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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 These curious-looking hills are found in certain parts of New England, and in a large section of the central and western parts of New York state.
all
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From this reading They would suggest artificial mounds were they not so large as to preclude all idea of their being the work of man.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These curious-looking hills are found in certain parts of New England, and in a large section of the central and western parts of New York state.
artificial
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From this reading They would suggest artificial mounds were they not so large as to preclude all idea of their being the work of man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They would suggest artificial mounds were they not so large as to preclude all idea of their being the work of man.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were indeed made, but not by human hands.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were indeed made, but not by human hands.
cattle
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From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
Ce
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From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
central
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From this reading These curious-looking hills are found in certain parts of New England, and in a large section of the central and western parts of New York state.
certain
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From this reading These curious-looking hills are found in certain parts of New England, and in a large section of the central and western parts of New York state.
Child
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From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
childhood
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From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
curious-looking
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From this reading These curious-looking hills are found in certain parts of New England, and in a large section of the central and western parts of New York state.
DE
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From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
Drumlins
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From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
England
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From this reading These curious-looking hills are found in certain parts of New England, and in a large section of the central and western parts of New York state.
est
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From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
fait
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From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
fancy
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From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These curious-looking hills are found in certain parts of New England, and in a large section of the central and western parts of New York state.
freedom
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From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
grain
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From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
grazing
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From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading They were indeed made, but not by human hands.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
hills
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From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
human
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From this reading They were indeed made, but not by human hands.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
idea
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From this reading They would suggest artificial mounds were they not so large as to preclude all idea of their being the work of man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
indeed
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From this reading They were indeed made, but not by human hands.
je
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From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
jeunesse
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From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
knew
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From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
l'ai
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From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
landscape
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From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
large
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From this reading These curious-looking hills are found in certain parts of New England, and in a large section of the central and western parts of New York state.
living
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From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
livre
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From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
loaf-shaped
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From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
ma
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From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
made
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From this reading They were indeed made, but not by human hands.
man
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From this reading They would suggest artificial mounds were they not so large as to preclude all idea of their being the work of man.
mounds
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From this reading They would suggest artificial mounds were they not so large as to preclude all idea of their being the work of man.
MUSSET
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From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
native
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From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
New
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From this reading These curious-looking hills are found in certain parts of New England, and in a large section of the central and western parts of New York state.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
only
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From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
parts
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From this reading These curious-looking hills are found in certain parts of New England, and in a large section of the central and western parts of New York state.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
played
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From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
preclude
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From this reading They would suggest artificial mounds were they not so large as to preclude all idea of their being the work of man.
presque
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From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
ripening
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From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
roamed
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From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
sans
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From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
saw
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From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
scattered
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From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
section
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From this reading These curious-looking hills are found in certain parts of New England, and in a large section of the central and western parts of New York state.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
smooth
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From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They would suggest artificial mounds were they not so large as to preclude all idea of their being the work of man.
songer
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From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
state
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From this reading These curious-looking hills are found in certain parts of New England, and in a large section of the central and western parts of New York state.
suggest
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From this reading They would suggest artificial mounds were they not so large as to preclude all idea of their being the work of man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They would suggest artificial mounds were they not so large as to preclude all idea of their being the work of man.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
there
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From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These curious-looking hills are found in certain parts of New England, and in a large section of the central and western parts of New York state.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would suggest artificial mounds were they not so large as to preclude all idea of their being the work of man.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They would suggest artificial mounds were they not so large as to preclude all idea of their being the work of man.
toute
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From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
western
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From this reading These curious-looking hills are found in certain parts of New England, and in a large section of the central and western parts of New York state.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She knew them only as the long, smooth, loaf-shaped hills that were scattered over her native landscape, upon which she saw cattle grazing and grain ripening, and upon which she roamed and played in the freedom of childhood.
work
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From this reading They would suggest artificial mounds were they not so large as to preclude all idea of their being the work of man.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would suggest artificial mounds were they not so large as to preclude all idea of their being the work of man.
y
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From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
York
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From this reading These curious-looking hills are found in certain parts of New England, and in a large section of the central and western parts of New York state.
youth
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From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ _Ce livre est toute ma jeunesse; je l’ai fait sans presque y songer._ --DE MUSSET I fancy that this “Child of the Drumlins” did not know she was living amid drumlins when she passed her youth there.
