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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 By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
abroad
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From this reading Death was abroad in the land, and as each day exaggerated rumors of the havoc made by cholera in the sultry climate of Louisiana reached Fanny, fearful misgivings filled her mind lest Dr. Lacey, too, should fall a victim to the plague.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FANNY’S ILLNESS LEADS TO HER FATHER’S REPENTANCE From the grassy hillside and bright green plains of Kentucky the frosts of winter were gone.
arid
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From this reading Over the wooded hills the breath of summer was floating, hot, arid and laden with disease.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Death was abroad in the land, and as each day exaggerated rumors of the havoc made by cholera in the sultry climate of Louisiana reached Fanny, fearful misgivings filled her mind lest Dr. Lacey, too, should fall a victim to the plague.
away
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
balcony
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From this reading Each night from the upper balcony of her father’s handsome dwelling Fanny watched in vain for the coming of Dr. Lacey, whose promised return had long been delayed by the dangerous illness of his father.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Each night from the upper balcony of her father’s handsome dwelling Fanny watched in vain for the coming of Dr. Lacey, whose promised return had long been delayed by the dangerous illness of his father.
blossoms
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
breath
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From this reading Over the wooded hills the breath of summer was floating, hot, arid and laden with disease.
bright
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From this reading FANNY’S ILLNESS LEADS TO HER FATHER’S REPENTANCE From the grassy hillside and bright green plains of Kentucky the frosts of winter were gone.
brighter
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
brook
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
cholera
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From this reading Death was abroad in the land, and as each day exaggerated rumors of the havoc made by cholera in the sultry climate of Louisiana reached Fanny, fearful misgivings filled her mind lest Dr. Lacey, too, should fall a victim to the plague.
climate
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From this reading Death was abroad in the land, and as each day exaggerated rumors of the havoc made by cholera in the sultry climate of Louisiana reached Fanny, fearful misgivings filled her mind lest Dr. Lacey, too, should fall a victim to the plague.
coming
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From this reading Each night from the upper balcony of her father’s handsome dwelling Fanny watched in vain for the coming of Dr. Lacey, whose promised return had long been delayed by the dangerous illness of his father.
dancing
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
dangerous
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From this reading Each night from the upper balcony of her father’s handsome dwelling Fanny watched in vain for the coming of Dr. Lacey, whose promised return had long been delayed by the dangerous illness of his father.
day
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From this reading Death was abroad in the land, and as each day exaggerated rumors of the havoc made by cholera in the sultry climate of Louisiana reached Fanny, fearful misgivings filled her mind lest Dr. Lacey, too, should fall a victim to the plague.
Death
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From this reading Death was abroad in the land, and as each day exaggerated rumors of the havoc made by cholera in the sultry climate of Louisiana reached Fanny, fearful misgivings filled her mind lest Dr. Lacey, too, should fall a victim to the plague.
delayed
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From this reading Each night from the upper balcony of her father’s handsome dwelling Fanny watched in vain for the coming of Dr. Lacey, whose promised return had long been delayed by the dangerous illness of his father.
disease
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From this reading Over the wooded hills the breath of summer was floating, hot, arid and laden with disease.
Dr
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From this reading Each night from the upper balcony of her father’s handsome dwelling Fanny watched in vain for the coming of Dr. Lacey, whose promised return had long been delayed by the dangerous illness of his father.
dwelling
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From this reading Each night from the upper balcony of her father’s handsome dwelling Fanny watched in vain for the coming of Dr. Lacey, whose promised return had long been delayed by the dangerous illness of his father.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each night from the upper balcony of her father’s handsome dwelling Fanny watched in vain for the coming of Dr. Lacey, whose promised return had long been delayed by the dangerous illness of his father.
exaggerated
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From this reading Death was abroad in the land, and as each day exaggerated rumors of the havoc made by cholera in the sultry climate of Louisiana reached Fanny, fearful misgivings filled her mind lest Dr. Lacey, too, should fall a victim to the plague.
faded
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
fall
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From this reading Death was abroad in the land, and as each day exaggerated rumors of the havoc made by cholera in the sultry climate of Louisiana reached Fanny, fearful misgivings filled her mind lest Dr. Lacey, too, should fall a victim to the plague.
Fanny
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From this reading Each night from the upper balcony of her father’s handsome dwelling Fanny watched in vain for the coming of Dr. Lacey, whose promised return had long been delayed by the dangerous illness of his father.
FANNY'S
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From this reading FANNY’S ILLNESS LEADS TO HER FATHER’S REPENTANCE From the grassy hillside and bright green plains of Kentucky the frosts of winter were gone.
father
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From this reading Each night from the upper balcony of her father’s handsome dwelling Fanny watched in vain for the coming of Dr. Lacey, whose promised return had long been delayed by the dangerous illness of his father.
FATHER'S
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From this reading FANNY’S ILLNESS LEADS TO HER FATHER’S REPENTANCE From the grassy hillside and bright green plains of Kentucky the frosts of winter were gone.
fearful
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From this reading Death was abroad in the land, and as each day exaggerated rumors of the havoc made by cholera in the sultry climate of Louisiana reached Fanny, fearful misgivings filled her mind lest Dr. Lacey, too, should fall a victim to the plague.
filled
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From this reading Death was abroad in the land, and as each day exaggerated rumors of the havoc made by cholera in the sultry climate of Louisiana reached Fanny, fearful misgivings filled her mind lest Dr. Lacey, too, should fall a victim to the plague.
floating
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From this reading Over the wooded hills the breath of summer was floating, hot, arid and laden with disease.
flowers
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Each night from the upper balcony of her father’s handsome dwelling Fanny watched in vain for the coming of Dr. Lacey, whose promised return had long been delayed by the dangerous illness of his father.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FANNY’S ILLNESS LEADS TO HER FATHER’S REPENTANCE From the grassy hillside and bright green plains of Kentucky the frosts of winter were gone.
frosts
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From this reading FANNY’S ILLNESS LEADS TO HER FATHER’S REPENTANCE From the grassy hillside and bright green plains of Kentucky the frosts of winter were gone.
gayer
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
giving
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
gone
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From this reading FANNY’S ILLNESS LEADS TO HER FATHER’S REPENTANCE From the grassy hillside and bright green plains of Kentucky the frosts of winter were gone.
grassy
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From this reading FANNY’S ILLNESS LEADS TO HER FATHER’S REPENTANCE From the grassy hillside and bright green plains of Kentucky the frosts of winter were gone.
green
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From this reading FANNY’S ILLNESS LEADS TO HER FATHER’S REPENTANCE From the grassy hillside and bright green plains of Kentucky the frosts of winter were gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Each night from the upper balcony of her father’s handsome dwelling Fanny watched in vain for the coming of Dr. Lacey, whose promised return had long been delayed by the dangerous illness of his father.
havoc
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From this reading Death was abroad in the land, and as each day exaggerated rumors of the havoc made by cholera in the sultry climate of Louisiana reached Fanny, fearful misgivings filled her mind lest Dr. Lacey, too, should fall a victim to the plague.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FANNY’S ILLNESS LEADS TO HER FATHER’S REPENTANCE From the grassy hillside and bright green plains of Kentucky the frosts of winter were gone.
hills
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From this reading Over the wooded hills the breath of summer was floating, hot, arid and laden with disease.
hillside
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From this reading FANNY’S ILLNESS LEADS TO HER FATHER’S REPENTANCE From the grassy hillside and bright green plains of Kentucky the frosts of winter were gone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Each night from the upper balcony of her father’s handsome dwelling Fanny watched in vain for the coming of Dr. Lacey, whose promised return had long been delayed by the dangerous illness of his father.
hot
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From this reading Over the wooded hills the breath of summer was floating, hot, arid and laden with disease.
hue
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
ILLNESS
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From this reading FANNY’S ILLNESS LEADS TO HER FATHER’S REPENTANCE From the grassy hillside and bright green plains of Kentucky the frosts of winter were gone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
Kentucky
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From this reading FANNY’S ILLNESS LEADS TO HER FATHER’S REPENTANCE From the grassy hillside and bright green plains of Kentucky the frosts of winter were gone.
Lacey
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From this reading Each night from the upper balcony of her father’s handsome dwelling Fanny watched in vain for the coming of Dr. Lacey, whose promised return had long been delayed by the dangerous illness of his father.
laden
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From this reading Over the wooded hills the breath of summer was floating, hot, arid and laden with disease.
land
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From this reading Death was abroad in the land, and as each day exaggerated rumors of the havoc made by cholera in the sultry climate of Louisiana reached Fanny, fearful misgivings filled her mind lest Dr. Lacey, too, should fall a victim to the plague.
LEADS
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From this reading FANNY’S ILLNESS LEADS TO HER FATHER’S REPENTANCE From the grassy hillside and bright green plains of Kentucky the frosts of winter were gone.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Death was abroad in the land, and as each day exaggerated rumors of the havoc made by cholera in the sultry climate of Louisiana reached Fanny, fearful misgivings filled her mind lest Dr. Lacey, too, should fall a victim to the plague.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each night from the upper balcony of her father’s handsome dwelling Fanny watched in vain for the coming of Dr. Lacey, whose promised return had long been delayed by the dangerous illness of his father.
Louisiana
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From this reading Death was abroad in the land, and as each day exaggerated rumors of the havoc made by cholera in the sultry climate of Louisiana reached Fanny, fearful misgivings filled her mind lest Dr. Lacey, too, should fall a victim to the plague.
made
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From this reading Death was abroad in the land, and as each day exaggerated rumors of the havoc made by cholera in the sultry climate of Louisiana reached Fanny, fearful misgivings filled her mind lest Dr. Lacey, too, should fall a victim to the plague.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Death was abroad in the land, and as each day exaggerated rumors of the havoc made by cholera in the sultry climate of Louisiana reached Fanny, fearful misgivings filled her mind lest Dr. Lacey, too, should fall a victim to the plague.
misgivings
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From this reading Death was abroad in the land, and as each day exaggerated rumors of the havoc made by cholera in the sultry climate of Louisiana reached Fanny, fearful misgivings filled her mind lest Dr. Lacey, too, should fall a victim to the plague.
night
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From this reading Each night from the upper balcony of her father’s handsome dwelling Fanny watched in vain for the coming of Dr. Lacey, whose promised return had long been delayed by the dangerous illness of his father.
nooks
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FANNY’S ILLNESS LEADS TO HER FATHER’S REPENTANCE From the grassy hillside and bright green plains of Kentucky the frosts of winter were gone.
other
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
out
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the wooded hills the breath of summer was floating, hot, arid and laden with disease.
place
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
plague
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From this reading Death was abroad in the land, and as each day exaggerated rumors of the havoc made by cholera in the sultry climate of Louisiana reached Fanny, fearful misgivings filled her mind lest Dr. Lacey, too, should fall a victim to the plague.
plains
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From this reading FANNY’S ILLNESS LEADS TO HER FATHER’S REPENTANCE From the grassy hillside and bright green plains of Kentucky the frosts of winter were gone.
promised
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From this reading Each night from the upper balcony of her father’s handsome dwelling Fanny watched in vain for the coming of Dr. Lacey, whose promised return had long been delayed by the dangerous illness of his father.
quiet
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
reached
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From this reading Death was abroad in the land, and as each day exaggerated rumors of the havoc made by cholera in the sultry climate of Louisiana reached Fanny, fearful misgivings filled her mind lest Dr. Lacey, too, should fall a victim to the plague.
REPENTANCE
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From this reading FANNY’S ILLNESS LEADS TO HER FATHER’S REPENTANCE From the grassy hillside and bright green plains of Kentucky the frosts of winter were gone.
return
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From this reading Each night from the upper balcony of her father’s handsome dwelling Fanny watched in vain for the coming of Dr. Lacey, whose promised return had long been delayed by the dangerous illness of his father.
rumors
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From this reading Death was abroad in the land, and as each day exaggerated rumors of the havoc made by cholera in the sultry climate of Louisiana reached Fanny, fearful misgivings filled her mind lest Dr. Lacey, too, should fall a victim to the plague.
shady
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Death was abroad in the land, and as each day exaggerated rumors of the havoc made by cholera in the sultry climate of Louisiana reached Fanny, fearful misgivings filled her mind lest Dr. Lacey, too, should fall a victim to the plague.
sought
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
spring
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
sultry
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From this reading Death was abroad in the land, and as each day exaggerated rumors of the havoc made by cholera in the sultry climate of Louisiana reached Fanny, fearful misgivings filled her mind lest Dr. Lacey, too, should fall a victim to the plague.
summer
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From this reading Over the wooded hills the breath of summer was floating, hot, arid and laden with disease.
sun
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
sweet
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FANNY’S ILLNESS LEADS TO HER FATHER’S REPENTANCE From the grassy hillside and bright green plains of Kentucky the frosts of winter were gone.
thousands
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FANNY’S ILLNESS LEADS TO HER FATHER’S REPENTANCE From the grassy hillside and bright green plains of Kentucky the frosts of winter were gone.
too
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From this reading Death was abroad in the land, and as each day exaggerated rumors of the havoc made by cholera in the sultry climate of Louisiana reached Fanny, fearful misgivings filled her mind lest Dr. Lacey, too, should fall a victim to the plague.
turn
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
upper
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From this reading Each night from the upper balcony of her father’s handsome dwelling Fanny watched in vain for the coming of Dr. Lacey, whose promised return had long been delayed by the dangerous illness of his father.
vain
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From this reading Each night from the upper balcony of her father’s handsome dwelling Fanny watched in vain for the coming of Dr. Lacey, whose promised return had long been delayed by the dangerous illness of his father.
valleys
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
victim
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From this reading Death was abroad in the land, and as each day exaggerated rumors of the havoc made by cholera in the sultry climate of Louisiana reached Fanny, fearful misgivings filled her mind lest Dr. Lacey, too, should fall a victim to the plague.
warm
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Over the wooded hills the breath of summer was floating, hot, arid and laden with disease.
watched
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From this reading Each night from the upper balcony of her father’s handsome dwelling Fanny watched in vain for the coming of Dr. Lacey, whose promised return had long been delayed by the dangerous illness of his father.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading FANNY’S ILLNESS LEADS TO HER FATHER’S REPENTANCE From the grassy hillside and bright green plains of Kentucky the frosts of winter were gone.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Each night from the upper balcony of her father’s handsome dwelling Fanny watched in vain for the coming of Dr. Lacey, whose promised return had long been delayed by the dangerous illness of his father.
wild
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From this reading By the dancing brook and in the shady nooks of the quiet valleys, the warm spring sun had sought out and brought to life thousands of sweet wild blossoms, which in turn had faded away, giving place to other flowers of a brighter and gayer hue.
winter
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From this reading FANNY’S ILLNESS LEADS TO HER FATHER’S REPENTANCE From the grassy hillside and bright green plains of Kentucky the frosts of winter were gone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Over the wooded hills the breath of summer was floating, hot, arid and laden with disease.
wooded
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From this reading Over the wooded hills the breath of summer was floating, hot, arid and laden with disease.
