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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Her voice, soft and reminiscent, came to him through the darkness as they moved slowly across the little garden toward the high bluff overlooking the river.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The garden was Jeanne Dudley’s special care and pride; and the delicate odors of the vivid flowers were very sweet and refreshing to him after his long journey.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her voice, soft and reminiscent, came to him through the darkness as they moved slowly across the little garden toward the high bluff overlooking the river.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I’m glad you are here, of course, Rand—awfully glad!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her voice, soft and reminiscent, came to him through the darkness as they moved slowly across the little garden toward the high bluff overlooking the river.
awfully
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From this reading “I’m glad you are here, of course, Rand—awfully glad!
bigness
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From this reading Overhead, stars twinkled with the bigness and brilliance which they show only in the high, free lands of the mountains.
bluff
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From this reading Her voice, soft and reminiscent, came to him through the darkness as they moved slowly across the little garden toward the high bluff overlooking the river.
brilliance
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From this reading Overhead, stars twinkled with the bigness and brilliance which they show only in the high, free lands of the mountains.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I can’t understand how you ever came to leave God’s country for—this!”
came
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From this reading But I can’t understand how you ever came to leave God’s country for—this!”
can't
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From this reading But I can’t understand how you ever came to leave God’s country for—this!”
care
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From this reading The garden was Jeanne Dudley’s special care and pride; and the delicate odors of the vivid flowers were very sweet and refreshing to him after his long journey.
country
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From this reading But I can’t understand how you ever came to leave God’s country for—this!”
course
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From this reading “I’m glad you are here, of course, Rand—awfully glad!
darkness
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From this reading Her voice, soft and reminiscent, came to him through the darkness as they moved slowly across the little garden toward the high bluff overlooking the river.
delicate
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From this reading The garden was Jeanne Dudley’s special care and pride; and the delicate odors of the vivid flowers were very sweet and refreshing to him after his long journey.
Dudley's
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From this reading The garden was Jeanne Dudley’s special care and pride; and the delicate odors of the vivid flowers were very sweet and refreshing to him after his long journey.
ever
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From this reading But I can’t understand how you ever came to leave God’s country for—this!”
flowers
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From this reading The garden was Jeanne Dudley’s special care and pride; and the delicate odors of the vivid flowers were very sweet and refreshing to him after his long journey.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But I can’t understand how you ever came to leave God’s country for—this!”
free
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From this reading Overhead, stars twinkled with the bigness and brilliance which they show only in the high, free lands of the mountains.
garden
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From this reading Her voice, soft and reminiscent, came to him through the darkness as they moved slowly across the little garden toward the high bluff overlooking the river.
glad
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From this reading “I’m glad you are here, of course, Rand—awfully glad!
God's
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From this reading But I can’t understand how you ever came to leave God’s country for—this!”
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her voice, soft and reminiscent, came to him through the darkness as they moved slowly across the little garden toward the high bluff overlooking the river.
here
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From this reading “I’m glad you are here, of course, Rand—awfully glad!
high
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From this reading Her voice, soft and reminiscent, came to him through the darkness as they moved slowly across the little garden toward the high bluff overlooking the river.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her voice, soft and reminiscent, came to him through the darkness as they moved slowly across the little garden toward the high bluff overlooking the river.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The garden was Jeanne Dudley’s special care and pride; and the delicate odors of the vivid flowers were very sweet and refreshing to him after his long journey.
how
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From this reading But I can’t understand how you ever came to leave God’s country for—this!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I can’t understand how you ever came to leave God’s country for—this!”
I'm
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From this reading “I’m glad you are here, of course, Rand—awfully glad!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Overhead, stars twinkled with the bigness and brilliance which they show only in the high, free lands of the mountains.
Jeanne
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From this reading The garden was Jeanne Dudley’s special care and pride; and the delicate odors of the vivid flowers were very sweet and refreshing to him after his long journey.
journey
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From this reading The garden was Jeanne Dudley’s special care and pride; and the delicate odors of the vivid flowers were very sweet and refreshing to him after his long journey.
lands
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From this reading Overhead, stars twinkled with the bigness and brilliance which they show only in the high, free lands of the mountains.
leave
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From this reading But I can’t understand how you ever came to leave God’s country for—this!”
little
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From this reading Her voice, soft and reminiscent, came to him through the darkness as they moved slowly across the little garden toward the high bluff overlooking the river.
long
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From this reading The garden was Jeanne Dudley’s special care and pride; and the delicate odors of the vivid flowers were very sweet and refreshing to him after his long journey.
mountains
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From this reading Overhead, stars twinkled with the bigness and brilliance which they show only in the high, free lands of the mountains.
moved
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From this reading Her voice, soft and reminiscent, came to him through the darkness as they moved slowly across the little garden toward the high bluff overlooking the river.
odors
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From this reading The garden was Jeanne Dudley’s special care and pride; and the delicate odors of the vivid flowers were very sweet and refreshing to him after his long journey.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I’m glad you are here, of course, Rand—awfully glad!
only
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From this reading Overhead, stars twinkled with the bigness and brilliance which they show only in the high, free lands of the mountains.
Overhead
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From this reading Overhead, stars twinkled with the bigness and brilliance which they show only in the high, free lands of the mountains.
overlooking
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From this reading Her voice, soft and reminiscent, came to him through the darkness as they moved slowly across the little garden toward the high bluff overlooking the river.
pride
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From this reading The garden was Jeanne Dudley’s special care and pride; and the delicate odors of the vivid flowers were very sweet and refreshing to him after his long journey.
Rand
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From this reading “I’m glad you are here, of course, Rand—awfully glad!
refreshing
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From this reading The garden was Jeanne Dudley’s special care and pride; and the delicate odors of the vivid flowers were very sweet and refreshing to him after his long journey.
reminiscent
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From this reading Her voice, soft and reminiscent, came to him through the darkness as they moved slowly across the little garden toward the high bluff overlooking the river.
river
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From this reading Her voice, soft and reminiscent, came to him through the darkness as they moved slowly across the little garden toward the high bluff overlooking the river.
show
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From this reading Overhead, stars twinkled with the bigness and brilliance which they show only in the high, free lands of the mountains.
slowly
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From this reading Her voice, soft and reminiscent, came to him through the darkness as they moved slowly across the little garden toward the high bluff overlooking the river.
soft
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From this reading Her voice, soft and reminiscent, came to him through the darkness as they moved slowly across the little garden toward the high bluff overlooking the river.
special
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From this reading The garden was Jeanne Dudley’s special care and pride; and the delicate odors of the vivid flowers were very sweet and refreshing to him after his long journey.
stars
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From this reading Overhead, stars twinkled with the bigness and brilliance which they show only in the high, free lands of the mountains.
sweet
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From this reading The garden was Jeanne Dudley’s special care and pride; and the delicate odors of the vivid flowers were very sweet and refreshing to him after his long journey.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her voice, soft and reminiscent, came to him through the darkness as they moved slowly across the little garden toward the high bluff overlooking the river.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her voice, soft and reminiscent, came to him through the darkness as they moved slowly across the little garden toward the high bluff overlooking the river.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But I can’t understand how you ever came to leave God’s country for—this!”
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Her voice, soft and reminiscent, came to him through the darkness as they moved slowly across the little garden toward the high bluff overlooking the river.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I can’t understand how you ever came to leave God’s country for—this!”
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Her voice, soft and reminiscent, came to him through the darkness as they moved slowly across the little garden toward the high bluff overlooking the river.
twinkled
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From this reading Overhead, stars twinkled with the bigness and brilliance which they show only in the high, free lands of the mountains.
understand
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From this reading But I can’t understand how you ever came to leave God’s country for—this!”
very
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From this reading The garden was Jeanne Dudley’s special care and pride; and the delicate odors of the vivid flowers were very sweet and refreshing to him after his long journey.
vivid
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From this reading The garden was Jeanne Dudley’s special care and pride; and the delicate odors of the vivid flowers were very sweet and refreshing to him after his long journey.
voice
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From this reading Her voice, soft and reminiscent, came to him through the darkness as they moved slowly across the little garden toward the high bluff overlooking the river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The garden was Jeanne Dudley’s special care and pride; and the delicate odors of the vivid flowers were very sweet and refreshing to him after his long journey.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The garden was Jeanne Dudley’s special care and pride; and the delicate odors of the vivid flowers were very sweet and refreshing to him after his long journey.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Overhead, stars twinkled with the bigness and brilliance which they show only in the high, free lands of the mountains.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Overhead, stars twinkled with the bigness and brilliance which they show only in the high, free lands of the mountains.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’m glad you are here, of course, Rand—awfully glad!
