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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 X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.
away
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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.
back
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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.
black
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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.
blindingly
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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.
boat
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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.
bottom
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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
bow
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From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.
brooded
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From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.
Charity
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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.
clear
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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
contrast
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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.
declined
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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
depths
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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
drifted
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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.
drooping
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From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.
edge
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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
enamelled
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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
end
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From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.
entering
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From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.
farther
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From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.
fascinated
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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
flamed
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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.
gaze
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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
getting
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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.
gradually
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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
green
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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
grew
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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
growths
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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.
Harney
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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.
heat-veiled
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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
hugging
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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.
idly
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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.
inlet
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From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.
interwoven
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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
inverted
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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.
Lake
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From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.
leaning
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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.
metal
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From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.
plunged
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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.
protruding
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From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.
pushed
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From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.
reflection
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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
refreshment-booths
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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.
rounded
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From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.
saw
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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
secured
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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
shade
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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.
shafts
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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
sheet
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From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.
shining
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From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.
shore
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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.
sky
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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.
smooth
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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
solid
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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.
sun
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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.
surface
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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.
transparent
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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
tree-tops
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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
tree-trunk
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From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.
trees
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From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.
water
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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.
wharves
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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
X
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From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.
