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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 TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
accompanied
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From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In the vivid green of a large oak tree a pair of orioles wove a wonderful pattern of living flame as they darted about among the boughs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
answering
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From this reading It showed boundless hoards of gold where the nasturtiums were banked in a crimson mass, and the mottled bells of the rank trumpet-vines sent forth a silent summons to the answering sunshine.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the vivid green of a large oak tree a pair of orioles wove a wonderful pattern of living flame as they darted about among the boughs.
away
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From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
banked
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From this reading It showed boundless hoards of gold where the nasturtiums were banked in a crimson mass, and the mottled bells of the rank trumpet-vines sent forth a silent summons to the answering sunshine.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
bells
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From this reading It showed boundless hoards of gold where the nasturtiums were banked in a crimson mass, and the mottled bells of the rank trumpet-vines sent forth a silent summons to the answering sunshine.
bending
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From this reading It showed millions of diamonds and pearls strung upon the bending blades of bluegrass; broad expanses of molten silver where the ponds lay, and smaller mirrors of the same metal where puddles had formed from the recent downpour.
blades
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From this reading It showed millions of diamonds and pearls strung upon the bending blades of bluegrass; broad expanses of molten silver where the ponds lay, and smaller mirrors of the same metal where puddles had formed from the recent downpour.
bluegrass
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boughs
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From this reading In the vivid green of a large oak tree a pair of orioles wove a wonderful pattern of living flame as they darted about among the boughs.
boundless
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From this reading It showed boundless hoards of gold where the nasturtiums were banked in a crimson mass, and the mottled bells of the rank trumpet-vines sent forth a silent summons to the answering sunshine.
broad
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From this reading It showed millions of diamonds and pearls strung upon the bending blades of bluegrass; broad expanses of molten silver where the ponds lay, and smaller mirrors of the same metal where puddles had formed from the recent downpour.
burst
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From this reading Then the sun burst forth and poured its light over the drenched Kentucky landscape.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
crimson
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From this reading It showed boundless hoards of gold where the nasturtiums were banked in a crimson mass, and the mottled bells of the rank trumpet-vines sent forth a silent summons to the answering sunshine.
darted
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From this reading In the vivid green of a large oak tree a pair of orioles wove a wonderful pattern of living flame as they darted about among the boughs.
diamonds
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From this reading It showed millions of diamonds and pearls strung upon the bending blades of bluegrass; broad expanses of molten silver where the ponds lay, and smaller mirrors of the same metal where puddles had formed from the recent downpour.
downpour
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drenched
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From this reading Then the sun burst forth and poured its light over the drenched Kentucky landscape.
expanses
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five
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From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading In the vivid green of a large oak tree a pair of orioles wove a wonderful pattern of living flame as they darted about among the boughs.
flashes
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From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
formed
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forth
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From this reading Then the sun burst forth and poured its light over the drenched Kentucky landscape.
FRANCOIS
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From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
Friend
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From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
gold
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From this reading It showed boundless hoards of gold where the nasturtiums were banked in a crimson mass, and the mottled bells of the rank trumpet-vines sent forth a silent summons to the answering sunshine.
green
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From this reading In the vivid green of a large oak tree a pair of orioles wove a wonderful pattern of living flame as they darted about among the boughs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
hoards
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From this reading It showed boundless hoards of gold where the nasturtiums were banked in a crimson mass, and the mottled bells of the rank trumpet-vines sent forth a silent summons to the answering sunshine.
Humanitarian
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From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
intermittent
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From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the sun burst forth and poured its light over the drenched Kentucky landscape.
Kentucky
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From this reading Then the sun burst forth and poured its light over the drenched Kentucky landscape.
landscape
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From this reading Then the sun burst forth and poured its light over the drenched Kentucky landscape.
large
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From this reading In the vivid green of a large oak tree a pair of orioles wove a wonderful pattern of living flame as they darted about among the boughs.
lay
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From this reading It showed millions of diamonds and pearls strung upon the bending blades of bluegrass; broad expanses of molten silver where the ponds lay, and smaller mirrors of the same metal where puddles had formed from the recent downpour.
light
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From this reading Then the sun burst forth and poured its light over the drenched Kentucky landscape.
lightning
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From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
living
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From this reading In the vivid green of a large oak tree a pair of orioles wove a wonderful pattern of living flame as they darted about among the boughs.
Loving
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From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
mass
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From this reading It showed boundless hoards of gold where the nasturtiums were banked in a crimson mass, and the mottled bells of the rank trumpet-vines sent forth a silent summons to the answering sunshine.
metal
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middle
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From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
millions
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From this reading It showed millions of diamonds and pearls strung upon the bending blades of bluegrass; broad expanses of molten silver where the ponds lay, and smaller mirrors of the same metal where puddles had formed from the recent downpour.
mirrors
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molten
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From this reading It showed millions of diamonds and pearls strung upon the bending blades of bluegrass; broad expanses of molten silver where the ponds lay, and smaller mirrors of the same metal where puddles had formed from the recent downpour.
mottled
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From this reading It showed boundless hoards of gold where the nasturtiums were banked in a crimson mass, and the mottled bells of the rank trumpet-vines sent forth a silent summons to the answering sunshine.
nasturtiums
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From this reading It showed boundless hoards of gold where the nasturtiums were banked in a crimson mass, and the mottled bells of the rank trumpet-vines sent forth a silent summons to the answering sunshine.
o'clock
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From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
oak
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From this reading In the vivid green of a large oak tree a pair of orioles wove a wonderful pattern of living flame as they darted about among the boughs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
orioles
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From this reading In the vivid green of a large oak tree a pair of orioles wove a wonderful pattern of living flame as they darted about among the boughs.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then the sun burst forth and poured its light over the drenched Kentucky landscape.
PADRE
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From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
pair
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From this reading In the vivid green of a large oak tree a pair of orioles wove a wonderful pattern of living flame as they darted about among the boughs.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
pattern
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From this reading In the vivid green of a large oak tree a pair of orioles wove a wonderful pattern of living flame as they darted about among the boughs.
pearls
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From this reading It showed millions of diamonds and pearls strung upon the bending blades of bluegrass; broad expanses of molten silver where the ponds lay, and smaller mirrors of the same metal where puddles had formed from the recent downpour.
ponds
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poured
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From this reading Then the sun burst forth and poured its light over the drenched Kentucky landscape.
puddles
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From this reading It showed millions of diamonds and pearls strung upon the bending blades of bluegrass; broad expanses of molten silver where the ponds lay, and smaller mirrors of the same metal where puddles had formed from the recent downpour.
rank
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From this reading It showed boundless hoards of gold where the nasturtiums were banked in a crimson mass, and the mottled bells of the rank trumpet-vines sent forth a silent summons to the answering sunshine.
recent
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From this reading It showed millions of diamonds and pearls strung upon the bending blades of bluegrass; broad expanses of molten silver where the ponds lay, and smaller mirrors of the same metal where puddles had formed from the recent downpour.
rumbles
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From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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sent
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From this reading It showed boundless hoards of gold where the nasturtiums were banked in a crimson mass, and the mottled bells of the rank trumpet-vines sent forth a silent summons to the answering sunshine.
showed
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From this reading It showed millions of diamonds and pearls strung upon the bending blades of bluegrass; broad expanses of molten silver where the ponds lay, and smaller mirrors of the same metal where puddles had formed from the recent downpour.
silent
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From this reading It showed boundless hoards of gold where the nasturtiums were banked in a crimson mass, and the mottled bells of the rank trumpet-vines sent forth a silent summons to the answering sunshine.
silver
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From this reading It showed millions of diamonds and pearls strung upon the bending blades of bluegrass; broad expanses of molten silver where the ponds lay, and smaller mirrors of the same metal where puddles had formed from the recent downpour.
smaller
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Son
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From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
strung
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sullen
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From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading It showed boundless hoards of gold where the nasturtiums were banked in a crimson mass, and the mottled bells of the rank trumpet-vines sent forth a silent summons to the answering sunshine.
sun
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From this reading Then the sun burst forth and poured its light over the drenched Kentucky landscape.
sunshine
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From this reading It showed boundless hoards of gold where the nasturtiums were banked in a crimson mass, and the mottled bells of the rank trumpet-vines sent forth a silent summons to the answering sunshine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
Then
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From this reading Then the sun burst forth and poured its light over the drenched Kentucky landscape.
There
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From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the vivid green of a large oak tree a pair of orioles wove a wonderful pattern of living flame as they darted about among the boughs.
thunder-shower
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From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
tree
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From this reading In the vivid green of a large oak tree a pair of orioles wove a wonderful pattern of living flame as they darted about among the boughs.
trumpet-vines
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From this reading It showed boundless hoards of gold where the nasturtiums were banked in a crimson mass, and the mottled bells of the rank trumpet-vines sent forth a silent summons to the answering sunshine.
uncertain
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From this reading TO PADRE FRANCOIS Humanitarian and Friend from his Loving Son There had been a thunder-shower in the middle of the afternoon, but it had passed away about five o'clock, accompanied by sullen rumbles and intermittent flashes of uncertain lightning.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It showed millions of diamonds and pearls strung upon the bending blades of bluegrass; broad expanses of molten silver where the ponds lay, and smaller mirrors of the same metal where puddles had formed from the recent downpour.
vivid
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From this reading In the vivid green of a large oak tree a pair of orioles wove a wonderful pattern of living flame as they darted about among the boughs.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It showed boundless hoards of gold where the nasturtiums were banked in a crimson mass, and the mottled bells of the rank trumpet-vines sent forth a silent summons to the answering sunshine.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It showed millions of diamonds and pearls strung upon the bending blades of bluegrass; broad expanses of molten silver where the ponds lay, and smaller mirrors of the same metal where puddles had formed from the recent downpour.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the vivid green of a large oak tree a pair of orioles wove a wonderful pattern of living flame as they darted about among the boughs.
wove
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From this reading In the vivid green of a large oak tree a pair of orioles wove a wonderful pattern of living flame as they darted about among the boughs.
