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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 MY UNWILLING NEIGHBOR I was about twenty-five years old when I began life as the owner of a vineyard in western Virginia.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading MY UNWILLING NEIGHBOR I was about twenty-five years old when I began life as the owner of a vineyard in western Virginia.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
all
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am an enthusiastic lover of the country and of country life, and believed that I should derive more pleasure as well as profit from the culture of my far-stretching vineyard than I would from ordinary farm operations.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I am an enthusiastic lover of the country and of country life, and believed that I should derive more pleasure as well as profit from the culture of my far-stretching vineyard than I would from ordinary farm operations.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am an enthusiastic lover of the country and of country life, and believed that I should derive more pleasure as well as profit from the culture of my far-stretching vineyard than I would from ordinary farm operations.
arising
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MY UNWILLING NEIGHBOR I was about twenty-five years old when I began life as the owner of a vineyard in western Virginia.
beautiful
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
beauty
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY UNWILLING NEIGHBOR I was about twenty-five years old when I began life as the owner of a vineyard in western Virginia.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I bought a large tract of land, the greater part of which lay upon the sloping side of one of the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge, the exposure being that most favorable to the growth of the vine.
believed
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From this reading I am an enthusiastic lover of the country and of country life, and believed that I should derive more pleasure as well as profit from the culture of my far-stretching vineyard than I would from ordinary farm operations.
Blue
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From this reading I bought a large tract of land, the greater part of which lay upon the sloping side of one of the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge, the exposure being that most favorable to the growth of the vine.
bought
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From this reading I bought a large tract of land, the greater part of which lay upon the sloping side of one of the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge, the exposure being that most favorable to the growth of the vine.
built
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From this reading I built myself a good house of moderate size upon a little plateau on the higher part of my estate.
clothed
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
country
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From this reading I am an enthusiastic lover of the country and of country life, and believed that I should derive more pleasure as well as profit from the culture of my far-stretching vineyard than I would from ordinary farm operations.
culture
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From this reading I am an enthusiastic lover of the country and of country life, and believed that I should derive more pleasure as well as profit from the culture of my far-stretching vineyard than I would from ordinary farm operations.
curling
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
day
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
derive
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From this reading I am an enthusiastic lover of the country and of country life, and believed that I should derive more pleasure as well as profit from the culture of my far-stretching vineyard than I would from ordinary farm operations.
down
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
dwellings
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
enthusiastic
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From this reading I am an enthusiastic lover of the country and of country life, and believed that I should derive more pleasure as well as profit from the culture of my far-stretching vineyard than I would from ordinary farm operations.
estate
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From this reading I built myself a good house of moderate size upon a little plateau on the higher part of my estate.
exposure
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From this reading I bought a large tract of land, the greater part of which lay upon the sloping side of one of the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge, the exposure being that most favorable to the growth of the vine.
far-stretching
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From this reading I am an enthusiastic lover of the country and of country life, and believed that I should derive more pleasure as well as profit from the culture of my far-stretching vineyard than I would from ordinary farm operations.
farm
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From this reading I am an enthusiastic lover of the country and of country life, and believed that I should derive more pleasure as well as profit from the culture of my far-stretching vineyard than I would from ordinary farm operations.
favorable
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From this reading I bought a large tract of land, the greater part of which lay upon the sloping side of one of the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge, the exposure being that most favorable to the growth of the vine.
few
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
fields
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
foot-hills
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From this reading I bought a large tract of land, the greater part of which lay upon the sloping side of one of the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge, the exposure being that most favorable to the growth of the vine.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am an enthusiastic lover of the country and of country life, and believed that I should derive more pleasure as well as profit from the culture of my far-stretching vineyard than I would from ordinary farm operations.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I built myself a good house of moderate size upon a little plateau on the higher part of my estate.
greater
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From this reading I bought a large tract of land, the greater part of which lay upon the sloping side of one of the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge, the exposure being that most favorable to the growth of the vine.
green
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
groves
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
growth
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From this reading I bought a large tract of land, the greater part of which lay upon the sloping side of one of the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge, the exposure being that most favorable to the growth of the vine.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
higher
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From this reading I built myself a good house of moderate size upon a little plateau on the higher part of my estate.
hillside
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
house
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From this reading I built myself a good house of moderate size upon a little plateau on the higher part of my estate.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY UNWILLING NEIGHBOR I was about twenty-five years old when I began life as the owner of a vineyard in western Virginia.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY UNWILLING NEIGHBOR I was about twenty-five years old when I began life as the owner of a vineyard in western Virginia.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
labors
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
land
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From this reading I bought a large tract of land, the greater part of which lay upon the sloping side of one of the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge, the exposure being that most favorable to the growth of the vine.
large
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From this reading I bought a large tract of land, the greater part of which lay upon the sloping side of one of the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge, the exposure being that most favorable to the growth of the vine.
lay
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From this reading I bought a large tract of land, the greater part of which lay upon the sloping side of one of the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge, the exposure being that most favorable to the growth of the vine.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY UNWILLING NEIGHBOR I was about twenty-five years old when I began life as the owner of a vineyard in western Virginia.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I built myself a good house of moderate size upon a little plateau on the higher part of my estate.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
lover
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From this reading I am an enthusiastic lover of the country and of country life, and believed that I should derive more pleasure as well as profit from the culture of my far-stretching vineyard than I would from ordinary farm operations.
moderate
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From this reading I built myself a good house of moderate size upon a little plateau on the higher part of my estate.
more
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From this reading I am an enthusiastic lover of the country and of country life, and believed that I should derive more pleasure as well as profit from the culture of my far-stretching vineyard than I would from ordinary farm operations.
most
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From this reading I bought a large tract of land, the greater part of which lay upon the sloping side of one of the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge, the exposure being that most favorable to the growth of the vine.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY UNWILLING NEIGHBOR I was about twenty-five years old when I began life as the owner of a vineyard in western Virginia.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I built myself a good house of moderate size upon a little plateau on the higher part of my estate.
NEIGHBOR
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From this reading MY UNWILLING NEIGHBOR I was about twenty-five years old when I began life as the owner of a vineyard in western Virginia.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY UNWILLING NEIGHBOR I was about twenty-five years old when I began life as the owner of a vineyard in western Virginia.
old
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From this reading MY UNWILLING NEIGHBOR I was about twenty-five years old when I began life as the owner of a vineyard in western Virginia.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I built myself a good house of moderate size upon a little plateau on the higher part of my estate.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I bought a large tract of land, the greater part of which lay upon the sloping side of one of the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge, the exposure being that most favorable to the growth of the vine.
operations
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From this reading I am an enthusiastic lover of the country and of country life, and believed that I should derive more pleasure as well as profit from the culture of my far-stretching vineyard than I would from ordinary farm operations.
ordinary
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From this reading I am an enthusiastic lover of the country and of country life, and believed that I should derive more pleasure as well as profit from the culture of my far-stretching vineyard than I would from ordinary farm operations.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
owner
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From this reading MY UNWILLING NEIGHBOR I was about twenty-five years old when I began life as the owner of a vineyard in western Virginia.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I bought a large tract of land, the greater part of which lay upon the sloping side of one of the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge, the exposure being that most favorable to the growth of the vine.
pipe
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
plateaunounUS /plateau/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I built myself a good house of moderate size upon a little plateau on the higher part of my estate.
pleasure
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From this reading I am an enthusiastic lover of the country and of country life, and believed that I should derive more pleasure as well as profit from the culture of my far-stretching vineyard than I would from ordinary farm operations.
porch
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
profit
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From this reading I am an enthusiastic lover of the country and of country life, and believed that I should derive more pleasure as well as profit from the culture of my far-stretching vineyard than I would from ordinary farm operations.
purple
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
Ridge
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From this reading I bought a large tract of land, the greater part of which lay upon the sloping side of one of the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge, the exposure being that most favorable to the growth of the vine.
scattered
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I am an enthusiastic lover of the country and of country life, and believed that I should derive more pleasure as well as profit from the culture of my far-stretching vineyard than I would from ordinary farm operations.
side
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From this reading I bought a large tract of land, the greater part of which lay upon the sloping side of one of the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge, the exposure being that most favorable to the growth of the vine.
Sitting
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
size
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From this reading I built myself a good house of moderate size upon a little plateau on the higher part of my estate.
sloping
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From this reading I bought a large tract of land, the greater part of which lay upon the sloping side of one of the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge, the exposure being that most favorable to the growth of the vine.
smoke
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
some
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
spreading
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I am an enthusiastic lover of the country and of country life, and believed that I should derive more pleasure as well as profit from the culture of my far-stretching vineyard than I would from ordinary farm operations.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I bought a large tract of land, the greater part of which lay upon the sloping side of one of the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge, the exposure being that most favorable to the growth of the vine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY UNWILLING NEIGHBOR I was about twenty-five years old when I began life as the owner of a vineyard in western Virginia.
there
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I bought a large tract of land, the greater part of which lay upon the sloping side of one of the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge, the exposure being that most favorable to the growth of the vine.
tract
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From this reading I bought a large tract of land, the greater part of which lay upon the sloping side of one of the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge, the exposure being that most favorable to the growth of the vine.
twenty-five
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From this reading MY UNWILLING NEIGHBOR I was about twenty-five years old when I began life as the owner of a vineyard in western Virginia.
UNWILLING
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From this reading MY UNWILLING NEIGHBOR I was about twenty-five years old when I began life as the owner of a vineyard in western Virginia.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I bought a large tract of land, the greater part of which lay upon the sloping side of one of the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge, the exposure being that most favorable to the growth of the vine.
valley
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From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
vine
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From this reading I bought a large tract of land, the greater part of which lay upon the sloping side of one of the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge, the exposure being that most favorable to the growth of the vine.
vineyard
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From this reading MY UNWILLING NEIGHBOR I was about twenty-five years old when I began life as the owner of a vineyard in western Virginia.
Virginia
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From this reading MY UNWILLING NEIGHBOR I was about twenty-five years old when I began life as the owner of a vineyard in western Virginia.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY UNWILLING NEIGHBOR I was about twenty-five years old when I began life as the owner of a vineyard in western Virginia.
well
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From this reading I am an enthusiastic lover of the country and of country life, and believed that I should derive more pleasure as well as profit from the culture of my far-stretching vineyard than I would from ordinary farm operations.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
western
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From this reading MY UNWILLING NEIGHBOR I was about twenty-five years old when I began life as the owner of a vineyard in western Virginia.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MY UNWILLING NEIGHBOR I was about twenty-five years old when I began life as the owner of a vineyard in western Virginia.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I bought a large tract of land, the greater part of which lay upon the sloping side of one of the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge, the exposure being that most favorable to the growth of the vine.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sitting in my porch, smoking my pipe after the labors of the day, I could look down over my vineyard into a beautiful valley, with here and there a little curling smoke arising from some of the few dwellings which were scattered about among the groves and spreading fields, and above this beauty I could imagine all my hillside clothed in green and purple.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I am an enthusiastic lover of the country and of country life, and believed that I should derive more pleasure as well as profit from the culture of my far-stretching vineyard than I would from ordinary farm operations.
years
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From this reading MY UNWILLING NEIGHBOR I was about twenty-five years old when I began life as the owner of a vineyard in western Virginia.
