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THE CHASE The summer flamed up into sudden heat, and seared all the grasses, and cut down the timid flowers. Then gradually there came the time of shorter days and cooler nights. The grass curled tight down to the ground. The air carried a suspicion of frost upon some steel-clear mornings. The golden-backed plover had passed to the south in long, waving lines, which showed dark against the deep blue sky.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The golden-backed plover had passed to the south in long, waving lines, which showed dark against the deep blue sky.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The golden-backed plover had passed to the south in long, waving lines, which showed dark against the deep blue sky.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “Then gradually there came the time of shorter days and cooler nights.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The golden-backed plover had passed to the south in long, waving lines, which showed dark against the deep blue sky.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE CHASE The summer flamed up into sudden heat, and seared all the grasses, and cut down the timid flowers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then gradually there came the time of shorter days and cooler nights.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The air carried a suspicion of frost upon some steel-clear mornings.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The air carried a suspicion of frost upon some steel-clear mornings.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The golden-backed plover had passed to the south in long, waving lines, which showed dark against the deep blue sky.
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From this reading The air carried a suspicion of frost upon some steel-clear mornings.
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From this reading THE CHASE The summer flamed up into sudden heat, and seared all the grasses, and cut down the timid flowers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CHASE The summer flamed up into sudden heat, and seared all the grasses, and cut down the timid flowers.
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From this reading The golden-backed plover had passed to the south in long, waving lines, which showed dark against the deep blue sky.
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From this reading Then gradually there came the time of shorter days and cooler nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air carried a suspicion of frost upon some steel-clear mornings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CHASE The summer flamed up into sudden heat, and seared all the grasses, and cut down the timid flowers.
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From this reading Then gradually there came the time of shorter days and cooler nights.
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From this reading The grass curled tight down to the ground.
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From this reading THE CHASE The summer flamed up into sudden heat, and seared all the grasses, and cut down the timid flowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The golden-backed plover had passed to the south in long, waving lines, which showed dark against the deep blue sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then gradually there came the time of shorter days and cooler nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The golden-backed plover had passed to the south in long, waving lines, which showed dark against the deep blue sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CHASE The summer flamed up into sudden heat, and seared all the grasses, and cut down the timid flowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CHASE The summer flamed up into sudden heat, and seared all the grasses, and cut down the timid flowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CHASE The summer flamed up into sudden heat, and seared all the grasses, and cut down the timid flowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air carried a suspicion of frost upon some steel-clear mornings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The golden-backed plover had passed to the south in long, waving lines, which showed dark against the deep blue sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then gradually there came the time of shorter days and cooler nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The grass curled tight down to the ground.
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From this reading THE CHASE The summer flamed up into sudden heat, and seared all the grasses, and cut down the timid flowers.
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From this reading The grass curled tight down to the ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The golden-backed plover had passed to the south in long, waving lines, which showed dark against the deep blue sky.
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From this reading THE CHASE The summer flamed up into sudden heat, and seared all the grasses, and cut down the timid flowers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The golden-backed plover had passed to the south in long, waving lines, which showed dark against the deep blue sky.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE CHASE The summer flamed up into sudden heat, and seared all the grasses, and cut down the timid flowers.
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From this reading The golden-backed plover had passed to the south in long, waving lines, which showed dark against the deep blue sky.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The golden-backed plover had passed to the south in long, waving lines, which showed dark against the deep blue sky.
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From this reading The air carried a suspicion of frost upon some steel-clear mornings.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Then gradually there came the time of shorter days and cooler nights.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then gradually there came the time of shorter days and cooler nights.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The golden-backed plover had passed to the south in long, waving lines, which showed dark against the deep blue sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The golden-backed plover had passed to the south in long, waving lines, which showed dark against the deep blue sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CHASE The summer flamed up into sudden heat, and seared all the grasses, and cut down the timid flowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then gradually there came the time of shorter days and cooler nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The golden-backed plover had passed to the south in long, waving lines, which showed dark against the deep blue sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The golden-backed plover had passed to the south in long, waving lines, which showed dark against the deep blue sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air carried a suspicion of frost upon some steel-clear mornings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The golden-backed plover had passed to the south in long, waving lines, which showed dark against the deep blue sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air carried a suspicion of frost upon some steel-clear mornings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CHASE The summer flamed up into sudden heat, and seared all the grasses, and cut down the timid flowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CHASE The summer flamed up into sudden heat, and seared all the grasses, and cut down the timid flowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air carried a suspicion of frost upon some steel-clear mornings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHASE The summer flamed up into sudden heat, and seared all the grasses, and cut down the timid flowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then gradually there came the time of shorter days and cooler nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then gradually there came the time of shorter days and cooler nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The grass curled tight down to the ground.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then gradually there came the time of shorter days and cooler nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CHASE The summer flamed up into sudden heat, and seared all the grasses, and cut down the timid flowers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The grass curled tight down to the ground.
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From this reading THE CHASE The summer flamed up into sudden heat, and seared all the grasses, and cut down the timid flowers.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The air carried a suspicion of frost upon some steel-clear mornings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The golden-backed plover had passed to the south in long, waving lines, which showed dark against the deep blue sky.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The golden-backed plover had passed to the south in long, waving lines, which showed dark against the deep blue sky.
