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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 Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
All
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From this reading All around was rustic peace.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
always
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From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
architect
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From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading All around was rustic peace.
arts
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From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
blue
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From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
builder
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From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
century
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From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
chimney
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From this reading No hideous chimney, no mammoth reservoir, no thriving metropolitan High Street, defiled the neighbourhood of River Mead.
Claude
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From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
cloud
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From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
deep
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From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
defiled
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From this reading No hideous chimney, no mammoth reservoir, no thriving metropolitan High Street, defiled the neighbourhood of River Mead.
distance
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From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
enchanter's
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From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
enshrines
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From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
exquisitely
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From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
gardens
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From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
glory
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From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
golden
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From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
grass
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From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
Green
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From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
harmonise
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From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
hedges
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From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
hideous
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From this reading No hideous chimney, no mammoth reservoir, no thriving metropolitan High Street, defiled the neighbourhood of River Mead.
High
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From this reading No hideous chimney, no mammoth reservoir, no thriving metropolitan High Street, defiled the neighbourhood of River Mead.
horizon
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From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
hung
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From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
ideal
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From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
labyrinths
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From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
landscape
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From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
lay
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From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
light
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From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
lovely
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From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
mammoth
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From this reading No hideous chimney, no mammoth reservoir, no thriving metropolitan High Street, defiled the neighbourhood of River Mead.
Mead
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From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
meadows
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From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
melted
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From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
metropolitan
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From this reading No hideous chimney, no mammoth reservoir, no thriving metropolitan High Street, defiled the neighbourhood of River Mead.
midsummer
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From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
moon
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From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
neighbourhood
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From this reading No hideous chimney, no mammoth reservoir, no thriving metropolitan High Street, defiled the neighbourhood of River Mead.
night
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From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No hideous chimney, no mammoth reservoir, no thriving metropolitan High Street, defiled the neighbourhood of River Mead.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
path
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From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
peace
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From this reading All around was rustic peace.
people
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From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
place
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From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
places
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From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
purple
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From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
raised
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From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
rather
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From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
reservoir
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From this reading No hideous chimney, no mammoth reservoir, no thriving metropolitan High Street, defiled the neighbourhood of River Mead.
River
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From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
roses
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From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
round
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From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
rustic
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From this reading All around was rustic peace.
Saturday
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From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
seem
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From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
silver
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From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
sky
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From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
slowly
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From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
steeped
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From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
Street
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From this reading No hideous chimney, no mammoth reservoir, no thriving metropolitan High Street, defiled the neighbourhood of River Mead.
strolled
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From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
sunlight
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From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
taken
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From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
Thames
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From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
there
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From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
thriving
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From this reading No hideous chimney, no mammoth reservoir, no thriving metropolitan High Street, defiled the neighbourhood of River Mead.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
upper
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From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
Vera
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From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
vulgar
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From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
walks
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From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
wand
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From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
waters
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From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Saturday, and they were at River Mead--one of those ideal places that seem to have been raised along the upper Thames by an enchanter's wand rather than by the vulgar arts of architect and builder, so exquisitely do they harmonise with the landscape that enshrines them.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was a place that people always thought of as steeped in golden sunlight; but not even in the glory of a midsummer afternoon was River Mead quite as lovely as on such a night as this, when Claude and Vera strolled slowly along the river path, in the silver light of a great round moon, hung in the blue deep of a sky without a cloud.
woods
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From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
yew
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From this reading Green meadows and blue waters, amidst which there lay gardens that had taken a century to make--grass walks between yew hedges, and labyrinths of roses; and in the distance purple woods that melted into a purple horizon.
