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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 It was a lovely afternoon, the air hot, and the shadows of the trees dark upon the green grass.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a lovely afternoon, the air hot, and the shadows of the trees dark upon the green grass.
air
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From this reading It was a lovely afternoon, the air hot, and the shadows of the trees dark upon the green grass.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The only objection I could find to it was that it stood isolated from its own park, although the portion next it was kept as trim as the smoothest lawn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a lovely afternoon, the air hot, and the shadows of the trees dark upon the green grass.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The only objection I could find to it was that it stood isolated from its own park, although the portion next it was kept as trim as the smoothest lawn.
awaited
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From this reading The clear sun was shining sideways on the little oriel window of one of the rooms in which my labour awaited me.
building
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From this reading Never have I seen a picture of more stately repose than the huge pile of building presented, while the curious vane on the central square tower glittered like the outburning flame of its hidden life.
central
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clear
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From this reading The clear sun was shining sideways on the little oriel window of one of the rooms in which my labour awaited me.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The only objection I could find to it was that it stood isolated from its own park, although the portion next it was kept as trim as the smoothest lawn.
curious
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From this reading Never have I seen a picture of more stately repose than the huge pile of building presented, while the curious vane on the central square tower glittered like the outburning flame of its hidden life.
dark
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From this reading It was a lovely afternoon, the air hot, and the shadows of the trees dark upon the green grass.
find
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From this reading The only objection I could find to it was that it stood isolated from its own park, although the portion next it was kept as trim as the smoothest lawn.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Never have I seen a picture of more stately repose than the huge pile of building presented, while the curious vane on the central square tower glittered like the outburning flame of its hidden life.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The only objection I could find to it was that it stood isolated from its own park, although the portion next it was kept as trim as the smoothest lawn.
glittered
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From this reading Never have I seen a picture of more stately repose than the huge pile of building presented, while the curious vane on the central square tower glittered like the outburning flame of its hidden life.
grass
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From this reading It was a lovely afternoon, the air hot, and the shadows of the trees dark upon the green grass.
green
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From this reading It was a lovely afternoon, the air hot, and the shadows of the trees dark upon the green grass.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Never have I seen a picture of more stately repose than the huge pile of building presented, while the curious vane on the central square tower glittered like the outburning flame of its hidden life.
hidden
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From this reading Never have I seen a picture of more stately repose than the huge pile of building presented, while the curious vane on the central square tower glittered like the outburning flame of its hidden life.
hot
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From this reading It was a lovely afternoon, the air hot, and the shadows of the trees dark upon the green grass.
huge
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From this reading Never have I seen a picture of more stately repose than the huge pile of building presented, while the curious vane on the central square tower glittered like the outburning flame of its hidden life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Never have I seen a picture of more stately repose than the huge pile of building presented, while the curious vane on the central square tower glittered like the outburning flame of its hidden life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The clear sun was shining sideways on the little oriel window of one of the rooms in which my labour awaited me.
isolated
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From this reading The only objection I could find to it was that it stood isolated from its own park, although the portion next it was kept as trim as the smoothest lawn.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lovely afternoon, the air hot, and the shadows of the trees dark upon the green grass.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Never have I seen a picture of more stately repose than the huge pile of building presented, while the curious vane on the central square tower glittered like the outburning flame of its hidden life.
kept
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From this reading The only objection I could find to it was that it stood isolated from its own park, although the portion next it was kept as trim as the smoothest lawn.
labour
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From this reading The clear sun was shining sideways on the little oriel window of one of the rooms in which my labour awaited me.
lawn
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From this reading The only objection I could find to it was that it stood isolated from its own park, although the portion next it was kept as trim as the smoothest lawn.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never have I seen a picture of more stately repose than the huge pile of building presented, while the curious vane on the central square tower glittered like the outburning flame of its hidden life.
like
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From this reading Never have I seen a picture of more stately repose than the huge pile of building presented, while the curious vane on the central square tower glittered like the outburning flame of its hidden life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The clear sun was shining sideways on the little oriel window of one of the rooms in which my labour awaited me.
lovely
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From this reading It was a lovely afternoon, the air hot, and the shadows of the trees dark upon the green grass.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The clear sun was shining sideways on the little oriel window of one of the rooms in which my labour awaited me.
more
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From this reading Never have I seen a picture of more stately repose than the huge pile of building presented, while the curious vane on the central square tower glittered like the outburning flame of its hidden life.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The clear sun was shining sideways on the little oriel window of one of the rooms in which my labour awaited me.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never have I seen a picture of more stately repose than the huge pile of building presented, while the curious vane on the central square tower glittered like the outburning flame of its hidden life.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only objection I could find to it was that it stood isolated from its own park, although the portion next it was kept as trim as the smoothest lawn.
objection
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From this reading The only objection I could find to it was that it stood isolated from its own park, although the portion next it was kept as trim as the smoothest lawn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a lovely afternoon, the air hot, and the shadows of the trees dark upon the green grass.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The clear sun was shining sideways on the little oriel window of one of the rooms in which my labour awaited me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The clear sun was shining sideways on the little oriel window of one of the rooms in which my labour awaited me.
only
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From this reading The only objection I could find to it was that it stood isolated from its own park, although the portion next it was kept as trim as the smoothest lawn.
oriel
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From this reading The clear sun was shining sideways on the little oriel window of one of the rooms in which my labour awaited me.
outburning
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From this reading Never have I seen a picture of more stately repose than the huge pile of building presented, while the curious vane on the central square tower glittered like the outburning flame of its hidden life.
own
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From this reading The only objection I could find to it was that it stood isolated from its own park, although the portion next it was kept as trim as the smoothest lawn.
park
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From this reading The only objection I could find to it was that it stood isolated from its own park, although the portion next it was kept as trim as the smoothest lawn.
picture
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From this reading Never have I seen a picture of more stately repose than the huge pile of building presented, while the curious vane on the central square tower glittered like the outburning flame of its hidden life.
pile
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portion
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From this reading The only objection I could find to it was that it stood isolated from its own park, although the portion next it was kept as trim as the smoothest lawn.
PREPARATIONS
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From this reading PREPARATIONS.
presented
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From this reading Never have I seen a picture of more stately repose than the huge pile of building presented, while the curious vane on the central square tower glittered like the outburning flame of its hidden life.
repose
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From this reading Never have I seen a picture of more stately repose than the huge pile of building presented, while the curious vane on the central square tower glittered like the outburning flame of its hidden life.
rooms
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From this reading The clear sun was shining sideways on the little oriel window of one of the rooms in which my labour awaited me.
seen
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From this reading Never have I seen a picture of more stately repose than the huge pile of building presented, while the curious vane on the central square tower glittered like the outburning flame of its hidden life.
shadows
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From this reading It was a lovely afternoon, the air hot, and the shadows of the trees dark upon the green grass.
shining
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From this reading The clear sun was shining sideways on the little oriel window of one of the rooms in which my labour awaited me.
sideways
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From this reading The clear sun was shining sideways on the little oriel window of one of the rooms in which my labour awaited me.
smoothest
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From this reading The only objection I could find to it was that it stood isolated from its own park, although the portion next it was kept as trim as the smoothest lawn.
square
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From this reading Never have I seen a picture of more stately repose than the huge pile of building presented, while the curious vane on the central square tower glittered like the outburning flame of its hidden life.
stately
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From this reading Never have I seen a picture of more stately repose than the huge pile of building presented, while the curious vane on the central square tower glittered like the outburning flame of its hidden life.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only objection I could find to it was that it stood isolated from its own park, although the portion next it was kept as trim as the smoothest lawn.
sun
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From this reading The clear sun was shining sideways on the little oriel window of one of the rooms in which my labour awaited me.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Never have I seen a picture of more stately repose than the huge pile of building presented, while the curious vane on the central square tower glittered like the outburning flame of its hidden life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The only objection I could find to it was that it stood isolated from its own park, although the portion next it was kept as trim as the smoothest lawn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a lovely afternoon, the air hot, and the shadows of the trees dark upon the green grass.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The only objection I could find to it was that it stood isolated from its own park, although the portion next it was kept as trim as the smoothest lawn.
tower
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From this reading Never have I seen a picture of more stately repose than the huge pile of building presented, while the curious vane on the central square tower glittered like the outburning flame of its hidden life.
trees
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From this reading It was a lovely afternoon, the air hot, and the shadows of the trees dark upon the green grass.
trim
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From this reading The only objection I could find to it was that it stood isolated from its own park, although the portion next it was kept as trim as the smoothest lawn.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was a lovely afternoon, the air hot, and the shadows of the trees dark upon the green grass.
vane
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From this reading Never have I seen a picture of more stately repose than the huge pile of building presented, while the curious vane on the central square tower glittered like the outburning flame of its hidden life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a lovely afternoon, the air hot, and the shadows of the trees dark upon the green grass.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The clear sun was shining sideways on the little oriel window of one of the rooms in which my labour awaited me.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Never have I seen a picture of more stately repose than the huge pile of building presented, while the curious vane on the central square tower glittered like the outburning flame of its hidden life.
window
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From this reading The clear sun was shining sideways on the little oriel window of one of the rooms in which my labour awaited me.
