning, the shutters of their narrow windows, pierced like portholes in the thickness of the very old wall.
radiate
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From this reading But along the slopes full of leaves, along the mountains decked with trees, the sun descends to radiate in this valley on the whiteness of the village, on the kalsomine of the ancient houses with green shutters.
resplendent
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From this reading Outside, the spring is resplendent.
seen
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From this reading Never had they seen, before this, summits so high and so near.
shutters
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From this reading Now they open, to the beautiful April morning, the shutters of their narrow windows, pierced like portholes in the thickness of the very old wall.
slopes
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From this reading But along the slopes full of leaves, along the mountains decked with trees, the sun descends to radiate in this valley on the whiteness of the village, on the kalsomine of the ancient houses with green shutters.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Never had they seen, before this, summits so high and so near.
spring
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From this reading Outside, the spring is resplendent.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And suddenly, it is a flood of light that dazzles their eyes.
summits
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From this reading Never had they seen, before this, summits so high and so near.
sun
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From this reading But along the slopes full of leaves, along the mountains decked with trees, the sun descends to radiate in this valley on the whiteness of the village, on the kalsomine of the ancient houses with green shutters.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And suddenly, it is a flood of light that dazzles their eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now they open, to the beautiful April morning, the shutters of their narrow windows, pierced like portholes in the thickness of the very old wall.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now they open, to the beautiful April morning, the shutters of their narrow windows, pierced like portholes in the thickness of the very old wall.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now they open, to the beautiful April morning, the shutters of their narrow windows, pierced like portholes in the thickness of the very old wall.
thickness
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From this reading Now they open, to the beautiful April morning, the shutters of their narrow windows, pierced like portholes in the thickness of the very old wall.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Never had they seen, before this, summits so high and so near.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now they open, to the beautiful April morning, the shutters of their narrow windows, pierced like portholes in the thickness of the very old wall.
trees
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From this reading But along the slopes full of leaves, along the mountains decked with trees, the sun descends to radiate in this valley on the whiteness of the village, on the kalsomine of the ancient houses with green shutters.
valley
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From this reading But along the slopes full of leaves, along the mountains decked with trees, the sun descends to radiate in this valley on the whiteness of the village, on the kalsomine of the ancient houses with green shutters.
very
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From this reading Now they open, to the beautiful April morning, the shutters of their narrow windows, pierced like portholes in the thickness of the very old wall.
village
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From this reading But along the slopes full of leaves, along the mountains decked with trees, the sun descends to radiate in this valley on the whiteness of the village, on the kalsomine of the ancient houses with green shutters.
wall
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From this reading Now they open, to the beautiful April morning, the shutters of their narrow windows, pierced like portholes in the thickness of the very old wall.
whiteness
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From this reading But along the slopes full of leaves, along the mountains decked with trees, the sun descends to radiate in this valley on the whiteness of the village, on the kalsomine of the ancient houses with green shutters.
windows
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From this reading Now they open, to the beautiful April morning, the shutters of their narrow windows, pierced like portholes in the thickness of the very old wall.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But along the slopes full of leaves, along the mountains decked with trees, the sun descends to radiate in this valley on the whiteness of the village, on the kalsomine of the ancient houses with green shutters.
