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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 GOLDEN TOUCH SHADOW BROOK INTRODUCTORY TO THE GOLDEN TOUCH At noon, our juvenile party assembled in a dell, through the depths of which ran a little brook.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In the summer time, the shade of so many clustering branches, meeting and intermingling across the rivulet, was deep enough to produce a noontide twilight.
all
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From this reading But now, ever since autumn had crept into this secluded place, all the dark verdure was changed to gold, so that it really kindled up the dell, instead of shading it.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples.
assembled
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From this reading THE GOLDEN TOUCH SHADOW BROOK INTRODUCTORY TO THE GOLDEN TOUCH At noon, our juvenile party assembled in a dell, through the depths of which ran a little brook.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GOLDEN TOUCH SHADOW BROOK INTRODUCTORY TO THE GOLDEN TOUCH At noon, our juvenile party assembled in a dell, through the depths of which ran a little brook.
autumn
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From this reading But now, ever since autumn had crept into this secluded place, all the dark verdure was changed to gold, so that it really kindled up the dell, instead of shading it.
branches
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From this reading In the summer time, the shade of so many clustering branches, meeting and intermingling across the rivulet, was deep enough to produce a noontide twilight.
BROOK
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From this reading THE GOLDEN TOUCH SHADOW BROOK INTRODUCTORY TO THE GOLDEN TOUCH At noon, our juvenile party assembled in a dell, through the depths of which ran a little brook.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now, ever since autumn had crept into this secluded place, all the dark verdure was changed to gold, so that it really kindled up the dell, instead of shading it.
came
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From this reading Hence came the name of Shadow Brook.
changed
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From this reading But now, ever since autumn had crept into this secluded place, all the dark verdure was changed to gold, so that it really kindled up the dell, instead of shading it.
chestnuts
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From this reading The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples.
chiefly
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From this reading The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples.
clustering
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From this reading In the summer time, the shade of so many clustering branches, meeting and intermingling across the rivulet, was deep enough to produce a noontide twilight.
crept
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From this reading But now, ever since autumn had crept into this secluded place, all the dark verdure was changed to gold, so that it really kindled up the dell, instead of shading it.
dark
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From this reading But now, ever since autumn had crept into this secluded place, all the dark verdure was changed to gold, so that it really kindled up the dell, instead of shading it.
deep
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From this reading In the summer time, the shade of so many clustering branches, meeting and intermingling across the rivulet, was deep enough to produce a noontide twilight.
dell
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depths
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From this reading THE GOLDEN TOUCH SHADOW BROOK INTRODUCTORY TO THE GOLDEN TOUCH At noon, our juvenile party assembled in a dell, through the depths of which ran a little brook.
enough
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From this reading In the summer time, the shade of so many clustering branches, meeting and intermingling across the rivulet, was deep enough to produce a noontide twilight.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now, ever since autumn had crept into this secluded place, all the dark verdure was changed to gold, so that it really kindled up the dell, instead of shading it.
few
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From this reading The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples.
gold
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From this reading But now, ever since autumn had crept into this secluded place, all the dark verdure was changed to gold, so that it really kindled up the dell, instead of shading it.
GOLDENadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading THE GOLDEN TOUCH SHADOW BROOK INTRODUCTORY TO THE GOLDEN TOUCH At noon, our juvenile party assembled in a dell, through the depths of which ran a little brook.
grew
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From this reading The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But now, ever since autumn had crept into this secluded place, all the dark verdure was changed to gold, so that it really kindled up the dell, instead of shading it.
HenceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Hence came the name of Shadow Brook.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GOLDEN TOUCH SHADOW BROOK INTRODUCTORY TO THE GOLDEN TOUCH At noon, our juvenile party assembled in a dell, through the depths of which ran a little brook.
instead
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From this reading But now, ever since autumn had crept into this secluded place, all the dark verdure was changed to gold, so that it really kindled up the dell, instead of shading it.
intermingling
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From this reading In the summer time, the shade of so many clustering branches, meeting and intermingling across the rivulet, was deep enough to produce a noontide twilight.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But now, ever since autumn had crept into this secluded place, all the dark verdure was changed to gold, so that it really kindled up the dell, instead of shading it.
INTRODUCTORY
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From this reading THE GOLDEN TOUCH SHADOW BROOK INTRODUCTORY TO THE GOLDEN TOUCH At noon, our juvenile party assembled in a dell, through the depths of which ran a little brook.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But now, ever since autumn had crept into this secluded place, all the dark verdure was changed to gold, so that it really kindled up the dell, instead of shading it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples.
juvenile
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From this reading THE GOLDEN TOUCH SHADOW BROOK INTRODUCTORY TO THE GOLDEN TOUCH At noon, our juvenile party assembled in a dell, through the depths of which ran a little brook.
kindled
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From this reading But now, ever since autumn had crept into this secluded place, all the dark verdure was changed to gold, so that it really kindled up the dell, instead of shading it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GOLDEN TOUCH SHADOW BROOK INTRODUCTORY TO THE GOLDEN TOUCH At noon, our juvenile party assembled in a dell, through the depths of which ran a little brook.
many
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From this reading In the summer time, the shade of so many clustering branches, meeting and intermingling across the rivulet, was deep enough to produce a noontide twilight.
maples
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From this reading The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples.
margin
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From this reading The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples.
meeting
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From this reading In the summer time, the shade of so many clustering branches, meeting and intermingling across the rivulet, was deep enough to produce a noontide twilight.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hence came the name of Shadow Brook.
narrow
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From this reading The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples.
noon
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From this reading THE GOLDEN TOUCH SHADOW BROOK INTRODUCTORY TO THE GOLDEN TOUCH At noon, our juvenile party assembled in a dell, through the depths of which ran a little brook.
noontide
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From this reading In the summer time, the shade of so many clustering branches, meeting and intermingling across the rivulet, was deep enough to produce a noontide twilight.
now
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From this reading But now, ever since autumn had crept into this secluded place, all the dark verdure was changed to gold, so that it really kindled up the dell, instead of shading it.
oaks
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From this reading The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GOLDEN TOUCH SHADOW BROOK INTRODUCTORY TO THE GOLDEN TOUCH At noon, our juvenile party assembled in a dell, through the depths of which ran a little brook.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE GOLDEN TOUCH SHADOW BROOK INTRODUCTORY TO THE GOLDEN TOUCH At noon, our juvenile party assembled in a dell, through the depths of which ran a little brook.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GOLDEN TOUCH SHADOW BROOK INTRODUCTORY TO THE GOLDEN TOUCH At noon, our juvenile party assembled in a dell, through the depths of which ran a little brook.
place
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From this reading But now, ever since autumn had crept into this secluded place, all the dark verdure was changed to gold, so that it really kindled up the dell, instead of shading it.
produce
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From this reading In the summer time, the shade of so many clustering branches, meeting and intermingling across the rivulet, was deep enough to produce a noontide twilight.
ran
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really
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From this reading But now, ever since autumn had crept into this secluded place, all the dark verdure was changed to gold, so that it really kindled up the dell, instead of shading it.
rivulet
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From this reading In the summer time, the shade of so many clustering branches, meeting and intermingling across the rivulet, was deep enough to produce a noontide twilight.
secluded
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From this reading But now, ever since autumn had crept into this secluded place, all the dark verdure was changed to gold, so that it really kindled up the dell, instead of shading it.
set
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From this reading The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples.
shade
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From this reading In the summer time, the shade of so many clustering branches, meeting and intermingling across the rivulet, was deep enough to produce a noontide twilight.
shading
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From this reading But now, ever since autumn had crept into this secluded place, all the dark verdure was changed to gold, so that it really kindled up the dell, instead of shading it.
SHADOWnounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading THE GOLDEN TOUCH SHADOW BROOK INTRODUCTORY TO THE GOLDEN TOUCH At noon, our juvenile party assembled in a dell, through the depths of which ran a little brook.
sides
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From this reading The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading But now, ever since autumn had crept into this secluded place, all the dark verdure was changed to gold, so that it really kindled up the dell, instead of shading it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the summer time, the shade of so many clustering branches, meeting and intermingling across the rivulet, was deep enough to produce a noontide twilight.
steep
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From this reading The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples.
stream
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From this reading The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples.
summer
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From this reading In the summer time, the shade of so many clustering branches, meeting and intermingling across the rivulet, was deep enough to produce a noontide twilight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But now, ever since autumn had crept into this secluded place, all the dark verdure was changed to gold, so that it really kindled up the dell, instead of shading it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GOLDEN TOUCH SHADOW BROOK INTRODUCTORY TO THE GOLDEN TOUCH At noon, our juvenile party assembled in a dell, through the depths of which ran a little brook.
thickly
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From this reading The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But now, ever since autumn had crept into this secluded place, all the dark verdure was changed to gold, so that it really kindled up the dell, instead of shading it.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE GOLDEN TOUCH SHADOW BROOK INTRODUCTORY TO THE GOLDEN TOUCH At noon, our juvenile party assembled in a dell, through the depths of which ran a little brook.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the summer time, the shade of so many clustering branches, meeting and intermingling across the rivulet, was deep enough to produce a noontide twilight.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GOLDEN TOUCH SHADOW BROOK INTRODUCTORY TO THE GOLDEN TOUCH At noon, our juvenile party assembled in a dell, through the depths of which ran a little brook.
TOUCH
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From this reading THE GOLDEN TOUCH SHADOW BROOK INTRODUCTORY TO THE GOLDEN TOUCH At noon, our juvenile party assembled in a dell, through the depths of which ran a little brook.
trees
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From this reading The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading In the summer time, the shade of so many clustering branches, meeting and intermingling across the rivulet, was deep enough to produce a noontide twilight.
up
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From this reading But now, ever since autumn had crept into this secluded place, all the dark verdure was changed to gold, so that it really kindled up the dell, instead of shading it.
upward
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From this reading The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples.
verdure
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From this reading But now, ever since autumn had crept into this secluded place, all the dark verdure was changed to gold, so that it really kindled up the dell, instead of shading it.
walnuts
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From this reading The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE GOLDEN TOUCH SHADOW BROOK INTRODUCTORY TO THE GOLDEN TOUCH At noon, our juvenile party assembled in a dell, through the depths of which ran a little brook.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples.
