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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 garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
all
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From this reading They all sat together in a ring for a while; smoke curled up; a servant brought glasses that clinked as they were set down with a cheery, yet not urgent, suggestion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They all sat together in a ring for a while; smoke curled up; a servant brought glasses that clinked as they were set down with a cheery, yet not urgent, suggestion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
billowing
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From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
bright
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From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They all sat together in a ring for a while; smoke curled up; a servant brought glasses that clinked as they were set down with a cheery, yet not urgent, suggestion.
calm
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From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
cheery
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From this reading They all sat together in a ring for a while; smoke curled up; a servant brought glasses that clinked as they were set down with a cheery, yet not urgent, suggestion.
clear-cut
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From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
clinked
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From this reading They all sat together in a ring for a while; smoke curled up; a servant brought glasses that clinked as they were set down with a cheery, yet not urgent, suggestion.
curled
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From this reading They all sat together in a ring for a while; smoke curled up; a servant brought glasses that clinked as they were set down with a cheery, yet not urgent, suggestion.
down
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From this reading They all sat together in a ring for a while; smoke curled up; a servant brought glasses that clinked as they were set down with a cheery, yet not urgent, suggestion.
drabness
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From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
evening
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From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They all sat together in a ring for a while; smoke curled up; a servant brought glasses that clinked as they were set down with a cheery, yet not urgent, suggestion.
full
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From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
garden
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From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
gentle
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From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
glasses
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From this reading They all sat together in a ring for a while; smoke curled up; a servant brought glasses that clinked as they were set down with a cheery, yet not urgent, suggestion.
go
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From this reading "I suppose you're right to go in for it," said Wellgood to Harry.
green
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From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
Halton
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From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
Harry
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From this reading "I suppose you're right to go in for it," said Wellgood to Harry.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose you're right to go in for it," said Wellgood to Harry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
isolation
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From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I suppose you're right to go in for it," said Wellgood to Harry.
It's
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From this reading "It's your obvious line."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
lawns
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From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
line
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From this reading "It's your obvious line."
MERITON
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From this reading THE WORLDS OF MERITON.
moon
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From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
obtrusively
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From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
obvious
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From this reading "It's your obvious line."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WORLDS OF MERITON.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
place
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From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I suppose you're right to go in for it," said Wellgood to Harry.
ring
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From this reading They all sat together in a ring for a while; smoke curled up; a servant brought glasses that clinked as they were set down with a cheery, yet not urgent, suggestion.
said
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From this reading "I suppose you're right to go in for it," said Wellgood to Harry.
sat
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From this reading They all sat together in a ring for a while; smoke curled up; a servant brought glasses that clinked as they were set down with a cheery, yet not urgent, suggestion.
servant
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From this reading They all sat together in a ring for a while; smoke curled up; a servant brought glasses that clinked as they were set down with a cheery, yet not urgent, suggestion.
set
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From this reading They all sat together in a ring for a while; smoke curled up; a servant brought glasses that clinked as they were set down with a cheery, yet not urgent, suggestion.
shrubberies
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From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
smoke
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From this reading They all sat together in a ring for a while; smoke curled up; a servant brought glasses that clinked as they were set down with a cheery, yet not urgent, suggestion.
spaciousness
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From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
spreading
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From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
suggestion
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From this reading They all sat together in a ring for a while; smoke curled up; a servant brought glasses that clinked as they were set down with a cheery, yet not urgent, suggestion.
sun
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From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I suppose you're right to go in for it," said Wellgood to Harry.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WORLDS OF MERITON.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all sat together in a ring for a while; smoke curled up; a servant brought glasses that clinked as they were set down with a cheery, yet not urgent, suggestion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I suppose you're right to go in for it," said Wellgood to Harry.
to-morrow's
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From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
together
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From this reading They all sat together in a ring for a while; smoke curled up; a servant brought glasses that clinked as they were set down with a cheery, yet not urgent, suggestion.
up
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From this reading They all sat together in a ring for a while; smoke curled up; a servant brought glasses that clinked as they were set down with a cheery, yet not urgent, suggestion.
urgent
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From this reading They all sat together in a ring for a while; smoke curled up; a servant brought glasses that clinked as they were set down with a cheery, yet not urgent, suggestion.
walks
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From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
waxing
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From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
Wellgood
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From this reading "I suppose you're right to go in for it," said Wellgood to Harry.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They all sat together in a ring for a while; smoke curled up; a servant brought glasses that clinked as they were set down with a cheery, yet not urgent, suggestion.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading They all sat together in a ring for a while; smoke curled up; a servant brought glasses that clinked as they were set down with a cheery, yet not urgent, suggestion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
WORLDS
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From this reading THE WORLDS OF MERITON.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The garden at Halton was a pleasant place on a fine evening, with a moon waxing, yet not obtrusively full, with billowing shrubberies, clear-cut walks, lawns spreading in a gentle drabness that would be bright green in to-morrow's sun--a place pleasant in its calm, its spaciousness and isolation.
you're
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From this reading "I suppose you're right to go in for it," said Wellgood to Harry.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's your obvious line."
