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The Wizard's Daughter, and Other Stories
The Wizard's Daughter, and Other Stories

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Wizard's Daughter, and Other Stories is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 1 of The Wizard's Daughter, and Other Stories by Margaret Collier Graham holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 1 holds 429 sentences of The Wizard's Daughter, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.

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Wizard's
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Daughter
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Other
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Stories
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| +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.
The wind had hurled the yellow leaves from the vineyard, exposing the gnarled deformity of the vines, and the trailing branches of the pepper-trees had swept their fallen berries into coral reefs on the southerly side.
A young man with a delicate, discontented face sat on the porch of the Dysart claim cabin, looking out over the valley.
A last gust of lukewarm air strewed the floor with scythe-shaped eucalyptus-leaves, and Mrs. Dysart came out with her broom to sweep them away.
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The Wizard's Daughter, and Other Stories

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Wizard's Daughter, and Other Stories is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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| +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.
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The wind had hurled the yellow leaves from the vineyard, exposing the gnarled deformity of the vines, and the trailing branches of the pepper-trees had swept their fallen berries into coral reefs on the southerly side.
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A young man with a delicate, discontented face sat on the porch of the Dysart claim cabin, looking out over the valley.
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A last gust of lukewarm air strewed the floor with scythe-shaped eucalyptus-leaves, and Mrs. Dysart came out with her broom to sweep them away.

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Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “| +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.”

During preposition US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading “| +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “A young man with a delicate, discontented face sat on the porch of the Dysart claim cabin, looking out over the valley.”

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133

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From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

205

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From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

air

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From this reading A last gust of lukewarm air strewed the floor with scythe-shaped eucalyptus-leaves, and Mrs. Dysart came out with her broom to sweep them away.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

away

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From this reading A last gust of lukewarm air strewed the floor with scythe-shaped eucalyptus-leaves, and Mrs. Dysart came out with her broom to sweep them away.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

berries

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From this reading The wind had hurled the yellow leaves from the vineyard, exposing the gnarled deformity of the vines, and the trailing branches of the pepper-trees had swept their fallen berries into coral reefs on the southerly side.

blur

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From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

branches

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From this reading The wind had hurled the yellow leaves from the vineyard, exposing the gnarled deformity of the vines, and the trailing branches of the pepper-trees had swept their fallen berries into coral reefs on the southerly side.

broom

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From this reading A last gust of lukewarm air strewed the floor with scythe-shaped eucalyptus-leaves, and Mrs. Dysart came out with her broom to sweep them away.

cabin

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From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

came

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From this reading A last gust of lukewarm air strewed the floor with scythe-shaped eucalyptus-leaves, and Mrs. Dysart came out with her broom to sweep them away.

claim

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From this reading A young man with a delicate, discontented face sat on the porch of the Dysart claim cabin, looking out over the valley.

coral

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From this reading The wind had hurled the yellow leaves from the vineyard, exposing the gnarled deformity of the vines, and the trailing branches of the pepper-trees had swept their fallen berries into coral reefs on the southerly side.

Daughter

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From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

day

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From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

deformity

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From this reading The wind had hurled the yellow leaves from the vineyard, exposing the gnarled deformity of the vines, and the trailing branches of the pepper-trees had swept their fallen berries into coral reefs on the southerly side.

delicate

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From this reading A young man with a delicate, discontented face sat on the porch of the Dysart claim cabin, looking out over the valley.

discontented

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From this reading A young man with a delicate, discontented face sat on the porch of the Dysart claim cabin, looking out over the valley.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

Dysart

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From this reading A young man with a delicate, discontented face sat on the porch of the Dysart claim cabin, looking out over the valley.

Dysart's

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From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

eucalyptus-leaves

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From this reading A last gust of lukewarm air strewed the floor with scythe-shaped eucalyptus-leaves, and Mrs. Dysart came out with her broom to sweep them away.

exposing

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From this reading The wind had hurled the yellow leaves from the vineyard, exposing the gnarled deformity of the vines, and the trailing branches of the pepper-trees had swept their fallen berries into coral reefs on the southerly side.

Face

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From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

fallen

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From this reading The wind had hurled the yellow leaves from the vineyard, exposing the gnarled deformity of the vines, and the trailing branches of the pepper-trees had swept their fallen berries into coral reefs on the southerly side.

floor

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From this reading A last gust of lukewarm air strewed the floor with scythe-shaped eucalyptus-leaves, and Mrs. Dysart came out with her broom to sweep them away.

Foot

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From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

gnarled

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From this reading The wind had hurled the yellow leaves from the vineyard, exposing the gnarled deformity of the vines, and the trailing branches of the pepper-trees had swept their fallen berries into coral reefs on the southerly side.

golden

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From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

gust

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From this reading A last gust of lukewarm air strewed the floor with scythe-shaped eucalyptus-leaves, and Mrs. Dysart came out with her broom to sweep them away.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

haze

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From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading A last gust of lukewarm air strewed the floor with scythe-shaped eucalyptus-leaves, and Mrs. Dysart came out with her broom to sweep them away.

hurled

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From this reading The wind had hurled the yellow leaves from the vineyard, exposing the gnarled deformity of the vines, and the trailing branches of the pepper-trees had swept their fallen berries into coral reefs on the southerly side.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The wind had hurled the yellow leaves from the vineyard, exposing the gnarled deformity of the vines, and the trailing branches of the pepper-trees had swept their fallen berries into coral reefs on the southerly side.

last

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From this reading A last gust of lukewarm air strewed the floor with scythe-shaped eucalyptus-leaves, and Mrs. Dysart came out with her broom to sweep them away.

leaves

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From this reading The wind had hurled the yellow leaves from the vineyard, exposing the gnarled deformity of the vines, and the trailing branches of the pepper-trees had swept their fallen berries into coral reefs on the southerly side.

looking

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From this reading A young man with a delicate, discontented face sat on the porch of the Dysart claim cabin, looking out over the valley.

lukewarm

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From this reading A last gust of lukewarm air strewed the floor with scythe-shaped eucalyptus-leaves, and Mrs. Dysart came out with her broom to sweep them away.

man

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From this reading A young man with a delicate, discontented face sat on the porch of the Dysart claim cabin, looking out over the valley.

mesa

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From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

Mrs

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From this reading A last gust of lukewarm air strewed the floor with scythe-shaped eucalyptus-leaves, and Mrs. Dysart came out with her broom to sweep them away.

norther

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From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

Other

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From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

out

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From this reading A young man with a delicate, discontented face sat on the porch of the Dysart claim cabin, looking out over the valley.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading A young man with a delicate, discontented face sat on the porch of the Dysart claim cabin, looking out over the valley.

pepper-trees

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From this reading The wind had hurled the yellow leaves from the vineyard, exposing the gnarled deformity of the vines, and the trailing branches of the pepper-trees had swept their fallen berries into coral reefs on the southerly side.

Poor

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From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

porch

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From this reading A young man with a delicate, discontented face sat on the porch of the Dysart claim cabin, looking out over the valley.

reefs

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From this reading The wind had hurled the yellow leaves from the vineyard, exposing the gnarled deformity of the vines, and the trailing branches of the pepper-trees had swept their fallen berries into coral reefs on the southerly side.

sat

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From this reading A young man with a delicate, discontented face sat on the porch of the Dysart claim cabin, looking out over the valley.

scythe-shaped

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From this reading A last gust of lukewarm air strewed the floor with scythe-shaped eucalyptus-leaves, and Mrs. Dysart came out with her broom to sweep them away.

seen

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From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

side

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From this reading The wind had hurled the yellow leaves from the vineyard, exposing the gnarled deformity of the vines, and the trailing branches of the pepper-trees had swept their fallen berries into coral reefs on the southerly side.

soft

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From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

southerly

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From this reading The wind had hurled the yellow leaves from the vineyard, exposing the gnarled deformity of the vines, and the trailing branches of the pepper-trees had swept their fallen berries into coral reefs on the southerly side.

Stories

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From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

strewed

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From this reading A last gust of lukewarm air strewed the floor with scythe-shaped eucalyptus-leaves, and Mrs. Dysart came out with her broom to sweep them away.

sunset

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From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

sweep

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From this reading A last gust of lukewarm air strewed the floor with scythe-shaped eucalyptus-leaves, and Mrs. Dysart came out with her broom to sweep them away.

swept

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From this reading The wind had hurled the yellow leaves from the vineyard, exposing the gnarled deformity of the vines, and the trailing branches of the pepper-trees had swept their fallen berries into coral reefs on the southerly side.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The wind had hurled the yellow leaves from the vineyard, exposing the gnarled deformity of the vines, and the trailing branches of the pepper-trees had swept their fallen berries into coral reefs on the southerly side.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading A last gust of lukewarm air strewed the floor with scythe-shaped eucalyptus-leaves, and Mrs. Dysart came out with her broom to sweep them away.

There

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From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A last gust of lukewarm air strewed the floor with scythe-shaped eucalyptus-leaves, and Mrs. Dysart came out with her broom to sweep them away.

Trail

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From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

trailing

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From this reading The wind had hurled the yellow leaves from the vineyard, exposing the gnarled deformity of the vines, and the trailing branches of the pepper-trees had swept their fallen berries into coral reefs on the southerly side.

valley

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From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

vines

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From this reading The wind had hurled the yellow leaves from the vineyard, exposing the gnarled deformity of the vines, and the trailing branches of the pepper-trees had swept their fallen berries into coral reefs on the southerly side.

vineyard

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From this reading The wind had hurled the yellow leaves from the vineyard, exposing the gnarled deformity of the vines, and the trailing branches of the pepper-trees had swept their fallen berries into coral reefs on the southerly side.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

wind

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From this reading The wind had hurled the yellow leaves from the vineyard, exposing the gnarled deformity of the vines, and the trailing branches of the pepper-trees had swept their fallen berries into coral reefs on the southerly side.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading A young man with a delicate, discontented face sat on the porch of the Dysart claim cabin, looking out over the valley.

Wizard's

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From this reading | +------------------------------------------+ The Wizard's Daughter And Other Stories At the Foot of the Trail 133 The Face of the Poor 205 The Wizard's Daughter There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze.

yellow

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From this reading The wind had hurled the yellow leaves from the vineyard, exposing the gnarled deformity of the vines, and the trailing branches of the pepper-trees had swept their fallen berries into coral reefs on the southerly side.

young

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From this reading A young man with a delicate, discontented face sat on the porch of the Dysart claim cabin, looking out over the valley.