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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 Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
air
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
albeitconjunctionUS /ɔːlˈbiːɪt/
although
From this reading It was early morning; the sun had barely cleared the highest peaks in the east, and the landscape, albeit a mid-winter one, was wonderfully rich in colors.
Alice
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
Amsterdam
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
Anno
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
appeared
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
Author
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
away
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
balsamic
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From this reading The sunshine and the wind of the South were flowing over this scene, and there were fragrant odors and balsamic pungency in every wave.
barely
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From this reading It was early morning; the sun had barely cleared the highest peaks in the east, and the landscape, albeit a mid-winter one, was wonderfully rich in colors.
billowy
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
bits
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
blue
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
Book
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
Bound
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
brown
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
cedars
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
chestnut
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
City
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
clear
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
cleared
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From this reading It was early morning; the sun had barely cleared the highest peaks in the east, and the landscape, albeit a mid-winter one, was wonderfully rich in colors.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
colors
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From this reading It was early morning; the sun had barely cleared the highest peaks in the east, and the landscape, albeit a mid-winter one, was wonderfully rich in colors.
Company
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
dense
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From this reading In some places where storms, or the needs of man, had removed the oak woods, a dense, frondous mass of young pines had leaped up with a greenness full of a soft yellow glow.
distance
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
Domini
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
early
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From this reading It was early morning; the sun had barely cleared the highest peaks in the east, and the landscape, albeit a mid-winter one, was wonderfully rich in colors.
east
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From this reading It was early morning; the sun had barely cleared the highest peaks in the east, and the landscape, albeit a mid-winter one, was wonderfully rich in colors.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The sunshine and the wind of the South were flowing over this scene, and there were fragrant odors and balsamic pungency in every wave.
fact
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
farm-plats
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
flowing
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From this reading The sunshine and the wind of the South were flowing over this scene, and there were fragrant odors and balsamic pungency in every wave.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
forests
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
fragrant
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From this reading The sunshine and the wind of the South were flowing over this scene, and there were fragrant odors and balsamic pungency in every wave.
frondous
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From this reading In some places where storms, or the needs of man, had removed the oak woods, a dense, frondous mass of young pines had leaped up with a greenness full of a soft yellow glow.
full
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From this reading In some places where storms, or the needs of man, had removed the oak woods, a dense, frondous mass of young pines had leaped up with a greenness full of a soft yellow glow.
glow
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From this reading In some places where storms, or the needs of man, had removed the oak woods, a dense, frondous mass of young pines had leaped up with a greenness full of a soft yellow glow.
gradually
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
gray
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
green
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
greenness
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From this reading In some places where storms, or the needs of man, had removed the oak woods, a dense, frondous mass of young pines had leaped up with a greenness full of a soft yellow glow.
gun-shot
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was early morning; the sun had barely cleared the highest peaks in the east, and the landscape, albeit a mid-winter one, was wonderfully rich in colors.
heavy
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
hickory
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
high
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
highest
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From this reading It was early morning; the sun had barely cleared the highest peaks in the east, and the landscape, albeit a mid-winter one, was wonderfully rich in colors.
houses
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
irregular
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was early morning; the sun had barely cleared the highest peaks in the east, and the landscape, albeit a mid-winter one, was wonderfully rich in colors.
jutting
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
landscape
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From this reading It was early morning; the sun had barely cleared the highest peaks in the east, and the landscape, albeit a mid-winter one, was wonderfully rich in colors.
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves, usually because of the season
From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
leaped
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From this reading In some places where storms, or the needs of man, had removed the oak woods, a dense, frondous mass of young pines had leaped up with a greenness full of a soft yellow glow.
leaves
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
lower
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
made
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
man
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
mass
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From this reading In some places where storms, or the needs of man, had removed the oak woods, a dense, frondous mass of young pines had leaped up with a greenness full of a soft yellow glow.
masses
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
Mcmi
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
mid-winter
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From this reading It was early morning; the sun had barely cleared the highest peaks in the east, and the landscape, albeit a mid-winter one, was wonderfully rich in colors.
miles
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was early morning; the sun had barely cleared the highest peaks in the east, and the landscape, albeit a mid-winter one, was wonderfully rich in colors.
mountain
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
narrow
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
needs
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From this reading In some places where storms, or the needs of man, had removed the oak woods, a dense, frondous mass of young pines had leaped up with a greenness full of a soft yellow glow.
New
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
oak
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
odors
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From this reading The sunshine and the wind of the South were flowing over this scene, and there were fragrant odors and balsamic pungency in every wave.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
off
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
Old
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was early morning; the sun had barely cleared the highest peaks in the east, and the landscape, albeit a mid-winter one, was wonderfully rich in colors.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In some places where storms, or the needs of man, had removed the oak woods, a dense, frondous mass of young pines had leaped up with a greenness full of a soft yellow glow.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The sunshine and the wind of the South were flowing over this scene, and there were fragrant odors and balsamic pungency in every wave.
overlooking
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
patch-work
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
peaks
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From this reading It was early morning; the sun had barely cleared the highest peaks in the east, and the landscape, albeit a mid-winter one, was wonderfully rich in colors.
pines
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
places
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From this reading In some places where storms, or the needs of man, had removed the oak woods, a dense, frondous mass of young pines had leaped up with a greenness full of a soft yellow glow.
PrintednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
pungency
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From this reading The sunshine and the wind of the South were flowing over this scene, and there were fragrant odors and balsamic pungency in every wave.
region
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
removed
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From this reading In some places where storms, or the needs of man, had removed the oak woods, a dense, frondous mass of young pines had leaped up with a greenness full of a soft yellow glow.
rich
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From this reading It was early morning; the sun had barely cleared the highest peaks in the east, and the landscape, albeit a mid-winter one, was wonderfully rich in colors.
rose
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
russet
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
scarcely
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
scattering
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
scene
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From this reading The sunshine and the wind of the South were flowing over this scene, and there were fragrant odors and balsamic pungency in every wave.
seen
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
shaded
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
shoulder
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
soft
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From this reading In some places where storms, or the needs of man, had removed the oak woods, a dense, frondous mass of young pines had leaped up with a greenness full of a soft yellow glow.
some
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From this reading In some places where storms, or the needs of man, had removed the oak woods, a dense, frondous mass of young pines had leaped up with a greenness full of a soft yellow glow.
South
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From this reading The sunshine and the wind of the South were flowing over this scene, and there were fragrant odors and balsamic pungency in every wave.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
storms
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From this reading In some places where storms, or the needs of man, had removed the oak woods, a dense, frondous mass of young pines had leaped up with a greenness full of a soft yellow glow.
sun
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From this reading It was early morning; the sun had barely cleared the highest peaks in the east, and the landscape, albeit a mid-winter one, was wonderfully rich in colors.
sunshine
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From this reading The sunshine and the wind of the South were flowing over this scene, and there were fragrant odors and balsamic pungency in every wave.
tender
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
there
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From this reading The sunshine and the wind of the South were flowing over this scene, and there were fragrant odors and balsamic pungency in every wave.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The sunshine and the wind of the South were flowing over this scene, and there were fragrant odors and balsamic pungency in every wave.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
tops
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
trees
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
up
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
valley
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
valley-slopes
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
variegated
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From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
Vincennes
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was early morning; the sun had barely cleared the highest peaks in the east, and the landscape, albeit a mid-winter one, was wonderfully rich in colors.
wave
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From this reading The sunshine and the wind of the South were flowing over this scene, and there were fragrant odors and balsamic pungency in every wave.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In some places where storms, or the needs of man, had removed the oak woods, a dense, frondous mass of young pines had leaped up with a greenness full of a soft yellow glow.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading On the oak trees the leaves still clung in heavy brown, green and russet masses; the hickory forests, though leafless, made bits of tender gray along the lower valley-slopes, whilst high up toward the mountain tops, the billowy wilderness of pines, cedars and chestnut trees added their variegated patch-work that gradually rose and shaded off into the blue of distance.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sunshine and the wind of the South were flowing over this scene, and there were fragrant odors and balsamic pungency in every wave.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In some places where storms, or the needs of man, had removed the oak woods, a dense, frondous mass of young pines had leaped up with a greenness full of a soft yellow glow.
wonderfully
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From this reading It was early morning; the sun had barely cleared the highest peaks in the east, and the landscape, albeit a mid-winter one, was wonderfully rich in colors.
woods
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From this reading In some places where storms, or the needs of man, had removed the oak woods, a dense, frondous mass of young pines had leaped up with a greenness full of a soft yellow glow.
yellow
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From this reading In some places where storms, or the needs of man, had removed the oak woods, a dense, frondous mass of young pines had leaped up with a greenness full of a soft yellow glow.
York
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From this reading Author of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Printed and Bound for the New Amsterdam Book Company, New York City, Anno Domini Mcmi A man stood on the jutting shoulder of a mountain overlooking a long, narrow valley, whose scattering houses and irregular farm-plats, seen through the clear air of that high region, appeared scarcely a gun-shot distant, when in fact they were miles away.
young
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From this reading In some places where storms, or the needs of man, had removed the oak woods, a dense, frondous mass of young pines had leaped up with a greenness full of a soft yellow glow.
