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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 so lovely a summer morning that even the dreary Brixton street looked almost cheerful.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
almost
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From this reading It was so lovely a summer morning that even the dreary Brixton street looked almost cheerful.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
apparent
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From this reading The smuts that covered them were not apparent under this flood of light, and their foliage waved merrily when the gusts of the fresh breeze passed them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
atmosphere
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From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
blessed
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From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
blowing
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From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
blue
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From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
blusterous
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From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
breeze
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From this reading The smuts that covered them were not apparent under this flood of light, and their foliage waved merrily when the gusts of the fresh breeze passed them.
bright
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From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
Brixton
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From this reading It was so lovely a summer morning that even the dreary Brixton street looked almost cheerful.
bushes
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From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
cheerful
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From this reading It was so lovely a summer morning that even the dreary Brixton street looked almost cheerful.
country
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From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
covered
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From this reading The smuts that covered them were not apparent under this flood of light, and their foliage waved merrily when the gusts of the fresh breeze passed them.
dance
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From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
DAY
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From this reading THE FIRST DAY OF LIBERTY.
delight
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From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
dreary
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From this reading It was so lovely a summer morning that even the dreary Brixton street looked almost cheerful.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so lovely a summer morning that even the dreary Brixton street looked almost cheerful.
eye
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From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
far
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From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST DAY OF LIBERTY.
flood
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From this reading The smuts that covered them were not apparent under this flood of light, and their foliage waved merrily when the gusts of the fresh breeze passed them.
flow
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From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
flowers
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From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
foliage
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From this reading The smuts that covered them were not apparent under this flood of light, and their foliage waved merrily when the gusts of the fresh breeze passed them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
fresh
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From this reading The smuts that covered them were not apparent under this flood of light, and their foliage waved merrily when the gusts of the fresh breeze passed them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
front
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From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
gardens
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From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
glorious
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From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
growing
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From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
gusts
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From this reading The smuts that covered them were not apparent under this flood of light, and their foliage waved merrily when the gusts of the fresh breeze passed them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
house
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From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
isles
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From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was so lovely a summer morning that even the dreary Brixton street looked almost cheerful.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
joyous
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From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
laugh
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From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
LIBERTYnounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading THE FIRST DAY OF LIBERTY.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
light
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From this reading The smuts that covered them were not apparent under this flood of light, and their foliage waved merrily when the gusts of the fresh breeze passed them.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so lovely a summer morning that even the dreary Brixton street looked almost cheerful.
lovely
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From this reading It was so lovely a summer morning that even the dreary Brixton street looked almost cheerful.
make-believe
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From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
makes
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From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
merrily
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From this reading The smuts that covered them were not apparent under this flood of light, and their foliage waved merrily when the gusts of the fresh breeze passed them.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so lovely a summer morning that even the dreary Brixton street looked almost cheerful.
most
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From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The smuts that covered them were not apparent under this flood of light, and their foliage waved merrily when the gusts of the fresh breeze passed them.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIRST DAY OF LIBERTY.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
overhead
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From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The smuts that covered them were not apparent under this flood of light, and their foliage waved merrily when the gusts of the fresh breeze passed them.
pure
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From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
quick
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From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
seas
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From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
side
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From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
sky
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From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
smuts
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From this reading The smuts that covered them were not apparent under this flood of light, and their foliage waved merrily when the gusts of the fresh breeze passed them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so lovely a summer morning that even the dreary Brixton street looked almost cheerful.
some
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From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
South
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From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
spite
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From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
stirs
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From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
street
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From this reading It was so lovely a summer morning that even the dreary Brixton street looked almost cheerful.
summer
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From this reading It was so lovely a summer morning that even the dreary Brixton street looked almost cheerful.
sunlight
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From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
sweet
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From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was so lovely a summer morning that even the dreary Brixton street looked almost cheerful.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST DAY OF LIBERTY.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The smuts that covered them were not apparent under this flood of light, and their foliage waved merrily when the gusts of the fresh breeze passed them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The smuts that covered them were not apparent under this flood of light, and their foliage waved merrily when the gusts of the fresh breeze passed them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The smuts that covered them were not apparent under this flood of light, and their foliage waved merrily when the gusts of the fresh breeze passed them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The smuts that covered them were not apparent under this flood of light, and their foliage waved merrily when the gusts of the fresh breeze passed them.
very
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From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
visitant
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From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was so lovely a summer morning that even the dreary Brixton street looked almost cheerful.
waved
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From this reading The smuts that covered them were not apparent under this flood of light, and their foliage waved merrily when the gusts of the fresh breeze passed them.
ways
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From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So bright a blue sky was overhead, so glorious was the sunlight, that the bushes and flowers in the make-believe gardens in front of each house were fair to the eye as if they had been growing in the pure atmosphere of some far country side.
West
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From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The smuts that covered them were not apparent under this flood of light, and their foliage waved merrily when the gusts of the fresh breeze passed them.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
youth
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From this reading It was the South West wind that was blowing, that most blessed visitant of our isles, spite of its blusterous ways--the sweet wind from over the seas that stirs the blood to the quick flow of joyous youth again, and makes one to dance and laugh for very delight of life.
