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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 "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
altitude
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From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
awoke
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From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
betimes
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From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
clouds
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
company
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
cots
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
coverts
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
deluge
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
dispersed
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
down
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
dreamless
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From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
flies
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
forky
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
gathering
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
hasty
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From this reading He sprang up and proceeded to make a hasty toilet.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sprang up and proceeded to make a hasty toilet.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
homely
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
informed
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From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
iv
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From this reading Æneis iv.
JOURNEY
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From this reading THE JOURNEY.
Juno
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
Kennedy
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From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
lightning
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
long
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From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
make
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From this reading He sprang up and proceeded to make a hasty toilet.
Meanwhile
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
morning
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From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
mountain
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
next
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From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
obscure
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
pole
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
posada
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From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
pours
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
proceeded
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From this reading He sprang up and proceeded to make a hasty toilet.
Quentin
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From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
rattling
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
ride
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
roll
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
seek
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
shining
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From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
showers
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
side
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
skies
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
sleep
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From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
sounding
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
sprang
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From this reading He sprang up and proceeded to make a hasty toilet.
started
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From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
sun's
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From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JOURNEY.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
thunders
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
toilet
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From this reading He sprang up and proceeded to make a hasty toilet.
up
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From this reading He sprang up and proceeded to make a hasty toilet.
walls
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From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
whitewashed
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From this reading From this long and dreamless sleep Quentin Kennedy started and awoke next morning, but not betimes, as the sun's altitude, when shining on the whitewashed walls of the posada, informed him.
wintry
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From this reading "Meanwhile the gathering clouds obscure the skies, From pole to pole the forky lightning flies, The rattling thunders roll, and Juno pours A wintry deluge down and sounding showers; The company dispersed to coverts ride, And seek the homely cots or mountain side."
Æneis
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From this reading Æneis iv.
