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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 When they had dined, Adams, leaving the others to smoke and take their siesta, went off by the water's edge on a tour of the pools.
Adams
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From this reading When they had dined, Adams, leaving the others to smoke and take their siesta, went off by the water's edge on a tour of the pools.
alive
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From this reading Perhaps it was the shelter of the forest protecting these windless sheets of water; perhaps it was the nature of the foliage, so triumphantly alive yet so motionless; perhaps beyond these some more recondite reason influenced the mind and stirred the imagination.
all
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From this reading Rose-coloured flamingoes and gorgeous ducks, birds arrayed in all the jewellery of the tropics, birds not much bigger than dragon-flies, and birds that looked like flying beetles.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEHIND THE MASK The Silent Pools and the woods around were the haunts of innumerable birds.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading BEHIND THE MASK The Silent Pools and the woods around were the haunts of innumerable birds.
arrayed
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From this reading Rose-coloured flamingoes and gorgeous ducks, birds arrayed in all the jewellery of the tropics, birds not much bigger than dragon-flies, and birds that looked like flying beetles.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were three in number; sheets of water blue and tranquil and well-named, for surely in all the world nowhere else could such perfect peace be found.
beetles
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From this reading Rose-coloured flamingoes and gorgeous ducks, birds arrayed in all the jewellery of the tropics, birds not much bigger than dragon-flies, and birds that looked like flying beetles.
BEHINDprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading BEHIND THE MASK The Silent Pools and the woods around were the haunts of innumerable birds.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Perhaps it was the shelter of the forest protecting these windless sheets of water; perhaps it was the nature of the foliage, so triumphantly alive yet so motionless; perhaps beyond these some more recondite reason influenced the mind and stirred the imagination.
bigger
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From this reading Rose-coloured flamingoes and gorgeous ducks, birds arrayed in all the jewellery of the tropics, birds not much bigger than dragon-flies, and birds that looked like flying beetles.
birds
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From this reading BEHIND THE MASK The Silent Pools and the woods around were the haunts of innumerable birds.
blue
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From this reading They were three in number; sheets of water blue and tranquil and well-named, for surely in all the world nowhere else could such perfect peace be found.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When they had dined, Adams, leaving the others to smoke and take their siesta, went off by the water's edge on a tour of the pools.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were three in number; sheets of water blue and tranquil and well-named, for surely in all the world nowhere else could such perfect peace be found.
dined
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From this reading When they had dined, Adams, leaving the others to smoke and take their siesta, went off by the water's edge on a tour of the pools.
dragon-flies
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From this reading Rose-coloured flamingoes and gorgeous ducks, birds arrayed in all the jewellery of the tropics, birds not much bigger than dragon-flies, and birds that looked like flying beetles.
ducks
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From this reading Rose-coloured flamingoes and gorgeous ducks, birds arrayed in all the jewellery of the tropics, birds not much bigger than dragon-flies, and birds that looked like flying beetles.
edge
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From this reading When they had dined, Adams, leaving the others to smoke and take their siesta, went off by the water's edge on a tour of the pools.
else
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From this reading They were three in number; sheets of water blue and tranquil and well-named, for surely in all the world nowhere else could such perfect peace be found.
flamingoes
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From this reading Rose-coloured flamingoes and gorgeous ducks, birds arrayed in all the jewellery of the tropics, birds not much bigger than dragon-flies, and birds that looked like flying beetles.
flying
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From this reading Rose-coloured flamingoes and gorgeous ducks, birds arrayed in all the jewellery of the tropics, birds not much bigger than dragon-flies, and birds that looked like flying beetles.
foliage
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From this reading Perhaps it was the shelter of the forest protecting these windless sheets of water; perhaps it was the nature of the foliage, so triumphantly alive yet so motionless; perhaps beyond these some more recondite reason influenced the mind and stirred the imagination.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were three in number; sheets of water blue and tranquil and well-named, for surely in all the world nowhere else could such perfect peace be found.
forest
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From this reading Perhaps it was the shelter of the forest protecting these windless sheets of water; perhaps it was the nature of the foliage, so triumphantly alive yet so motionless; perhaps beyond these some more recondite reason influenced the mind and stirred the imagination.
found
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From this reading They were three in number; sheets of water blue and tranquil and well-named, for surely in all the world nowhere else could such perfect peace be found.
gorgeous
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From this reading Rose-coloured flamingoes and gorgeous ducks, birds arrayed in all the jewellery of the tropics, birds not much bigger than dragon-flies, and birds that looked like flying beetles.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When they had dined, Adams, leaving the others to smoke and take their siesta, went off by the water's edge on a tour of the pools.
haunts
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From this reading BEHIND THE MASK The Silent Pools and the woods around were the haunts of innumerable birds.
imagination
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From this reading Perhaps it was the shelter of the forest protecting these windless sheets of water; perhaps it was the nature of the foliage, so triumphantly alive yet so motionless; perhaps beyond these some more recondite reason influenced the mind and stirred the imagination.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rose-coloured flamingoes and gorgeous ducks, birds arrayed in all the jewellery of the tropics, birds not much bigger than dragon-flies, and birds that looked like flying beetles.
influenced
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From this reading Perhaps it was the shelter of the forest protecting these windless sheets of water; perhaps it was the nature of the foliage, so triumphantly alive yet so motionless; perhaps beyond these some more recondite reason influenced the mind and stirred the imagination.
innumerable
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From this reading BEHIND THE MASK The Silent Pools and the woods around were the haunts of innumerable birds.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it was the shelter of the forest protecting these windless sheets of water; perhaps it was the nature of the foliage, so triumphantly alive yet so motionless; perhaps beyond these some more recondite reason influenced the mind and stirred the imagination.
jewellery
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From this reading Rose-coloured flamingoes and gorgeous ducks, birds arrayed in all the jewellery of the tropics, birds not much bigger than dragon-flies, and birds that looked like flying beetles.
leaving
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From this reading When they had dined, Adams, leaving the others to smoke and take their siesta, went off by the water's edge on a tour of the pools.
like
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From this reading Rose-coloured flamingoes and gorgeous ducks, birds arrayed in all the jewellery of the tropics, birds not much bigger than dragon-flies, and birds that looked like flying beetles.
looked
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From this reading Rose-coloured flamingoes and gorgeous ducks, birds arrayed in all the jewellery of the tropics, birds not much bigger than dragon-flies, and birds that looked like flying beetles.
MASK
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From this reading BEHIND THE MASK The Silent Pools and the woods around were the haunts of innumerable birds.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Perhaps it was the shelter of the forest protecting these windless sheets of water; perhaps it was the nature of the foliage, so triumphantly alive yet so motionless; perhaps beyond these some more recondite reason influenced the mind and stirred the imagination.
more
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From this reading Perhaps it was the shelter of the forest protecting these windless sheets of water; perhaps it was the nature of the foliage, so triumphantly alive yet so motionless; perhaps beyond these some more recondite reason influenced the mind and stirred the imagination.
motionless
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From this reading Perhaps it was the shelter of the forest protecting these windless sheets of water; perhaps it was the nature of the foliage, so triumphantly alive yet so motionless; perhaps beyond these some more recondite reason influenced the mind and stirred the imagination.
much
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From this reading Rose-coloured flamingoes and gorgeous ducks, birds arrayed in all the jewellery of the tropics, birds not much bigger than dragon-flies, and birds that looked like flying beetles.
nature
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From this reading Perhaps it was the shelter of the forest protecting these windless sheets of water; perhaps it was the nature of the foliage, so triumphantly alive yet so motionless; perhaps beyond these some more recondite reason influenced the mind and stirred the imagination.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rose-coloured flamingoes and gorgeous ducks, birds arrayed in all the jewellery of the tropics, birds not much bigger than dragon-flies, and birds that looked like flying beetles.
nowhere
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From this reading They were three in number; sheets of water blue and tranquil and well-named, for surely in all the world nowhere else could such perfect peace be found.
number
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From this reading They were three in number; sheets of water blue and tranquil and well-named, for surely in all the world nowhere else could such perfect peace be found.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BEHIND THE MASK The Silent Pools and the woods around were the haunts of innumerable birds.
off
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From this reading When they had dined, Adams, leaving the others to smoke and take their siesta, went off by the water's edge on a tour of the pools.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When they had dined, Adams, leaving the others to smoke and take their siesta, went off by the water's edge on a tour of the pools.
others
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From this reading When they had dined, Adams, leaving the others to smoke and take their siesta, went off by the water's edge on a tour of the pools.
peace
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From this reading They were three in number; sheets of water blue and tranquil and well-named, for surely in all the world nowhere else could such perfect peace be found.
perfect
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From this reading They were three in number; sheets of water blue and tranquil and well-named, for surely in all the world nowhere else could such perfect peace be found.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps it was the shelter of the forest protecting these windless sheets of water; perhaps it was the nature of the foliage, so triumphantly alive yet so motionless; perhaps beyond these some more recondite reason influenced the mind and stirred the imagination.
Pools
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From this reading BEHIND THE MASK The Silent Pools and the woods around were the haunts of innumerable birds.
protecting
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From this reading Perhaps it was the shelter of the forest protecting these windless sheets of water; perhaps it was the nature of the foliage, so triumphantly alive yet so motionless; perhaps beyond these some more recondite reason influenced the mind and stirred the imagination.
reason
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From this reading Perhaps it was the shelter of the forest protecting these windless sheets of water; perhaps it was the nature of the foliage, so triumphantly alive yet so motionless; perhaps beyond these some more recondite reason influenced the mind and stirred the imagination.
recondite
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From this reading Perhaps it was the shelter of the forest protecting these windless sheets of water; perhaps it was the nature of the foliage, so triumphantly alive yet so motionless; perhaps beyond these some more recondite reason influenced the mind and stirred the imagination.
Rose-coloured
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From this reading Rose-coloured flamingoes and gorgeous ducks, birds arrayed in all the jewellery of the tropics, birds not much bigger than dragon-flies, and birds that looked like flying beetles.
sheets
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From this reading They were three in number; sheets of water blue and tranquil and well-named, for surely in all the world nowhere else could such perfect peace be found.
shelter
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From this reading Perhaps it was the shelter of the forest protecting these windless sheets of water; perhaps it was the nature of the foliage, so triumphantly alive yet so motionless; perhaps beyond these some more recondite reason influenced the mind and stirred the imagination.
siesta
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From this reading When they had dined, Adams, leaving the others to smoke and take their siesta, went off by the water's edge on a tour of the pools.
Silent
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From this reading BEHIND THE MASK The Silent Pools and the woods around were the haunts of innumerable birds.
smoke
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From this reading When they had dined, Adams, leaving the others to smoke and take their siesta, went off by the water's edge on a tour of the pools.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Perhaps it was the shelter of the forest protecting these windless sheets of water; perhaps it was the nature of the foliage, so triumphantly alive yet so motionless; perhaps beyond these some more recondite reason influenced the mind and stirred the imagination.
some
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From this reading Perhaps it was the shelter of the forest protecting these windless sheets of water; perhaps it was the nature of the foliage, so triumphantly alive yet so motionless; perhaps beyond these some more recondite reason influenced the mind and stirred the imagination.
stirred
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From this reading Perhaps it was the shelter of the forest protecting these windless sheets of water; perhaps it was the nature of the foliage, so triumphantly alive yet so motionless; perhaps beyond these some more recondite reason influenced the mind and stirred the imagination.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They were three in number; sheets of water blue and tranquil and well-named, for surely in all the world nowhere else could such perfect peace be found.
surely
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From this reading They were three in number; sheets of water blue and tranquil and well-named, for surely in all the world nowhere else could such perfect peace be found.
take
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From this reading When they had dined, Adams, leaving the others to smoke and take their siesta, went off by the water's edge on a tour of the pools.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Rose-coloured flamingoes and gorgeous ducks, birds arrayed in all the jewellery of the tropics, birds not much bigger than dragon-flies, and birds that looked like flying beetles.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rose-coloured flamingoes and gorgeous ducks, birds arrayed in all the jewellery of the tropics, birds not much bigger than dragon-flies, and birds that looked like flying beetles.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEHIND THE MASK The Silent Pools and the woods around were the haunts of innumerable birds.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When they had dined, Adams, leaving the others to smoke and take their siesta, went off by the water's edge on a tour of the pools.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it was the shelter of the forest protecting these windless sheets of water; perhaps it was the nature of the foliage, so triumphantly alive yet so motionless; perhaps beyond these some more recondite reason influenced the mind and stirred the imagination.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they had dined, Adams, leaving the others to smoke and take their siesta, went off by the water's edge on a tour of the pools.
three
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From this reading They were three in number; sheets of water blue and tranquil and well-named, for surely in all the world nowhere else could such perfect peace be found.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they had dined, Adams, leaving the others to smoke and take their siesta, went off by the water's edge on a tour of the pools.
tour
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From this reading When they had dined, Adams, leaving the others to smoke and take their siesta, went off by the water's edge on a tour of the pools.
tranquil
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From this reading They were three in number; sheets of water blue and tranquil and well-named, for surely in all the world nowhere else could such perfect peace be found.
triumphantly
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From this reading Perhaps it was the shelter of the forest protecting these windless sheets of water; perhaps it was the nature of the foliage, so triumphantly alive yet so motionless; perhaps beyond these some more recondite reason influenced the mind and stirred the imagination.
tropics
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From this reading Rose-coloured flamingoes and gorgeous ducks, birds arrayed in all the jewellery of the tropics, birds not much bigger than dragon-flies, and birds that looked like flying beetles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps it was the shelter of the forest protecting these windless sheets of water; perhaps it was the nature of the foliage, so triumphantly alive yet so motionless; perhaps beyond these some more recondite reason influenced the mind and stirred the imagination.
water
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From this reading They were three in number; sheets of water blue and tranquil and well-named, for surely in all the world nowhere else could such perfect peace be found.
water's
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From this reading When they had dined, Adams, leaving the others to smoke and take their siesta, went off by the water's edge on a tour of the pools.
well-named
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From this reading They were three in number; sheets of water blue and tranquil and well-named, for surely in all the world nowhere else could such perfect peace be found.
went
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From this reading When they had dined, Adams, leaving the others to smoke and take their siesta, went off by the water's edge on a tour of the pools.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BEHIND THE MASK The Silent Pools and the woods around were the haunts of innumerable birds.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they had dined, Adams, leaving the others to smoke and take their siesta, went off by the water's edge on a tour of the pools.
windless
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From this reading Perhaps it was the shelter of the forest protecting these windless sheets of water; perhaps it was the nature of the foliage, so triumphantly alive yet so motionless; perhaps beyond these some more recondite reason influenced the mind and stirred the imagination.
woods
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From this reading BEHIND THE MASK The Silent Pools and the woods around were the haunts of innumerable birds.
world
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From this reading They were three in number; sheets of water blue and tranquil and well-named, for surely in all the world nowhere else could such perfect peace be found.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Perhaps it was the shelter of the forest protecting these windless sheets of water; perhaps it was the nature of the foliage, so triumphantly alive yet so motionless; perhaps beyond these some more recondite reason influenced the mind and stirred the imagination.
