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all
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LIFE and liberty, while safe, are little thought of: for why? they are matters of course.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading LIFE and liberty, while safe, are little thought of: for why? they are matters of course.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Endangered, they are rated at their real value.
baying
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
beauty
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From this reading In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Yet it is feebler then; but gloom lies beside it, and contrast reveals its fire.
brutal
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms.
contrast
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From this reading Yet it is feebler then; but gloom lies beside it, and contrast reveals its fire.
course
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From this reading LIFE and liberty, while safe, are little thought of: for why? they are matters of course.
deep
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
dogs
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
ears
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
elms
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From this reading In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms.
Endangered
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From this reading Endangered, they are rated at their real value.
evening
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From this reading In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
feebler
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From this reading Yet it is feebler then; but gloom lies beside it, and contrast reveals its fire.
fellows
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
fire
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From this reading Yet it is feebler then; but gloom lies beside it, and contrast reveals its fire.
flakes
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From this reading In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LIFE and liberty, while safe, are little thought of: for why? they are matters of course.
friendly
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
Gerard
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
glided
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
gloom
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From this reading Yet it is feebler then; but gloom lies beside it, and contrast reveals its fire.
glowed
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
greatest
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From this reading In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet it is feebler then; but gloom lies beside it, and contrast reveals its fire.
joy
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
leaf
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading LIFE and liberty, while safe, are little thought of: for why? they are matters of course.
lies
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From this reading In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms.
LIFE
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From this reading LIFE and liberty, while safe, are little thought of: for why? they are matters of course.
like
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From this reading In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms.
little
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From this reading LIFE and liberty, while safe, are little thought of: for why? they are matters of course.
louder
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
Margaret
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
matters
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From this reading LIFE and liberty, while safe, are little thought of: for why? they are matters of course.
men
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From this reading In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms.
mind's
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
noon
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From this reading In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms.
notice
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From this reading In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LIFE and liberty, while safe, are little thought of: for why? they are matters of course.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
rated
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From this reading Endangered, they are rated at their real value.
real
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From this reading Endangered, they are rated at their real value.
reveals
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From this reading Yet it is feebler then; but gloom lies beside it, and contrast reveals its fire.
ringing
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
rustled
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
safe
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From this reading LIFE and liberty, while safe, are little thought of: for why? they are matters of course.
safety
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
shady
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From this reading In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
started
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
sunshine
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From this reading In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
thankfulness
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Endangered, they are rated at their real value.
then
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From this reading Yet it is feebler then; but gloom lies beside it, and contrast reveals its fire.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LIFE and liberty, while safe, are little thought of: for why? they are matters of course.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
thought
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From this reading LIFE and liberty, while safe, are little thought of: for why? they are matters of course.
Thus
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
too
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From this reading In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms.
topaz
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From this reading In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms.
tranquil
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
trees
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms.
value
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From this reading Endangered, they are rated at their real value.
voices
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From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading LIFE and liberty, while safe, are little thought of: for why? they are matters of course.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading In this, too, they are like sunshine, whose beauty men notice not at noon when it is greatest, but towards evening when it lies in flakes of topaz under shady elms.
why
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From this reading LIFE and liberty, while safe, are little thought of: for why? they are matters of course.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus Gerard and Margaret, though they started at every leaf that rustled louder than its fellows, glowed all over with joy and thankfulness as they glided among the friendly trees in safety and deep tranquil silence, baying dogs and brutal voices yet ringing in their mind's ears.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it is feebler then; but gloom lies beside it, and contrast reveals its fire.
