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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 Over all settled the requiem haze of the dead summer, blurring the Notch and softening Moose Hillock to a film of gray against the pale sky.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Over all settled the requiem haze of the dead summer, blurring the Notch and softening Moose Hillock to a film of gray against the pale sky.
all
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From this reading Over all settled the requiem haze of the dead summer, blurring the Notch and softening Moose Hillock to a film of gray against the pale sky.
AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along the leaf-strewn roads the sumach blazed scarlet, and over the rude stone fences blood-red lines of fire followed the trend of leaf and vine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TAFT'S FRONT PORCH The autumn fires were being kindled on the mountains--fires of maple, oak, and birch.
apples
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From this reading Golden pumpkins lay in the furrows of the corn; showers of apples carpeted the grass of the orchards; the crows in straight lines, and the busy squirrels worked from dawn till dark.
autumn
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From this reading TAFT'S FRONT PORCH The autumn fires were being kindled on the mountains--fires of maple, oak, and birch.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading TAFT'S FRONT PORCH The autumn fires were being kindled on the mountains--fires of maple, oak, and birch.
birch
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From this reading TAFT'S FRONT PORCH The autumn fires were being kindled on the mountains--fires of maple, oak, and birch.
blazed
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From this reading Along the leaf-strewn roads the sumach blazed scarlet, and over the rude stone fences blood-red lines of fire followed the trend of leaf and vine.
blood-red
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From this reading Along the leaf-strewn roads the sumach blazed scarlet, and over the rude stone fences blood-red lines of fire followed the trend of leaf and vine.
blurring
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From this reading Over all settled the requiem haze of the dead summer, blurring the Notch and softening Moose Hillock to a film of gray against the pale sky.
busy
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From this reading Golden pumpkins lay in the furrows of the corn; showers of apples carpeted the grass of the orchards; the crows in straight lines, and the busy squirrels worked from dawn till dark.
carpeted
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From this reading Golden pumpkins lay in the furrows of the corn; showers of apples carpeted the grass of the orchards; the crows in straight lines, and the busy squirrels worked from dawn till dark.
corn
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From this reading Golden pumpkins lay in the furrows of the corn; showers of apples carpeted the grass of the orchards; the crows in straight lines, and the busy squirrels worked from dawn till dark.
crows
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From this reading Golden pumpkins lay in the furrows of the corn; showers of apples carpeted the grass of the orchards; the crows in straight lines, and the busy squirrels worked from dawn till dark.
dark
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From this reading Golden pumpkins lay in the furrows of the corn; showers of apples carpeted the grass of the orchards; the crows in straight lines, and the busy squirrels worked from dawn till dark.
dawn
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From this reading Golden pumpkins lay in the furrows of the corn; showers of apples carpeted the grass of the orchards; the crows in straight lines, and the busy squirrels worked from dawn till dark.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over all settled the requiem haze of the dead summer, blurring the Notch and softening Moose Hillock to a film of gray against the pale sky.
fences
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From this reading Along the leaf-strewn roads the sumach blazed scarlet, and over the rude stone fences blood-red lines of fire followed the trend of leaf and vine.
film
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From this reading Over all settled the requiem haze of the dead summer, blurring the Notch and softening Moose Hillock to a film of gray against the pale sky.
fire
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From this reading Along the leaf-strewn roads the sumach blazed scarlet, and over the rude stone fences blood-red lines of fire followed the trend of leaf and vine.
fires
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From this reading TAFT'S FRONT PORCH The autumn fires were being kindled on the mountains--fires of maple, oak, and birch.
followed
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From this reading Along the leaf-strewn roads the sumach blazed scarlet, and over the rude stone fences blood-red lines of fire followed the trend of leaf and vine.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Golden pumpkins lay in the furrows of the corn; showers of apples carpeted the grass of the orchards; the crows in straight lines, and the busy squirrels worked from dawn till dark.
FRONT
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From this reading TAFT'S FRONT PORCH The autumn fires were being kindled on the mountains--fires of maple, oak, and birch.
furrows
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From this reading Golden pumpkins lay in the furrows of the corn; showers of apples carpeted the grass of the orchards; the crows in straight lines, and the busy squirrels worked from dawn till dark.
Golden
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From this reading Golden pumpkins lay in the furrows of the corn; showers of apples carpeted the grass of the orchards; the crows in straight lines, and the busy squirrels worked from dawn till dark.
grass
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From this reading Golden pumpkins lay in the furrows of the corn; showers of apples carpeted the grass of the orchards; the crows in straight lines, and the busy squirrels worked from dawn till dark.
gray
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From this reading Over all settled the requiem haze of the dead summer, blurring the Notch and softening Moose Hillock to a film of gray against the pale sky.
haze
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From this reading Over all settled the requiem haze of the dead summer, blurring the Notch and softening Moose Hillock to a film of gray against the pale sky.
Hillock
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From this reading Over all settled the requiem haze of the dead summer, blurring the Notch and softening Moose Hillock to a film of gray against the pale sky.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Golden pumpkins lay in the furrows of the corn; showers of apples carpeted the grass of the orchards; the crows in straight lines, and the busy squirrels worked from dawn till dark.
kindled
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From this reading TAFT'S FRONT PORCH The autumn fires were being kindled on the mountains--fires of maple, oak, and birch.
lay
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From this reading Golden pumpkins lay in the furrows of the corn; showers of apples carpeted the grass of the orchards; the crows in straight lines, and the busy squirrels worked from dawn till dark.
leaf
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From this reading Along the leaf-strewn roads the sumach blazed scarlet, and over the rude stone fences blood-red lines of fire followed the trend of leaf and vine.
leaf-strewn
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From this reading Along the leaf-strewn roads the sumach blazed scarlet, and over the rude stone fences blood-red lines of fire followed the trend of leaf and vine.
lines
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From this reading Along the leaf-strewn roads the sumach blazed scarlet, and over the rude stone fences blood-red lines of fire followed the trend of leaf and vine.
maple
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From this reading TAFT'S FRONT PORCH The autumn fires were being kindled on the mountains--fires of maple, oak, and birch.
Moose
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From this reading Over all settled the requiem haze of the dead summer, blurring the Notch and softening Moose Hillock to a film of gray against the pale sky.
mountains
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From this reading TAFT'S FRONT PORCH The autumn fires were being kindled on the mountains--fires of maple, oak, and birch.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
Notch
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From this reading Over all settled the requiem haze of the dead summer, blurring the Notch and softening Moose Hillock to a film of gray against the pale sky.
oak
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From this reading TAFT'S FRONT PORCH The autumn fires were being kindled on the mountains--fires of maple, oak, and birch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TAFT'S FRONT PORCH The autumn fires were being kindled on the mountains--fires of maple, oak, and birch.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TAFT'S FRONT PORCH The autumn fires were being kindled on the mountains--fires of maple, oak, and birch.
orchards
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From this reading Golden pumpkins lay in the furrows of the corn; showers of apples carpeted the grass of the orchards; the crows in straight lines, and the busy squirrels worked from dawn till dark.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Along the leaf-strewn roads the sumach blazed scarlet, and over the rude stone fences blood-red lines of fire followed the trend of leaf and vine.
pale
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From this reading Over all settled the requiem haze of the dead summer, blurring the Notch and softening Moose Hillock to a film of gray against the pale sky.
PORCH
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From this reading TAFT'S FRONT PORCH The autumn fires were being kindled on the mountains--fires of maple, oak, and birch.
pumpkins
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From this reading Golden pumpkins lay in the furrows of the corn; showers of apples carpeted the grass of the orchards; the crows in straight lines, and the busy squirrels worked from dawn till dark.
requiem
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From this reading Over all settled the requiem haze of the dead summer, blurring the Notch and softening Moose Hillock to a film of gray against the pale sky.
roads
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From this reading Along the leaf-strewn roads the sumach blazed scarlet, and over the rude stone fences blood-red lines of fire followed the trend of leaf and vine.
rude
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From this reading Along the leaf-strewn roads the sumach blazed scarlet, and over the rude stone fences blood-red lines of fire followed the trend of leaf and vine.
scarlet
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From this reading Along the leaf-strewn roads the sumach blazed scarlet, and over the rude stone fences blood-red lines of fire followed the trend of leaf and vine.
settled
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From this reading Over all settled the requiem haze of the dead summer, blurring the Notch and softening Moose Hillock to a film of gray against the pale sky.
showers
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From this reading Golden pumpkins lay in the furrows of the corn; showers of apples carpeted the grass of the orchards; the crows in straight lines, and the busy squirrels worked from dawn till dark.
sky
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From this reading Over all settled the requiem haze of the dead summer, blurring the Notch and softening Moose Hillock to a film of gray against the pale sky.
softening
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From this reading Over all settled the requiem haze of the dead summer, blurring the Notch and softening Moose Hillock to a film of gray against the pale sky.
squirrels
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From this reading Golden pumpkins lay in the furrows of the corn; showers of apples carpeted the grass of the orchards; the crows in straight lines, and the busy squirrels worked from dawn till dark.
stone
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From this reading Along the leaf-strewn roads the sumach blazed scarlet, and over the rude stone fences blood-red lines of fire followed the trend of leaf and vine.
straight
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From this reading Golden pumpkins lay in the furrows of the corn; showers of apples carpeted the grass of the orchards; the crows in straight lines, and the busy squirrels worked from dawn till dark.
sumach
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From this reading Along the leaf-strewn roads the sumach blazed scarlet, and over the rude stone fences blood-red lines of fire followed the trend of leaf and vine.
summer
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From this reading Over all settled the requiem haze of the dead summer, blurring the Notch and softening Moose Hillock to a film of gray against the pale sky.
TAFT'S
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From this reading TAFT'S FRONT PORCH The autumn fires were being kindled on the mountains--fires of maple, oak, and birch.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TAFT'S FRONT PORCH The autumn fires were being kindled on the mountains--fires of maple, oak, and birch.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Golden pumpkins lay in the furrows of the corn; showers of apples carpeted the grass of the orchards; the crows in straight lines, and the busy squirrels worked from dawn till dark.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Over all settled the requiem haze of the dead summer, blurring the Notch and softening Moose Hillock to a film of gray against the pale sky.
trend
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From this reading Along the leaf-strewn roads the sumach blazed scarlet, and over the rude stone fences blood-red lines of fire followed the trend of leaf and vine.
vine
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From this reading Along the leaf-strewn roads the sumach blazed scarlet, and over the rude stone fences blood-red lines of fire followed the trend of leaf and vine.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading TAFT'S FRONT PORCH The autumn fires were being kindled on the mountains--fires of maple, oak, and birch.
worked
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From this reading Golden pumpkins lay in the furrows of the corn; showers of apples carpeted the grass of the orchards; the crows in straight lines, and the busy squirrels worked from dawn till dark.
