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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 When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
all
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From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
artistically
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From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
autumn
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From this reading Though this last gleam of the setting sun touched the tree-tops only, it enabled the eye to see distinctly the caprices of that marvellous tapestry which nature makes of a forest in autumn.
barren
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From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
bird
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From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
blended
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From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
blue-green
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From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
Bonnet
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From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
bronze
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From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
came
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From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
caprices
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From this reading Though this last gleam of the setting sun touched the tree-tops only, it enabled the eye to see distinctly the caprices of that marvellous tapestry which nature makes of a forest in autumn.
caress
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From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
chateau
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From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
chestnuts
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From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
chimneys
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From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
chirped
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From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
colonnades
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From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
colors
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From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
death
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From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
displayed
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From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
distinctly
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From this reading Though this last gleam of the setting sun touched the tree-tops only, it enabled the eye to see distinctly the caprices of that marvellous tapestry which nature makes of a forest in autumn.
early
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From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
enabled
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From this reading Though this last gleam of the setting sun touched the tree-tops only, it enabled the eye to see distinctly the caprices of that marvellous tapestry which nature makes of a forest in autumn.
eye
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From this reading Though this last gleam of the setting sun touched the tree-tops only, it enabled the eye to see distinctly the caprices of that marvellous tapestry which nature makes of a forest in autumn.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
Florentine
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From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
foliage
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From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
forest
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From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
gleam
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From this reading Though this last gleam of the setting sun touched the tree-tops only, it enabled the eye to see distinctly the caprices of that marvellous tapestry which nature makes of a forest in autumn.
gliding
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From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
glow
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From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
golden
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From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
gray
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From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
grayish
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From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
green
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From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
harmonized
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From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though this last gleam of the setting sun touched the tree-tops only, it enabled the eye to see distinctly the caprices of that marvellous tapestry which nature makes of a forest in autumn.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though this last gleam of the setting sun touched the tree-tops only, it enabled the eye to see distinctly the caprices of that marvellous tapestry which nature makes of a forest in autumn.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though this last gleam of the setting sun touched the tree-tops only, it enabled the eye to see distinctly the caprices of that marvellous tapestry which nature makes of a forest in autumn.
leafage
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From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
light-gray
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From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
like
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From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
main
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From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
makes
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From this reading Though this last gleam of the setting sun touched the tree-tops only, it enabled the eye to see distinctly the caprices of that marvellous tapestry which nature makes of a forest in autumn.
marvellous
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From this reading Though this last gleam of the setting sun touched the tree-tops only, it enabled the eye to see distinctly the caprices of that marvellous tapestry which nature makes of a forest in autumn.
mass
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From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
Monsieur
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From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
Montegnac
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From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
mute
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From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
nature
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From this reading Though this last gleam of the setting sun touched the tree-tops only, it enabled the eye to see distinctly the caprices of that marvellous tapestry which nature makes of a forest in autumn.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
oaks
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From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
October
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From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
offices
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From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
only
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From this reading Though this last gleam of the setting sun touched the tree-tops only, it enabled the eye to see distinctly the caprices of that marvellous tapestry which nature makes of a forest in autumn.
other
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From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
pale
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From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
plain
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From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
putting
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From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
rector's
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From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
reflections
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From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
russet
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From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
rustled
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From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
see
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From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
setting
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From this reading Though this last gleam of the setting sun touched the tree-tops only, it enabled the eye to see distinctly the caprices of that marvellous tapestry which nature makes of a forest in autumn.
shaded
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From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
showed
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From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
smoke
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From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
soft
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From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
spectacle
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From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
spots
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From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
stables
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From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
stagnant
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From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
stripped
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From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
sun
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From this reading Though this last gleam of the setting sun touched the tree-tops only, it enabled the eye to see distinctly the caprices of that marvellous tapestry which nature makes of a forest in autumn.
tapestry
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From this reading Though this last gleam of the setting sun touched the tree-tops only, it enabled the eye to see distinctly the caprices of that marvellous tapestry which nature makes of a forest in autumn.
tawny
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From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Though this last gleam of the setting sun touched the tree-tops only, it enabled the eye to see distinctly the caprices of that marvellous tapestry which nature makes of a forest in autumn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
there
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From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Though this last gleam of the setting sun touched the tree-tops only, it enabled the eye to see distinctly the caprices of that marvellous tapestry which nature makes of a forest in autumn.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though this last gleam of the setting sun touched the tree-tops only, it enabled the eye to see distinctly the caprices of that marvellous tapestry which nature makes of a forest in autumn.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though this last gleam of the setting sun touched the tree-tops only, it enabled the eye to see distinctly the caprices of that marvellous tapestry which nature makes of a forest in autumn.
tones
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From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
touched
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From this reading Though this last gleam of the setting sun touched the tree-tops only, it enabled the eye to see distinctly the caprices of that marvellous tapestry which nature makes of a forest in autumn.
tree
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From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
tree-tops
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From this reading Though this last gleam of the setting sun touched the tree-tops only, it enabled the eye to see distinctly the caprices of that marvellous tapestry which nature makes of a forest in autumn.
trees
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From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
trunks
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From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
uncultivated
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From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
varied
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From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
vast
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From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
Veronique
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From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
village
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From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
walnuts
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From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
water
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From this reading The trunks of trees already stripped of leafage showed their light-gray colonnades; the russet, tawny, grayish colors, artistically blended by the pale reflections of an October sun, harmonized with the vast uncultivated plain, green as stagnant water.
ways
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From this reading A thought came into the rector’s mind as he looked at this fine spectacle, mute in other ways,--for not a tree rustled, not a bird chirped, death was on the plain, silence in the forest; here and there a little smoke from the village chimneys, that was all.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The oaks were a mass of Florentine bronze, the walnuts and the chestnuts displayed their blue-green tones, the early trees were putting on their golden foliage, and all these varied colors were shaded with the gray of barren spots.
yellow
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From this reading When Veronique and Monsieur Bonnet had passed the main body of the chateau, they could see--beyond the courtyard, the stables, and the offices--the great forest of Montegnac, along which the yellow glow was gliding like a soft caress.
