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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 There is no statute so sublime As Love's in all the world; and e'en to kiss The pedestal is still a better bliss Than all ambitions.
all
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From this reading There is no statute so sublime As Love's in all the world; and e'en to kiss The pedestal is still a better bliss Than all ambitions.
ambitions
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From this reading There is no statute so sublime As Love's in all the world; and e'en to kiss The pedestal is still a better bliss Than all ambitions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is no statute so sublime As Love's in all the world; and e'en to kiss The pedestal is still a better bliss Than all ambitions.
Artists
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From this reading Artists and others interested in the beauties of nature love a dry summer for the autumn that is sure to follow it.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There is no statute so sublime As Love's in all the world; and e'en to kiss The pedestal is still a better bliss Than all ambitions.
autumn
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From this reading It was late autumn, and we who live in Northern latitudes do not quite realise what the autumn of Southern Europe is.
beauties
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From this reading Artists and others interested in the beauties of nature love a dry summer for the autumn that is sure to follow it.
beautiful
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From this reading In Spain and in the islands of the Mediterranean every summer is dry, and every autumn is beautiful.
better
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From this reading There is no statute so sublime As Love's in all the world; and e'en to kiss The pedestal is still a better bliss Than all ambitions.
bliss
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From this reading There is no statute so sublime As Love's in all the world; and e'en to kiss The pedestal is still a better bliss Than all ambitions.
Casa
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From this reading Three years later Eve was sitting on the terrace of the Casa d'Erraha.
d'Erraha
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From this reading Three years later Eve was sitting on the terrace of the Casa d'Erraha.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was late autumn, and we who live in Northern latitudes do not quite realise what the autumn of Southern Europe is.
dry
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From this reading Artists and others interested in the beauties of nature love a dry summer for the autumn that is sure to follow it.
e'en
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From this reading There is no statute so sublime As Love's in all the world; and e'en to kiss The pedestal is still a better bliss Than all ambitions.
Europe
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From this reading It was late autumn, and we who live in Northern latitudes do not quite realise what the autumn of Southern Europe is.
Eve
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From this reading Three years later Eve was sitting on the terrace of the Casa d'Erraha.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In Spain and in the islands of the Mediterranean every summer is dry, and every autumn is beautiful.
follow
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From this reading Artists and others interested in the beauties of nature love a dry summer for the autumn that is sure to follow it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Artists and others interested in the beauties of nature love a dry summer for the autumn that is sure to follow it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is no statute so sublime As Love's in all the world; and e'en to kiss The pedestal is still a better bliss Than all ambitions.
interested
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From this reading Artists and others interested in the beauties of nature love a dry summer for the autumn that is sure to follow it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no statute so sublime As Love's in all the world; and e'en to kiss The pedestal is still a better bliss Than all ambitions.
islands
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From this reading In Spain and in the islands of the Mediterranean every summer is dry, and every autumn is beautiful.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late autumn, and we who live in Northern latitudes do not quite realise what the autumn of Southern Europe is.
kiss
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From this reading There is no statute so sublime As Love's in all the world; and e'en to kiss The pedestal is still a better bliss Than all ambitions.
late
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From this reading It was late autumn, and we who live in Northern latitudes do not quite realise what the autumn of Southern Europe is.
later
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From this reading Three years later Eve was sitting on the terrace of the Casa d'Erraha.
latitudes
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From this reading It was late autumn, and we who live in Northern latitudes do not quite realise what the autumn of Southern Europe is.
live
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From this reading It was late autumn, and we who live in Northern latitudes do not quite realise what the autumn of Southern Europe is.
love
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From this reading Artists and others interested in the beauties of nature love a dry summer for the autumn that is sure to follow it.
Love's
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From this reading There is no statute so sublime As Love's in all the world; and e'en to kiss The pedestal is still a better bliss Than all ambitions.
Mediterranean
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From this reading In Spain and in the islands of the Mediterranean every summer is dry, and every autumn is beautiful.
nature
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From this reading Artists and others interested in the beauties of nature love a dry summer for the autumn that is sure to follow it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no statute so sublime As Love's in all the world; and e'en to kiss The pedestal is still a better bliss Than all ambitions.
Northern
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From this reading It was late autumn, and we who live in Northern latitudes do not quite realise what the autumn of Southern Europe is.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was late autumn, and we who live in Northern latitudes do not quite realise what the autumn of Southern Europe is.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three years later Eve was sitting on the terrace of the Casa d'Erraha.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Three years later Eve was sitting on the terrace of the Casa d'Erraha.
others
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From this reading Artists and others interested in the beauties of nature love a dry summer for the autumn that is sure to follow it.
pedestal
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From this reading There is no statute so sublime As Love's in all the world; and e'en to kiss The pedestal is still a better bliss Than all ambitions.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was late autumn, and we who live in Northern latitudes do not quite realise what the autumn of Southern Europe is.
realise
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From this reading It was late autumn, and we who live in Northern latitudes do not quite realise what the autumn of Southern Europe is.
sitting
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From this reading Three years later Eve was sitting on the terrace of the Casa d'Erraha.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is no statute so sublime As Love's in all the world; and e'en to kiss The pedestal is still a better bliss Than all ambitions.
Southern
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From this reading It was late autumn, and we who live in Northern latitudes do not quite realise what the autumn of Southern Europe is.
Spain
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From this reading In Spain and in the islands of the Mediterranean every summer is dry, and every autumn is beautiful.
statute
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From this reading There is no statute so sublime As Love's in all the world; and e'en to kiss The pedestal is still a better bliss Than all ambitions.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is no statute so sublime As Love's in all the world; and e'en to kiss The pedestal is still a better bliss Than all ambitions.
sublime
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From this reading There is no statute so sublime As Love's in all the world; and e'en to kiss The pedestal is still a better bliss Than all ambitions.
summer
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From this reading Artists and others interested in the beauties of nature love a dry summer for the autumn that is sure to follow it.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Artists and others interested in the beauties of nature love a dry summer for the autumn that is sure to follow it.
terrace
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From this reading Three years later Eve was sitting on the terrace of the Casa d'Erraha.
ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There is no statute so sublime As Love's in all the world; and e'en to kiss The pedestal is still a better bliss Than all ambitions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Artists and others interested in the beauties of nature love a dry summer for the autumn that is sure to follow it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is no statute so sublime As Love's in all the world; and e'en to kiss The pedestal is still a better bliss Than all ambitions.
There
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From this reading There is no statute so sublime As Love's in all the world; and e'en to kiss The pedestal is still a better bliss Than all ambitions.
Three
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From this reading Three years later Eve was sitting on the terrace of the Casa d'Erraha.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is no statute so sublime As Love's in all the world; and e'en to kiss The pedestal is still a better bliss Than all ambitions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Three years later Eve was sitting on the terrace of the Casa d'Erraha.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was late autumn, and we who live in Northern latitudes do not quite realise what the autumn of Southern Europe is.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was late autumn, and we who live in Northern latitudes do not quite realise what the autumn of Southern Europe is.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was late autumn, and we who live in Northern latitudes do not quite realise what the autumn of Southern Europe is.
world
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From this reading There is no statute so sublime As Love's in all the world; and e'en to kiss The pedestal is still a better bliss Than all ambitions.
years
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From this reading Three years later Eve was sitting on the terrace of the Casa d'Erraha.
