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From “The New Decameron”--Volume III. There was thin, crisp snow on the ground, the sky was blue, the wind very cold, the air clear. Farmers were just turning out the cows for an hour or so in the midday, and the smell of cow-sheds was unendurable as I entered Tible. I noticed the ash-twigs up in the sky were pale and luminous, passing into the blue. And then I saw the peacocks.
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Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “There was thin, crisp snow on the ground, the sky was blue, the wind very cold, the air clear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was thin, crisp snow on the ground, the sky was blue, the wind very cold, the air clear.”
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From this reading There was thin, crisp snow on the ground, the sky was blue, the wind very cold, the air clear.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Farmers were just turning out the cows for an hour or so in the midday, and the smell of cow-sheds was unendurable as I entered Tible.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Farmers were just turning out the cows for an hour or so in the midday, and the smell of cow-sheds was unendurable as I entered Tible.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Farmers were just turning out the cows for an hour or so in the midday, and the smell of cow-sheds was unendurable as I entered Tible.
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From this reading I noticed the ash-twigs up in the sky were pale and luminous, passing into the blue.
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From this reading There was thin, crisp snow on the ground, the sky was blue, the wind very cold, the air clear.
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From this reading There was thin, crisp snow on the ground, the sky was blue, the wind very cold, the air clear.
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From this reading There was thin, crisp snow on the ground, the sky was blue, the wind very cold, the air clear.
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From this reading Farmers were just turning out the cows for an hour or so in the midday, and the smell of cow-sheds was unendurable as I entered Tible.
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From this reading Farmers were just turning out the cows for an hour or so in the midday, and the smell of cow-sheds was unendurable as I entered Tible.
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From this reading There was thin, crisp snow on the ground, the sky was blue, the wind very cold, the air clear.
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From this reading From “The New Decameron”--Volume III.
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From this reading Farmers were just turning out the cows for an hour or so in the midday, and the smell of cow-sheds was unendurable as I entered Tible.
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From this reading Farmers were just turning out the cows for an hour or so in the midday, and the smell of cow-sheds was unendurable as I entered Tible.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Farmers were just turning out the cows for an hour or so in the midday, and the smell of cow-sheds was unendurable as I entered Tible.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From “The New Decameron”--Volume III.
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From this reading There was thin, crisp snow on the ground, the sky was blue, the wind very cold, the air clear.
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From this reading Farmers were just turning out the cows for an hour or so in the midday, and the smell of cow-sheds was unendurable as I entered Tible.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Farmers were just turning out the cows for an hour or so in the midday, and the smell of cow-sheds was unendurable as I entered Tible.
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From this reading From “The New Decameron”--Volume III.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Farmers were just turning out the cows for an hour or so in the midday, and the smell of cow-sheds was unendurable as I entered Tible.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I noticed the ash-twigs up in the sky were pale and luminous, passing into the blue.
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From this reading Farmers were just turning out the cows for an hour or so in the midday, and the smell of cow-sheds was unendurable as I entered Tible.
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From this reading I noticed the ash-twigs up in the sky were pale and luminous, passing into the blue.
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From this reading Farmers were just turning out the cows for an hour or so in the midday, and the smell of cow-sheds was unendurable as I entered Tible.
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From this reading From “The New Decameron”--Volume III.
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From this reading I noticed the ash-twigs up in the sky were pale and luminous, passing into the blue.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Farmers were just turning out the cows for an hour or so in the midday, and the smell of cow-sheds was unendurable as I entered Tible.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was thin, crisp snow on the ground, the sky was blue, the wind very cold, the air clear.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Farmers were just turning out the cows for an hour or so in the midday, and the smell of cow-sheds was unendurable as I entered Tible.
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From this reading Farmers were just turning out the cows for an hour or so in the midday, and the smell of cow-sheds was unendurable as I entered Tible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I noticed the ash-twigs up in the sky were pale and luminous, passing into the blue.
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From this reading I noticed the ash-twigs up in the sky were pale and luminous, passing into the blue.
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From this reading And then I saw the peacocks.
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From this reading And then I saw the peacocks.
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From this reading There was thin, crisp snow on the ground, the sky was blue, the wind very cold, the air clear.
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From this reading Farmers were just turning out the cows for an hour or so in the midday, and the smell of cow-sheds was unendurable as I entered Tible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was thin, crisp snow on the ground, the sky was blue, the wind very cold, the air clear.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Farmers were just turning out the cows for an hour or so in the midday, and the smell of cow-sheds was unendurable as I entered Tible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From “The New Decameron”--Volume III.
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From this reading And then I saw the peacocks.
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From this reading There was thin, crisp snow on the ground, the sky was blue, the wind very cold, the air clear.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading There was thin, crisp snow on the ground, the sky was blue, the wind very cold, the air clear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Farmers were just turning out the cows for an hour or so in the midday, and the smell of cow-sheds was unendurable as I entered Tible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Farmers were just turning out the cows for an hour or so in the midday, and the smell of cow-sheds was unendurable as I entered Tible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Farmers were just turning out the cows for an hour or so in the midday, and the smell of cow-sheds was unendurable as I entered Tible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I noticed the ash-twigs up in the sky were pale and luminous, passing into the blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was thin, crisp snow on the ground, the sky was blue, the wind very cold, the air clear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From “The New Decameron”--Volume III.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was thin, crisp snow on the ground, the sky was blue, the wind very cold, the air clear.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Farmers were just turning out the cows for an hour or so in the midday, and the smell of cow-sheds was unendurable as I entered Tible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was thin, crisp snow on the ground, the sky was blue, the wind very cold, the air clear.
