Chapter XXXVII
"IT IS CRUEL" "It is cruel of them to say it!" Evelyn was at the Whipples'. It was a morning in May. Spring possessed the valley. The long vistas across the hills were closing as the leaves crept into the trees again.
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Chapter XXXVII
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"IT
IS
CRUEL"
"It
is
cruel
of
them
to
say
it!"
Evelyn
was
at
the
Whipples'.
It
was
a
morning
in
May.
Spring
possessed
the
valley.
The
long
vistas
across
the
hills
were
closing
as
the
leaves
crept
into
the
trees
again.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"IT
IS
CRUEL"
"It
is
cruel
of
them
to
say
it!"
Line 2
Evelyn
was
at
the
Whipples'.
Line 3
It
was
a
morning
in
May.
/ɪt wɑːz ə morning ɪn meɪ/
Line 4
Spring
possessed
the
valley.
Line 5
The
long
vistas
across
the
hills
were
closing
as
the
leaves
crept
into
the
trees
again.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Across
preposition
US /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The long vistas across the hills were closing as the leaves crept into the trees again.”
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The long vistas across the hills were closing as the leaves crept into the trees again.”
CRUEL
adjective
US /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading “"IT IS CRUEL" "It is cruel of them to say it!"”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The long vistas across the hills were closing as the leaves crept into the trees again.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It was a morning in May.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a morning in May.”
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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 It was a morning in May.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The long vistas across the hills were closing as the leaves crept into the trees again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long vistas across the hills were closing as the leaves crept into the trees again.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The long vistas across the hills were closing as the leaves crept into the trees again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Evelyn was at the Whipples'.
closing
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From this reading The long vistas across the hills were closing as the leaves crept into the trees again.
crept
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From this reading The long vistas across the hills were closing as the leaves crept into the trees again.
CRUELadjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading "IT IS CRUEL" "It is cruel of them to say it!"
Evelyn
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From this reading Evelyn was at the Whipples'.
hills
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From this reading The long vistas across the hills were closing as the leaves crept into the trees again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a morning in May.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The long vistas across the hills were closing as the leaves crept into the trees again.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "IT IS CRUEL" "It is cruel of them to say it!"
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "IT IS CRUEL" "It is cruel of them to say it!"
leaves
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From this reading The long vistas across the hills were closing as the leaves crept into the trees again.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long vistas across the hills were closing as the leaves crept into the trees again.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was a morning in May.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a morning in May.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "IT IS CRUEL" "It is cruel of them to say it!"
possessed
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From this reading Spring possessed the valley.
say
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From this reading "IT IS CRUEL" "It is cruel of them to say it!"
Spring
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From this reading Spring possessed the valley.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Evelyn was at the Whipples'.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "IT IS CRUEL" "It is cruel of them to say it!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "IT IS CRUEL" "It is cruel of them to say it!"
trees
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From this reading The long vistas across the hills were closing as the leaves crept into the trees again.
valley
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From this reading Spring possessed the valley.
vistas
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From this reading The long vistas across the hills were closing as the leaves crept into the trees again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Evelyn was at the Whipples'.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The long vistas across the hills were closing as the leaves crept into the trees again.
Whipples
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From this reading Evelyn was at the Whipples'.