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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 Not a leaf was stirring.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just as it burst forth from behind the sleeping mountains, a splendor of coloring beyond the power of man to describe flooded the earth and the covering dome of the heavens.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just as it burst forth from behind the sleeping mountains, a splendor of coloring beyond the power of man to describe flooded the earth and the covering dome of the heavens.
aware
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From this reading The stillness seemed aware.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Just as it burst forth from behind the sleeping mountains, a splendor of coloring beyond the power of man to describe flooded the earth and the covering dome of the heavens.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Just as it burst forth from behind the sleeping mountains, a splendor of coloring beyond the power of man to describe flooded the earth and the covering dome of the heavens.
burst
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From this reading Just as it burst forth from behind the sleeping mountains, a splendor of coloring beyond the power of man to describe flooded the earth and the covering dome of the heavens.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sun rose in solemn majesty, heralded by scarlet runners of the sky.
CHRISTMAS
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From this reading CHRISTMAS DAY It was Christmas morning, early.
coloring
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From this reading Just as it burst forth from behind the sleeping mountains, a splendor of coloring beyond the power of man to describe flooded the earth and the covering dome of the heavens.
covering
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From this reading Just as it burst forth from behind the sleeping mountains, a splendor of coloring beyond the power of man to describe flooded the earth and the covering dome of the heavens.
DAY
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From this reading CHRISTMAS DAY It was Christmas morning, early.
describe
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From this reading Just as it burst forth from behind the sleeping mountains, a splendor of coloring beyond the power of man to describe flooded the earth and the covering dome of the heavens.
dome
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From this reading Just as it burst forth from behind the sleeping mountains, a splendor of coloring beyond the power of man to describe flooded the earth and the covering dome of the heavens.
early
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From this reading CHRISTMAS DAY It was Christmas morning, early.
earth
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From this reading Just as it burst forth from behind the sleeping mountains, a splendor of coloring beyond the power of man to describe flooded the earth and the covering dome of the heavens.
flooded
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From this reading Just as it burst forth from behind the sleeping mountains, a splendor of coloring beyond the power of man to describe flooded the earth and the covering dome of the heavens.
forth
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From this reading Just as it burst forth from behind the sleeping mountains, a splendor of coloring beyond the power of man to describe flooded the earth and the covering dome of the heavens.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Just as it burst forth from behind the sleeping mountains, a splendor of coloring beyond the power of man to describe flooded the earth and the covering dome of the heavens.
heavens
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From this reading Just as it burst forth from behind the sleeping mountains, a splendor of coloring beyond the power of man to describe flooded the earth and the covering dome of the heavens.
heralded
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From this reading The sun rose in solemn majesty, heralded by scarlet runners of the sky.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun rose in solemn majesty, heralded by scarlet runners of the sky.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CHRISTMAS DAY It was Christmas morning, early.
Just
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From this reading Just as it burst forth from behind the sleeping mountains, a splendor of coloring beyond the power of man to describe flooded the earth and the covering dome of the heavens.
leaf
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From this reading Not a leaf was stirring.
majesty
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From this reading The sun rose in solemn majesty, heralded by scarlet runners of the sky.
man
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From this reading Just as it burst forth from behind the sleeping mountains, a splendor of coloring beyond the power of man to describe flooded the earth and the covering dome of the heavens.
morning
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From this reading CHRISTMAS DAY It was Christmas morning, early.
mountains
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From this reading Just as it burst forth from behind the sleeping mountains, a splendor of coloring beyond the power of man to describe flooded the earth and the covering dome of the heavens.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a leaf was stirring.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun rose in solemn majesty, heralded by scarlet runners of the sky.
power
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From this reading Just as it burst forth from behind the sleeping mountains, a splendor of coloring beyond the power of man to describe flooded the earth and the covering dome of the heavens.
rose
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From this reading The sun rose in solemn majesty, heralded by scarlet runners of the sky.
runners
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From this reading The sun rose in solemn majesty, heralded by scarlet runners of the sky.
scarlet
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From this reading The sun rose in solemn majesty, heralded by scarlet runners of the sky.
seemed
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From this reading The stillness seemed aware.
sky
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From this reading The sun rose in solemn majesty, heralded by scarlet runners of the sky.
sleeping
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From this reading Just as it burst forth from behind the sleeping mountains, a splendor of coloring beyond the power of man to describe flooded the earth and the covering dome of the heavens.
solemn
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From this reading The sun rose in solemn majesty, heralded by scarlet runners of the sky.
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading Just as it burst forth from behind the sleeping mountains, a splendor of coloring beyond the power of man to describe flooded the earth and the covering dome of the heavens.
stillness
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From this reading The stillness seemed aware.
stirring
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From this reading Not a leaf was stirring.
sun
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From this reading The sun rose in solemn majesty, heralded by scarlet runners of the sky.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stillness seemed aware.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just as it burst forth from behind the sleeping mountains, a splendor of coloring beyond the power of man to describe flooded the earth and the covering dome of the heavens.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CHRISTMAS DAY It was Christmas morning, early.
