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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 From the tobacco fields floated the notes of a monotonous many-versed chant, and a soft, uninterrupted cooing came from the dove cot.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Down in the garden the bees droned in the vines, and on the steps the flies buzzed undisturbed about the sleeping hounds.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above the long, deserted wharf and the green velvet of the marshes quivered the heated air, while to look upon the water was like gazing too closely at blue flame.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
air
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From this reading Above the long, deserted wharf and the green velvet of the marshes quivered the heated air, while to look upon the water was like gazing too closely at blue flame.
all
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From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Above the long, deserted wharf and the green velvet of the marshes quivered the heated air, while to look upon the water was like gazing too closely at blue flame.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
bees
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From this reading Down in the garden the bees droned in the vines, and on the steps the flies buzzed undisturbed about the sleeping hounds.
bloom
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From this reading The odor of rose and honeysuckle was drowned in the heavy cloying sweetness of the pendant masses of locust bloom.
blue
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From this reading Above the long, deserted wharf and the green velvet of the marshes quivered the heated air, while to look upon the water was like gazing too closely at blue flame.
buzzed
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From this reading Down in the garden the bees droned in the vines, and on the steps the flies buzzed undisturbed about the sleeping hounds.
came
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From this reading From the tobacco fields floated the notes of a monotonous many-versed chant, and a soft, uninterrupted cooing came from the dove cot.
CARGO
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From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
chant
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From this reading From the tobacco fields floated the notes of a monotonous many-versed chant, and a soft, uninterrupted cooing came from the dove cot.
closely
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From this reading Above the long, deserted wharf and the green velvet of the marshes quivered the heated air, while to look upon the water was like gazing too closely at blue flame.
cloying
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From this reading The odor of rose and honeysuckle was drowned in the heavy cloying sweetness of the pendant masses of locust bloom.
cooing
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From this reading From the tobacco fields floated the notes of a monotonous many-versed chant, and a soft, uninterrupted cooing came from the dove cot.
cot
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From this reading From the tobacco fields floated the notes of a monotonous many-versed chant, and a soft, uninterrupted cooing came from the dove cot.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Above the long, deserted wharf and the green velvet of the marshes quivered the heated air, while to look upon the water was like gazing too closely at blue flame.
dove
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From this reading From the tobacco fields floated the notes of a monotonous many-versed chant, and a soft, uninterrupted cooing came from the dove cot.
Down
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From this reading Down in the garden the bees droned in the vines, and on the steps the flies buzzed undisturbed about the sleeping hounds.
droned
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From this reading Down in the garden the bees droned in the vines, and on the steps the flies buzzed undisturbed about the sleeping hounds.
drooped
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drowned
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From this reading The odor of rose and honeysuckle was drowned in the heavy cloying sweetness of the pendant masses of locust bloom.
eye
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From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
fields
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From this reading From the tobacco fields floated the notes of a monotonous many-versed chant, and a soft, uninterrupted cooing came from the dove cot.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Above the long, deserted wharf and the green velvet of the marshes quivered the heated air, while to look upon the water was like gazing too closely at blue flame.
flies
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From this reading Down in the garden the bees droned in the vines, and on the steps the flies buzzed undisturbed about the sleeping hounds.
floated
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From this reading From the tobacco fields floated the notes of a monotonous many-versed chant, and a soft, uninterrupted cooing came from the dove cot.
flowers
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From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the tobacco fields floated the notes of a monotonous many-versed chant, and a soft, uninterrupted cooing came from the dove cot.
garden
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From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
gazing
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From this reading Above the long, deserted wharf and the green velvet of the marshes quivered the heated air, while to look upon the water was like gazing too closely at blue flame.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
green
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From this reading Above the long, deserted wharf and the green velvet of the marshes quivered the heated air, while to look upon the water was like gazing too closely at blue flame.
heated
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From this reading Above the long, deserted wharf and the green velvet of the marshes quivered the heated air, while to look upon the water was like gazing too closely at blue flame.
heavy
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From this reading The odor of rose and honeysuckle was drowned in the heavy cloying sweetness of the pendant masses of locust bloom.
honeysuckle
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From this reading The odor of rose and honeysuckle was drowned in the heavy cloying sweetness of the pendant masses of locust bloom.
hot
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From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
hounds
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From this reading Down in the garden the bees droned in the vines, and on the steps the flies buzzed undisturbed about the sleeping hounds.
house
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From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
hurt
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From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The odor of rose and honeysuckle was drowned in the heavy cloying sweetness of the pendant masses of locust bloom.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
lay
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From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
leaves
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like
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From this reading Above the long, deserted wharf and the green velvet of the marshes quivered the heated air, while to look upon the water was like gazing too closely at blue flame.
locust
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From this reading The odor of rose and honeysuckle was drowned in the heavy cloying sweetness of the pendant masses of locust bloom.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Above the long, deserted wharf and the green velvet of the marshes quivered the heated air, while to look upon the water was like gazing too closely at blue flame.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Above the long, deserted wharf and the green velvet of the marshes quivered the heated air, while to look upon the water was like gazing too closely at blue flame.
Manor
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From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
many-versed
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From this reading From the tobacco fields floated the notes of a monotonous many-versed chant, and a soft, uninterrupted cooing came from the dove cot.
marshes
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From this reading Above the long, deserted wharf and the green velvet of the marshes quivered the heated air, while to look upon the water was like gazing too closely at blue flame.
masses
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From this reading The odor of rose and honeysuckle was drowned in the heavy cloying sweetness of the pendant masses of locust bloom.
monotonous
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From this reading From the tobacco fields floated the notes of a monotonous many-versed chant, and a soft, uninterrupted cooing came from the dove cot.
motionless
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From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
notes
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From this reading From the tobacco fields floated the notes of a monotonous many-versed chant, and a soft, uninterrupted cooing came from the dove cot.
odor
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From this reading The odor of rose and honeysuckle was drowned in the heavy cloying sweetness of the pendant masses of locust bloom.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Down in the garden the bees droned in the vines, and on the steps the flies buzzed undisturbed about the sleeping hounds.
paths
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From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
pendant
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From this reading The odor of rose and honeysuckle was drowned in the heavy cloying sweetness of the pendant masses of locust bloom.
quivered
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From this reading Above the long, deserted wharf and the green velvet of the marshes quivered the heated air, while to look upon the water was like gazing too closely at blue flame.
red
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From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
rose
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From this reading The odor of rose and honeysuckle was drowned in the heavy cloying sweetness of the pendant masses of locust bloom.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
sleeping
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From this reading Down in the garden the bees droned in the vines, and on the steps the flies buzzed undisturbed about the sleeping hounds.
soft
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From this reading From the tobacco fields floated the notes of a monotonous many-versed chant, and a soft, uninterrupted cooing came from the dove cot.
steps
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From this reading Down in the garden the bees droned in the vines, and on the steps the flies buzzed undisturbed about the sleeping hounds.
sunshine
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From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
sweetness
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From this reading The odor of rose and honeysuckle was drowned in the heavy cloying sweetness of the pendant masses of locust bloom.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From the tobacco fields floated the notes of a monotonous many-versed chant, and a soft, uninterrupted cooing came from the dove cot.
too
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From this reading Above the long, deserted wharf and the green velvet of the marshes quivered the heated air, while to look upon the water was like gazing too closely at blue flame.
undisturbed
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From this reading Down in the garden the bees droned in the vines, and on the steps the flies buzzed undisturbed about the sleeping hounds.
uninterrupted
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From this reading From the tobacco fields floated the notes of a monotonous many-versed chant, and a soft, uninterrupted cooing came from the dove cot.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
velvet
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Verney
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From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
vines
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From this reading Down in the garden the bees droned in the vines, and on the steps the flies buzzed undisturbed about the sleeping hounds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The odor of rose and honeysuckle was drowned in the heavy cloying sweetness of the pendant masses of locust bloom.
water
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From this reading Above the long, deserted wharf and the green velvet of the marshes quivered the heated air, while to look upon the water was like gazing too closely at blue flame.
wharf
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From this reading Above the long, deserted wharf and the green velvet of the marshes quivered the heated air, while to look upon the water was like gazing too closely at blue flame.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Above the long, deserted wharf and the green velvet of the marshes quivered the heated air, while to look upon the water was like gazing too closely at blue flame.
white
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From this reading ITS CARGO The afternoon sunshine lay hot upon the house and garden of Verney Manor--the leaves drooped motionless, the glare of the white paths hurt the eye, the flowers seemed all to be red.
