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aconites
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From this reading Along the narrow border, beneath the soot-stained eastern wall, yellow and mauve crocuses and yellow aconites opened wide, greeting the gentle warmth.
AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along the narrow border, beneath the soot-stained eastern wall, yellow and mauve crocuses and yellow aconites opened wide, greeting the gentle warmth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Outside, the slanting spring sunshine visited the sheltered strip of garden in clear lights and transparent shadows.
basin
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From this reading In the stone basin the surface of the water trembled, glistening in broken curves of silver white.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Along the narrow border, beneath the soot-stained eastern wall, yellow and mauve crocuses and yellow aconites opened wide, greeting the gentle warmth.
border
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From this reading Along the narrow border, beneath the soot-stained eastern wall, yellow and mauve crocuses and yellow aconites opened wide, greeting the gentle warmth.
brightly
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From this reading The small grass-plat surrounding the rockery was brightly green.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the stone basin the surface of the water trembled, glistening in broken curves of silver white.
bud
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From this reading Trees in the neighbouring gardens were thick with bud.
clear
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From this reading Outside, the slanting spring sunshine visited the sheltered strip of garden in clear lights and transparent shadows.
crocuses
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From this reading Along the narrow border, beneath the soot-stained eastern wall, yellow and mauve crocuses and yellow aconites opened wide, greeting the gentle warmth.
curves
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From this reading In the stone basin the surface of the water trembled, glistening in broken curves of silver white.
eastern
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From this reading Along the narrow border, beneath the soot-stained eastern wall, yellow and mauve crocuses and yellow aconites opened wide, greeting the gentle warmth.
garden
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From this reading Outside, the slanting spring sunshine visited the sheltered strip of garden in clear lights and transparent shadows.
gardens
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From this reading Trees in the neighbouring gardens were thick with bud.
gentle
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From this reading Along the narrow border, beneath the soot-stained eastern wall, yellow and mauve crocuses and yellow aconites opened wide, greeting the gentle warmth.
glistening
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From this reading In the stone basin the surface of the water trembled, glistening in broken curves of silver white.
grass-plat
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From this reading The small grass-plat surrounding the rockery was brightly green.
green
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From this reading The small grass-plat surrounding the rockery was brightly green.
greeting
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From this reading Along the narrow border, beneath the soot-stained eastern wall, yellow and mauve crocuses and yellow aconites opened wide, greeting the gentle warmth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Outside, the slanting spring sunshine visited the sheltered strip of garden in clear lights and transparent shadows.
lights
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From this reading Outside, the slanting spring sunshine visited the sheltered strip of garden in clear lights and transparent shadows.
mauve
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From this reading Along the narrow border, beneath the soot-stained eastern wall, yellow and mauve crocuses and yellow aconites opened wide, greeting the gentle warmth.
narrow
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From this reading Along the narrow border, beneath the soot-stained eastern wall, yellow and mauve crocuses and yellow aconites opened wide, greeting the gentle warmth.
neighbouring
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From this reading Trees in the neighbouring gardens were thick with bud.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Outside, the slanting spring sunshine visited the sheltered strip of garden in clear lights and transparent shadows.
opened
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From this reading Along the narrow border, beneath the soot-stained eastern wall, yellow and mauve crocuses and yellow aconites opened wide, greeting the gentle warmth.
OutsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Outside, the slanting spring sunshine visited the sheltered strip of garden in clear lights and transparent shadows.
rockery
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From this reading The small grass-plat surrounding the rockery was brightly green.
shadows
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From this reading Outside, the slanting spring sunshine visited the sheltered strip of garden in clear lights and transparent shadows.
sheltered
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From this reading Outside, the slanting spring sunshine visited the sheltered strip of garden in clear lights and transparent shadows.
silver
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From this reading In the stone basin the surface of the water trembled, glistening in broken curves of silver white.
slanting
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From this reading Outside, the slanting spring sunshine visited the sheltered strip of garden in clear lights and transparent shadows.
small
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From this reading The small grass-plat surrounding the rockery was brightly green.
soot-stained
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From this reading Along the narrow border, beneath the soot-stained eastern wall, yellow and mauve crocuses and yellow aconites opened wide, greeting the gentle warmth.
spring
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From this reading Outside, the slanting spring sunshine visited the sheltered strip of garden in clear lights and transparent shadows.
stone
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From this reading In the stone basin the surface of the water trembled, glistening in broken curves of silver white.
strip
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From this reading Outside, the slanting spring sunshine visited the sheltered strip of garden in clear lights and transparent shadows.
sunshine
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From this reading Outside, the slanting spring sunshine visited the sheltered strip of garden in clear lights and transparent shadows.
surface
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From this reading In the stone basin the surface of the water trembled, glistening in broken curves of silver white.
surrounding
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From this reading The small grass-plat surrounding the rockery was brightly green.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Outside, the slanting spring sunshine visited the sheltered strip of garden in clear lights and transparent shadows.
thick
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From this reading Trees in the neighbouring gardens were thick with bud.
transparent
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From this reading Outside, the slanting spring sunshine visited the sheltered strip of garden in clear lights and transparent shadows.
Trees
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From this reading Trees in the neighbouring gardens were thick with bud.
trembled
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From this reading In the stone basin the surface of the water trembled, glistening in broken curves of silver white.
visited
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From this reading Outside, the slanting spring sunshine visited the sheltered strip of garden in clear lights and transparent shadows.
wall
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From this reading Along the narrow border, beneath the soot-stained eastern wall, yellow and mauve crocuses and yellow aconites opened wide, greeting the gentle warmth.
warmth
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From this reading Along the narrow border, beneath the soot-stained eastern wall, yellow and mauve crocuses and yellow aconites opened wide, greeting the gentle warmth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The small grass-plat surrounding the rockery was brightly green.
water
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From this reading In the stone basin the surface of the water trembled, glistening in broken curves of silver white.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Trees in the neighbouring gardens were thick with bud.
white
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From this reading In the stone basin the surface of the water trembled, glistening in broken curves of silver white.
wide
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From this reading Along the narrow border, beneath the soot-stained eastern wall, yellow and mauve crocuses and yellow aconites opened wide, greeting the gentle warmth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Trees in the neighbouring gardens were thick with bud.
yellow
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From this reading Along the narrow border, beneath the soot-stained eastern wall, yellow and mauve crocuses and yellow aconites opened wide, greeting the gentle warmth.
