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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 A great furnace of ruddy cloud rose above the mountain-tops, lighting the eternal snows of the peaks and ancient glaciers with a wealth of kaleidoscopic color.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A great furnace of ruddy cloud rose above the mountain-tops, lighting the eternal snows of the peaks and ancient glaciers with a wealth of kaleidoscopic color.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The radiant colors of sunset held the quiet eyes of a solitary horseman riding amidst the broken lands of the lesser foot-hills.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Viewed from the plains below there might have been a great fire raging among the hill-caps, where only snow and ice could provide the fuel.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading A great furnace of ruddy cloud rose above the mountain-tops, lighting the eternal snows of the peaks and ancient glaciers with a wealth of kaleidoscopic color.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The purple of evening was deepening from the east, meeting and blending softly with the gold of the dying day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Viewed from the plains below there might have been a great fire raging among the hill-caps, where only snow and ice could provide the fuel.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Viewed from the plains below there might have been a great fire raging among the hill-caps, where only snow and ice could provide the fuel.
blending
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From this reading The purple of evening was deepening from the east, meeting and blending softly with the gold of the dying day.
broken
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From this reading The radiant colors of sunset held the quiet eyes of a solitary horseman riding amidst the broken lands of the lesser foot-hills.
cloud
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From this reading A great furnace of ruddy cloud rose above the mountain-tops, lighting the eternal snows of the peaks and ancient glaciers with a wealth of kaleidoscopic color.
color
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From this reading A great furnace of ruddy cloud rose above the mountain-tops, lighting the eternal snows of the peaks and ancient glaciers with a wealth of kaleidoscopic color.
colors
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From this reading The radiant colors of sunset held the quiet eyes of a solitary horseman riding amidst the broken lands of the lesser foot-hills.
couch
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From this reading TWO MEN OF THE WILDERNESS The westering sun was drooping heavily toward its fiery couch.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Viewed from the plains below there might have been a great fire raging among the hill-caps, where only snow and ice could provide the fuel.
day
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From this reading The purple of evening was deepening from the east, meeting and blending softly with the gold of the dying day.
deepening
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From this reading The purple of evening was deepening from the east, meeting and blending softly with the gold of the dying day.
drooping
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From this reading TWO MEN OF THE WILDERNESS The westering sun was drooping heavily toward its fiery couch.
dying
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From this reading The purple of evening was deepening from the east, meeting and blending softly with the gold of the dying day.
east
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From this reading The purple of evening was deepening from the east, meeting and blending softly with the gold of the dying day.
eternal
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From this reading A great furnace of ruddy cloud rose above the mountain-tops, lighting the eternal snows of the peaks and ancient glaciers with a wealth of kaleidoscopic color.
evening
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From this reading The purple of evening was deepening from the east, meeting and blending softly with the gold of the dying day.
eyes
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From this reading The radiant colors of sunset held the quiet eyes of a solitary horseman riding amidst the broken lands of the lesser foot-hills.
fiery
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From this reading TWO MEN OF THE WILDERNESS The westering sun was drooping heavily toward its fiery couch.
fire
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From this reading Viewed from the plains below there might have been a great fire raging among the hill-caps, where only snow and ice could provide the fuel.
foot-hills
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From this reading The radiant colors of sunset held the quiet eyes of a solitary horseman riding amidst the broken lands of the lesser foot-hills.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The purple of evening was deepening from the east, meeting and blending softly with the gold of the dying day.
fuel
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From this reading Viewed from the plains below there might have been a great fire raging among the hill-caps, where only snow and ice could provide the fuel.
furnace
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From this reading A great furnace of ruddy cloud rose above the mountain-tops, lighting the eternal snows of the peaks and ancient glaciers with a wealth of kaleidoscopic color.
glaciers
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From this reading A great furnace of ruddy cloud rose above the mountain-tops, lighting the eternal snows of the peaks and ancient glaciers with a wealth of kaleidoscopic color.
gold
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From this reading The purple of evening was deepening from the east, meeting and blending softly with the gold of the dying day.
great
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From this reading A great furnace of ruddy cloud rose above the mountain-tops, lighting the eternal snows of the peaks and ancient glaciers with a wealth of kaleidoscopic color.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Viewed from the plains below there might have been a great fire raging among the hill-caps, where only snow and ice could provide the fuel.
heavily
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From this reading TWO MEN OF THE WILDERNESS The westering sun was drooping heavily toward its fiery couch.
held
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From this reading The radiant colors of sunset held the quiet eyes of a solitary horseman riding amidst the broken lands of the lesser foot-hills.
hill-caps
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From this reading Viewed from the plains below there might have been a great fire raging among the hill-caps, where only snow and ice could provide the fuel.
horseman
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From this reading The radiant colors of sunset held the quiet eyes of a solitary horseman riding amidst the broken lands of the lesser foot-hills.
ice
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From this reading Viewed from the plains below there might have been a great fire raging among the hill-caps, where only snow and ice could provide the fuel.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading TWO MEN OF THE WILDERNESS The westering sun was drooping heavily toward its fiery couch.
kaleidoscopic
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From this reading A great furnace of ruddy cloud rose above the mountain-tops, lighting the eternal snows of the peaks and ancient glaciers with a wealth of kaleidoscopic color.
lands
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From this reading The radiant colors of sunset held the quiet eyes of a solitary horseman riding amidst the broken lands of the lesser foot-hills.
lesser
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From this reading The radiant colors of sunset held the quiet eyes of a solitary horseman riding amidst the broken lands of the lesser foot-hills.
lighting
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From this reading A great furnace of ruddy cloud rose above the mountain-tops, lighting the eternal snows of the peaks and ancient glaciers with a wealth of kaleidoscopic color.
meeting
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From this reading The purple of evening was deepening from the east, meeting and blending softly with the gold of the dying day.
MEN
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From this reading TWO MEN OF THE WILDERNESS The westering sun was drooping heavily toward its fiery couch.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Viewed from the plains below there might have been a great fire raging among the hill-caps, where only snow and ice could provide the fuel.
mountain-tops
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From this reading A great furnace of ruddy cloud rose above the mountain-tops, lighting the eternal snows of the peaks and ancient glaciers with a wealth of kaleidoscopic color.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TWO MEN OF THE WILDERNESS The westering sun was drooping heavily toward its fiery couch.
only
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From this reading Viewed from the plains below there might have been a great fire raging among the hill-caps, where only snow and ice could provide the fuel.
peaks
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From this reading A great furnace of ruddy cloud rose above the mountain-tops, lighting the eternal snows of the peaks and ancient glaciers with a wealth of kaleidoscopic color.
plains
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From this reading Viewed from the plains below there might have been a great fire raging among the hill-caps, where only snow and ice could provide the fuel.
provide
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From this reading Viewed from the plains below there might have been a great fire raging among the hill-caps, where only snow and ice could provide the fuel.
purple
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From this reading The purple of evening was deepening from the east, meeting and blending softly with the gold of the dying day.
quiet
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From this reading The radiant colors of sunset held the quiet eyes of a solitary horseman riding amidst the broken lands of the lesser foot-hills.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading The radiant colors of sunset held the quiet eyes of a solitary horseman riding amidst the broken lands of the lesser foot-hills.
raging
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From this reading Viewed from the plains below there might have been a great fire raging among the hill-caps, where only snow and ice could provide the fuel.
riding
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From this reading The radiant colors of sunset held the quiet eyes of a solitary horseman riding amidst the broken lands of the lesser foot-hills.
rose
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From this reading A great furnace of ruddy cloud rose above the mountain-tops, lighting the eternal snows of the peaks and ancient glaciers with a wealth of kaleidoscopic color.
ruddy
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From this reading A great furnace of ruddy cloud rose above the mountain-tops, lighting the eternal snows of the peaks and ancient glaciers with a wealth of kaleidoscopic color.
snow
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From this reading Viewed from the plains below there might have been a great fire raging among the hill-caps, where only snow and ice could provide the fuel.
snows
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From this reading A great furnace of ruddy cloud rose above the mountain-tops, lighting the eternal snows of the peaks and ancient glaciers with a wealth of kaleidoscopic color.
softly
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From this reading The purple of evening was deepening from the east, meeting and blending softly with the gold of the dying day.
solitary
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From this reading The radiant colors of sunset held the quiet eyes of a solitary horseman riding amidst the broken lands of the lesser foot-hills.
sun
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From this reading TWO MEN OF THE WILDERNESS The westering sun was drooping heavily toward its fiery couch.
sunset
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From this reading The radiant colors of sunset held the quiet eyes of a solitary horseman riding amidst the broken lands of the lesser foot-hills.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO MEN OF THE WILDERNESS The westering sun was drooping heavily toward its fiery couch.
there
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From this reading Viewed from the plains below there might have been a great fire raging among the hill-caps, where only snow and ice could provide the fuel.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading TWO MEN OF THE WILDERNESS The westering sun was drooping heavily toward its fiery couch.
TWO
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From this reading TWO MEN OF THE WILDERNESS The westering sun was drooping heavily toward its fiery couch.
Viewed
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From this reading Viewed from the plains below there might have been a great fire raging among the hill-caps, where only snow and ice could provide the fuel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TWO MEN OF THE WILDERNESS The westering sun was drooping heavily toward its fiery couch.
wealth
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From this reading A great furnace of ruddy cloud rose above the mountain-tops, lighting the eternal snows of the peaks and ancient glaciers with a wealth of kaleidoscopic color.
westering
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From this reading TWO MEN OF THE WILDERNESS The westering sun was drooping heavily toward its fiery couch.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Viewed from the plains below there might have been a great fire raging among the hill-caps, where only snow and ice could provide the fuel.
WILDERNESSnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading TWO MEN OF THE WILDERNESS The westering sun was drooping heavily toward its fiery couch.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The purple of evening was deepening from the east, meeting and blending softly with the gold of the dying day.
