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4th
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From this reading The morning of the 4th of June dawned in all the beauty of the month.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
absent
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From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
all
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From this reading The morning of the 4th of June dawned in all the beauty of the month.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From the flat green meadows a gauze-like haze was exhaled by the sun, in whose beams, the myriad windows of the city and the clocks of its churches were glittering as if illuminated for a festival.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
beams
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From this reading From the flat green meadows a gauze-like haze was exhaled by the sun, in whose beams, the myriad windows of the city and the clocks of its churches were glittering as if illuminated for a festival.
beauty
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From this reading The morning of the 4th of June dawned in all the beauty of the month.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
brilliantly
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From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From the flat green meadows a gauze-like haze was exhaled by the sun, in whose beams, the myriad windows of the city and the clocks of its churches were glittering as if illuminated for a festival.
came
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From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
churches
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From this reading From the flat green meadows a gauze-like haze was exhaled by the sun, in whose beams, the myriad windows of the city and the clocks of its churches were glittering as if illuminated for a festival.
city
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From this reading From the flat green meadows a gauze-like haze was exhaled by the sun, in whose beams, the myriad windows of the city and the clocks of its churches were glittering as if illuminated for a festival.
clear
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From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
clocks
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From this reading From the flat green meadows a gauze-like haze was exhaled by the sun, in whose beams, the myriad windows of the city and the clocks of its churches were glittering as if illuminated for a festival.
dawned
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From this reading The morning of the 4th of June dawned in all the beauty of the month.
day
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From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
exhaled
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From this reading From the flat green meadows a gauze-like haze was exhaled by the sun, in whose beams, the myriad windows of the city and the clocks of its churches were glittering as if illuminated for a festival.
festival
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From this reading From the flat green meadows a gauze-like haze was exhaled by the sun, in whose beams, the myriad windows of the city and the clocks of its churches were glittering as if illuminated for a festival.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
flat
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From this reading From the flat green meadows a gauze-like haze was exhaled by the sun, in whose beams, the myriad windows of the city and the clocks of its churches were glittering as if illuminated for a festival.
foliage
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From this reading The foliage of the old trees was waving on the wind.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
FRIENDS
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From this reading THE FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
gauze-like
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From this reading From the flat green meadows a gauze-like haze was exhaled by the sun, in whose beams, the myriad windows of the city and the clocks of its churches were glittering as if illuminated for a festival.
glittering
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From this reading From the flat green meadows a gauze-like haze was exhaled by the sun, in whose beams, the myriad windows of the city and the clocks of its churches were glittering as if illuminated for a festival.
green
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From this reading From the flat green meadows a gauze-like haze was exhaled by the sun, in whose beams, the myriad windows of the city and the clocks of its churches were glittering as if illuminated for a festival.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
haze
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From this reading From the flat green meadows a gauze-like haze was exhaled by the sun, in whose beams, the myriad windows of the city and the clocks of its churches were glittering as if illuminated for a festival.
heart
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From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
heavily
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From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
idea
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From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading From the flat green meadows a gauze-like haze was exhaled by the sun, in whose beams, the myriad windows of the city and the clocks of its churches were glittering as if illuminated for a festival.
illuminated
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From this reading From the flat green meadows a gauze-like haze was exhaled by the sun, in whose beams, the myriad windows of the city and the clocks of its churches were glittering as if illuminated for a festival.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The morning of the 4th of June dawned in all the beauty of the month.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading From the flat green meadows a gauze-like haze was exhaled by the sun, in whose beams, the myriad windows of the city and the clocks of its churches were glittering as if illuminated for a festival.
June
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From this reading The morning of the 4th of June dawned in all the beauty of the month.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
meadows
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From this reading From the flat green meadows a gauze-like haze was exhaled by the sun, in whose beams, the myriad windows of the city and the clocks of its churches were glittering as if illuminated for a festival.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
month
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From this reading The morning of the 4th of June dawned in all the beauty of the month.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning of the 4th of June dawned in all the beauty of the month.
mother's
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From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
myriad
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From this reading From the flat green meadows a gauze-like haze was exhaled by the sun, in whose beams, the myriad windows of the city and the clocks of its churches were glittering as if illuminated for a festival.
night
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From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE.
old
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From this reading The foliage of the old trees was waving on the wind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
PEOPLE
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From this reading THE FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE.
pressed
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From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
roof
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From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
sun
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From this reading From the flat green meadows a gauze-like haze was exhaled by the sun, in whose beams, the myriad windows of the city and the clocks of its churches were glittering as if illuminated for a festival.
terrors
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From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE.
thoughts
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From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
trees
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From this reading The foliage of the old trees was waving on the wind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The foliage of the old trees was waving on the wind.
waving
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From this reading The foliage of the old trees was waving on the wind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From the flat green meadows a gauze-like haze was exhaled by the sun, in whose beams, the myriad windows of the city and the clocks of its churches were glittering as if illuminated for a festival.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
whole
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From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading From the flat green meadows a gauze-like haze was exhaled by the sun, in whose beams, the myriad windows of the city and the clocks of its churches were glittering as if illuminated for a festival.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The foliage of the old trees was waving on the wind.
windows
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From this reading From the flat green meadows a gauze-like haze was exhaled by the sun, in whose beams, the myriad windows of the city and the clocks of its churches were glittering as if illuminated for a festival.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The day came in brilliantly and clear; but the idea pressed heavily on my heart that, for the _first_ time in my life, I had been absent a whole night from my mother's roof; and what would be her thoughts--what might her terrors be?
