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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 old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The oak in regal purple stood outlined against the beech in cloth-of-gold, while green-flecked hickory and elm, and iridescent silver and scarlet ash, and flaming maple added to the kaleidoscope of splendor.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The oak in regal purple stood outlined against the beech in cloth-of-gold, while green-flecked hickory and elm, and iridescent silver and scarlet ash, and flaming maple added to the kaleidoscope of splendor.
all
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
ash
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From this reading The oak in regal purple stood outlined against the beech in cloth-of-gold, while green-flecked hickory and elm, and iridescent silver and scarlet ash, and flaming maple added to the kaleidoscope of splendor.
Aydelot
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From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
beds
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From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
beech
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From this reading The oak in regal purple stood outlined against the beech in cloth-of-gold, while green-flecked hickory and elm, and iridescent silver and scarlet ash, and flaming maple added to the kaleidoscope of splendor.
bordered
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From this reading The old National pike road leading down to Cloverdale was still flanked by little rail-fenced fields that were bordered by deep woodlands.
brave
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The old National pike road leading down to Cloverdale was still flanked by little rail-fenced fields that were bordered by deep woodlands.
clinging
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
cloth-of-gold
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From this reading The oak in regal purple stood outlined against the beech in cloth-of-gold, while green-flecked hickory and elm, and iridescent silver and scarlet ash, and flaming maple added to the kaleidoscope of splendor.
Cloverdale
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From this reading The old National pike road leading down to Cloverdale was still flanked by little rail-fenced fields that were bordered by deep woodlands.
coloring
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From this reading The Ohio woods were gorgeous with the October coloring.
COMING
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
day
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From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
deep
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From this reading The old National pike road leading down to Cloverdale was still flanked by little rail-fenced fields that were bordered by deep woodlands.
deeply
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
down
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From this reading The old National pike road leading down to Cloverdale was still flanked by little rail-fenced fields that were bordered by deep woodlands.
earthly
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From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
elm
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From this reading The oak in regal purple stood outlined against the beech in cloth-of-gold, while green-flecked hickory and elm, and iridescent silver and scarlet ash, and flaming maple added to the kaleidoscope of splendor.
endeavor
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
farmhouse
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From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
fields
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From this reading The old National pike road leading down to Cloverdale was still flanked by little rail-fenced fields that were bordered by deep woodlands.
flaming
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From this reading The oak in regal purple stood outlined against the beech in cloth-of-gold, while green-flecked hickory and elm, and iridescent silver and scarlet ash, and flaming maple added to the kaleidoscope of splendor.
flanked
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From this reading The old National pike road leading down to Cloverdale was still flanked by little rail-fenced fields that were bordered by deep woodlands.
floods
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
flower
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From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
forever
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
gardens
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From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
gone
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From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
gorgeous
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From this reading The Ohio woods were gorgeous with the October coloring.
graveyard
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From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
green-flecked
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From this reading The oak in regal purple stood outlined against the beech in cloth-of-gold, while green-flecked hickory and elm, and iridescent silver and scarlet ash, and flaming maple added to the kaleidoscope of splendor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
hickory
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From this reading The oak in regal purple stood outlined against the beech in cloth-of-gold, while green-flecked hickory and elm, and iridescent silver and scarlet ash, and flaming maple added to the kaleidoscope of splendor.
home
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From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The oak in regal purple stood outlined against the beech in cloth-of-gold, while green-flecked hickory and elm, and iridescent silver and scarlet ash, and flaming maple added to the kaleidoscope of splendor.
iridescent
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From this reading The oak in regal purple stood outlined against the beech in cloth-of-gold, while green-flecked hickory and elm, and iridescent silver and scarlet ash, and flaming maple added to the kaleidoscope of splendor.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
kaleidoscope
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From this reading The oak in regal purple stood outlined against the beech in cloth-of-gold, while green-flecked hickory and elm, and iridescent silver and scarlet ash, and flaming maple added to the kaleidoscope of splendor.
kept
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From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
leading
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From this reading The old National pike road leading down to Cloverdale was still flanked by little rail-fenced fields that were bordered by deep woodlands.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
LOVE
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
maple
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From this reading The oak in regal purple stood outlined against the beech in cloth-of-gold, while green-flecked hickory and elm, and iridescent silver and scarlet ash, and flaming maple added to the kaleidoscope of splendor.
master
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From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
mistress
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From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
most
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
National
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From this reading The old National pike road leading down to Cloverdale was still flanked by little rail-fenced fields that were bordered by deep woodlands.
neat
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From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
oak
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From this reading The oak in regal purple stood outlined against the beech in cloth-of-gold, while green-flecked hickory and elm, and iridescent silver and scarlet ash, and flaming maple added to the kaleidoscope of splendor.
October
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From this reading The Ohio woods were gorgeous with the October coloring.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
oh
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
Ohio
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From this reading The Ohio woods were gorgeous with the October coloring.
old
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From this reading The old National pike road leading down to Cloverdale was still flanked by little rail-fenced fields that were bordered by deep woodlands.
only
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From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
out
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From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
outlined
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From this reading The oak in regal purple stood outlined against the beech in cloth-of-gold, while green-flecked hickory and elm, and iridescent silver and scarlet ash, and flaming maple added to the kaleidoscope of splendor.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
pike
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From this reading The old National pike road leading down to Cloverdale was still flanked by little rail-fenced fields that were bordered by deep woodlands.
purple
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From this reading The oak in regal purple stood outlined against the beech in cloth-of-gold, while green-flecked hickory and elm, and iridescent silver and scarlet ash, and flaming maple added to the kaleidoscope of splendor.
rail-fenced
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From this reading The old National pike road leading down to Cloverdale was still flanked by little rail-fenced fields that were bordered by deep woodlands.
regal
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From this reading The oak in regal purple stood outlined against the beech in cloth-of-gold, while green-flecked hickory and elm, and iridescent silver and scarlet ash, and flaming maple added to the kaleidoscope of splendor.
road
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From this reading The old National pike road leading down to Cloverdale was still flanked by little rail-fenced fields that were bordered by deep woodlands.
sands
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
scarlet
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From this reading The oak in regal purple stood outlined against the beech in cloth-of-gold, while green-flecked hickory and elm, and iridescent silver and scarlet ash, and flaming maple added to the kaleidoscope of splendor.
silver
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From this reading The oak in regal purple stood outlined against the beech in cloth-of-gold, while green-flecked hickory and elm, and iridescent silver and scarlet ash, and flaming maple added to the kaleidoscope of splendor.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading The oak in regal purple stood outlined against the beech in cloth-of-gold, while green-flecked hickory and elm, and iridescent silver and scarlet ash, and flaming maple added to the kaleidoscope of splendor.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old National pike road leading down to Cloverdale was still flanked by little rail-fenced fields that were bordered by deep woodlands.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The oak in regal purple stood outlined against the beech in cloth-of-gold, while green-flecked hickory and elm, and iridescent silver and scarlet ash, and flaming maple added to the kaleidoscope of splendor.
suns
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The old National pike road leading down to Cloverdale was still flanked by little rail-fenced fields that were bordered by deep woodlands.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
thereof
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From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
timid
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The oak in regal purple stood outlined against the beech in cloth-of-gold, while green-flecked hickory and elm, and iridescent silver and scarlet ash, and flaming maple added to the kaleidoscope of splendor.
touch
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old National pike road leading down to Cloverdale was still flanked by little rail-fenced fields that were bordered by deep woodlands.
well
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From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Ohio woods were gorgeous with the October coloring.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The oak in regal purple stood outlined against the beech in cloth-of-gold, while green-flecked hickory and elm, and iridescent silver and scarlet ash, and flaming maple added to the kaleidoscope of splendor.
white
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From this reading The old Aydelot farmhouse was as neat and white, with gardens and flower beds as well kept, as if only a day had passed since the master and mistress thereof had gone out to their last earthly home in the Cloverdale graveyard.
winds
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
woodlands
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From this reading The old National pike road leading down to Cloverdale was still flanked by little rail-fenced fields that were bordered by deep woodlands.
woods
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From this reading The Ohio woods were gorgeous with the October coloring.
world
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE I love the world with all its brave endeavor, I love its winds and floods, its suns and sands, But, oh, I love most deeply and forever The clinging touch of timid little hands.
