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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 floating mist hangs in the still warm air, making heaven and earth mingle in one sweet confusion.
air
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From this reading A floating mist hangs in the still warm air, making heaven and earth mingle in one sweet confusion.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The ivy creeping up the ancient walls of the castle is rustling and whispering as the evening breeze sweeps over it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun has "dropped down," and the "day is dead."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The silence and calm of coming night are over everything.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The ivy creeping up the ancient walls of the castle is rustling and whispering as the evening breeze sweeps over it.
basins
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From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
boughs
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From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
breeze
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From this reading The ivy creeping up the ancient walls of the castle is rustling and whispering as the evening breeze sweeps over it.
calm
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From this reading The silence and calm of coming night are over everything.
castle
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From this reading The ivy creeping up the ancient walls of the castle is rustling and whispering as the evening breeze sweeps over it.
coming
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From this reading The silence and calm of coming night are over everything.
confusion
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From this reading A floating mist hangs in the still warm air, making heaven and earth mingle in one sweet confusion.
creeping
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From this reading The ivy creeping up the ancient walls of the castle is rustling and whispering as the evening breeze sweeps over it.
day
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From this reading The sun has "dropped down," and the "day is dead."
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun has "dropped down," and the "day is dead."
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
down
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From this reading The sun has "dropped down," and the "day is dead."
dropped
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From this reading The sun has "dropped down," and the "day is dead."
earth
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From this reading A floating mist hangs in the still warm air, making heaven and earth mingle in one sweet confusion.
elms
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From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
evening
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From this reading The ivy creeping up the ancient walls of the castle is rustling and whispering as the evening breeze sweeps over it.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The silence and calm of coming night are over everything.
floating
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From this reading A floating mist hangs in the still warm air, making heaven and earth mingle in one sweet confusion.
flowers
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From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
fountains
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From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
giant
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From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
gleam
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From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
glimpse
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From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
hangs
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From this reading A floating mist hangs in the still warm air, making heaven and earth mingle in one sweet confusion.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun has "dropped down," and the "day is dead."
heaven
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From this reading A floating mist hangs in the still warm air, making heaven and earth mingle in one sweet confusion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun has "dropped down," and the "day is dead."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The ivy creeping up the ancient walls of the castle is rustling and whispering as the evening breeze sweeps over it.
ivy
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From this reading The ivy creeping up the ancient walls of the castle is rustling and whispering as the evening breeze sweeps over it.
lies
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From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
light
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From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
making
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From this reading A floating mist hangs in the still warm air, making heaven and earth mingle in one sweet confusion.
marble
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From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
mingle
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From this reading A floating mist hangs in the still warm air, making heaven and earth mingle in one sweet confusion.
mist
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From this reading A floating mist hangs in the still warm air, making heaven and earth mingle in one sweet confusion.
night
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From this reading The silence and calm of coming night are over everything.
ocean
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From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The silence and calm of coming night are over everything.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A floating mist hangs in the still warm air, making heaven and earth mingle in one sweet confusion.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The silence and calm of coming night are over everything.
quiet
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From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
rustling
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From this reading The ivy creeping up the ancient walls of the castle is rustling and whispering as the evening breeze sweeps over it.
seen
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From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
shadowy
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From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The silence and calm of coming night are over everything.
sleeping
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From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
snow-white
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From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
softly
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From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A floating mist hangs in the still warm air, making heaven and earth mingle in one sweet confusion.
sun
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From this reading The sun has "dropped down," and the "day is dead."
swaying
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From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
sweeps
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From this reading The ivy creeping up the ancient walls of the castle is rustling and whispering as the evening breeze sweeps over it.
sweet
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From this reading A floating mist hangs in the still warm air, making heaven and earth mingle in one sweet confusion.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun has "dropped down," and the "day is dead."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
uncertain
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From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
up
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From this reading The ivy creeping up the ancient walls of the castle is rustling and whispering as the evening breeze sweeps over it.
walls
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From this reading The ivy creeping up the ancient walls of the castle is rustling and whispering as the evening breeze sweeps over it.
warm
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From this reading A floating mist hangs in the still warm air, making heaven and earth mingle in one sweet confusion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The shadowy twilight lies softly on sleeping flowers and swaying boughs, on quiet fountains--the marble basins of which gleam snow-white in the uncertain light--on the glimpse of the distant ocean seen through the giant elms.
whispering
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From this reading The ivy creeping up the ancient walls of the castle is rustling and whispering as the evening breeze sweeps over it.
