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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 Although flowers lacked, the leaves of the live oaks held their perennial course unchanged, the heavy pendants of the Spanish moss aiding them against the rays of a sun still ardent.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Although flowers lacked, the leaves of the live oaks held their perennial course unchanged, the heavy pendants of the Spanish moss aiding them against the rays of a sun still ardent.
aiding
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From this reading Although flowers lacked, the leaves of the live oaks held their perennial course unchanged, the heavy pendants of the Spanish moss aiding them against the rays of a sun still ardent.
air
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From this reading The air was almost without movement, too richly languorous for any exercise—sweet, rich, mellow and golden as honey, breath of a world caring for neither past nor future.
almost
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From this reading The air was almost without movement, too richly languorous for any exercise—sweet, rich, mellow and golden as honey, breath of a world caring for neither past nor future.
also
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From this reading In the great lagoon beyond the live-oak groves countless wild fowl, also from north of thirty-six, had come below the edge of winter for their annual vacation.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although flowers lacked, the leaves of the live oaks held their perennial course unchanged, the heavy pendants of the Spanish moss aiding them against the rays of a sun still ardent.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE GREAT LODESTONE IT WAS morning of an autumn day on the old rancho of Laguna de Sol.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air was almost without movement, too richly languorous for any exercise—sweet, rich, mellow and golden as honey, breath of a world caring for neither past nor future.
annual
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From this reading In the great lagoon beyond the live-oak groves countless wild fowl, also from north of thirty-six, had come below the edge of winter for their annual vacation.
any
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From this reading The air was almost without movement, too richly languorous for any exercise—sweet, rich, mellow and golden as honey, breath of a world caring for neither past nor future.
ardent
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From this reading Although flowers lacked, the leaves of the live oaks held their perennial course unchanged, the heavy pendants of the Spanish moss aiding them against the rays of a sun still ardent.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The air was almost without movement, too richly languorous for any exercise—sweet, rich, mellow and golden as honey, breath of a world caring for neither past nor future.
autumn
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From this reading THE GREAT LODESTONE IT WAS morning of an autumn day on the old rancho of Laguna de Sol.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading In the great lagoon beyond the live-oak groves countless wild fowl, also from north of thirty-six, had come below the edge of winter for their annual vacation.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In the great lagoon beyond the live-oak groves countless wild fowl, also from north of thirty-six, had come below the edge of winter for their annual vacation.
breath
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From this reading The air was almost without movement, too richly languorous for any exercise—sweet, rich, mellow and golden as honey, breath of a world caring for neither past nor future.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
caring
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From this reading The air was almost without movement, too richly languorous for any exercise—sweet, rich, mellow and golden as honey, breath of a world caring for neither past nor future.
carpet
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From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
countless
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From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although flowers lacked, the leaves of the live oaks held their perennial course unchanged, the heavy pendants of the Spanish moss aiding them against the rays of a sun still ardent.
covered
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From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
day
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From this reading THE GREAT LODESTONE IT WAS morning of an autumn day on the old rancho of Laguna de Sol.
de
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From this reading THE GREAT LODESTONE IT WAS morning of an autumn day on the old rancho of Laguna de Sol.
edge
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From this reading In the great lagoon beyond the live-oak groves countless wild fowl, also from north of thirty-six, had come below the edge of winter for their annual vacation.
exercise
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From this reading The air was almost without movement, too richly languorous for any exercise—sweet, rich, mellow and golden as honey, breath of a world caring for neither past nor future.
field
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From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
fields
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From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
flowers
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From this reading Although flowers lacked, the leaves of the live oaks held their perennial course unchanged, the heavy pendants of the Spanish moss aiding them against the rays of a sun still ardent.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The air was almost without movement, too richly languorous for any exercise—sweet, rich, mellow and golden as honey, breath of a world caring for neither past nor future.
fowl
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From this reading In the great lagoon beyond the live-oak groves countless wild fowl, also from north of thirty-six, had come below the edge of winter for their annual vacation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the great lagoon beyond the live-oak groves countless wild fowl, also from north of thirty-six, had come below the edge of winter for their annual vacation.
future
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From this reading The air was almost without movement, too richly languorous for any exercise—sweet, rich, mellow and golden as honey, breath of a world caring for neither past nor future.
gentle
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From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
gold
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From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
golden
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From this reading The air was almost without movement, too richly languorous for any exercise—sweet, rich, mellow and golden as honey, breath of a world caring for neither past nor future.
grain
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From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
gray
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From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT LODESTONE IT WAS morning of an autumn day on the old rancho of Laguna de Sol.
groves
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From this reading In the great lagoon beyond the live-oak groves countless wild fowl, also from north of thirty-six, had come below the edge of winter for their annual vacation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
heavy
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From this reading Although flowers lacked, the leaves of the live oaks held their perennial course unchanged, the heavy pendants of the Spanish moss aiding them against the rays of a sun still ardent.
held
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From this reading Although flowers lacked, the leaves of the live oaks held their perennial course unchanged, the heavy pendants of the Spanish moss aiding them against the rays of a sun still ardent.
honey
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From this reading The air was almost without movement, too richly languorous for any exercise—sweet, rich, mellow and golden as honey, breath of a world caring for neither past nor future.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the great lagoon beyond the live-oak groves countless wild fowl, also from north of thirty-six, had come below the edge of winter for their annual vacation.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE GREAT LODESTONE IT WAS morning of an autumn day on the old rancho of Laguna de Sol.
lacked
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From this reading Although flowers lacked, the leaves of the live oaks held their perennial course unchanged, the heavy pendants of the Spanish moss aiding them against the rays of a sun still ardent.
lagoon
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From this reading In the great lagoon beyond the live-oak groves countless wild fowl, also from north of thirty-six, had come below the edge of winter for their annual vacation.
Laguna
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From this reading THE GREAT LODESTONE IT WAS morning of an autumn day on the old rancho of Laguna de Sol.
languorous
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From this reading The air was almost without movement, too richly languorous for any exercise—sweet, rich, mellow and golden as honey, breath of a world caring for neither past nor future.
larks
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From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
leaves
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From this reading Although flowers lacked, the leaves of the live oaks held their perennial course unchanged, the heavy pendants of the Spanish moss aiding them against the rays of a sun still ardent.
live
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From this reading Although flowers lacked, the leaves of the live oaks held their perennial course unchanged, the heavy pendants of the Spanish moss aiding them against the rays of a sun still ardent.
live-oak
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From this reading In the great lagoon beyond the live-oak groves countless wild fowl, also from north of thirty-six, had come below the edge of winter for their annual vacation.
LODESTONE
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From this reading THE GREAT LODESTONE IT WAS morning of an autumn day on the old rancho of Laguna de Sol.
mellow
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From this reading The air was almost without movement, too richly languorous for any exercise—sweet, rich, mellow and golden as honey, breath of a world caring for neither past nor future.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT LODESTONE IT WAS morning of an autumn day on the old rancho of Laguna de Sol.
moss
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From this reading Although flowers lacked, the leaves of the live oaks held their perennial course unchanged, the heavy pendants of the Spanish moss aiding them against the rays of a sun still ardent.
movement
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From this reading The air was almost without movement, too richly languorous for any exercise—sweet, rich, mellow and golden as honey, breath of a world caring for neither past nor future.
moving
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From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The air was almost without movement, too richly languorous for any exercise—sweet, rich, mellow and golden as honey, breath of a world caring for neither past nor future.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The air was almost without movement, too richly languorous for any exercise—sweet, rich, mellow and golden as honey, breath of a world caring for neither past nor future.
north
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From this reading In the great lagoon beyond the live-oak groves countless wild fowl, also from north of thirty-six, had come below the edge of winter for their annual vacation.
now
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From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
oaks
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From this reading Although flowers lacked, the leaves of the live oaks held their perennial course unchanged, the heavy pendants of the Spanish moss aiding them against the rays of a sun still ardent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GREAT LODESTONE IT WAS morning of an autumn day on the old rancho of Laguna de Sol.
old
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From this reading THE GREAT LODESTONE IT WAS morning of an autumn day on the old rancho of Laguna de Sol.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE GREAT LODESTONE IT WAS morning of an autumn day on the old rancho of Laguna de Sol.
past
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From this reading The air was almost without movement, too richly languorous for any exercise—sweet, rich, mellow and golden as honey, breath of a world caring for neither past nor future.
pendants
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From this reading Although flowers lacked, the leaves of the live oaks held their perennial course unchanged, the heavy pendants of the Spanish moss aiding them against the rays of a sun still ardent.
perennial
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From this reading Although flowers lacked, the leaves of the live oaks held their perennial course unchanged, the heavy pendants of the Spanish moss aiding them against the rays of a sun still ardent.
placid
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From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
rancho
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From this reading THE GREAT LODESTONE IT WAS morning of an autumn day on the old rancho of Laguna de Sol.
rays
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From this reading Although flowers lacked, the leaves of the live oaks held their perennial course unchanged, the heavy pendants of the Spanish moss aiding them against the rays of a sun still ardent.
region
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From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
rich
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From this reading The air was almost without movement, too richly languorous for any exercise—sweet, rich, mellow and golden as honey, breath of a world caring for neither past nor future.
richly
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From this reading The air was almost without movement, too richly languorous for any exercise—sweet, rich, mellow and golden as honey, breath of a world caring for neither past nor future.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
Sol
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From this reading THE GREAT LODESTONE IT WAS morning of an autumn day on the old rancho of Laguna de Sol.
Spanish
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From this reading Although flowers lacked, the leaves of the live oaks held their perennial course unchanged, the heavy pendants of the Spanish moss aiding them against the rays of a sun still ardent.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although flowers lacked, the leaves of the live oaks held their perennial course unchanged, the heavy pendants of the Spanish moss aiding them against the rays of a sun still ardent.
sun
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From this reading Although flowers lacked, the leaves of the live oaks held their perennial course unchanged, the heavy pendants of the Spanish moss aiding them against the rays of a sun still ardent.
surface
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From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
sweet
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From this reading The air was almost without movement, too richly languorous for any exercise—sweet, rich, mellow and golden as honey, breath of a world caring for neither past nor future.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT LODESTONE IT WAS morning of an autumn day on the old rancho of Laguna de Sol.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Although flowers lacked, the leaves of the live oaks held their perennial course unchanged, the heavy pendants of the Spanish moss aiding them against the rays of a sun still ardent.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Although flowers lacked, the leaves of the live oaks held their perennial course unchanged, the heavy pendants of the Spanish moss aiding them against the rays of a sun still ardent.
thirty-six
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From this reading In the great lagoon beyond the live-oak groves countless wild fowl, also from north of thirty-six, had come below the edge of winter for their annual vacation.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
too
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From this reading The air was almost without movement, too richly languorous for any exercise—sweet, rich, mellow and golden as honey, breath of a world caring for neither past nor future.
unchanged
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From this reading Although flowers lacked, the leaves of the live oaks held their perennial course unchanged, the heavy pendants of the Spanish moss aiding them against the rays of a sun still ardent.
vacation
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From this reading In the great lagoon beyond the live-oak groves countless wild fowl, also from north of thirty-six, had come below the edge of winter for their annual vacation.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GREAT LODESTONE IT WAS morning of an autumn day on the old rancho of Laguna de Sol.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
wild
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From this reading In the great lagoon beyond the live-oak groves countless wild fowl, also from north of thirty-six, had come below the edge of winter for their annual vacation.
winter
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From this reading In the great lagoon beyond the live-oak groves countless wild fowl, also from north of thirty-six, had come below the edge of winter for their annual vacation.
wintering
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From this reading The surface of the placid fields where grain had been now seemed as though covered by a moving carpet of gray and gold—countless field larks, come to this gentle region for their wintering.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The air was almost without movement, too richly languorous for any exercise—sweet, rich, mellow and golden as honey, breath of a world caring for neither past nor future.
world
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From this reading The air was almost without movement, too richly languorous for any exercise—sweet, rich, mellow and golden as honey, breath of a world caring for neither past nor future.
