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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 There was a stream of other people going home, some of them walking too, as it was so lovely an evening.
air
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From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
all
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From this reading For what reason?--for no reason at all, so far as she was aware; only, apparently without knowing it, to help out the decisions of fate.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was a stream of other people going home, some of them walking too, as it was so lovely an evening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
apparently
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From this reading For what reason?--for no reason at all, so far as she was aware; only, apparently without knowing it, to help out the decisions of fate.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For what reason?--for no reason at all, so far as she was aware; only, apparently without knowing it, to help out the decisions of fate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For what reason?--for no reason at all, so far as she was aware; only, apparently without knowing it, to help out the decisions of fate.
atmosphere
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From this reading The rose tints were in the atmosphere as well as the sky.
aware
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From this reading For what reason?--for no reason at all, so far as she was aware; only, apparently without knowing it, to help out the decisions of fate.
balm
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From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
beautiful
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From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
cool
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From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
decided
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From this reading Mrs. Hayward decided that she would walk home.
decisions
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From this reading For what reason?--for no reason at all, so far as she was aware; only, apparently without knowing it, to help out the decisions of fate.
down
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From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
dreams
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From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
earth
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From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
evening
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From this reading There was a stream of other people going home, some of them walking too, as it was so lovely an evening.
far
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From this reading For what reason?--for no reason at all, so far as she was aware; only, apparently without knowing it, to help out the decisions of fate.
fate
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From this reading For what reason?--for no reason at all, so far as she was aware; only, apparently without knowing it, to help out the decisions of fate.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For what reason?--for no reason at all, so far as she was aware; only, apparently without knowing it, to help out the decisions of fate.
going
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From this reading There was a stream of other people going home, some of them walking too, as it was so lovely an evening.
Hayward
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From this reading Mrs. Hayward decided that she would walk home.
heaven
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From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For what reason?--for no reason at all, so far as she was aware; only, apparently without knowing it, to help out the decisions of fate.
home
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From this reading Mrs. Hayward decided that she would walk home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For what reason?--for no reason at all, so far as she was aware; only, apparently without knowing it, to help out the decisions of fate.
knowing
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From this reading For what reason?--for no reason at all, so far as she was aware; only, apparently without knowing it, to help out the decisions of fate.
lit
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From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
lovely
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From this reading There was a stream of other people going home, some of them walking too, as it was so lovely an evening.
made
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From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
magical
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From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
more
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From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Hayward decided that she would walk home.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For what reason?--for no reason at all, so far as she was aware; only, apparently without knowing it, to help out the decisions of fate.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For what reason?--for no reason at all, so far as she was aware; only, apparently without knowing it, to help out the decisions of fate.
only
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From this reading For what reason?--for no reason at all, so far as she was aware; only, apparently without knowing it, to help out the decisions of fate.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
other
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From this reading There was a stream of other people going home, some of them walking too, as it was so lovely an evening.
out
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From this reading For what reason?--for no reason at all, so far as she was aware; only, apparently without knowing it, to help out the decisions of fate.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
people
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From this reading There was a stream of other people going home, some of them walking too, as it was so lovely an evening.
reason
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From this reading For what reason?--for no reason at all, so far as she was aware; only, apparently without knowing it, to help out the decisions of fate.
reflections
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From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
river
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From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
rose
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From this reading The rose tints were in the atmosphere as well as the sky.
shadows
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From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Hayward decided that she would walk home.
sky
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From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For what reason?--for no reason at all, so far as she was aware; only, apparently without knowing it, to help out the decisions of fate.
soft
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From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
softest
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From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
some
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From this reading There was a stream of other people going home, some of them walking too, as it was so lovely an evening.
stealing
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From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
stream
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From this reading There was a stream of other people going home, some of them walking too, as it was so lovely an evening.
stuff
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From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
summer
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From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
sun
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From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Hayward decided that she would walk home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For what reason?--for no reason at all, so far as she was aware; only, apparently without knowing it, to help out the decisions of fate.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was a stream of other people going home, some of them walking too, as it was so lovely an evening.
There
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From this reading There was a stream of other people going home, some of them walking too, as it was so lovely an evening.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
tints
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From this reading The rose tints were in the atmosphere as well as the sky.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For what reason?--for no reason at all, so far as she was aware; only, apparently without knowing it, to help out the decisions of fate.
too
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From this reading There was a stream of other people going home, some of them walking too, as it was so lovely an evening.
walk
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From this reading Mrs. Hayward decided that she would walk home.
walking
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From this reading There was a stream of other people going home, some of them walking too, as it was so lovely an evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For what reason?--for no reason at all, so far as she was aware; only, apparently without knowing it, to help out the decisions of fate.
well
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From this reading The rose tints were in the atmosphere as well as the sky.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rose tints were in the atmosphere as well as the sky.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For what reason?--for no reason at all, so far as she was aware; only, apparently without knowing it, to help out the decisions of fate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading For what reason?--for no reason at all, so far as she was aware; only, apparently without knowing it, to help out the decisions of fate.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mrs. Hayward decided that she would walk home.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The air was the softest balm of summer, cool, the sun going down, soft shadows stealing over the sky, the river still lit with magical reflections--those reflections which are nothing, such stuff as dreams are made of, and yet more beautiful than anything in earth or heaven.
