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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 It was a lovely morning in late September.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After they had driven several miles they stopped before a little brown house.
alive
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From this reading The doctor and his wife were keenly alive to the beauty of the day.
all
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From this reading The sun almost shone through the film of light gray clouds which lay serenely over all the heavens.
almost
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From this reading The sun almost shone through the film of light gray clouds which lay serenely over all the heavens.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a golden gleam in the atmosphere, "And a tender touch upon everything As if Autumn remembered the days of Spring."
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a golden gleam in the atmosphere, "And a tender touch upon everything As if Autumn remembered the days of Spring."
atmosphere
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From this reading There was a golden gleam in the atmosphere, "And a tender touch upon everything As if Autumn remembered the days of Spring."
Autumn
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From this reading There was a golden gleam in the atmosphere, "And a tender touch upon everything As if Autumn remembered the days of Spring."
beauty
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From this reading The doctor and his wife were keenly alive to the beauty of the day.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading After they had driven several miles they stopped before a little brown house.
brown
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From this reading After they had driven several miles they stopped before a little brown house.
clouds
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From this reading The sun almost shone through the film of light gray clouds which lay serenely over all the heavens.
day
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From this reading The doctor and his wife were keenly alive to the beauty of the day.
days
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From this reading There was a golden gleam in the atmosphere, "And a tender touch upon everything As if Autumn remembered the days of Spring."
doctor
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From this reading The doctor and his wife were keenly alive to the beauty of the day.
driven
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From this reading After they had driven several miles they stopped before a little brown house.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading There was a golden gleam in the atmosphere, "And a tender touch upon everything As if Autumn remembered the days of Spring."
film
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From this reading The sun almost shone through the film of light gray clouds which lay serenely over all the heavens.
gleam
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From this reading There was a golden gleam in the atmosphere, "And a tender touch upon everything As if Autumn remembered the days of Spring."
golden
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From this reading There was a golden gleam in the atmosphere, "And a tender touch upon everything As if Autumn remembered the days of Spring."
gray
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From this reading The sun almost shone through the film of light gray clouds which lay serenely over all the heavens.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After they had driven several miles they stopped before a little brown house.
heavens
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From this reading The sun almost shone through the film of light gray clouds which lay serenely over all the heavens.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The doctor and his wife were keenly alive to the beauty of the day.
house
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From this reading After they had driven several miles they stopped before a little brown house.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was a golden gleam in the atmosphere, "And a tender touch upon everything As if Autumn remembered the days of Spring."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a lovely morning in late September.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lovely morning in late September.
keenly
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From this reading The doctor and his wife were keenly alive to the beauty of the day.
late
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From this reading It was a lovely morning in late September.
lay
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From this reading The sun almost shone through the film of light gray clouds which lay serenely over all the heavens.
light
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From this reading The sun almost shone through the film of light gray clouds which lay serenely over all the heavens.
little
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From this reading After they had driven several miles they stopped before a little brown house.
lovely
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From this reading It was a lovely morning in late September.
miles
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From this reading After they had driven several miles they stopped before a little brown house.
morning
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From this reading It was a lovely morning in late September.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun almost shone through the film of light gray clouds which lay serenely over all the heavens.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The sun almost shone through the film of light gray clouds which lay serenely over all the heavens.
remembered
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From this reading There was a golden gleam in the atmosphere, "And a tender touch upon everything As if Autumn remembered the days of Spring."
September
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From this reading It was a lovely morning in late September.
serenely
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From this reading The sun almost shone through the film of light gray clouds which lay serenely over all the heavens.
several
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From this reading After they had driven several miles they stopped before a little brown house.
shone
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From this reading The sun almost shone through the film of light gray clouds which lay serenely over all the heavens.
Spring
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From this reading There was a golden gleam in the atmosphere, "And a tender touch upon everything As if Autumn remembered the days of Spring."
stopped
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From this reading After they had driven several miles they stopped before a little brown house.
sun
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From this reading The sun almost shone through the film of light gray clouds which lay serenely over all the heavens.
tender
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From this reading There was a golden gleam in the atmosphere, "And a tender touch upon everything As if Autumn remembered the days of Spring."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun almost shone through the film of light gray clouds which lay serenely over all the heavens.
There
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From this reading There was a golden gleam in the atmosphere, "And a tender touch upon everything As if Autumn remembered the days of Spring."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After they had driven several miles they stopped before a little brown house.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The sun almost shone through the film of light gray clouds which lay serenely over all the heavens.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The doctor and his wife were keenly alive to the beauty of the day.
touch
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From this reading There was a golden gleam in the atmosphere, "And a tender touch upon everything As if Autumn remembered the days of Spring."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was a golden gleam in the atmosphere, "And a tender touch upon everything As if Autumn remembered the days of Spring."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a lovely morning in late September.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The doctor and his wife were keenly alive to the beauty of the day.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sun almost shone through the film of light gray clouds which lay serenely over all the heavens.
wife
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From this reading The doctor and his wife were keenly alive to the beauty of the day.
