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From this reading 8th_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
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behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
Boulogne
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From this reading _Departure from Paris--Boulogne--Folkstone--London--Geo.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
buildingsnounUS /ˈbɪldɪŋz/
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
a large and stately mansion
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make overcast or cloudy
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
a small house with a single story
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the act of departing
From this reading _Departure from Paris--Boulogne--Folkstone--London--Geo.
domesnounUS /doʊmz/
plural of “dome” — a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
Dr
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a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Penn--England's First Welcome--Heath Lodge--The Bank of England._ LONDON, _Sept.
England'snounUS /ˈɪŋɡləndz/
possessive form of “england” — a division of the United Kingdom
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Esqnoun
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
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all things; all of a situation
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Penn--England's First Welcome--Heath Lodge--The Bank of England._ LONDON, _Sept.
Folkstone
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From this reading _Departure from Paris--Boulogne--Folkstone--London--Geo.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Departure from Paris--Boulogne--Folkstone--London--Geo.
Geo
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From this reading _Departure from Paris--Boulogne--Folkstone--London--Geo.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
Hartwell
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HeathnounUS /hiːθ/
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
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a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
and nothing more
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
LeenounUS /liː/
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
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abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
LodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading Penn--England's First Welcome--Heath Lodge--The Bank of England._ LONDON, _Sept.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading _Departure from Paris--Boulogne--Folkstone--London--Geo.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
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produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
metropolisnounUS /məˈtrɑːpələs/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
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the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading _Departure from Paris--Boulogne--Folkstone--London--Geo.
PeasantnounUS /ˈpezənt/
a country person
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PennnounUS /pen/
Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)
From this reading Penn--England's First Welcome--Heath Lodge--The Bank of England._ LONDON, _Sept.
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
ResidencenounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
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SeptnounUS /sept/
the month following August and preceding October
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the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
move hurridly
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
spiresnounUS /spaɪrz/
plural of “spire” — a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
sublimeadjectiveUS /səˈblaɪm/
inspiring awe
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading 8th_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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ThompsonnounUS /ˈtɑːmpsən/
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
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create by training and teaching
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
accept gladly
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WindsornounUS /ˈwɪnzər/
a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
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in the company of; together with
From this reading The sun had just appeared from behind a cloud and was setting, and its reflection upon the domes and spires of the great buildings in Paris made everything appear lovely and sublime, as the train, with almost lightning speed, was bringing me from the French metropolis.
Wm
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