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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 The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
alive
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From this reading From a lonely spot by the river, Fleda watched the westering gleam until it vanished, her soul alive to the melancholy beauty of it all.
all
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From this reading From a lonely spot by the river, Fleda watched the westering gleam until it vanished, her soul alive to the melancholy beauty of it all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
Autumn
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
away
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not a human being seemed to be within the restricted circle of her vision.
beauty
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From this reading From a lonely spot by the river, Fleda watched the westering gleam until it vanished, her soul alive to the melancholy beauty of it all.
bed
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Overhead was the Northern sky, so clear, so thrilling, and the stars were beginning to sparkle in the incredibly swift twilight which links daytime and nighttime in that Upper Land.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Not a human being seemed to be within the restricted circle of her vision.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
bright
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
bronze
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From this reading There were only to be seen the deep woods, in myriad tints of bronze and red and saffron, and the swift-flowing river.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From a lonely spot by the river, Fleda watched the westering gleam until it vanished, her soul alive to the melancholy beauty of it all.
circle
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From this reading Not a human being seemed to be within the restricted circle of her vision.
clear
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From this reading Overhead was the Northern sky, so clear, so thrilling, and the stars were beginning to sparkle in the incredibly swift twilight which links daytime and nighttime in that Upper Land.
day
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
daytime
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From this reading Overhead was the Northern sky, so clear, so thrilling, and the stars were beginning to sparkle in the incredibly swift twilight which links daytime and nighttime in that Upper Land.
deep
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From this reading There were only to be seen the deep woods, in myriad tints of bronze and red and saffron, and the swift-flowing river.
eyes
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
Fleda
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From this reading From a lonely spot by the river, Fleda watched the westering gleam until it vanished, her soul alive to the melancholy beauty of it all.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From a lonely spot by the river, Fleda watched the westering gleam until it vanished, her soul alive to the melancholy beauty of it all.
gleam
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From this reading From a lonely spot by the river, Fleda watched the westering gleam until it vanished, her soul alive to the melancholy beauty of it all.
glow
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
gorgeous
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From a lonely spot by the river, Fleda watched the westering gleam until it vanished, her soul alive to the melancholy beauty of it all.
human
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From this reading Not a human being seemed to be within the restricted circle of her vision.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were only to be seen the deep woods, in myriad tints of bronze and red and saffron, and the swift-flowing river.
incredibly
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From this reading Overhead was the Northern sky, so clear, so thrilling, and the stars were beginning to sparkle in the incredibly swift twilight which links daytime and nighttime in that Upper Land.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From a lonely spot by the river, Fleda watched the westering gleam until it vanished, her soul alive to the melancholy beauty of it all.
Land
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From this reading Overhead was the Northern sky, so clear, so thrilling, and the stars were beginning to sparkle in the incredibly swift twilight which links daytime and nighttime in that Upper Land.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
links
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From this reading Overhead was the Northern sky, so clear, so thrilling, and the stars were beginning to sparkle in the incredibly swift twilight which links daytime and nighttime in that Upper Land.
lonely
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From this reading From a lonely spot by the river, Fleda watched the westering gleam until it vanished, her soul alive to the melancholy beauty of it all.
loving
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
melancholy
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From this reading From a lonely spot by the river, Fleda watched the westering gleam until it vanished, her soul alive to the melancholy beauty of it all.
myriad
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From this reading There were only to be seen the deep woods, in myriad tints of bronze and red and saffron, and the swift-flowing river.
nighttime
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From this reading Overhead was the Northern sky, so clear, so thrilling, and the stars were beginning to sparkle in the incredibly swift twilight which links daytime and nighttime in that Upper Land.
Northern
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From this reading Overhead was the Northern sky, so clear, so thrilling, and the stars were beginning to sparkle in the incredibly swift twilight which links daytime and nighttime in that Upper Land.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a human being seemed to be within the restricted circle of her vision.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
only
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From this reading There were only to be seen the deep woods, in myriad tints of bronze and red and saffron, and the swift-flowing river.
Overhead
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From this reading Overhead was the Northern sky, so clear, so thrilling, and the stars were beginning to sparkle in the incredibly swift twilight which links daytime and nighttime in that Upper Land.
pensively
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
purple
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
rays
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
red
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From this reading There were only to be seen the deep woods, in myriad tints of bronze and red and saffron, and the swift-flowing river.
restricted
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From this reading Not a human being seemed to be within the restricted circle of her vision.
river
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From this reading From a lonely spot by the river, Fleda watched the westering gleam until it vanished, her soul alive to the melancholy beauty of it all.
saffron
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From this reading There were only to be seen the deep woods, in myriad tints of bronze and red and saffron, and the swift-flowing river.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not a human being seemed to be within the restricted circle of her vision.
seen
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From this reading There were only to be seen the deep woods, in myriad tints of bronze and red and saffron, and the swift-flowing river.
setting
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
sight
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
sky
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From this reading Overhead was the Northern sky, so clear, so thrilling, and the stars were beginning to sparkle in the incredibly swift twilight which links daytime and nighttime in that Upper Land.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Overhead was the Northern sky, so clear, so thrilling, and the stars were beginning to sparkle in the incredibly swift twilight which links daytime and nighttime in that Upper Land.
soul
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From this reading From a lonely spot by the river, Fleda watched the westering gleam until it vanished, her soul alive to the melancholy beauty of it all.
sparkle
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From this reading Overhead was the Northern sky, so clear, so thrilling, and the stars were beginning to sparkle in the incredibly swift twilight which links daytime and nighttime in that Upper Land.
spot
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From this reading From a lonely spot by the river, Fleda watched the westering gleam until it vanished, her soul alive to the melancholy beauty of it all.
stars
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From this reading Overhead was the Northern sky, so clear, so thrilling, and the stars were beginning to sparkle in the incredibly swift twilight which links daytime and nighttime in that Upper Land.
stole
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
sun
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
swift
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From this reading Overhead was the Northern sky, so clear, so thrilling, and the stars were beginning to sparkle in the incredibly swift twilight which links daytime and nighttime in that Upper Land.
swift-flowing
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From this reading There were only to be seen the deep woods, in myriad tints of bronze and red and saffron, and the swift-flowing river.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Overhead was the Northern sky, so clear, so thrilling, and the stars were beginning to sparkle in the incredibly swift twilight which links daytime and nighttime in that Upper Land.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
There
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From this reading There were only to be seen the deep woods, in myriad tints of bronze and red and saffron, and the swift-flowing river.
thrilling
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From this reading Overhead was the Northern sky, so clear, so thrilling, and the stars were beginning to sparkle in the incredibly swift twilight which links daytime and nighttime in that Upper Land.
tints
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From this reading There were only to be seen the deep woods, in myriad tints of bronze and red and saffron, and the swift-flowing river.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From a lonely spot by the river, Fleda watched the westering gleam until it vanished, her soul alive to the melancholy beauty of it all.
touched
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Overhead was the Northern sky, so clear, so thrilling, and the stars were beginning to sparkle in the incredibly swift twilight which links daytime and nighttime in that Upper Land.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading From a lonely spot by the river, Fleda watched the westering gleam until it vanished, her soul alive to the melancholy beauty of it all.
Upper
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From this reading Overhead was the Northern sky, so clear, so thrilling, and the stars were beginning to sparkle in the incredibly swift twilight which links daytime and nighttime in that Upper Land.
vanished
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From this reading From a lonely spot by the river, Fleda watched the westering gleam until it vanished, her soul alive to the melancholy beauty of it all.
vision
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From this reading Not a human being seemed to be within the restricted circle of her vision.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Overhead was the Northern sky, so clear, so thrilling, and the stars were beginning to sparkle in the incredibly swift twilight which links daytime and nighttime in that Upper Land.
watched
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From this reading From a lonely spot by the river, Fleda watched the westering gleam until it vanished, her soul alive to the melancholy beauty of it all.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were only to be seen the deep woods, in myriad tints of bronze and red and saffron, and the swift-flowing river.
westering
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From this reading From a lonely spot by the river, Fleda watched the westering gleam until it vanished, her soul alive to the melancholy beauty of it all.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Overhead was the Northern sky, so clear, so thrilling, and the stars were beginning to sparkle in the incredibly swift twilight which links daytime and nighttime in that Upper Land.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Not a human being seemed to be within the restricted circle of her vision.
woods
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun touched the gorgeous Autumn woods with a loving, bright glow, and the day stole pensively away into a purple bed beyond the sight of the eyes.
