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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 IT was the late afternoon of a sweltering July day.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IT was the late afternoon of a sweltering July day.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Far away beyond them grey peaks of Alpine spurs, patched with snow, rose in faint outline against the sky.
Alpine
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From this reading Far away beyond them grey peaks of Alpine spurs, patched with snow, rose in faint outline against the sky.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The valley lay in rich idleness, green and gold and fruitful, yielding itself with a maternal largeness to the white fifteenth century chateau on the hillside.
away
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From this reading Far away beyond them grey peaks of Alpine spurs, patched with snow, rose in faint outline against the sky.
became
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From this reading A long white road stretched away to the left following the convolutions of the valley, until it became a thread; on the right it turned sharply by a clump of trees which marked a farm.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Far away beyond them grey peaks of Alpine spurs, patched with snow, rose in faint outline against the sky.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A long white road stretched away to the left following the convolutions of the valley, until it became a thread; on the right it turned sharply by a clump of trees which marked a farm.
century
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From this reading The valley lay in rich idleness, green and gold and fruitful, yielding itself with a maternal largeness to the white fifteenth century chateau on the hillside.
chateau
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From this reading The valley lay in rich idleness, green and gold and fruitful, yielding itself with a maternal largeness to the white fifteenth century chateau on the hillside.
clump
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From this reading A long white road stretched away to the left following the convolutions of the valley, until it became a thread; on the right it turned sharply by a clump of trees which marked a farm.
convolutions
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From this reading A long white road stretched away to the left following the convolutions of the valley, until it became a thread; on the right it turned sharply by a clump of trees which marked a farm.
day
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From this reading IT was the late afternoon of a sweltering July day.
faint
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From this reading Far away beyond them grey peaks of Alpine spurs, patched with snow, rose in faint outline against the sky.
Far
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From this reading Far away beyond them grey peaks of Alpine spurs, patched with snow, rose in faint outline against the sky.
farm
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From this reading A long white road stretched away to the left following the convolutions of the valley, until it became a thread; on the right it turned sharply by a clump of trees which marked a farm.
fifteenth
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From this reading The valley lay in rich idleness, green and gold and fruitful, yielding itself with a maternal largeness to the white fifteenth century chateau on the hillside.
following
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From this reading A long white road stretched away to the left following the convolutions of the valley, until it became a thread; on the right it turned sharply by a clump of trees which marked a farm.
fruitful
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From this reading The valley lay in rich idleness, green and gold and fruitful, yielding itself with a maternal largeness to the white fifteenth century chateau on the hillside.
gold
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From this reading The valley lay in rich idleness, green and gold and fruitful, yielding itself with a maternal largeness to the white fifteenth century chateau on the hillside.
green
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From this reading The valley lay in rich idleness, green and gold and fruitful, yielding itself with a maternal largeness to the white fifteenth century chateau on the hillside.
grey
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From this reading Far away beyond them grey peaks of Alpine spurs, patched with snow, rose in faint outline against the sky.
hills
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From this reading The near hills slumbered in the sunshine.
hillside
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From this reading The valley lay in rich idleness, green and gold and fruitful, yielding itself with a maternal largeness to the white fifteenth century chateau on the hillside.
idleness
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From this reading The valley lay in rich idleness, green and gold and fruitful, yielding itself with a maternal largeness to the white fifteenth century chateau on the hillside.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The near hills slumbered in the sunshine.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was the late afternoon of a sweltering July day.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The valley lay in rich idleness, green and gold and fruitful, yielding itself with a maternal largeness to the white fifteenth century chateau on the hillside.
July
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From this reading IT was the late afternoon of a sweltering July day.
largeness
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From this reading The valley lay in rich idleness, green and gold and fruitful, yielding itself with a maternal largeness to the white fifteenth century chateau on the hillside.
late
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From this reading IT was the late afternoon of a sweltering July day.
lay
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From this reading The valley lay in rich idleness, green and gold and fruitful, yielding itself with a maternal largeness to the white fifteenth century chateau on the hillside.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A long white road stretched away to the left following the convolutions of the valley, until it became a thread; on the right it turned sharply by a clump of trees which marked a farm.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A long white road stretched away to the left following the convolutions of the valley, until it became a thread; on the right it turned sharply by a clump of trees which marked a farm.
marked
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From this reading A long white road stretched away to the left following the convolutions of the valley, until it became a thread; on the right it turned sharply by a clump of trees which marked a farm.
maternal
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From this reading The valley lay in rich idleness, green and gold and fruitful, yielding itself with a maternal largeness to the white fifteenth century chateau on the hillside.
near
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From this reading The near hills slumbered in the sunshine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT was the late afternoon of a sweltering July day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The valley lay in rich idleness, green and gold and fruitful, yielding itself with a maternal largeness to the white fifteenth century chateau on the hillside.
outline
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From this reading Far away beyond them grey peaks of Alpine spurs, patched with snow, rose in faint outline against the sky.
patched
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From this reading Far away beyond them grey peaks of Alpine spurs, patched with snow, rose in faint outline against the sky.
peaks
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From this reading Far away beyond them grey peaks of Alpine spurs, patched with snow, rose in faint outline against the sky.
rich
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From this reading The valley lay in rich idleness, green and gold and fruitful, yielding itself with a maternal largeness to the white fifteenth century chateau on the hillside.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A long white road stretched away to the left following the convolutions of the valley, until it became a thread; on the right it turned sharply by a clump of trees which marked a farm.
road
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From this reading A long white road stretched away to the left following the convolutions of the valley, until it became a thread; on the right it turned sharply by a clump of trees which marked a farm.
rose
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From this reading Far away beyond them grey peaks of Alpine spurs, patched with snow, rose in faint outline against the sky.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A long white road stretched away to the left following the convolutions of the valley, until it became a thread; on the right it turned sharply by a clump of trees which marked a farm.
sky
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From this reading Far away beyond them grey peaks of Alpine spurs, patched with snow, rose in faint outline against the sky.
slumbered
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From this reading The near hills slumbered in the sunshine.
snow
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From this reading Far away beyond them grey peaks of Alpine spurs, patched with snow, rose in faint outline against the sky.
spurs
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From this reading Far away beyond them grey peaks of Alpine spurs, patched with snow, rose in faint outline against the sky.
stretched
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From this reading A long white road stretched away to the left following the convolutions of the valley, until it became a thread; on the right it turned sharply by a clump of trees which marked a farm.
sunshine
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From this reading The near hills slumbered in the sunshine.
sweltering
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From this reading IT was the late afternoon of a sweltering July day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT was the late afternoon of a sweltering July day.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Far away beyond them grey peaks of Alpine spurs, patched with snow, rose in faint outline against the sky.
thread
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From this reading A long white road stretched away to the left following the convolutions of the valley, until it became a thread; on the right it turned sharply by a clump of trees which marked a farm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The valley lay in rich idleness, green and gold and fruitful, yielding itself with a maternal largeness to the white fifteenth century chateau on the hillside.
trees
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From this reading A long white road stretched away to the left following the convolutions of the valley, until it became a thread; on the right it turned sharply by a clump of trees which marked a farm.
turned
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From this reading A long white road stretched away to the left following the convolutions of the valley, until it became a thread; on the right it turned sharply by a clump of trees which marked a farm.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading A long white road stretched away to the left following the convolutions of the valley, until it became a thread; on the right it turned sharply by a clump of trees which marked a farm.
valley
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From this reading The valley lay in rich idleness, green and gold and fruitful, yielding itself with a maternal largeness to the white fifteenth century chateau on the hillside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was the late afternoon of a sweltering July day.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A long white road stretched away to the left following the convolutions of the valley, until it became a thread; on the right it turned sharply by a clump of trees which marked a farm.
white
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From this reading The valley lay in rich idleness, green and gold and fruitful, yielding itself with a maternal largeness to the white fifteenth century chateau on the hillside.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Far away beyond them grey peaks of Alpine spurs, patched with snow, rose in faint outline against the sky.
yielding
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From this reading The valley lay in rich idleness, green and gold and fruitful, yielding itself with a maternal largeness to the white fifteenth century chateau on the hillside.
