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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 "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
ample
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From this reading The ladies, in an ample spring wagon, had been driven to an elevated point whence they could have a sweeping view of the grounds to be shot over.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The ladies, in an ample spring wagon, had been driven to an elevated point whence they could have a sweeping view of the grounds to be shot over.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WITH DOG AND GUN.
appeared
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From this reading The morning appeared propitious, every one was in high spirits.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
away
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
bank
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The ladies, in an ample spring wagon, had been driven to an elevated point whence they could have a sweeping view of the grounds to be shot over.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The ladies, in an ample spring wagon, had been driven to an elevated point whence they could have a sweeping view of the grounds to be shot over.
breeze
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From this reading There was, in fact, a gentle breeze from the west, and a thin veil of fleece clouds covered the sky.
bushes
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
clouds
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From this reading There was, in fact, a gentle breeze from the west, and a thin veil of fleece clouds covered the sky.
cloudy
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
clumps
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
cotton
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The ladies, in an ample spring wagon, had been driven to an elevated point whence they could have a sweeping view of the grounds to be shot over.
covered
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From this reading There was, in fact, a gentle breeze from the west, and a thin veil of fleece clouds covered the sky.
dense
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
DOG
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From this reading WITH DOG AND GUN.
dogs
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
down
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
dreary
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
driven
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From this reading The ladies, in an ample spring wagon, had been driven to an elevated point whence they could have a sweeping view of the grounds to be shot over.
dry
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
elevated
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From this reading The ladies, in an ample spring wagon, had been driven to an elevated point whence they could have a sweeping view of the grounds to be shot over.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The morning appeared propitious, every one was in high spirits.
fact
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From this reading There was, in fact, a gentle breeze from the west, and a thin veil of fleece clouds covered the sky.
fallow
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
field
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
fleece
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From this reading There was, in fact, a gentle breeze from the west, and a thin veil of fleece clouds covered the sky.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was, in fact, a gentle breeze from the west, and a thin veil of fleece clouds covered the sky.
gentle
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From this reading There was, in fact, a gentle breeze from the west, and a thin veil of fleece clouds covered the sky.
gently
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
grounds
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From this reading The ladies, in an ample spring wagon, had been driven to an elevated point whence they could have a sweeping view of the grounds to be shot over.
GUN
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From this reading WITH DOG AND GUN.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The ladies, in an ample spring wagon, had been driven to an elevated point whence they could have a sweeping view of the grounds to be shot over.
hand
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The ladies, in an ample spring wagon, had been driven to an elevated point whence they could have a sweeping view of the grounds to be shot over.
high
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From this reading The morning appeared propitious, every one was in high spirits.
hunting
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
ladies
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From this reading The ladies, in an ample spring wagon, had been driven to an elevated point whence they could have a sweeping view of the grounds to be shot over.
loosed
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
merry
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
other
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The ladies, in an ample spring wagon, had been driven to an elevated point whence they could have a sweeping view of the grounds to be shot over.
overgrown
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
plat
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The ladies, in an ample spring wagon, had been driven to an elevated point whence they could have a sweeping view of the grounds to be shot over.
Proclaim
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
propitious
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From this reading The morning appeared propitious, every one was in high spirits.
ran
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
river
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
rolling
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
rows
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
Sang
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
sedge
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
shot
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From this reading The ladies, in an ample spring wagon, had been driven to an elevated point whence they could have a sweeping view of the grounds to be shot over.
sky
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
some
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
spirits
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From this reading The morning appeared propitious, every one was in high spirits.
sportsmen
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
spread
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
spring
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From this reading The ladies, in an ample spring wagon, had been driven to an elevated point whence they could have a sweeping view of the grounds to be shot over.
stalks
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
stiff
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
straggling
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
sweeping
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From this reading The ladies, in an ample spring wagon, had been driven to an elevated point whence they could have a sweeping view of the grounds to be shot over.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
There
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From this reading There was, in fact, a gentle breeze from the west, and a thin veil of fleece clouds covered the sky.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The ladies, in an ample spring wagon, had been driven to an elevated point whence they could have a sweeping view of the grounds to be shot over.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading There was, in fact, a gentle breeze from the west, and a thin veil of fleece clouds covered the sky.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
veil
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From this reading There was, in fact, a gentle breeze from the west, and a thin veil of fleece clouds covered the sky.
view
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From this reading The ladies, in an ample spring wagon, had been driven to an elevated point whence they could have a sweeping view of the grounds to be shot over.
wagon
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From this reading The ladies, in an ample spring wagon, had been driven to an elevated point whence they could have a sweeping view of the grounds to be shot over.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was, in fact, a gentle breeze from the west, and a thin veil of fleece clouds covered the sky.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
west
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From this reading There was, in fact, a gentle breeze from the west, and a thin veil of fleece clouds covered the sky.
westerly
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading The ladies, in an ample spring wagon, had been driven to an elevated point whence they could have a sweeping view of the grounds to be shot over.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH DOG AND GUN.
wood
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
yellow
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From this reading "A westerly wind and a cloudy sky, Proclaim it a hunting morning," Sang some one of the merry sportsmen, as the dogs were loosed in a gently rolling field, where, on one hand, the stiff, straggling rows of dry cotton stalks ran down to the river bank, and on the other a dreary fallow plat, overgrown with yellow sedge and clumps of bushes, spread away to a dense wood.
