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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 After a bath I sat out on the large balcony, or veranda, commanding the valley, and enjoyed the moonlight.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a bath I sat out on the large balcony, or veranda, commanding the valley, and enjoyed the moonlight.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The burnished surface of the olive trees, and brown fields already being plowed with white oxen and wooden shares, gave back a soft glow that was somehow like the patina on bronze.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PERUGIA We returned at between seven and eight that night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PERUGIA We returned at between seven and eight that night.
back
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From this reading The burnished surface of the olive trees, and brown fields already being plowed with white oxen and wooden shares, gave back a soft glow that was somehow like the patina on bronze.
balcony
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From this reading After a bath I sat out on the large balcony, or veranda, commanding the valley, and enjoyed the moonlight.
bath
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From this reading After a bath I sat out on the large balcony, or veranda, commanding the valley, and enjoyed the moonlight.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The burnished surface of the olive trees, and brown fields already being plowed with white oxen and wooden shares, gave back a soft glow that was somehow like the patina on bronze.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading PERUGIA We returned at between seven and eight that night.
bronze
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From this reading The burnished surface of the olive trees, and brown fields already being plowed with white oxen and wooden shares, gave back a soft glow that was somehow like the patina on bronze.
brown
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From this reading The burnished surface of the olive trees, and brown fields already being plowed with white oxen and wooden shares, gave back a soft glow that was somehow like the patina on bronze.
burnished
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From this reading The burnished surface of the olive trees, and brown fields already being plowed with white oxen and wooden shares, gave back a soft glow that was somehow like the patina on bronze.
commanding
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From this reading After a bath I sat out on the large balcony, or veranda, commanding the valley, and enjoyed the moonlight.
eight
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From this reading PERUGIA We returned at between seven and eight that night.
enjoyed
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From this reading After a bath I sat out on the large balcony, or veranda, commanding the valley, and enjoyed the moonlight.
faint
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From this reading There was a faint odor of flowers in the wind and here and there lights gleaming.
fields
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From this reading The burnished surface of the olive trees, and brown fields already being plowed with white oxen and wooden shares, gave back a soft glow that was somehow like the patina on bronze.
flowers
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From this reading There was a faint odor of flowers in the wind and here and there lights gleaming.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From some street in the town I heard singing and the sound of a mandolin.
gave
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From this reading The burnished surface of the olive trees, and brown fields already being plowed with white oxen and wooden shares, gave back a soft glow that was somehow like the patina on bronze.
gleaming
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From this reading There was a faint odor of flowers in the wind and here and there lights gleaming.
glow
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From this reading The burnished surface of the olive trees, and brown fields already being plowed with white oxen and wooden shares, gave back a soft glow that was somehow like the patina on bronze.
heard
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From this reading From some street in the town I heard singing and the sound of a mandolin.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a faint odor of flowers in the wind and here and there lights gleaming.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After a bath I sat out on the large balcony, or veranda, commanding the valley, and enjoyed the moonlight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a faint odor of flowers in the wind and here and there lights gleaming.
large
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From this reading After a bath I sat out on the large balcony, or veranda, commanding the valley, and enjoyed the moonlight.
lights
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From this reading There was a faint odor of flowers in the wind and here and there lights gleaming.
like
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From this reading The burnished surface of the olive trees, and brown fields already being plowed with white oxen and wooden shares, gave back a soft glow that was somehow like the patina on bronze.
mandolin
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From this reading From some street in the town I heard singing and the sound of a mandolin.
moonlight
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From this reading After a bath I sat out on the large balcony, or veranda, commanding the valley, and enjoyed the moonlight.
night
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From this reading PERUGIA We returned at between seven and eight that night.
odor
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From this reading There was a faint odor of flowers in the wind and here and there lights gleaming.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The burnished surface of the olive trees, and brown fields already being plowed with white oxen and wooden shares, gave back a soft glow that was somehow like the patina on bronze.
olive
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From this reading The burnished surface of the olive trees, and brown fields already being plowed with white oxen and wooden shares, gave back a soft glow that was somehow like the patina on bronze.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After a bath I sat out on the large balcony, or veranda, commanding the valley, and enjoyed the moonlight.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading After a bath I sat out on the large balcony, or veranda, commanding the valley, and enjoyed the moonlight.
out
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From this reading After a bath I sat out on the large balcony, or veranda, commanding the valley, and enjoyed the moonlight.
oxen
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From this reading The burnished surface of the olive trees, and brown fields already being plowed with white oxen and wooden shares, gave back a soft glow that was somehow like the patina on bronze.
patina
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From this reading The burnished surface of the olive trees, and brown fields already being plowed with white oxen and wooden shares, gave back a soft glow that was somehow like the patina on bronze.
PERUGIA
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From this reading PERUGIA We returned at between seven and eight that night.
plowed
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From this reading The burnished surface of the olive trees, and brown fields already being plowed with white oxen and wooden shares, gave back a soft glow that was somehow like the patina on bronze.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading PERUGIA We returned at between seven and eight that night.
sat
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From this reading After a bath I sat out on the large balcony, or veranda, commanding the valley, and enjoyed the moonlight.
seven
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From this reading PERUGIA We returned at between seven and eight that night.
shares
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From this reading The burnished surface of the olive trees, and brown fields already being plowed with white oxen and wooden shares, gave back a soft glow that was somehow like the patina on bronze.
singing
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From this reading From some street in the town I heard singing and the sound of a mandolin.
soft
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From this reading The burnished surface of the olive trees, and brown fields already being plowed with white oxen and wooden shares, gave back a soft glow that was somehow like the patina on bronze.
some
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From this reading From some street in the town I heard singing and the sound of a mandolin.
somehow
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From this reading The burnished surface of the olive trees, and brown fields already being plowed with white oxen and wooden shares, gave back a soft glow that was somehow like the patina on bronze.
sound
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From this reading From some street in the town I heard singing and the sound of a mandolin.
street
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From this reading From some street in the town I heard singing and the sound of a mandolin.
surface
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From this reading The burnished surface of the olive trees, and brown fields already being plowed with white oxen and wooden shares, gave back a soft glow that was somehow like the patina on bronze.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PERUGIA We returned at between seven and eight that night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After a bath I sat out on the large balcony, or veranda, commanding the valley, and enjoyed the moonlight.
There
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From this reading There was a faint odor of flowers in the wind and here and there lights gleaming.
town
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From this reading From some street in the town I heard singing and the sound of a mandolin.
trees
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From this reading The burnished surface of the olive trees, and brown fields already being plowed with white oxen and wooden shares, gave back a soft glow that was somehow like the patina on bronze.
valley
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From this reading After a bath I sat out on the large balcony, or veranda, commanding the valley, and enjoyed the moonlight.
veranda
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From this reading After a bath I sat out on the large balcony, or veranda, commanding the valley, and enjoyed the moonlight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The burnished surface of the olive trees, and brown fields already being plowed with white oxen and wooden shares, gave back a soft glow that was somehow like the patina on bronze.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading PERUGIA We returned at between seven and eight that night.
white
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From this reading The burnished surface of the olive trees, and brown fields already being plowed with white oxen and wooden shares, gave back a soft glow that was somehow like the patina on bronze.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a faint odor of flowers in the wind and here and there lights gleaming.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The burnished surface of the olive trees, and brown fields already being plowed with white oxen and wooden shares, gave back a soft glow that was somehow like the patina on bronze.
wooden
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From this reading The burnished surface of the olive trees, and brown fields already being plowed with white oxen and wooden shares, gave back a soft glow that was somehow like the patina on bronze.
