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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 As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading During the first three months her tardiness on these occasions ranged between three-quarters of an hour and two hours.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the first three months her tardiness on these occasions ranged between three-quarters of an hour and two hours.
appointments
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From this reading NEW HOPES Until the setting in of winter she was pretty faithful to their appointments; faithful, but not punctual.
arranged
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
atmosphere
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
autumnal
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From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
await
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From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
balsamic
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
bed
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
beds
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading During the first three months her tardiness on these occasions ranged between three-quarters of an hour and two hours.
bright
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
built
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From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading NEW HOPES Until the setting in of winter she was pretty faithful to their appointments; faithful, but not punctual.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
caused
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From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
changing
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
chrysanthemums
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
cold
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From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
color
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
combinations
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
compelled
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From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
composed
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
constantly
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
covered
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From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
cross
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
decaying
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
delicate
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
devised
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
door
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the first three months her tardiness on these occasions ranged between three-quarters of an hour and two hours.
dying
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
exhaling
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading NEW HOPES Until the setting in of winter she was pretty faithful to their appointments; faithful, but not punctual.
feet
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From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
filled
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the first three months her tardiness on these occasions ranged between three-quarters of an hour and two hours.
flowers
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
flowery
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
front
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
garden
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From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
gardener
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
gate
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From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
genius
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
grave
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
head
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From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
heavy
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading During the first three months her tardiness on these occasions ranged between three-quarters of an hour and two hours.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
HOPES
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From this reading NEW HOPES Until the setting in of winter she was pretty faithful to their appointments; faithful, but not punctual.
hour
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From this reading During the first three months her tardiness on these occasions ranged between three-quarters of an hour and two hours.
hours
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From this reading During the first three months her tardiness on these occasions ranged between three-quarters of an hour and two hours.
house
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NEW HOPES Until the setting in of winter she was pretty faithful to their appointments; faithful, but not punctual.
inclosed
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From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
inventive
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
leaves
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
like
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
lost
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
Maltese
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
Mariolle
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From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
masses
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
melancholy
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
met
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From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
moist
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
months
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From this reading During the first three months her tardiness on these occasions ranged between three-quarters of an hour and two hours.
mud
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From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
NEW
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From this reading NEW HOPES Until the setting in of winter she was pretty faithful to their appointments; faithful, but not punctual.
noble
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NEW HOPES Until the setting in of winter she was pretty faithful to their appointments; faithful, but not punctual.
now
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
occasions
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From this reading During the first three months her tardiness on these occasions ranged between three-quarters of an hour and two hours.
odor
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEW HOPES Until the setting in of winter she was pretty faithful to their appointments; faithful, but not punctual.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading During the first three months her tardiness on these occasions ranged between three-quarters of an hour and two hours.
other
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
pass
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
penetrating
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
perfume
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
pink
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
place
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
plants
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
pretty
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From this reading NEW HOPES Until the setting in of winter she was pretty faithful to their appointments; faithful, but not punctual.
punctual
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From this reading NEW HOPES Until the setting in of winter she was pretty faithful to their appointments; faithful, but not punctual.
purple
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
rain
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
rains
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From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
ranged
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From this reading During the first three months her tardiness on these occasions ranged between three-quarters of an hour and two hours.
rarer
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
reflection
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
remind
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
roses
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
saddening
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
setting
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From this reading NEW HOPES Until the setting in of winter she was pretty faithful to their appointments; faithful, but not punctual.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NEW HOPES Until the setting in of winter she was pretty faithful to their appointments; faithful, but not punctual.
shivering
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From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
sort
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From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
summer-house
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From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
tardiness
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From this reading During the first three months her tardiness on these occasions ranged between three-quarters of an hour and two hours.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEW HOPES Until the setting in of winter she was pretty faithful to their appointments; faithful, but not punctual.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading NEW HOPES Until the setting in of winter she was pretty faithful to their appointments; faithful, but not punctual.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading During the first three months her tardiness on these occasions ranged between three-quarters of an hour and two hours.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
three
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From this reading During the first three months her tardiness on these occasions ranged between three-quarters of an hour and two hours.
three-quarters
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From this reading During the first three months her tardiness on these occasions ranged between three-quarters of an hour and two hours.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NEW HOPES Until the setting in of winter she was pretty faithful to their appointments; faithful, but not punctual.
trees
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
two
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From this reading During the first three months her tardiness on these occasions ranged between three-quarters of an hour and two hours.
umbrella
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From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading NEW HOPES Until the setting in of winter she was pretty faithful to their appointments; faithful, but not punctual.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
varieties
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
verdure
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
very
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From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
vestibule
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From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
violet
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NEW HOPES Until the setting in of winter she was pretty faithful to their appointments; faithful, but not punctual.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
white
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
winter
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From this reading NEW HOPES Until the setting in of winter she was pretty faithful to their appointments; faithful, but not punctual.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As the autumnal rains compelled Mariolle to await her behind the garden gate with an umbrella over his head, shivering, with his feet in the mud, he caused a sort of little summer-house to be built, a covered and inclosed vestibule behind the gate, so that he might not take cold every time they met.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In front of the door of the little house the inventive genius of the gardener had devised a great Maltese cross, composed of rarer plants arranged in delicate combinations of color, and Mariolle could never pass this bed, bright with new and constantly changing varieties, without the melancholy reflection that this flowery cross was very like a grave.
year
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
yellow
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From this reading The trees had lost their verdure, and in the place of the roses and other flowers the beds were now filled with great masses of white, pink, violet, purple, and yellow chrysanthemums, exhaling their penetrating, balsamic perfume--the saddening perfume by which these noble flowers remind us of the dying year--upon the moist atmosphere, heavy with the odor of the rain upon the decaying leaves.
