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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 BY MOONLIGHT As it was a lovely evening, many other couples were on the links or the shore, lured abroad by the beauty of the scene, the clear radiance of the northern sky, and the brilliance of a harvest moon.
abroad
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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
air
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From this reading From a villa overlooking the sea, a violin and piano flooded the air with sounds that seemed to evoke the very spirit of romance--a passionate triumph of the greatest gift in life.
almost
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From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BY MOONLIGHT As it was a lovely evening, many other couples were on the links or the shore, lured abroad by the beauty of the scene, the clear radiance of the northern sky, and the brilliance of a harvest moon.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BY MOONLIGHT As it was a lovely evening, many other couples were on the links or the shore, lured abroad by the beauty of the scene, the clear radiance of the northern sky, and the brilliance of a harvest moon.
Aurea
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From this reading As Aurea and her companion descended to the shore, they had scarcely exchanged a word beyond Wynyard’s “Mind that stone,” and “Let us get away from the crowd, right down to the sea.”
away
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From this reading As Aurea and her companion descended to the shore, they had scarcely exchanged a word beyond Wynyard’s “Mind that stone,” and “Let us get away from the crowd, right down to the sea.”
bay
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From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
beauty
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beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading As Aurea and her companion descended to the shore, they had scarcely exchanged a word beyond Wynyard’s “Mind that stone,” and “Let us get away from the crowd, right down to the sea.”
breeze
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From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
bright
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From this reading To-night, the great burners in the lighthouse had a sinecure, for it was as bright as day.
brilliance
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burners
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From this reading To-night, the great burners in the lighthouse had a sinecure, for it was as bright as day.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY MOONLIGHT As it was a lovely evening, many other couples were on the links or the shore, lured abroad by the beauty of the scene, the clear radiance of the northern sky, and the brilliance of a harvest moon.
carrying
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From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
clear
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coarse
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From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
companion
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From this reading As Aurea and her companion descended to the shore, they had scarcely exchanged a word beyond Wynyard’s “Mind that stone,” and “Let us get away from the crowd, right down to the sea.”
couples
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crowd
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dark
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From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
day
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From this reading To-night, the great burners in the lighthouse had a sinecure, for it was as bright as day.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As Aurea and her companion descended to the shore, they had scarcely exchanged a word beyond Wynyard’s “Mind that stone,” and “Let us get away from the crowd, right down to the sea.”
down
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From this reading As Aurea and her companion descended to the shore, they had scarcely exchanged a word beyond Wynyard’s “Mind that stone,” and “Let us get away from the crowd, right down to the sea.”
dunes
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From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
evening
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From this reading BY MOONLIGHT As it was a lovely evening, many other couples were on the links or the shore, lured abroad by the beauty of the scene, the clear radiance of the northern sky, and the brilliance of a harvest moon.
evoke
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From this reading From a villa overlooking the sea, a violin and piano flooded the air with sounds that seemed to evoke the very spirit of romance--a passionate triumph of the greatest gift in life.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As Aurea and her companion descended to the shore, they had scarcely exchanged a word beyond Wynyard’s “Mind that stone,” and “Let us get away from the crowd, right down to the sea.”
flooded
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From this reading From a villa overlooking the sea, a violin and piano flooded the air with sounds that seemed to evoke the very spirit of romance--a passionate triumph of the greatest gift in life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To-night, the great burners in the lighthouse had a sinecure, for it was as bright as day.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
get
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From this reading As Aurea and her companion descended to the shore, they had scarcely exchanged a word beyond Wynyard’s “Mind that stone,” and “Let us get away from the crowd, right down to the sea.”
gift
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From this reading From a villa overlooking the sea, a violin and piano flooded the air with sounds that seemed to evoke the very spirit of romance--a passionate triumph of the greatest gift in life.
grass
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From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-night, the great burners in the lighthouse had a sinecure, for it was as bright as day.
greatest
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From this reading From a villa overlooking the sea, a violin and piano flooded the air with sounds that seemed to evoke the very spirit of romance--a passionate triumph of the greatest gift in life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
harvest
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From this reading BY MOONLIGHT As it was a lovely evening, many other couples were on the links or the shore, lured abroad by the beauty of the scene, the clear radiance of the northern sky, and the brilliance of a harvest moon.
heather
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From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Aurea and her companion descended to the shore, they had scarcely exchanged a word beyond Wynyard’s “Mind that stone,” and “Let us get away from the crowd, right down to the sea.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To-night, the great burners in the lighthouse had a sinecure, for it was as bright as day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BY MOONLIGHT As it was a lovely evening, many other couples were on the links or the shore, lured abroad by the beauty of the scene, the clear radiance of the northern sky, and the brilliance of a harvest moon.
languorous
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From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading As Aurea and her companion descended to the shore, they had scarcely exchanged a word beyond Wynyard’s “Mind that stone,” and “Let us get away from the crowd, right down to the sea.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From a villa overlooking the sea, a violin and piano flooded the air with sounds that seemed to evoke the very spirit of romance--a passionate triumph of the greatest gift in life.
lighthouse
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From this reading To-night, the great burners in the lighthouse had a sinecure, for it was as bright as day.
links
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From this reading BY MOONLIGHT As it was a lovely evening, many other couples were on the links or the shore, lured abroad by the beauty of the scene, the clear radiance of the northern sky, and the brilliance of a harvest moon.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
lovely
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From this reading BY MOONLIGHT As it was a lovely evening, many other couples were on the links or the shore, lured abroad by the beauty of the scene, the clear radiance of the northern sky, and the brilliance of a harvest moon.
lured
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many
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From this reading BY MOONLIGHT As it was a lovely evening, many other couples were on the links or the shore, lured abroad by the beauty of the scene, the clear radiance of the northern sky, and the brilliance of a harvest moon.
messages
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From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
MindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Aurea and her companion descended to the shore, they had scarcely exchanged a word beyond Wynyard’s “Mind that stone,” and “Let us get away from the crowd, right down to the sea.”
moon
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MOONLIGHT
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From this reading BY MOONLIGHT As it was a lovely evening, many other couples were on the links or the shore, lured abroad by the beauty of the scene, the clear radiance of the northern sky, and the brilliance of a harvest moon.
mountains
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From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
northern
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From this reading BY MOONLIGHT As it was a lovely evening, many other couples were on the links or the shore, lured abroad by the beauty of the scene, the clear radiance of the northern sky, and the brilliance of a harvest moon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY MOONLIGHT As it was a lovely evening, many other couples were on the links or the shore, lured abroad by the beauty of the scene, the clear radiance of the northern sky, and the brilliance of a harvest moon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BY MOONLIGHT As it was a lovely evening, many other couples were on the links or the shore, lured abroad by the beauty of the scene, the clear radiance of the northern sky, and the brilliance of a harvest moon.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading BY MOONLIGHT As it was a lovely evening, many other couples were on the links or the shore, lured abroad by the beauty of the scene, the clear radiance of the northern sky, and the brilliance of a harvest moon.
other
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overlooking
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From this reading From a villa overlooking the sea, a violin and piano flooded the air with sounds that seemed to evoke the very spirit of romance--a passionate triumph of the greatest gift in life.
passionate
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From this reading From a villa overlooking the sea, a violin and piano flooded the air with sounds that seemed to evoke the very spirit of romance--a passionate triumph of the greatest gift in life.
perhaps
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From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
piano
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From this reading From a villa overlooking the sea, a violin and piano flooded the air with sounds that seemed to evoke the very spirit of romance--a passionate triumph of the greatest gift in life.
purple
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From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
radiance
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From this reading BY MOONLIGHT As it was a lovely evening, many other couples were on the links or the shore, lured abroad by the beauty of the scene, the clear radiance of the northern sky, and the brilliance of a harvest moon.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Aurea and her companion descended to the shore, they had scarcely exchanged a word beyond Wynyard’s “Mind that stone,” and “Let us get away from the crowd, right down to the sea.”
romance
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From this reading From a villa overlooking the sea, a violin and piano flooded the air with sounds that seemed to evoke the very spirit of romance--a passionate triumph of the greatest gift in life.
Rossshire
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From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
scarcely
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From this reading As Aurea and her companion descended to the shore, they had scarcely exchanged a word beyond Wynyard’s “Mind that stone,” and “Let us get away from the crowd, right down to the sea.”
scene
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From this reading BY MOONLIGHT As it was a lovely evening, many other couples were on the links or the shore, lured abroad by the beauty of the scene, the clear radiance of the northern sky, and the brilliance of a harvest moon.
sea
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From this reading From a villa overlooking the sea, a violin and piano flooded the air with sounds that seemed to evoke the very spirit of romance--a passionate triumph of the greatest gift in life.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From a villa overlooking the sea, a violin and piano flooded the air with sounds that seemed to evoke the very spirit of romance--a passionate triumph of the greatest gift in life.
shore
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From this reading BY MOONLIGHT As it was a lovely evening, many other couples were on the links or the shore, lured abroad by the beauty of the scene, the clear radiance of the northern sky, and the brilliance of a harvest moon.
sinecure
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From this reading To-night, the great burners in the lighthouse had a sinecure, for it was as bright as day.
sky
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From this reading BY MOONLIGHT As it was a lovely evening, many other couples were on the links or the shore, lured abroad by the beauty of the scene, the clear radiance of the northern sky, and the brilliance of a harvest moon.
soft
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From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
sounds
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From this reading From a villa overlooking the sea, a violin and piano flooded the air with sounds that seemed to evoke the very spirit of romance--a passionate triumph of the greatest gift in life.
spirit
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From this reading From a villa overlooking the sea, a violin and piano flooded the air with sounds that seemed to evoke the very spirit of romance--a passionate triumph of the greatest gift in life.
stirred
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From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
stolen
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From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
stone
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From this reading As Aurea and her companion descended to the shore, they had scarcely exchanged a word beyond Wynyard’s “Mind that stone,” and “Let us get away from the crowd, right down to the sea.”
tender
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From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From a villa overlooking the sea, a violin and piano flooded the air with sounds that seemed to evoke the very spirit of romance--a passionate triumph of the greatest gift in life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY MOONLIGHT As it was a lovely evening, many other couples were on the links or the shore, lured abroad by the beauty of the scene, the clear radiance of the northern sky, and the brilliance of a harvest moon.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Aurea and her companion descended to the shore, they had scarcely exchanged a word beyond Wynyard’s “Mind that stone,” and “Let us get away from the crowd, right down to the sea.”
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A soft, almost languorous little breeze, stirred the long coarse grass among the dunes--perhaps it had stolen across the bay from those dark mountains of Rossshire, carrying tender messages from the purple heather?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From a villa overlooking the sea, a violin and piano flooded the air with sounds that seemed to evoke the very spirit of romance--a passionate triumph of the greatest gift in life.
To-night
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From this reading To-night, the great burners in the lighthouse had a sinecure, for it was as bright as day.
triumph
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From this reading From a villa overlooking the sea, a violin and piano flooded the air with sounds that seemed to evoke the very spirit of romance--a passionate triumph of the greatest gift in life.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As Aurea and her companion descended to the shore, they had scarcely exchanged a word beyond Wynyard’s “Mind that stone,” and “Let us get away from the crowd, right down to the sea.”
very
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From this reading From a villa overlooking the sea, a violin and piano flooded the air with sounds that seemed to evoke the very spirit of romance--a passionate triumph of the greatest gift in life.
villa
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From this reading From a villa overlooking the sea, a violin and piano flooded the air with sounds that seemed to evoke the very spirit of romance--a passionate triumph of the greatest gift in life.
violin
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From this reading From a villa overlooking the sea, a violin and piano flooded the air with sounds that seemed to evoke the very spirit of romance--a passionate triumph of the greatest gift in life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BY MOONLIGHT As it was a lovely evening, many other couples were on the links or the shore, lured abroad by the beauty of the scene, the clear radiance of the northern sky, and the brilliance of a harvest moon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BY MOONLIGHT As it was a lovely evening, many other couples were on the links or the shore, lured abroad by the beauty of the scene, the clear radiance of the northern sky, and the brilliance of a harvest moon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From a villa overlooking the sea, a violin and piano flooded the air with sounds that seemed to evoke the very spirit of romance--a passionate triumph of the greatest gift in life.
word
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From this reading As Aurea and her companion descended to the shore, they had scarcely exchanged a word beyond Wynyard’s “Mind that stone,” and “Let us get away from the crowd, right down to the sea.”
Wynyard's
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From this reading As Aurea and her companion descended to the shore, they had scarcely exchanged a word beyond Wynyard’s “Mind that stone,” and “Let us get away from the crowd, right down to the sea.”
