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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 Saturday morning dawned calm and clear after heavy rain on the hills, with a Sabbath-like peace in the air.
act
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From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Saturday morning dawned calm and clear after heavy rain on the hills, with a Sabbath-like peace in the air.
air
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From this reading Saturday morning dawned calm and clear after heavy rain on the hills, with a Sabbath-like peace in the air.
all
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From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
already
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From this reading "Hello," cried Hugh John jovially, "at it already?"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Saturday morning dawned calm and clear after heavy rain on the hills, with a Sabbath-like peace in the air.
astir
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From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
Billy
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From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
Blythe
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From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
Bounding
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From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
Brothers
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From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
bushed
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From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
calm
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From this reading Saturday morning dawned calm and clear after heavy rain on the hills, with a Sabbath-like peace in the air.
camp
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From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
CAMPAIGN
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From this reading PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
chimneys
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From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
clad
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From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
clear
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From this reading Saturday morning dawned calm and clear after heavy rain on the hills, with a Sabbath-like peace in the air.
Coal
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From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
contributed
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From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
cried
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From this reading "Hello," cried Hugh John jovially, "at it already?"
dawned
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From this reading Saturday morning dawned calm and clear after heavy rain on the hills, with a Sabbath-like peace in the air.
early
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From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
Edam
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From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
firmament
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From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
first
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From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
found
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From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
gipsy
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From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
great
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From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
handle
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From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
heavy
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From this reading Saturday morning dawned calm and clear after heavy rain on the hills, with a Sabbath-like peace in the air.
Hello
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From this reading "Hello," cried Hugh John jovially, "at it already?"
hills
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From this reading Saturday morning dawned calm and clear after heavy rain on the hills, with a Sabbath-like peace in the air.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
Hugh
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From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
hundred
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From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Saturday morning dawned calm and clear after heavy rain on the hills, with a Sabbath-like peace in the air.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
John
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From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
jovially
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From this reading "Hello," cried Hugh John jovially, "at it already?"
Lias
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From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
MinepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
morning
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From this reading Saturday morning dawned calm and clear after heavy rain on the hills, with a Sabbath-like peace in the air.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Saturday morning dawned calm and clear after heavy rain on the hills, with a Sabbath-like peace in the air.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
others
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From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
out
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From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
peace
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From this reading Saturday morning dawned calm and clear after heavy rain on the hills, with a Sabbath-like peace in the air.
pillar
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From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
PLAN
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From this reading PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
practising
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From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
rain
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From this reading Saturday morning dawned calm and clear after heavy rain on the hills, with a Sabbath-like peace in the air.
resembled
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From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
rose
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From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
Sabbath-like
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From this reading Saturday morning dawned calm and clear after heavy rain on the hills, with a Sabbath-like peace in the air.
Saturday
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From this reading Saturday morning dawned calm and clear after heavy rain on the hills, with a Sabbath-like peace in the air.
several
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From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
skies
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From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
smoke
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From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
straight
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From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
taller
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From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Saturday morning dawned calm and clear after heavy rain on the hills, with a Sabbath-like peace in the air.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
thick
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From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
tights
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From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
top
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From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
tumbling
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From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
umbrella
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From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
up
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From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
very
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From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
visits
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From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Hugh John had been very early astir, and one of his first visits had been to the gipsy camp, where he found Billy Blythe with several others all clad in their tumbling tights, practising their great Bounding Brothers' act.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Saturday morning dawned calm and clear after heavy rain on the hills, with a Sabbath-like peace in the air.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The smoke of Edam rose straight up into the firmament from a hundred chimneys, and the Lias Coal Mine contributed a yet taller pillar to the skies, which bushed out at the top till it resembled an umbrella with a thick handle.
