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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 Upon a neighboring bank sheep were browsing; in the distance cow-bells tinkled, and the drowsy cowherds followed the cattle, faithful as the shepherds who tended their flocks on the Judean hills.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
arms
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From this reading From this stronghold of glistening arms, however, the surrounding country stretched tranquil and serene.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
assembled
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From this reading Beneath the spreading trees were assembled a group of persons variously disposed.
bank
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From this reading Upon a neighboring bank sheep were browsing; in the distance cow-bells tinkled, and the drowsy cowherds followed the cattle, faithful as the shepherds who tended their flocks on the Judean hills.
BENEATHprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
browsing
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From this reading Upon a neighboring bank sheep were browsing; in the distance cow-bells tinkled, and the drowsy cowherds followed the cattle, faithful as the shepherds who tended their flocks on the Judean hills.
cattle
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From this reading Upon a neighboring bank sheep were browsing; in the distance cow-bells tinkled, and the drowsy cowherds followed the cattle, faithful as the shepherds who tended their flocks on the Judean hills.
country
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From this reading From this stronghold of glistening arms, however, the surrounding country stretched tranquil and serene.
cow-bells
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From this reading Upon a neighboring bank sheep were browsing; in the distance cow-bells tinkled, and the drowsy cowherds followed the cattle, faithful as the shepherds who tended their flocks on the Judean hills.
cowherds
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From this reading Upon a neighboring bank sheep were browsing; in the distance cow-bells tinkled, and the drowsy cowherds followed the cattle, faithful as the shepherds who tended their flocks on the Judean hills.
daybreak
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From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
dew-bejeweled
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From this reading Like shining lances, they gleamed from the interstices in the leafy roof to the dew-bejeweled sward.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Beneath the spreading trees were assembled a group of persons variously disposed.
distance
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From this reading Upon a neighboring bank sheep were browsing; in the distance cow-bells tinkled, and the drowsy cowherds followed the cattle, faithful as the shepherds who tended their flocks on the Judean hills.
drowsy
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From this reading Upon a neighboring bank sheep were browsing; in the distance cow-bells tinkled, and the drowsy cowherds followed the cattle, faithful as the shepherds who tended their flocks on the Judean hills.
earth
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From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Upon a neighboring bank sheep were browsing; in the distance cow-bells tinkled, and the drowsy cowherds followed the cattle, faithful as the shepherds who tended their flocks on the Judean hills.
flocks
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From this reading Upon a neighboring bank sheep were browsing; in the distance cow-bells tinkled, and the drowsy cowherds followed the cattle, faithful as the shepherds who tended their flocks on the Judean hills.
foliage
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From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
followed
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From this reading Upon a neighboring bank sheep were browsing; in the distance cow-bells tinkled, and the drowsy cowherds followed the cattle, faithful as the shepherds who tended their flocks on the Judean hills.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
gleamed
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From this reading Like shining lances, they gleamed from the interstices in the leafy roof to the dew-bejeweled sward.
glistening
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From this reading From this stronghold of glistening arms, however, the surrounding country stretched tranquil and serene.
gold
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From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
ground
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From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
group
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From this reading Beneath the spreading trees were assembled a group of persons variously disposed.
hills
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From this reading Upon a neighboring bank sheep were browsing; in the distance cow-bells tinkled, and the drowsy cowherds followed the cattle, faithful as the shepherds who tended their flocks on the Judean hills.
historic
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From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading From this stronghold of glistening arms, however, the surrounding country stretched tranquil and serene.
illumining
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From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
interstices
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From this reading Like shining lances, they gleamed from the interstices in the leafy roof to the dew-bejeweled sward.
Judean
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From this reading Upon a neighboring bank sheep were browsing; in the distance cow-bells tinkled, and the drowsy cowherds followed the cattle, faithful as the shepherds who tended their flocks on the Judean hills.
lances
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From this reading Like shining lances, they gleamed from the interstices in the leafy roof to the dew-bejeweled sward.
lay
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From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
leafy
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From this reading Like shining lances, they gleamed from the interstices in the leafy roof to the dew-bejeweled sward.
lifting
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From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
Like
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From this reading Like shining lances, they gleamed from the interstices in the leafy roof to the dew-bejeweled sward.
MEETING
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From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
mist
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From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
nature
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From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
neighboring
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From this reading Upon a neighboring bank sheep were browsing; in the distance cow-bells tinkled, and the drowsy cowherds followed the cattle, faithful as the shepherds who tended their flocks on the Judean hills.
OAKS
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From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Upon a neighboring bank sheep were browsing; in the distance cow-bells tinkled, and the drowsy cowherds followed the cattle, faithful as the shepherds who tended their flocks on the Judean hills.
peace
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From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
persons
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From this reading Beneath the spreading trees were assembled a group of persons variously disposed.
pierced
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From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
roof
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From this reading Like shining lances, they gleamed from the interstices in the leafy roof to the dew-bejeweled sward.
rosy
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From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
serene
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From this reading From this stronghold of glistening arms, however, the surrounding country stretched tranquil and serene.
shafts
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From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
sheep
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From this reading Upon a neighboring bank sheep were browsing; in the distance cow-bells tinkled, and the drowsy cowherds followed the cattle, faithful as the shepherds who tended their flocks on the Judean hills.
shepherds
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From this reading Upon a neighboring bank sheep were browsing; in the distance cow-bells tinkled, and the drowsy cowherds followed the cattle, faithful as the shepherds who tended their flocks on the Judean hills.
shining
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From this reading Like shining lances, they gleamed from the interstices in the leafy roof to the dew-bejeweled sward.
spreading
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From this reading Beneath the spreading trees were assembled a group of persons variously disposed.
stretched
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From this reading From this stronghold of glistening arms, however, the surrounding country stretched tranquil and serene.
stronghold
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From this reading From this stronghold of glistening arms, however, the surrounding country stretched tranquil and serene.
sun's
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From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
surrounding
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From this reading From this stronghold of glistening arms, however, the surrounding country stretched tranquil and serene.
sward
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From this reading Like shining lances, they gleamed from the interstices in the leafy roof to the dew-bejeweled sward.
tended
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From this reading Upon a neighboring bank sheep were browsing; in the distance cow-bells tinkled, and the drowsy cowherds followed the cattle, faithful as the shepherds who tended their flocks on the Judean hills.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Upon a neighboring bank sheep were browsing; in the distance cow-bells tinkled, and the drowsy cowherds followed the cattle, faithful as the shepherds who tended their flocks on the Judean hills.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like shining lances, they gleamed from the interstices in the leafy roof to the dew-bejeweled sward.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From this stronghold of glistening arms, however, the surrounding country stretched tranquil and serene.
tinkled
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From this reading Upon a neighboring bank sheep were browsing; in the distance cow-bells tinkled, and the drowsy cowherds followed the cattle, faithful as the shepherds who tended their flocks on the Judean hills.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Like shining lances, they gleamed from the interstices in the leafy roof to the dew-bejeweled sward.
tranquil
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From this reading From this stronghold of glistening arms, however, the surrounding country stretched tranquil and serene.
trees
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From this reading Beneath the spreading trees were assembled a group of persons variously disposed.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon a neighboring bank sheep were browsing; in the distance cow-bells tinkled, and the drowsy cowherds followed the cattle, faithful as the shepherds who tended their flocks on the Judean hills.
variously
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From this reading Beneath the spreading trees were assembled a group of persons variously disposed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Upon a neighboring bank sheep were browsing; in the distance cow-bells tinkled, and the drowsy cowherds followed the cattle, faithful as the shepherds who tended their flocks on the Judean hills.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Upon a neighboring bank sheep were browsing; in the distance cow-bells tinkled, and the drowsy cowherds followed the cattle, faithful as the shepherds who tended their flocks on the Judean hills.
wrapped
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From this reading THE MEETING BENEATH THE OAKS The mist was lifting from the earth and nature lay wrapped in the rosy peace of daybreak as the sun's shafts of gold pierced the foliage, illumining the historic ground of the Oaks.
