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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 "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.
afraid
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From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
all
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
alluded
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From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."
appreciation
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From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.
astonishing
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "This," she said at last, "would really be a beautiful country if everything wasn't quite so crude."
back
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From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.
Barbara
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From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "This," she said at last, "would really be a beautiful country if everything wasn't quite so crude."
beautiful
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From this reading "This," she said at last, "would really be a beautiful country if everything wasn't quite so crude."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
blink
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
blue
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From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.
Brooke
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From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.
busy
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From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."
Canadian
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From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."
chair
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From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."
city
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
companion
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From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
Coulson
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From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.
country
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From this reading "This," she said at last, "would really be a beautiful country if everything wasn't quite so crude."
crude
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From this reading "This," she said at last, "would really be a beautiful country if everything wasn't quite so crude."
disturb
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From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.
down
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From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.
engirdling
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
ethereal
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "This," she said at last, "would really be a beautiful country if everything wasn't quite so crude."
evident
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From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
far
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
find
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From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."
fond
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."
gazed
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From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.
gleaming
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
got
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From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.
high
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
hillside
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
inlet
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From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
land-locked
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This," she said at last, "would really be a beautiful country if everything wasn't quite so crude."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.
made
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."
Mrs
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From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
new
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.
occupied
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From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.
picture
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
pines
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
poles
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
politics
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From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This," she said at last, "would really be a beautiful country if everything wasn't quite so crude."
really
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From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.
remarkably
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
respect
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
roof
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
rose
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
said
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From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.
sat
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From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.
scenery
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
Shafton
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From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.
snow
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."
stone
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
talking
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From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."
telegraph
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.
too
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From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."
towering
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
up
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
very
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.
wasn't
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From this reading "This," she said at last, "would really be a beautiful country if everything wasn't quite so crude."
waterway
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.
white
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From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."
woman
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From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.
wonder
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From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "This," she said at last, "would really be a beautiful country if everything wasn't quite so crude."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.
