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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 Nell slept only by snatches through that night, and waked the next morning with a heart of lead in her bosom.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The honeysuckle and roses, which clambered outside her window and tapped against the panes, were filling the morning air with their fragrance; the dew-laden grass sent forth a sweet, faint odour; the smell of ripening fruit and ripened vegetables permeated the air.
air
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From this reading The air was so pure, and the surroundings so peaceful, that she could hear the gardeners whetting their scythes in Sir Archibald Bowmant’s grounds, and the milkers whistling, or talking to each other, as they took their way to the cowsheds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nell slept only by snatches through that night, and waked the next morning with a heart of lead in her bosom.
Archibald
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The air was so pure, and the surroundings so peaceful, that she could hear the gardeners whetting their scythes in Sir Archibald Bowmant’s grounds, and the milkers whistling, or talking to each other, as they took their way to the cowsheds.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A lark was executing his wonderful, untaught trills far up somewhere in the blue heavens, and the farmyard chorus had commenced to tune up--hens clucking, ducks quacking, pigs grunting, and cows lowing, as they asked to be delivered of their burden of milk.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A lark was executing his wonderful, untaught trills far up somewhere in the blue heavens, and the farmyard chorus had commenced to tune up--hens clucking, ducks quacking, pigs grunting, and cows lowing, as they asked to be delivered of their burden of milk.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been so long unused to country sights and sounds, that she opened her eyes with the first gleam of sunshine that streamed through her window.
blue
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From this reading A lark was executing his wonderful, untaught trills far up somewhere in the blue heavens, and the farmyard chorus had commenced to tune up--hens clucking, ducks quacking, pigs grunting, and cows lowing, as they asked to be delivered of their burden of milk.
bosom
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Bowmant's
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burden
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nell slept only by snatches through that night, and waked the next morning with a heart of lead in her bosom.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔrəs/
a group singing together
From this reading A lark was executing his wonderful, untaught trills far up somewhere in the blue heavens, and the farmyard chorus had commenced to tune up--hens clucking, ducks quacking, pigs grunting, and cows lowing, as they asked to be delivered of their burden of milk.
clambered
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clucking
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commenced
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The air was so pure, and the surroundings so peaceful, that she could hear the gardeners whetting their scythes in Sir Archibald Bowmant’s grounds, and the milkers whistling, or talking to each other, as they took their way to the cowsheds.
country
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cows
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cowsheds
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delivered
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dew-laden
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ducks
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eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The air was so pure, and the surroundings so peaceful, that she could hear the gardeners whetting their scythes in Sir Archibald Bowmant’s grounds, and the milkers whistling, or talking to each other, as they took their way to the cowsheds.
executing
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eyes
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From this reading She had been so long unused to country sights and sounds, that she opened her eyes with the first gleam of sunshine that streamed through her window.
faint
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far
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farmyard
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filling
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been so long unused to country sights and sounds, that she opened her eyes with the first gleam of sunshine that streamed through her window.
forth
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fragrance
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From this reading The honeysuckle and roses, which clambered outside her window and tapped against the panes, were filling the morning air with their fragrance; the dew-laden grass sent forth a sweet, faint odour; the smell of ripening fruit and ripened vegetables permeated the air.
fruit
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gardeners
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gleam
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grass
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grounds
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grunting
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From this reading A lark was executing his wonderful, untaught trills far up somewhere in the blue heavens, and the farmyard chorus had commenced to tune up--hens clucking, ducks quacking, pigs grunting, and cows lowing, as they asked to be delivered of their burden of milk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been so long unused to country sights and sounds, that she opened her eyes with the first gleam of sunshine that streamed through her window.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air was so pure, and the surroundings so peaceful, that she could hear the gardeners whetting their scythes in Sir Archibald Bowmant’s grounds, and the milkers whistling, or talking to each other, as they took their way to the cowsheds.
heart
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From this reading Nell slept only by snatches through that night, and waked the next morning with a heart of lead in her bosom.
heavens
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From this reading A lark was executing his wonderful, untaught trills far up somewhere in the blue heavens, and the farmyard chorus had commenced to tune up--hens clucking, ducks quacking, pigs grunting, and cows lowing, as they asked to be delivered of their burden of milk.
hens
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From this reading A lark was executing his wonderful, untaught trills far up somewhere in the blue heavens, and the farmyard chorus had commenced to tune up--hens clucking, ducks quacking, pigs grunting, and cows lowing, as they asked to be delivered of their burden of milk.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nell slept only by snatches through that night, and waked the next morning with a heart of lead in her bosom.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A lark was executing his wonderful, untaught trills far up somewhere in the blue heavens, and the farmyard chorus had commenced to tune up--hens clucking, ducks quacking, pigs grunting, and cows lowing, as they asked to be delivered of their burden of milk.
honeysuckle
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From this reading The honeysuckle and roses, which clambered outside her window and tapped against the panes, were filling the morning air with their fragrance; the dew-laden grass sent forth a sweet, faint odour; the smell of ripening fruit and ripened vegetables permeated the air.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nell slept only by snatches through that night, and waked the next morning with a heart of lead in her bosom.
lark
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From this reading A lark was executing his wonderful, untaught trills far up somewhere in the blue heavens, and the farmyard chorus had commenced to tune up--hens clucking, ducks quacking, pigs grunting, and cows lowing, as they asked to be delivered of their burden of milk.
lead
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From this reading Nell slept only by snatches through that night, and waked the next morning with a heart of lead in her bosom.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been so long unused to country sights and sounds, that she opened her eyes with the first gleam of sunshine that streamed through her window.
lowing
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From this reading A lark was executing his wonderful, untaught trills far up somewhere in the blue heavens, and the farmyard chorus had commenced to tune up--hens clucking, ducks quacking, pigs grunting, and cows lowing, as they asked to be delivered of their burden of milk.
milk
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milkers
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morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nell slept only by snatches through that night, and waked the next morning with a heart of lead in her bosom.
Nell
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From this reading Nell slept only by snatches through that night, and waked the next morning with a heart of lead in her bosom.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nell slept only by snatches through that night, and waked the next morning with a heart of lead in her bosom.
night
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From this reading Nell slept only by snatches through that night, and waked the next morning with a heart of lead in her bosom.
odour
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From this reading The honeysuckle and roses, which clambered outside her window and tapped against the panes, were filling the morning air with their fragrance; the dew-laden grass sent forth a sweet, faint odour; the smell of ripening fruit and ripened vegetables permeated the air.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nell slept only by snatches through that night, and waked the next morning with a heart of lead in her bosom.
only
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From this reading Nell slept only by snatches through that night, and waked the next morning with a heart of lead in her bosom.
opened
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From this reading She had been so long unused to country sights and sounds, that she opened her eyes with the first gleam of sunshine that streamed through her window.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The air was so pure, and the surroundings so peaceful, that she could hear the gardeners whetting their scythes in Sir Archibald Bowmant’s grounds, and the milkers whistling, or talking to each other, as they took their way to the cowsheds.
other
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From this reading The air was so pure, and the surroundings so peaceful, that she could hear the gardeners whetting their scythes in Sir Archibald Bowmant’s grounds, and the milkers whistling, or talking to each other, as they took their way to the cowsheds.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The honeysuckle and roses, which clambered outside her window and tapped against the panes, were filling the morning air with their fragrance; the dew-laden grass sent forth a sweet, faint odour; the smell of ripening fruit and ripened vegetables permeated the air.
panes
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From this reading The honeysuckle and roses, which clambered outside her window and tapped against the panes, were filling the morning air with their fragrance; the dew-laden grass sent forth a sweet, faint odour; the smell of ripening fruit and ripened vegetables permeated the air.
peaceful
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permeated
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pigs
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From this reading A lark was executing his wonderful, untaught trills far up somewhere in the blue heavens, and the farmyard chorus had commenced to tune up--hens clucking, ducks quacking, pigs grunting, and cows lowing, as they asked to be delivered of their burden of milk.
pure
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From this reading The air was so pure, and the surroundings so peaceful, that she could hear the gardeners whetting their scythes in Sir Archibald Bowmant’s grounds, and the milkers whistling, or talking to each other, as they took their way to the cowsheds.
quacking
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From this reading A lark was executing his wonderful, untaught trills far up somewhere in the blue heavens, and the farmyard chorus had commenced to tune up--hens clucking, ducks quacking, pigs grunting, and cows lowing, as they asked to be delivered of their burden of milk.
ripened
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ripening
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roses
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From this reading The honeysuckle and roses, which clambered outside her window and tapped against the panes, were filling the morning air with their fragrance; the dew-laden grass sent forth a sweet, faint odour; the smell of ripening fruit and ripened vegetables permeated the air.
scythes
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From this reading The air was so pure, and the surroundings so peaceful, that she could hear the gardeners whetting their scythes in Sir Archibald Bowmant’s grounds, and the milkers whistling, or talking to each other, as they took their way to the cowsheds.
sent
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From this reading The honeysuckle and roses, which clambered outside her window and tapped against the panes, were filling the morning air with their fragrance; the dew-laden grass sent forth a sweet, faint odour; the smell of ripening fruit and ripened vegetables permeated the air.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been so long unused to country sights and sounds, that she opened her eyes with the first gleam of sunshine that streamed through her window.
sights
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From this reading She had been so long unused to country sights and sounds, that she opened her eyes with the first gleam of sunshine that streamed through her window.
Sir
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From this reading The air was so pure, and the surroundings so peaceful, that she could hear the gardeners whetting their scythes in Sir Archibald Bowmant’s grounds, and the milkers whistling, or talking to each other, as they took their way to the cowsheds.
slept
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From this reading Nell slept only by snatches through that night, and waked the next morning with a heart of lead in her bosom.
smell
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From this reading The honeysuckle and roses, which clambered outside her window and tapped against the panes, were filling the morning air with their fragrance; the dew-laden grass sent forth a sweet, faint odour; the smell of ripening fruit and ripened vegetables permeated the air.
snatchesplural nounUS /snætʃɪz/
short, incomplete pieces of speech or writing
From this reading Nell slept only by snatches through that night, and waked the next morning with a heart of lead in her bosom.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had been so long unused to country sights and sounds, that she opened her eyes with the first gleam of sunshine that streamed through her window.
somewhere
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From this reading A lark was executing his wonderful, untaught trills far up somewhere in the blue heavens, and the farmyard chorus had commenced to tune up--hens clucking, ducks quacking, pigs grunting, and cows lowing, as they asked to be delivered of their burden of milk.
sounds
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From this reading She had been so long unused to country sights and sounds, that she opened her eyes with the first gleam of sunshine that streamed through her window.
streamed
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From this reading She had been so long unused to country sights and sounds, that she opened her eyes with the first gleam of sunshine that streamed through her window.
sunshine
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surroundings
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sweet
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From this reading The honeysuckle and roses, which clambered outside her window and tapped against the panes, were filling the morning air with their fragrance; the dew-laden grass sent forth a sweet, faint odour; the smell of ripening fruit and ripened vegetables permeated the air.
talking
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From this reading The air was so pure, and the surroundings so peaceful, that she could hear the gardeners whetting their scythes in Sir Archibald Bowmant’s grounds, and the milkers whistling, or talking to each other, as they took their way to the cowsheds.
tapped
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From this reading The honeysuckle and roses, which clambered outside her window and tapped against the panes, were filling the morning air with their fragrance; the dew-laden grass sent forth a sweet, faint odour; the smell of ripening fruit and ripened vegetables permeated the air.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nell slept only by snatches through that night, and waked the next morning with a heart of lead in her bosom.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nell slept only by snatches through that night, and waked the next morning with a heart of lead in her bosom.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The air was so pure, and the surroundings so peaceful, that she could hear the gardeners whetting their scythes in Sir Archibald Bowmant’s grounds, and the milkers whistling, or talking to each other, as they took their way to the cowsheds.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The air was so pure, and the surroundings so peaceful, that she could hear the gardeners whetting their scythes in Sir Archibald Bowmant’s grounds, and the milkers whistling, or talking to each other, as they took their way to the cowsheds.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nell slept only by snatches through that night, and waked the next morning with a heart of lead in her bosom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had been so long unused to country sights and sounds, that she opened her eyes with the first gleam of sunshine that streamed through her window.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air was so pure, and the surroundings so peaceful, that she could hear the gardeners whetting their scythes in Sir Archibald Bowmant’s grounds, and the milkers whistling, or talking to each other, as they took their way to the cowsheds.
trills
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From this reading A lark was executing his wonderful, untaught trills far up somewhere in the blue heavens, and the farmyard chorus had commenced to tune up--hens clucking, ducks quacking, pigs grunting, and cows lowing, as they asked to be delivered of their burden of milk.
tune
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From this reading A lark was executing his wonderful, untaught trills far up somewhere in the blue heavens, and the farmyard chorus had commenced to tune up--hens clucking, ducks quacking, pigs grunting, and cows lowing, as they asked to be delivered of their burden of milk.
untaught
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From this reading A lark was executing his wonderful, untaught trills far up somewhere in the blue heavens, and the farmyard chorus had commenced to tune up--hens clucking, ducks quacking, pigs grunting, and cows lowing, as they asked to be delivered of their burden of milk.
unused
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From this reading She had been so long unused to country sights and sounds, that she opened her eyes with the first gleam of sunshine that streamed through her window.
up
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From this reading A lark was executing his wonderful, untaught trills far up somewhere in the blue heavens, and the farmyard chorus had commenced to tune up--hens clucking, ducks quacking, pigs grunting, and cows lowing, as they asked to be delivered of their burden of milk.
vegetables
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From this reading The honeysuckle and roses, which clambered outside her window and tapped against the panes, were filling the morning air with their fragrance; the dew-laden grass sent forth a sweet, faint odour; the smell of ripening fruit and ripened vegetables permeated the air.
waked
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From this reading Nell slept only by snatches through that night, and waked the next morning with a heart of lead in her bosom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was so pure, and the surroundings so peaceful, that she could hear the gardeners whetting their scythes in Sir Archibald Bowmant’s grounds, and the milkers whistling, or talking to each other, as they took their way to the cowsheds.
way
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From this reading The air was so pure, and the surroundings so peaceful, that she could hear the gardeners whetting their scythes in Sir Archibald Bowmant’s grounds, and the milkers whistling, or talking to each other, as they took their way to the cowsheds.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The honeysuckle and roses, which clambered outside her window and tapped against the panes, were filling the morning air with their fragrance; the dew-laden grass sent forth a sweet, faint odour; the smell of ripening fruit and ripened vegetables permeated the air.
whetting
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From this reading The air was so pure, and the surroundings so peaceful, that she could hear the gardeners whetting their scythes in Sir Archibald Bowmant’s grounds, and the milkers whistling, or talking to each other, as they took their way to the cowsheds.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The honeysuckle and roses, which clambered outside her window and tapped against the panes, were filling the morning air with their fragrance; the dew-laden grass sent forth a sweet, faint odour; the smell of ripening fruit and ripened vegetables permeated the air.
whistling
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From this reading The air was so pure, and the surroundings so peaceful, that she could hear the gardeners whetting their scythes in Sir Archibald Bowmant’s grounds, and the milkers whistling, or talking to each other, as they took their way to the cowsheds.
window
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From this reading She had been so long unused to country sights and sounds, that she opened her eyes with the first gleam of sunshine that streamed through her window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nell slept only by snatches through that night, and waked the next morning with a heart of lead in her bosom.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A lark was executing his wonderful, untaught trills far up somewhere in the blue heavens, and the farmyard chorus had commenced to tune up--hens clucking, ducks quacking, pigs grunting, and cows lowing, as they asked to be delivered of their burden of milk.
