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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 My position enabled me to include in a single view both the eastern and western extremities of the islet, and I observed a singularly-marked difference in their aspects.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About midway in the short vista which my dreamy vision took in, one small circular island, profusely verdured, reposed upon the bosom of the stream.
air
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From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
all
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From this reading The latter was all one radiant harem of garden beauties.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
aspects
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From this reading My position enabled me to include in a single view both the eastern and western extremities of the islet, and I observed a singularly-marked difference in their aspects.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
bank
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From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
beauties
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From this reading The latter was all one radiant harem of garden beauties.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It glowed and blushed beneath the eye of the slant sunlight, and fairly laughed with flowers.
blended
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From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
blushed
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From this reading It glowed and blushed beneath the eye of the slant sunlight, and fairly laughed with flowers.
bosom
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From this reading About midway in the short vista which my dreamy vision took in, one small circular island, profusely verdured, reposed upon the bosom of the stream.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading My position enabled me to include in a single view both the eastern and western extremities of the islet, and I observed a singularly-marked difference in their aspects.
circular
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From this reading About midway in the short vista which my dreamy vision took in, one small circular island, profusely verdured, reposed upon the bosom of the stream.
crystal
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From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
difference
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From this reading My position enabled me to include in a single view both the eastern and western extremities of the islet, and I observed a singularly-marked difference in their aspects.
dominion
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From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
dreamy
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From this reading About midway in the short vista which my dreamy vision took in, one small circular island, profusely verdured, reposed upon the bosom of the stream.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
eastern
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From this reading My position enabled me to include in a single view both the eastern and western extremities of the islet, and I observed a singularly-marked difference in their aspects.
emeraldnounUS /ˈemərəld/
a bright green precious stone
From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
enabled
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From this reading My position enabled me to include in a single view both the eastern and western extremities of the islet, and I observed a singularly-marked difference in their aspects.
extremities
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From this reading My position enabled me to include in a single view both the eastern and western extremities of the islet, and I observed a singularly-marked difference in their aspects.
eye
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From this reading It glowed and blushed beneath the eye of the slant sunlight, and fairly laughed with flowers.
fairly
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From this reading It glowed and blushed beneath the eye of the slant sunlight, and fairly laughed with flowers.
flowers
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From this reading It glowed and blushed beneath the eye of the slant sunlight, and fairly laughed with flowers.
garden
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From this reading The latter was all one radiant harem of garden beauties.
glassy
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From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
glowed
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From this reading It glowed and blushed beneath the eye of the slant sunlight, and fairly laughed with flowers.
harem
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From this reading The latter was all one radiant harem of garden beauties.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My position enabled me to include in a single view both the eastern and western extremities of the islet, and I observed a singularly-marked difference in their aspects.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About midway in the short vista which my dreamy vision took in, one small circular island, profusely verdured, reposed upon the bosom of the stream.
include
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From this reading My position enabled me to include in a single view both the eastern and western extremities of the islet, and I observed a singularly-marked difference in their aspects.
island
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From this reading About midway in the short vista which my dreamy vision took in, one small circular island, profusely verdured, reposed upon the bosom of the stream.
islet
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From this reading My position enabled me to include in a single view both the eastern and western extremities of the islet, and I observed a singularly-marked difference in their aspects.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
latter
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From this reading The latter was all one radiant harem of garden beauties.
laughed
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From this reading It glowed and blushed beneath the eye of the slant sunlight, and fairly laughed with flowers.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My position enabled me to include in a single view both the eastern and western extremities of the islet, and I observed a singularly-marked difference in their aspects.
midway
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From this reading About midway in the short vista which my dreamy vision took in, one small circular island, profusely verdured, reposed upon the bosom of the stream.
mirror-like
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From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading About midway in the short vista which my dreamy vision took in, one small circular island, profusely verdured, reposed upon the bosom of the stream.
observed
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From this reading My position enabled me to include in a single view both the eastern and western extremities of the islet, and I observed a singularly-marked difference in their aspects.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About midway in the short vista which my dreamy vision took in, one small circular island, profusely verdured, reposed upon the bosom of the stream.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading About midway in the short vista which my dreamy vision took in, one small circular island, profusely verdured, reposed upon the bosom of the stream.
pendulous
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From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
position
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From this reading My position enabled me to include in a single view both the eastern and western extremities of the islet, and I observed a singularly-marked difference in their aspects.
possible
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From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
profusely
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From this reading About midway in the short vista which my dreamy vision took in, one small circular island, profusely verdured, reposed upon the bosom of the stream.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading The latter was all one radiant harem of garden beauties.
reposed
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From this reading About midway in the short vista which my dreamy vision took in, one small circular island, profusely verdured, reposed upon the bosom of the stream.
say
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From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
scarcely
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From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading About midway in the short vista which my dreamy vision took in, one small circular island, profusely verdured, reposed upon the bosom of the stream.
single
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From this reading My position enabled me to include in a single view both the eastern and western extremities of the islet, and I observed a singularly-marked difference in their aspects.
singularly-marked
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From this reading My position enabled me to include in a single view both the eastern and western extremities of the islet, and I observed a singularly-marked difference in their aspects.
slant
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From this reading It glowed and blushed beneath the eye of the slant sunlight, and fairly laughed with flowers.
slope
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From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
small
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From this reading About midway in the short vista which my dreamy vision took in, one small circular island, profusely verdured, reposed upon the bosom of the stream.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
stream
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From this reading About midway in the short vista which my dreamy vision took in, one small circular island, profusely verdured, reposed upon the bosom of the stream.
sunlight
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From this reading It glowed and blushed beneath the eye of the slant sunlight, and fairly laughed with flowers.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About midway in the short vista which my dreamy vision took in, one small circular island, profusely verdured, reposed upon the bosom of the stream.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My position enabled me to include in a single view both the eastern and western extremities of the islet, and I observed a singularly-marked difference in their aspects.
there
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From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About midway in the short vista which my dreamy vision took in, one small circular island, profusely verdured, reposed upon the bosom of the stream.
turf
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From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading About midway in the short vista which my dreamy vision took in, one small circular island, profusely verdured, reposed upon the bosom of the stream.
verdured
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From this reading About midway in the short vista which my dreamy vision took in, one small circular island, profusely verdured, reposed upon the bosom of the stream.
view
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From this reading My position enabled me to include in a single view both the eastern and western extremities of the islet, and I observed a singularly-marked difference in their aspects.
vision
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From this reading About midway in the short vista which my dreamy vision took in, one small circular island, profusely verdured, reposed upon the bosom of the stream.
vista
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From this reading About midway in the short vista which my dreamy vision took in, one small circular island, profusely verdured, reposed upon the bosom of the stream.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
water
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From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
western
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From this reading My position enabled me to include in a single view both the eastern and western extremities of the islet, and I observed a singularly-marked difference in their aspects.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So blended bank and shadow there, That each seemed pendulous in air-- so mirror-like was the glassy water, that it was scarcely possible to say at what point upon the slope of the emerald turf its crystal dominion began.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading About midway in the short vista which my dreamy vision took in, one small circular island, profusely verdured, reposed upon the bosom of the stream.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It glowed and blushed beneath the eye of the slant sunlight, and fairly laughed with flowers.
