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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 There were snow-white clouds in the sky, too, against a background of glorious blue.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There were snow-white clouds in the sky, too, against a background of glorious blue.
air
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From this reading But the balm in the air suggested anything rather than snow.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Three girls, Azalea McBirney, Annie Laurie Pace and Carin Carson rode slowly along the red clay road that led no-where-in-particular.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three girls, Azalea McBirney, Annie Laurie Pace and Carin Carson rode slowly along the red clay road that led no-where-in-particular.
Annie
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From this reading Three girls, Azalea McBirney, Annie Laurie Pace and Carin Carson rode slowly along the red clay road that led no-where-in-particular.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading But the balm in the air suggested anything rather than snow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In fact, these friends were bound for No-Where-In-Particular, and the way there was lined on both sides with blossoming dogwood, as white as snow.
Azalea
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From this reading Three girls, Azalea McBirney, Annie Laurie Pace and Carin Carson rode slowly along the red clay road that led no-where-in-particular.
back
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From this reading It blew back and forth, carrying with it delicious perfumes of the blossoming shrubs that grew by the roadside and within the wood, and touching the cheek like a caress.
background
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From this reading There were snow-white clouds in the sky, too, against a background of glorious blue.
balm
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From this reading But the balm in the air suggested anything rather than snow.
blew
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From this reading It blew back and forth, carrying with it delicious perfumes of the blossoming shrubs that grew by the roadside and within the wood, and touching the cheek like a caress.
blossoming
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From this reading In fact, these friends were bound for No-Where-In-Particular, and the way there was lined on both sides with blossoming dogwood, as white as snow.
blue
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From this reading There were snow-white clouds in the sky, too, against a background of glorious blue.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading In fact, these friends were bound for No-Where-In-Particular, and the way there was lined on both sides with blossoming dogwood, as white as snow.
bound
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From this reading In fact, these friends were bound for No-Where-In-Particular, and the way there was lined on both sides with blossoming dogwood, as white as snow.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the balm in the air suggested anything rather than snow.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It blew back and forth, carrying with it delicious perfumes of the blossoming shrubs that grew by the roadside and within the wood, and touching the cheek like a caress.
caress
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From this reading It blew back and forth, carrying with it delicious perfumes of the blossoming shrubs that grew by the roadside and within the wood, and touching the cheek like a caress.
Carin
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From this reading Three girls, Azalea McBirney, Annie Laurie Pace and Carin Carson rode slowly along the red clay road that led no-where-in-particular.
carrying
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From this reading It blew back and forth, carrying with it delicious perfumes of the blossoming shrubs that grew by the roadside and within the wood, and touching the cheek like a caress.
Carson
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From this reading Three girls, Azalea McBirney, Annie Laurie Pace and Carin Carson rode slowly along the red clay road that led no-where-in-particular.
cheek
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From this reading It blew back and forth, carrying with it delicious perfumes of the blossoming shrubs that grew by the roadside and within the wood, and touching the cheek like a caress.
clay
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From this reading Three girls, Azalea McBirney, Annie Laurie Pace and Carin Carson rode slowly along the red clay road that led no-where-in-particular.
clouds
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From this reading There were snow-white clouds in the sky, too, against a background of glorious blue.
delicious
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From this reading It blew back and forth, carrying with it delicious perfumes of the blossoming shrubs that grew by the roadside and within the wood, and touching the cheek like a caress.
dogwood
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From this reading In fact, these friends were bound for No-Where-In-Particular, and the way there was lined on both sides with blossoming dogwood, as white as snow.
fact
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From this reading In fact, these friends were bound for No-Where-In-Particular, and the way there was lined on both sides with blossoming dogwood, as white as snow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In fact, these friends were bound for No-Where-In-Particular, and the way there was lined on both sides with blossoming dogwood, as white as snow.
forth
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From this reading It blew back and forth, carrying with it delicious perfumes of the blossoming shrubs that grew by the roadside and within the wood, and touching the cheek like a caress.
friends
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From this reading In fact, these friends were bound for No-Where-In-Particular, and the way there was lined on both sides with blossoming dogwood, as white as snow.
girls
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From this reading Three girls, Azalea McBirney, Annie Laurie Pace and Carin Carson rode slowly along the red clay road that led no-where-in-particular.
glorious
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From this reading There were snow-white clouds in the sky, too, against a background of glorious blue.
grew
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From this reading It blew back and forth, carrying with it delicious perfumes of the blossoming shrubs that grew by the roadside and within the wood, and touching the cheek like a caress.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, these friends were bound for No-Where-In-Particular, and the way there was lined on both sides with blossoming dogwood, as white as snow.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It blew back and forth, carrying with it delicious perfumes of the blossoming shrubs that grew by the roadside and within the wood, and touching the cheek like a caress.
Laurie
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From this reading Three girls, Azalea McBirney, Annie Laurie Pace and Carin Carson rode slowly along the red clay road that led no-where-in-particular.
led
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From this reading Three girls, Azalea McBirney, Annie Laurie Pace and Carin Carson rode slowly along the red clay road that led no-where-in-particular.
like
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From this reading It blew back and forth, carrying with it delicious perfumes of the blossoming shrubs that grew by the roadside and within the wood, and touching the cheek like a caress.
lined
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From this reading In fact, these friends were bound for No-Where-In-Particular, and the way there was lined on both sides with blossoming dogwood, as white as snow.
McBirney
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From this reading Three girls, Azalea McBirney, Annie Laurie Pace and Carin Carson rode slowly along the red clay road that led no-where-in-particular.
no-where-in-particular
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From this reading Three girls, Azalea McBirney, Annie Laurie Pace and Carin Carson rode slowly along the red clay road that led no-where-in-particular.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were snow-white clouds in the sky, too, against a background of glorious blue.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In fact, these friends were bound for No-Where-In-Particular, and the way there was lined on both sides with blossoming dogwood, as white as snow.
Pace
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From this reading Three girls, Azalea McBirney, Annie Laurie Pace and Carin Carson rode slowly along the red clay road that led no-where-in-particular.
perfumes
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From this reading It blew back and forth, carrying with it delicious perfumes of the blossoming shrubs that grew by the roadside and within the wood, and touching the cheek like a caress.
rather
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From this reading But the balm in the air suggested anything rather than snow.
red
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From this reading Three girls, Azalea McBirney, Annie Laurie Pace and Carin Carson rode slowly along the red clay road that led no-where-in-particular.
road
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From this reading Three girls, Azalea McBirney, Annie Laurie Pace and Carin Carson rode slowly along the red clay road that led no-where-in-particular.
roadside
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From this reading It blew back and forth, carrying with it delicious perfumes of the blossoming shrubs that grew by the roadside and within the wood, and touching the cheek like a caress.
rode
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From this reading Three girls, Azalea McBirney, Annie Laurie Pace and Carin Carson rode slowly along the red clay road that led no-where-in-particular.
shrubs
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From this reading It blew back and forth, carrying with it delicious perfumes of the blossoming shrubs that grew by the roadside and within the wood, and touching the cheek like a caress.
sides
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From this reading In fact, these friends were bound for No-Where-In-Particular, and the way there was lined on both sides with blossoming dogwood, as white as snow.
sky
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From this reading There were snow-white clouds in the sky, too, against a background of glorious blue.
slowly
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From this reading Three girls, Azalea McBirney, Annie Laurie Pace and Carin Carson rode slowly along the red clay road that led no-where-in-particular.
snow
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From this reading In fact, these friends were bound for No-Where-In-Particular, and the way there was lined on both sides with blossoming dogwood, as white as snow.
snow-white
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From this reading There were snow-white clouds in the sky, too, against a background of glorious blue.
suggested
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From this reading But the balm in the air suggested anything rather than snow.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But the balm in the air suggested anything rather than snow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Three girls, Azalea McBirney, Annie Laurie Pace and Carin Carson rode slowly along the red clay road that led no-where-in-particular.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three girls, Azalea McBirney, Annie Laurie Pace and Carin Carson rode slowly along the red clay road that led no-where-in-particular.
there
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From this reading In fact, these friends were bound for No-Where-In-Particular, and the way there was lined on both sides with blossoming dogwood, as white as snow.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In fact, these friends were bound for No-Where-In-Particular, and the way there was lined on both sides with blossoming dogwood, as white as snow.
Three
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From this reading Three girls, Azalea McBirney, Annie Laurie Pace and Carin Carson rode slowly along the red clay road that led no-where-in-particular.
too
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From this reading There were snow-white clouds in the sky, too, against a background of glorious blue.
touching
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From this reading It blew back and forth, carrying with it delicious perfumes of the blossoming shrubs that grew by the roadside and within the wood, and touching the cheek like a caress.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In fact, these friends were bound for No-Where-In-Particular, and the way there was lined on both sides with blossoming dogwood, as white as snow.
way
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From this reading In fact, these friends were bound for No-Where-In-Particular, and the way there was lined on both sides with blossoming dogwood, as white as snow.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In fact, these friends were bound for No-Where-In-Particular, and the way there was lined on both sides with blossoming dogwood, as white as snow.
white
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From this reading In fact, these friends were bound for No-Where-In-Particular, and the way there was lined on both sides with blossoming dogwood, as white as snow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In fact, these friends were bound for No-Where-In-Particular, and the way there was lined on both sides with blossoming dogwood, as white as snow.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It blew back and forth, carrying with it delicious perfumes of the blossoming shrubs that grew by the roadside and within the wood, and touching the cheek like a caress.
wood
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From this reading It blew back and forth, carrying with it delicious perfumes of the blossoming shrubs that grew by the roadside and within the wood, and touching the cheek like a caress.
