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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 "_But in the night of Death Hope sees a star and listening Love can hear the rustling of a wing_."
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
all
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_But in the night of Death Hope sees a star and listening Love can hear the rustling of a wing_."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
away
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
barren
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
beat
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From this reading The sun is the lamp of the world, and night is its cloak; but the wind is the voice of its heart and you have only to listen to catch its message, and to watch even in the beat and burden of the day, to see the leaves move as its sweet breath touches them.
Ben
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
breath
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From this reading The sun is the lamp of the world, and night is its cloak; but the wind is the voice of its heart and you have only to listen to catch its message, and to watch even in the beat and burden of the day, to see the leaves move as its sweet breath touches them.
buffeted
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
burden
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From this reading The sun is the lamp of the world, and night is its cloak; but the wind is the voice of its heart and you have only to listen to catch its message, and to watch even in the beat and burden of the day, to see the leaves move as its sweet breath touches them.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "_But in the night of Death Hope sees a star and listening Love can hear the rustling of a wing_."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "_But in the night of Death Hope sees a star and listening Love can hear the rustling of a wing_."
canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
carpet
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From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
catch
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From this reading The sun is the lamp of the world, and night is its cloak; but the wind is the voice of its heart and you have only to listen to catch its message, and to watch even in the beat and burden of the day, to see the leaves move as its sweet breath touches them.
child
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
chuckled
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
cloak
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From this reading The sun is the lamp of the world, and night is its cloak; but the wind is the voice of its heart and you have only to listen to catch its message, and to watch even in the beat and burden of the day, to see the leaves move as its sweet breath touches them.
clouds
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From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
day
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From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
Death
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From this reading "_But in the night of Death Hope sees a star and listening Love can hear the rustling of a wing_."
distinctly
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
dropping
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From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
east
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From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
elbow
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun is the lamp of the world, and night is its cloak; but the wind is the voice of its heart and you have only to listen to catch its message, and to watch even in the beat and burden of the day, to see the leaves move as its sweet breath touches them.
eyes
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
face
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
far
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
G
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From this reading ROBERT G. INGERSOLL.
gently
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
glory
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From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
golden
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From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The sun is the lamp of the world, and night is its cloak; but the wind is the voice of its heart and you have only to listen to catch its message, and to watch even in the beat and burden of the day, to see the leaves move as its sweet breath touches them.
head
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_But in the night of Death Hope sees a star and listening Love can hear the rustling of a wing_."
heart
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From this reading The sun is the lamp of the world, and night is its cloak; but the wind is the voice of its heart and you have only to listen to catch its message, and to watch even in the beat and burden of the day, to see the leaves move as its sweet breath touches them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
Hope
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From this reading "_But in the night of Death Hope sees a star and listening Love can hear the rustling of a wing_."
hung
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From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "_But in the night of Death Hope sees a star and listening Love can hear the rustling of a wing_."
INGERSOLL
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From this reading ROBERT G. INGERSOLL.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun is the lamp of the world, and night is its cloak; but the wind is the voice of its heart and you have only to listen to catch its message, and to watch even in the beat and burden of the day, to see the leaves move as its sweet breath touches them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun is the lamp of the world, and night is its cloak; but the wind is the voice of its heart and you have only to listen to catch its message, and to watch even in the beat and burden of the day, to see the leaves move as its sweet breath touches them.
joy
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From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
Kelham's
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
lamp
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From this reading The sun is the lamp of the world, and night is its cloak; but the wind is the voice of its heart and you have only to listen to catch its message, and to watch even in the beat and burden of the day, to see the leaves move as its sweet breath touches them.
laughing
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
leaves
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From this reading The sun is the lamp of the world, and night is its cloak; but the wind is the voice of its heart and you have only to listen to catch its message, and to watch even in the beat and burden of the day, to see the leaves move as its sweet breath touches them.
light
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
like
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From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
listen
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From this reading The sun is the lamp of the world, and night is its cloak; but the wind is the voice of its heart and you have only to listen to catch its message, and to watch even in the beat and burden of the day, to see the leaves move as its sweet breath touches them.
listening
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From this reading "_But in the night of Death Hope sees a star and listening Love can hear the rustling of a wing_."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
Love
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From this reading "_But in the night of Death Hope sees a star and listening Love can hear the rustling of a wing_."
message
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From this reading The sun is the lamp of the world, and night is its cloak; but the wind is the voice of its heart and you have only to listen to catch its message, and to watch even in the beat and burden of the day, to see the leaves move as its sweet breath touches them.
move
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From this reading The sun is the lamp of the world, and night is its cloak; but the wind is the voice of its heart and you have only to listen to catch its message, and to watch even in the beat and burden of the day, to see the leaves move as its sweet breath touches them.
new
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From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
night
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From this reading "_But in the night of Death Hope sees a star and listening Love can hear the rustling of a wing_."
north
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From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_But in the night of Death Hope sees a star and listening Love can hear the rustling of a wing_."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
only
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From this reading The sun is the lamp of the world, and night is its cloak; but the wind is the voice of its heart and you have only to listen to catch its message, and to watch even in the beat and burden of the day, to see the leaves move as its sweet breath touches them.
pink
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From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
place
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
ran
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
ray
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
ROBERT
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From this reading ROBERT G. INGERSOLL.
rose-leaves
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From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
rustling
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From this reading "_But in the night of Death Hope sees a star and listening Love can hear the rustling of a wing_."
sad
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
sands
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From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
saw
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
see
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From this reading The sun is the lamp of the world, and night is its cloak; but the wind is the voice of its heart and you have only to listen to catch its message, and to watch even in the beat and burden of the day, to see the leaves move as its sweet breath touches them.
sees
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From this reading "_But in the night of Death Hope sees a star and listening Love can hear the rustling of a wing_."
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
sides
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
singing
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
sky
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From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
south
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From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
spring
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
star
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From this reading "_But in the night of Death Hope sees a star and listening Love can hear the rustling of a wing_."
steady
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
stretched
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From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
sun
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From this reading The sun is the lamp of the world, and night is its cloak; but the wind is the voice of its heart and you have only to listen to catch its message, and to watch even in the beat and burden of the day, to see the leaves move as its sweet breath touches them.
sweet
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From this reading The sun is the lamp of the world, and night is its cloak; but the wind is the voice of its heart and you have only to listen to catch its message, and to watch even in the beat and burden of the day, to see the leaves move as its sweet breath touches them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_But in the night of Death Hope sees a star and listening Love can hear the rustling of a wing_."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sun is the lamp of the world, and night is its cloak; but the wind is the voice of its heart and you have only to listen to catch its message, and to watch even in the beat and burden of the day, to see the leaves move as its sweet breath touches them.
then
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
touches
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From this reading The sun is the lamp of the world, and night is its cloak; but the wind is the voice of its heart and you have only to listen to catch its message, and to watch even in the beat and burden of the day, to see the leaves move as its sweet breath touches them.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
voice
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From this reading The sun is the lamp of the world, and night is its cloak; but the wind is the voice of its heart and you have only to listen to catch its message, and to watch even in the beat and burden of the day, to see the leaves move as its sweet breath touches them.
watch
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From this reading The sun is the lamp of the world, and night is its cloak; but the wind is the voice of its heart and you have only to listen to catch its message, and to watch even in the beat and burden of the day, to see the leaves move as its sweet breath touches them.
water
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From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
west
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From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
wing
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From this reading "_But in the night of Death Hope sees a star and listening Love can hear the rustling of a wing_."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The south wind shouted with joy at the glory of the new day; the sky hung like a canopy of radiant colours, with little clouds of pink dropping like rose-leaves towards the sands which stretched, as a golden carpet, from east to west and north to south.
world
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From this reading The sun is the lamp of the world, and night is its cloak; but the wind is the voice of its heart and you have only to listen to catch its message, and to watch even in the beat and burden of the day, to see the leaves move as its sweet breath touches them.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The south wind shouted far above Ben Kelham's head, it chuckled like a laughing child at his elbow, and buffeted his sad face gently until it saw a ray of light spring up in the steady eyes; then it ran laughing away--you could hear it distinctly on all sides of you--like water singing in a barren place.
