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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 They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading And the golden note is prolonged through the pleasure grounds by the pale yellow of the laburnums, by the great yellow of the berberis, by the cadmium yellow of the gorse, by the golden wallflowers growing amid rhododendrons and laurels.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But if in the morning he were strong, Kitty was more beautiful than ever, and they walked out in the sunlight.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
beautiful
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From this reading But if in the morning he were strong, Kitty was more beautiful than ever, and they walked out in the sunlight.
berberis
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From this reading And the golden note is prolonged through the pleasure grounds by the pale yellow of the laburnums, by the great yellow of the berberis, by the cadmium yellow of the gorse, by the golden wallflowers growing amid rhododendrons and laurels.
birds
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From this reading The meadows are yellow with buttercups, and the birds fly out of the gold.
branches
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From this reading And the transparent greenery of the limes shivers, and the young rooks swinging on the branches caw feebly.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if in the morning he were strong, Kitty was more beautiful than ever, and they walked out in the sunlight.
buttercups
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From this reading The meadows are yellow with buttercups, and the birds fly out of the gold.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
cadmium
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From this reading And the golden note is prolonged through the pleasure grounds by the pale yellow of the laburnums, by the great yellow of the berberis, by the cadmium yellow of the gorse, by the golden wallflowers growing amid rhododendrons and laurels.
caw
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From this reading And the transparent greenery of the limes shivers, and the young rooks swinging on the branches caw feebly.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
downs
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From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
elms
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From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
encircled
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From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if in the morning he were strong, Kitty was more beautiful than ever, and they walked out in the sunlight.
evergreen
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From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
feebly
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From this reading And the transparent greenery of the limes shivers, and the young rooks swinging on the branches caw feebly.
fly
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From this reading The meadows are yellow with buttercups, and the birds fly out of the gold.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
gold
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From this reading The meadows are yellow with buttercups, and the birds fly out of the gold.
golden
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From this reading And the golden note is prolonged through the pleasure grounds by the pale yellow of the laburnums, by the great yellow of the berberis, by the cadmium yellow of the gorse, by the golden wallflowers growing amid rhododendrons and laurels.
gorse
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From this reading And the golden note is prolonged through the pleasure grounds by the pale yellow of the laburnums, by the great yellow of the berberis, by the cadmium yellow of the gorse, by the golden wallflowers growing amid rhododendrons and laurels.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the golden note is prolonged through the pleasure grounds by the pale yellow of the laburnums, by the great yellow of the berberis, by the cadmium yellow of the gorse, by the golden wallflowers growing amid rhododendrons and laurels.
green
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From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
greenery
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From this reading And the transparent greenery of the limes shivers, and the young rooks swinging on the branches caw feebly.
ground
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From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
grounds
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From this reading And the golden note is prolonged through the pleasure grounds by the pale yellow of the laburnums, by the great yellow of the berberis, by the cadmium yellow of the gorse, by the golden wallflowers growing amid rhododendrons and laurels.
growing
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From this reading And the golden note is prolonged through the pleasure grounds by the pale yellow of the laburnums, by the great yellow of the berberis, by the cadmium yellow of the gorse, by the golden wallflowers growing amid rhododendrons and laurels.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But if in the morning he were strong, Kitty was more beautiful than ever, and they walked out in the sunlight.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if in the morning he were strong, Kitty was more beautiful than ever, and they walked out in the sunlight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But if in the morning he were strong, Kitty was more beautiful than ever, and they walked out in the sunlight.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
iron
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From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the golden note is prolonged through the pleasure grounds by the pale yellow of the laburnums, by the great yellow of the berberis, by the cadmium yellow of the gorse, by the golden wallflowers growing amid rhododendrons and laurels.
Kitty
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From this reading But if in the morning he were strong, Kitty was more beautiful than ever, and they walked out in the sunlight.
laburnums
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From this reading And the golden note is prolonged through the pleasure grounds by the pale yellow of the laburnums, by the great yellow of the berberis, by the cadmium yellow of the gorse, by the golden wallflowers growing amid rhododendrons and laurels.
laurels
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From this reading And the golden note is prolonged through the pleasure grounds by the pale yellow of the laburnums, by the great yellow of the berberis, by the cadmium yellow of the gorse, by the golden wallflowers growing amid rhododendrons and laurels.
limes
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From this reading And the transparent greenery of the limes shivers, and the young rooks swinging on the branches caw feebly.
lofty
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From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
meadows
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From this reading The meadows are yellow with buttercups, and the birds fly out of the gold.
more
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From this reading But if in the morning he were strong, Kitty was more beautiful than ever, and they walked out in the sunlight.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if in the morning he were strong, Kitty was more beautiful than ever, and they walked out in the sunlight.
mundane
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From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
note
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From this reading And the golden note is prolonged through the pleasure grounds by the pale yellow of the laburnums, by the great yellow of the berberis, by the cadmium yellow of the gorse, by the golden wallflowers growing amid rhododendrons and laurels.
oaks
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From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
out
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From this reading But if in the morning he were strong, Kitty was more beautiful than ever, and they walked out in the sunlight.
pale
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From this reading And the golden note is prolonged through the pleasure grounds by the pale yellow of the laburnums, by the great yellow of the berberis, by the cadmium yellow of the gorse, by the golden wallflowers growing amid rhododendrons and laurels.
park
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From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
pleasure
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From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
prolonged
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From this reading And the golden note is prolonged through the pleasure grounds by the pale yellow of the laburnums, by the great yellow of the berberis, by the cadmium yellow of the gorse, by the golden wallflowers growing amid rhododendrons and laurels.
railings
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From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
rhododendrons
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From this reading And the golden note is prolonged through the pleasure grounds by the pale yellow of the laburnums, by the great yellow of the berberis, by the cadmium yellow of the gorse, by the golden wallflowers growing amid rhododendrons and laurels.
rich
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From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
rockery
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From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
rooks
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From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
rosery
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From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
shivers
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From this reading And the transparent greenery of the limes shivers, and the young rooks swinging on the branches caw feebly.
shutting
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From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
strong
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From this reading But if in the morning he were strong, Kitty was more beautiful than ever, and they walked out in the sunlight.
sunlight
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From this reading But if in the morning he were strong, Kitty was more beautiful than ever, and they walked out in the sunlight.
sward
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From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
swards
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From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
swinging
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From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But if in the morning he were strong, Kitty was more beautiful than ever, and they walked out in the sunlight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But if in the morning he were strong, Kitty was more beautiful than ever, and they walked out in the sunlight.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But if in the morning he were strong, Kitty was more beautiful than ever, and they walked out in the sunlight.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And the golden note is prolonged through the pleasure grounds by the pale yellow of the laburnums, by the great yellow of the berberis, by the cadmium yellow of the gorse, by the golden wallflowers growing amid rhododendrons and laurels.
transparent
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From this reading And the transparent greenery of the limes shivers, and the young rooks swinging on the branches caw feebly.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
view
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From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
walked
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From this reading But if in the morning he were strong, Kitty was more beautiful than ever, and they walked out in the sunlight.
wallflowers
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From this reading And the golden note is prolonged through the pleasure grounds by the pale yellow of the laburnums, by the great yellow of the berberis, by the cadmium yellow of the gorse, by the golden wallflowers growing amid rhododendrons and laurels.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But if in the morning he were strong, Kitty was more beautiful than ever, and they walked out in the sunlight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But if in the morning he were strong, Kitty was more beautiful than ever, and they walked out in the sunlight.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The meadows are yellow with buttercups, and the birds fly out of the gold.
yellow
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From this reading The meadows are yellow with buttercups, and the birds fly out of the gold.
young
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From this reading They walked out on the green sward, under the evergreen oaks where the young rooks are swinging; out on the mundane swards into the pleasure ground; a rosery and a rockery; the pleasure ground divided from the park by iron railings, the park encircled by the rich elms, the elms shutting out the view of the lofty downs.
