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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 Caserta, down below, shrouded by the falling water as by a veil of mist, seemed but a large grey blot on a background of paler grey.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The small and aristocratic village of Centurano, entirely composed of lordly villas, separated from each other by narrow lanes and flowering hedges, held its peace.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Tifata hills, that are tinged with so deep a violet during the long autumn twilights, had vanished behind the thick, opaque downpour.
aristocratic
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From this reading The small and aristocratic village of Centurano, entirely composed of lordly villas, separated from each other by narrow lanes and flowering hedges, held its peace.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Caserta, down below, shrouded by the falling water as by a veil of mist, seemed but a large grey blot on a background of paler grey.
autumn
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From this reading The Tifata hills, that are tinged with so deep a violet during the long autumn twilights, had vanished behind the thick, opaque downpour.
background
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From this reading Caserta, down below, shrouded by the falling water as by a veil of mist, seemed but a large grey blot on a background of paler grey.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The Tifata hills, that are tinged with so deep a violet during the long autumn twilights, had vanished behind the thick, opaque downpour.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Caserta, down below, shrouded by the falling water as by a veil of mist, seemed but a large grey blot on a background of paler grey.
blot
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From this reading Caserta, down below, shrouded by the falling water as by a veil of mist, seemed but a large grey blot on a background of paler grey.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Caserta, down below, shrouded by the falling water as by a veil of mist, seemed but a large grey blot on a background of paler grey.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Caserta, down below, shrouded by the falling water as by a veil of mist, seemed but a large grey blot on a background of paler grey.
Caserta
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From this reading Caserta, down below, shrouded by the falling water as by a veil of mist, seemed but a large grey blot on a background of paler grey.
Centurano
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From this reading The small and aristocratic village of Centurano, entirely composed of lordly villas, separated from each other by narrow lanes and flowering hedges, held its peace.
composed
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From this reading The small and aristocratic village of Centurano, entirely composed of lordly villas, separated from each other by narrow lanes and flowering hedges, held its peace.
country
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From this reading The green hue of the country disappeared under the heavy November rain.
deep
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From this reading The Tifata hills, that are tinged with so deep a violet during the long autumn twilights, had vanished behind the thick, opaque downpour.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The green hue of the country disappeared under the heavy November rain.
down
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From this reading Caserta, down below, shrouded by the falling water as by a veil of mist, seemed but a large grey blot on a background of paler grey.
downpour
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From this reading The Tifata hills, that are tinged with so deep a violet during the long autumn twilights, had vanished behind the thick, opaque downpour.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The Tifata hills, that are tinged with so deep a violet during the long autumn twilights, had vanished behind the thick, opaque downpour.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The small and aristocratic village of Centurano, entirely composed of lordly villas, separated from each other by narrow lanes and flowering hedges, held its peace.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The small and aristocratic village of Centurano, entirely composed of lordly villas, separated from each other by narrow lanes and flowering hedges, held its peace.
falling
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From this reading Caserta, down below, shrouded by the falling water as by a veil of mist, seemed but a large grey blot on a background of paler grey.
flowering
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From this reading The small and aristocratic village of Centurano, entirely composed of lordly villas, separated from each other by narrow lanes and flowering hedges, held its peace.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The small and aristocratic village of Centurano, entirely composed of lordly villas, separated from each other by narrow lanes and flowering hedges, held its peace.
green
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From this reading The green hue of the country disappeared under the heavy November rain.
grey
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From this reading Caserta, down below, shrouded by the falling water as by a veil of mist, seemed but a large grey blot on a background of paler grey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Tifata hills, that are tinged with so deep a violet during the long autumn twilights, had vanished behind the thick, opaque downpour.
heavy
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From this reading The green hue of the country disappeared under the heavy November rain.
hedges
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From this reading The small and aristocratic village of Centurano, entirely composed of lordly villas, separated from each other by narrow lanes and flowering hedges, held its peace.
held
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From this reading The small and aristocratic village of Centurano, entirely composed of lordly villas, separated from each other by narrow lanes and flowering hedges, held its peace.
hills
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From this reading The Tifata hills, that are tinged with so deep a violet during the long autumn twilights, had vanished behind the thick, opaque downpour.
hue
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From this reading The green hue of the country disappeared under the heavy November rain.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The small and aristocratic village of Centurano, entirely composed of lordly villas, separated from each other by narrow lanes and flowering hedges, held its peace.
lanes
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From this reading The small and aristocratic village of Centurano, entirely composed of lordly villas, separated from each other by narrow lanes and flowering hedges, held its peace.
large
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From this reading Caserta, down below, shrouded by the falling water as by a veil of mist, seemed but a large grey blot on a background of paler grey.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Tifata hills, that are tinged with so deep a violet during the long autumn twilights, had vanished behind the thick, opaque downpour.
lordly
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From this reading The small and aristocratic village of Centurano, entirely composed of lordly villas, separated from each other by narrow lanes and flowering hedges, held its peace.
mist
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From this reading Caserta, down below, shrouded by the falling water as by a veil of mist, seemed but a large grey blot on a background of paler grey.
narrow
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From this reading The small and aristocratic village of Centurano, entirely composed of lordly villas, separated from each other by narrow lanes and flowering hedges, held its peace.
November
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From this reading The green hue of the country disappeared under the heavy November rain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The green hue of the country disappeared under the heavy November rain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Caserta, down below, shrouded by the falling water as by a veil of mist, seemed but a large grey blot on a background of paler grey.
opaque
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From this reading The Tifata hills, that are tinged with so deep a violet during the long autumn twilights, had vanished behind the thick, opaque downpour.
other
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From this reading The small and aristocratic village of Centurano, entirely composed of lordly villas, separated from each other by narrow lanes and flowering hedges, held its peace.
paler
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From this reading Caserta, down below, shrouded by the falling water as by a veil of mist, seemed but a large grey blot on a background of paler grey.
peace
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From this reading The small and aristocratic village of Centurano, entirely composed of lordly villas, separated from each other by narrow lanes and flowering hedges, held its peace.
rain
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From this reading The green hue of the country disappeared under the heavy November rain.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Caserta, down below, shrouded by the falling water as by a veil of mist, seemed but a large grey blot on a background of paler grey.
separated
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From this reading The small and aristocratic village of Centurano, entirely composed of lordly villas, separated from each other by narrow lanes and flowering hedges, held its peace.
shrouded
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From this reading Caserta, down below, shrouded by the falling water as by a veil of mist, seemed but a large grey blot on a background of paler grey.
small
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From this reading The small and aristocratic village of Centurano, entirely composed of lordly villas, separated from each other by narrow lanes and flowering hedges, held its peace.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Tifata hills, that are tinged with so deep a violet during the long autumn twilights, had vanished behind the thick, opaque downpour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Tifata hills, that are tinged with so deep a violet during the long autumn twilights, had vanished behind the thick, opaque downpour.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The green hue of the country disappeared under the heavy November rain.
thick
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From this reading The Tifata hills, that are tinged with so deep a violet during the long autumn twilights, had vanished behind the thick, opaque downpour.
Tifata
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From this reading The Tifata hills, that are tinged with so deep a violet during the long autumn twilights, had vanished behind the thick, opaque downpour.
tinged
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From this reading The Tifata hills, that are tinged with so deep a violet during the long autumn twilights, had vanished behind the thick, opaque downpour.
twilights
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From this reading The Tifata hills, that are tinged with so deep a violet during the long autumn twilights, had vanished behind the thick, opaque downpour.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The green hue of the country disappeared under the heavy November rain.
vanished
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From this reading The Tifata hills, that are tinged with so deep a violet during the long autumn twilights, had vanished behind the thick, opaque downpour.
veil
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From this reading Caserta, down below, shrouded by the falling water as by a veil of mist, seemed but a large grey blot on a background of paler grey.
village
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From this reading The small and aristocratic village of Centurano, entirely composed of lordly villas, separated from each other by narrow lanes and flowering hedges, held its peace.
villas
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From this reading The small and aristocratic village of Centurano, entirely composed of lordly villas, separated from each other by narrow lanes and flowering hedges, held its peace.
violet
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From this reading The Tifata hills, that are tinged with so deep a violet during the long autumn twilights, had vanished behind the thick, opaque downpour.
water
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From this reading Caserta, down below, shrouded by the falling water as by a veil of mist, seemed but a large grey blot on a background of paler grey.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Tifata hills, that are tinged with so deep a violet during the long autumn twilights, had vanished behind the thick, opaque downpour.
