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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 The hours wore on with stealthy rapidity,--but the two friends, reclining together under a deep-branched canopy of cypress-boughs, paid little or no heed to the flight of time.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Of course it was perfectly familiar,--the lines were precisely the same as those which he, Theos, remembered to have written out, thinking them his own, in an old manuscript book he had left at home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
arms
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
back
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
blue
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
book
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From this reading Of course it was perfectly familiar,--the lines were precisely the same as those which he, Theos, remembered to have written out, thinking them his own, in an old manuscript book he had left at home.
brittleadjectiveUS /ˈbrɪtəl/
hard but easily broken
From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The hours wore on with stealthy rapidity,--but the two friends, reclining together under a deep-branched canopy of cypress-boughs, paid little or no heed to the flight of time.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
cadence
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading The hours wore on with stealthy rapidity,--but the two friends, reclining together under a deep-branched canopy of cypress-boughs, paid little or no heed to the flight of time.
clasped
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course it was perfectly familiar,--the lines were precisely the same as those which he, Theos, remembered to have written out, thinking them his own, in an old manuscript book he had left at home.
cypress-boughs
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From this reading The hours wore on with stealthy rapidity,--but the two friends, reclining together under a deep-branched canopy of cypress-boughs, paid little or no heed to the flight of time.
dark-green
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
deep-branched
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From this reading The hours wore on with stealthy rapidity,--but the two friends, reclining together under a deep-branched canopy of cypress-boughs, paid little or no heed to the flight of time.
dreamily
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
dry
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From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
everywhere
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From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
faintest
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From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
familiar
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From this reading Of course it was perfectly familiar,--the lines were precisely the same as those which he, Theos, remembered to have written out, thinking them his own, in an old manuscript book he had left at home.
flames
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From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
flight
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From this reading The hours wore on with stealthy rapidity,--but the two friends, reclining together under a deep-branched canopy of cypress-boughs, paid little or no heed to the flight of time.
foliage
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From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
friends
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From this reading The hours wore on with stealthy rapidity,--but the two friends, reclining together under a deep-branched canopy of cypress-boughs, paid little or no heed to the flight of time.
garden
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From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
gnarled
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
grass
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From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of course it was perfectly familiar,--the lines were precisely the same as those which he, Theos, remembered to have written out, thinking them his own, in an old manuscript book he had left at home.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
head
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
heat
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From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
heed
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From this reading The hours wore on with stealthy rapidity,--but the two friends, reclining together under a deep-branched canopy of cypress-boughs, paid little or no heed to the flight of time.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
home
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From this reading Of course it was perfectly familiar,--the lines were precisely the same as those which he, Theos, remembered to have written out, thinking them his own, in an old manuscript book he had left at home.
hours
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From this reading The hours wore on with stealthy rapidity,--but the two friends, reclining together under a deep-branched canopy of cypress-boughs, paid little or no heed to the flight of time.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE TEMPLE OF NAGAYA.
intense
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From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
Laureate's
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
lazily
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course it was perfectly familiar,--the lines were precisely the same as those which he, Theos, remembered to have written out, thinking them his own, in an old manuscript book he had left at home.
lines
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From this reading Of course it was perfectly familiar,--the lines were precisely the same as those which he, Theos, remembered to have written out, thinking them his own, in an old manuscript book he had left at home.
listened
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hours wore on with stealthy rapidity,--but the two friends, reclining together under a deep-branched canopy of cypress-boughs, paid little or no heed to the flight of time.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
Lying
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading Of course it was perfectly familiar,--the lines were precisely the same as those which he, Theos, remembered to have written out, thinking them his own, in an old manuscript book he had left at home.
measured
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
mellow
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
much
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
NAGAYA
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From this reading IN THE TEMPLE OF NAGAYA.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The hours wore on with stealthy rapidity,--but the two friends, reclining together under a deep-branched canopy of cypress-boughs, paid little or no heed to the flight of time.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE TEMPLE OF NAGAYA.
old
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From this reading Of course it was perfectly familiar,--the lines were precisely the same as those which he, Theos, remembered to have written out, thinking them his own, in an old manuscript book he had left at home.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The hours wore on with stealthy rapidity,--but the two friends, reclining together under a deep-branched canopy of cypress-boughs, paid little or no heed to the flight of time.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The hours wore on with stealthy rapidity,--but the two friends, reclining together under a deep-branched canopy of cypress-boughs, paid little or no heed to the flight of time.
out
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From this reading Of course it was perfectly familiar,--the lines were precisely the same as those which he, Theos, remembered to have written out, thinking them his own, in an old manuscript book he had left at home.
own
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From this reading Of course it was perfectly familiar,--the lines were precisely the same as those which he, Theos, remembered to have written out, thinking them his own, in an old manuscript book he had left at home.
paid
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From this reading The hours wore on with stealthy rapidity,--but the two friends, reclining together under a deep-branched canopy of cypress-boughs, paid little or no heed to the flight of time.
passing
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From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
patches
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
perfectly
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From this reading Of course it was perfectly familiar,--the lines were precisely the same as those which he, Theos, remembered to have written out, thinking them his own, in an old manuscript book he had left at home.
poem
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
precisely
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From this reading Of course it was perfectly familiar,--the lines were precisely the same as those which he, Theos, remembered to have written out, thinking them his own, in an old manuscript book he had left at home.
profound
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From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
promised
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
great speed
From this reading The hours wore on with stealthy rapidity,--but the two friends, reclining together under a deep-branched canopy of cypress-boughs, paid little or no heed to the flight of time.
recited
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
reclining
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From this reading The hours wore on with stealthy rapidity,--but the two friends, reclining together under a deep-branched canopy of cypress-boughs, paid little or no heed to the flight of time.
reigned
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From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
remembered
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From this reading Of course it was perfectly familiar,--the lines were precisely the same as those which he, Theos, remembered to have written out, thinking them his own, in an old manuscript book he had left at home.
rustle
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From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course it was perfectly familiar,--the lines were precisely the same as those which he, Theos, remembered to have written out, thinking them his own, in an old manuscript book he had left at home.
scorchedadjectiveUS /skɔːrtʃt/
Burned by flames or heat; blackened by intense magical or physical fire.
From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
seen
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
singularly
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From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
sky
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
stealthy
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From this reading The hours wore on with stealthy rapidity,--but the two friends, reclining together under a deep-branched canopy of cypress-boughs, paid little or no heed to the flight of time.
stems
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
stillness
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From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
stir
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From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
TEMPLE
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From this reading IN THE TEMPLE OF NAGAYA.
tenderness
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE TEMPLE OF NAGAYA.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Of course it was perfectly familiar,--the lines were precisely the same as those which he, Theos, remembered to have written out, thinking them his own, in an old manuscript book he had left at home.
Theos
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
there
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From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course it was perfectly familiar,--the lines were precisely the same as those which he, Theos, remembered to have written out, thinking them his own, in an old manuscript book he had left at home.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Of course it was perfectly familiar,--the lines were precisely the same as those which he, Theos, remembered to have written out, thinking them his own, in an old manuscript book he had left at home.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hours wore on with stealthy rapidity,--but the two friends, reclining together under a deep-branched canopy of cypress-boughs, paid little or no heed to the flight of time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hours wore on with stealthy rapidity,--but the two friends, reclining together under a deep-branched canopy of cypress-boughs, paid little or no heed to the flight of time.
together
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From this reading The hours wore on with stealthy rapidity,--but the two friends, reclining together under a deep-branched canopy of cypress-boughs, paid little or no heed to the flight of time.
two
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From this reading The hours wore on with stealthy rapidity,--but the two friends, reclining together under a deep-branched canopy of cypress-boughs, paid little or no heed to the flight of time.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The hours wore on with stealthy rapidity,--but the two friends, reclining together under a deep-branched canopy of cypress-boughs, paid little or no heed to the flight of time.
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
voice
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From this reading Lying lazily upon his back, with his arms clasped above his head, Theos looked dreamily up at the patches of blue sky seen between the dark-green gnarled stems and listened to the measured cadence of the Laureate's mellow voice as he recited with much tenderness the promised poem.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of course it was perfectly familiar,--the lines were precisely the same as those which he, Theos, remembered to have written out, thinking them his own, in an old manuscript book he had left at home.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Of course it was perfectly familiar,--the lines were precisely the same as those which he, Theos, remembered to have written out, thinking them his own, in an old manuscript book he had left at home.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The heat in the garden was intense--the grass was dry and brittle as though it had been scorched by passing flames,--and a singularly profound stillness reigned everywhere, there being no wind to stir the faintest rustle among the foliage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The hours wore on with stealthy rapidity,--but the two friends, reclining together under a deep-branched canopy of cypress-boughs, paid little or no heed to the flight of time.
wore
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From this reading The hours wore on with stealthy rapidity,--but the two friends, reclining together under a deep-branched canopy of cypress-boughs, paid little or no heed to the flight of time.
written
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From this reading Of course it was perfectly familiar,--the lines were precisely the same as those which he, Theos, remembered to have written out, thinking them his own, in an old manuscript book he had left at home.
