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Chapter XVI

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FAILING MISS WINTER.
. this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter XVI

Reading 1/63 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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FAILING MISS WINTER.
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. this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
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All words in this reading · 25

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all

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From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.

bee

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From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.

beetle

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From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.

butterfly

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From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.

creeping

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From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.

day

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From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.

earth

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From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.

FAILING

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From this reading FAILING MISS WINTER.

golden

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From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.

heaven

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From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.

high

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From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.

July

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From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.

MISS

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From this reading FAILING MISS WINTER.

noon

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From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.

rejoicing

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From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.

Shining

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From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.

sun

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From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.

whole

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From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.

WINTER

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From this reading FAILING MISS WINTER.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.