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Chapter VII
Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful. The sober village shared in the glorifying process. Vines budded on piazzas. Wistaria purpled white-washed walls. The brown elm boughs which hung above the Common turned into trailing garlands of fresh green.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “The brown elm boughs which hung above the Common turned into trailing garlands of fresh green.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.”
not affected by alcohol
From this reading “The sober village shared in the glorifying process.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading The brown elm boughs which hung above the Common turned into trailing garlands of fresh green.
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From this reading Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.
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From this reading Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.
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From this reading Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.
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From this reading Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.
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From this reading The brown elm boughs which hung above the Common turned into trailing garlands of fresh green.
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From this reading The brown elm boughs which hung above the Common turned into trailing garlands of fresh green.
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From this reading Vines budded on piazzas.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.
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From this reading Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The brown elm boughs which hung above the Common turned into trailing garlands of fresh green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The brown elm boughs which hung above the Common turned into trailing garlands of fresh green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The brown elm boughs which hung above the Common turned into trailing garlands of fresh green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The brown elm boughs which hung above the Common turned into trailing garlands of fresh green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sober village shared in the glorifying process.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The brown elm boughs which hung above the Common turned into trailing garlands of fresh green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.
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From this reading The brown elm boughs which hung above the Common turned into trailing garlands of fresh green.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The brown elm boughs which hung above the Common turned into trailing garlands of fresh green.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The brown elm boughs which hung above the Common turned into trailing garlands of fresh green.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.
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From this reading Vines budded on piazzas.
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From this reading The sober village shared in the glorifying process.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wistaria purpled white-washed walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sober village shared in the glorifying process.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.
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From this reading Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.
not affected by alcohol
From this reading The sober village shared in the glorifying process.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sober village shared in the glorifying process.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The brown elm boughs which hung above the Common turned into trailing garlands of fresh green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The brown elm boughs which hung above the Common turned into trailing garlands of fresh green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sober village shared in the glorifying process.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vines budded on piazzas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wistaria purpled white-washed walls.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The brown elm boughs which hung above the Common turned into trailing garlands of fresh green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wistaria purpled white-washed walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wistaria purpled white-washed walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Summer was always slow in getting to Hillsover, but at last she arrived, and woods and hills suddenly put on new colors and became beautiful.
