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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 From morning till night there was no shadow upon it, no threatening of a cloud, no breath of unfriendly air.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
air
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From this reading From morning till night there was no shadow upon it, no threatening of a cloud, no breath of unfriendly air.
alike
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From this reading Had the weather been less perfect their distinctness would have been excessive and marred the unity of the landscape, but the softness of the summer air harmonised everything in sight and sound alike.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next day was one of those crowning days of summer which seem the climax, and at the same time the conclusion, of the perfect year.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Next day was one of those crowning days of summer which seem the climax, and at the same time the conclusion, of the perfect year.
beds
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From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had the weather been less perfect their distinctness would have been excessive and marred the unity of the landscape, but the softness of the summer air harmonised everything in sight and sound alike.
blazed
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From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
breath
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From this reading From morning till night there was no shadow upon it, no threatening of a cloud, no breath of unfriendly air.
brilliant
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From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Had the weather been less perfect their distinctness would have been excessive and marred the unity of the landscape, but the softness of the summer air harmonised everything in sight and sound alike.
climax
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From this reading Next day was one of those crowning days of summer which seem the climax, and at the same time the conclusion, of the perfect year.
cloud
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From this reading From morning till night there was no shadow upon it, no threatening of a cloud, no breath of unfriendly air.
conclusion
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From this reading Next day was one of those crowning days of summer which seem the climax, and at the same time the conclusion, of the perfect year.
crowning
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From this reading Next day was one of those crowning days of summer which seem the climax, and at the same time the conclusion, of the perfect year.
curve
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From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
day
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From this reading Next day was one of those crowning days of summer which seem the climax, and at the same time the conclusion, of the perfect year.
days
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From this reading Next day was one of those crowning days of summer which seem the climax, and at the same time the conclusion, of the perfect year.
detaching
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From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
distinct
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From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
distinctness
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From this reading Had the weather been less perfect their distinctness would have been excessive and marred the unity of the landscape, but the softness of the summer air harmonised everything in sight and sound alike.
ever-varying
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From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Had the weather been less perfect their distinctness would have been excessive and marred the unity of the landscape, but the softness of the summer air harmonised everything in sight and sound alike.
excessive
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From this reading Had the weather been less perfect their distinctness would have been excessive and marred the unity of the landscape, but the softness of the summer air harmonised everything in sight and sound alike.
flowers
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From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
foliage
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From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
framework
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From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From morning till night there was no shadow upon it, no threatening of a cloud, no breath of unfriendly air.
gardens
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From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
GOOD-BYE
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From this reading GOOD-BYE.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
greenness
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From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had the weather been less perfect their distinctness would have been excessive and marred the unity of the landscape, but the softness of the summer air harmonised everything in sight and sound alike.
harmonised
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From this reading Had the weather been less perfect their distinctness would have been excessive and marred the unity of the landscape, but the softness of the summer air harmonised everything in sight and sound alike.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had the weather been less perfect their distinctness would have been excessive and marred the unity of the landscape, but the softness of the summer air harmonised everything in sight and sound alike.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From morning till night there was no shadow upon it, no threatening of a cloud, no breath of unfriendly air.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
landscape
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From this reading Had the weather been less perfect their distinctness would have been excessive and marred the unity of the landscape, but the softness of the summer air harmonised everything in sight and sound alike.
less
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From this reading Had the weather been less perfect their distinctness would have been excessive and marred the unity of the landscape, but the softness of the summer air harmonised everything in sight and sound alike.
level
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From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
lines
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From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
marred
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From this reading Had the weather been less perfect their distinctness would have been excessive and marred the unity of the landscape, but the softness of the summer air harmonised everything in sight and sound alike.
masses
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From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From morning till night there was no shadow upon it, no threatening of a cloud, no breath of unfriendly air.
Mount
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From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day was one of those crowning days of summer which seem the climax, and at the same time the conclusion, of the perfect year.
night
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From this reading From morning till night there was no shadow upon it, no threatening of a cloud, no breath of unfriendly air.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading From morning till night there was no shadow upon it, no threatening of a cloud, no breath of unfriendly air.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next day was one of those crowning days of summer which seem the climax, and at the same time the conclusion, of the perfect year.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Next day was one of those crowning days of summer which seem the climax, and at the same time the conclusion, of the perfect year.
out
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From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
outline
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From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
perfect
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From this reading Next day was one of those crowning days of summer which seem the climax, and at the same time the conclusion, of the perfect year.
round
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From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day was one of those crowning days of summer which seem the climax, and at the same time the conclusion, of the perfect year.
seem
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From this reading Next day was one of those crowning days of summer which seem the climax, and at the same time the conclusion, of the perfect year.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading From morning till night there was no shadow upon it, no threatening of a cloud, no breath of unfriendly air.
sight
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From this reading Had the weather been less perfect their distinctness would have been excessive and marred the unity of the landscape, but the softness of the summer air harmonised everything in sight and sound alike.
sky
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From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
soft
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From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
softness
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From this reading Had the weather been less perfect their distinctness would have been excessive and marred the unity of the landscape, but the softness of the summer air harmonised everything in sight and sound alike.
sound
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From this reading Had the weather been less perfect their distinctness would have been excessive and marred the unity of the landscape, but the softness of the summer air harmonised everything in sight and sound alike.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
summer
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From this reading Next day was one of those crowning days of summer which seem the climax, and at the same time the conclusion, of the perfect year.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next day was one of those crowning days of summer which seem the climax, and at the same time the conclusion, of the perfect year.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
there
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From this reading From morning till night there was no shadow upon it, no threatening of a cloud, no breath of unfriendly air.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Next day was one of those crowning days of summer which seem the climax, and at the same time the conclusion, of the perfect year.
threatening
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From this reading From morning till night there was no shadow upon it, no threatening of a cloud, no breath of unfriendly air.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading From morning till night there was no shadow upon it, no threatening of a cloud, no breath of unfriendly air.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day was one of those crowning days of summer which seem the climax, and at the same time the conclusion, of the perfect year.
unfriendly
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From this reading From morning till night there was no shadow upon it, no threatening of a cloud, no breath of unfriendly air.
unity
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From this reading Had the weather been less perfect their distinctness would have been excessive and marred the unity of the landscape, but the softness of the summer air harmonised everything in sight and sound alike.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading From morning till night there was no shadow upon it, no threatening of a cloud, no breath of unfriendly air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next day was one of those crowning days of summer which seem the climax, and at the same time the conclusion, of the perfect year.
weather
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From this reading Had the weather been less perfect their distinctness would have been excessive and marred the unity of the landscape, but the softness of the summer air harmonised everything in sight and sound alike.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Next day was one of those crowning days of summer which seem the climax, and at the same time the conclusion, of the perfect year.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had the weather been less perfect their distinctness would have been excessive and marred the unity of the landscape, but the softness of the summer air harmonised everything in sight and sound alike.
year
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From this reading Next day was one of those crowning days of summer which seem the climax, and at the same time the conclusion, of the perfect year.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The flowers in the Mount gardens blazed from the level beds in their framework of greenness, the great masses of summer foliage stood out against the soft yet brilliant sky; every outline was round and distinct, detaching itself in ever-varying lines, one curve upon another.
