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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 In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The sun which had been shining with cloudless brilliancy throughout the day shed the rich glow of its level beams across the Via Sacra or Appian way.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
Anna
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From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
Appian
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From this reading The sun which had been shining with cloudless brilliancy throughout the day shed the rich glow of its level beams across the Via Sacra or Appian way.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
atmosphere
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
azure
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
beams
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From this reading The sun which had been shining with cloudless brilliancy throughout the day shed the rich glow of its level beams across the Via Sacra or Appian way.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The sun which had been shining with cloudless brilliancy throughout the day shed the rich glow of its level beams across the Via Sacra or Appian way.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
blue
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
brilliancy
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From this reading The sun which had been shining with cloudless brilliancy throughout the day shed the rich glow of its level beams across the Via Sacra or Appian way.
brush
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From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
cannot
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From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
Christian's
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From this reading Surely the gates of heaven--the heaven of the Christian’s hope--might well be there.”
city
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From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
clear
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
clearest
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
cloudless
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From this reading The sun which had been shining with cloudless brilliancy throughout the day shed the rich glow of its level beams across the Via Sacra or Appian way.
clouds
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
daffodil
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
day
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From this reading The sun which had been shining with cloudless brilliancy throughout the day shed the rich glow of its level beams across the Via Sacra or Appian way.
defined
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
depths
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
described
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From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
flaming
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
floated
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
gates
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From this reading Surely the gates of heaven--the heaven of the Christian’s hope--might well be there.”
gazed
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From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
glass
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From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
glorious
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From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
glow
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From this reading The sun which had been shining with cloudless brilliancy throughout the day shed the rich glow of its level beams across the Via Sacra or Appian way.
gold
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
grandeur
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From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun which had been shining with cloudless brilliancy throughout the day shed the rich glow of its level beams across the Via Sacra or Appian way.
heaven
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From this reading Surely the gates of heaven--the heaven of the Christian’s hope--might well be there.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
hope
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From this reading Surely the gates of heaven--the heaven of the Christian’s hope--might well be there.”
horizon
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun which had been shining with cloudless brilliancy throughout the day shed the rich glow of its level beams across the Via Sacra or Appian way.
level
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From this reading The sun which had been shining with cloudless brilliancy throughout the day shed the rich glow of its level beams across the Via Sacra or Appian way.
lines
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
lips
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From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
low
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From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Surely the gates of heaven--the heaven of the Christian’s hope--might well be there.”
mingled
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
monument
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
moved
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From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun which had been shining with cloudless brilliancy throughout the day shed the rich glow of its level beams across the Via Sacra or Appian way.
opal
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The sun which had been shining with cloudless brilliancy throughout the day shed the rich glow of its level beams across the Via Sacra or Appian way.
orange
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
out
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
pageantry
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From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
paint
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From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
pen
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From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
rich
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From this reading The sun which had been shining with cloudless brilliancy throughout the day shed the rich glow of its level beams across the Via Sacra or Appian way.
Roman
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From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
rose-coloured
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
Sacra
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From this reading The sun which had been shining with cloudless brilliancy throughout the day shed the rich glow of its level beams across the Via Sacra or Appian way.
saffron
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
seen
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From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
shaded
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
shed
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From this reading The sun which had been shining with cloudless brilliancy throughout the day shed the rich glow of its level beams across the Via Sacra or Appian way.
shining
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From this reading The sun which had been shining with cloudless brilliancy throughout the day shed the rich glow of its level beams across the Via Sacra or Appian way.
sky
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
stately
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
statue
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
street
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From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
sun
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From this reading The sun which had been shining with cloudless brilliancy throughout the day shed the rich glow of its level beams across the Via Sacra or Appian way.
SUNSET
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From this reading SUNSET.
Surely
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From this reading Surely the gates of heaven--the heaven of the Christian’s hope--might well be there.”
tenderest
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun which had been shining with cloudless brilliancy throughout the day shed the rich glow of its level beams across the Via Sacra or Appian way.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
there
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From this reading Surely the gates of heaven--the heaven of the Christian’s hope--might well be there.”
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The sun which had been shining with cloudless brilliancy throughout the day shed the rich glow of its level beams across the Via Sacra or Appian way.
tinged
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
transparency
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
transparent
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
ViaprepositionUS /ˈvaɪə/
by way of; passing through
From this reading The sun which had been shining with cloudless brilliancy throughout the day shed the rich glow of its level beams across the Via Sacra or Appian way.
violet
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From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
voice
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From this reading The grandeur of a Roman sunset must be seen, and cannot be described--no pen or brush can paint it; and as Anna gazed at the glorious pageantry before her, her lips moved as she repeated in a low voice-- “The street of the city is gold, as it were transparent glass.
way
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From this reading The sun which had been shining with cloudless brilliancy throughout the day shed the rich glow of its level beams across the Via Sacra or Appian way.
well
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From this reading Surely the gates of heaven--the heaven of the Christian’s hope--might well be there.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In the clear transparent atmosphere, every monument and every stately statue stood out sharply defined against the sky--a sky of clearest azure, except at the horizon, where lines of violet and rose-coloured clouds, tinged with gold, floated in saffron depths, which were shaded into flaming orange below them, and to the tenderest daffodil as it mingled in opal transparency with the blue canopy above.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sun which had been shining with cloudless brilliancy throughout the day shed the rich glow of its level beams across the Via Sacra or Appian way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sun which had been shining with cloudless brilliancy throughout the day shed the rich glow of its level beams across the Via Sacra or Appian way.
