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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 A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
air
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From this reading It was the earth's mourning season, when the air has neither the keen freshness of winter, the buoyancy of spring, the sweet drowsy languor of summer, or the bracing exhilaration of autumn.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading The sweet stirring of the summer wind amongst the pine trees had given place to the melancholy drip of raindrops falling from their heavy, drooping branches on to the soddened ground.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
autumn
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From this reading It was the earth's mourning season, when the air has neither the keen freshness of winter, the buoyancy of spring, the sweet drowsy languor of summer, or the bracing exhilaration of autumn.
bare
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
beauty
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
become
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From this reading The dry, springy turf had become a swamp, and phantom-like wreaths of mist blurred and saddened the landscape.
blurred
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From this reading The dry, springy turf had become a swamp, and phantom-like wreaths of mist blurred and saddened the landscape.
bracing
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From this reading It was the earth's mourning season, when the air has neither the keen freshness of winter, the buoyancy of spring, the sweet drowsy languor of summer, or the bracing exhilaration of autumn.
branches
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From this reading The sweet stirring of the summer wind amongst the pine trees had given place to the melancholy drip of raindrops falling from their heavy, drooping branches on to the soddened ground.
buoyancy
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From this reading It was the earth's mourning season, when the air has neither the keen freshness of winter, the buoyancy of spring, the sweet drowsy languor of summer, or the bracing exhilaration of autumn.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
clouds
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From this reading Every vestige of coloring had died out of the landscape--from the sea, the clouds, and the heath.
coloring
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From this reading Every vestige of coloring had died out of the landscape--from the sea, the clouds, and the heath.
died
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From this reading Every vestige of coloring had died out of the landscape--from the sea, the clouds, and the heath.
drip
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From this reading The sweet stirring of the summer wind amongst the pine trees had given place to the melancholy drip of raindrops falling from their heavy, drooping branches on to the soddened ground.
drooping
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From this reading The sweet stirring of the summer wind amongst the pine trees had given place to the melancholy drip of raindrops falling from their heavy, drooping branches on to the soddened ground.
drowsy
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From this reading It was the earth's mourning season, when the air has neither the keen freshness of winter, the buoyancy of spring, the sweet drowsy languor of summer, or the bracing exhilaration of autumn.
dry
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From this reading The dry, springy turf had become a swamp, and phantom-like wreaths of mist blurred and saddened the landscape.
earth's
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From this reading It was the earth's mourning season, when the air has neither the keen freshness of winter, the buoyancy of spring, the sweet drowsy languor of summer, or the bracing exhilaration of autumn.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every vestige of coloring had died out of the landscape--from the sea, the clouds, and the heath.
everywhere
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
exhilaration
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From this reading It was the earth's mourning season, when the air has neither the keen freshness of winter, the buoyancy of spring, the sweet drowsy languor of summer, or the bracing exhilaration of autumn.
fainter
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
falling
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From this reading The sweet stirring of the summer wind amongst the pine trees had given place to the melancholy drip of raindrops falling from their heavy, drooping branches on to the soddened ground.
flashes
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
freshness
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From this reading It was the earth's mourning season, when the air has neither the keen freshness of winter, the buoyancy of spring, the sweet drowsy languor of summer, or the bracing exhilaration of autumn.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sweet stirring of the summer wind amongst the pine trees had given place to the melancholy drip of raindrops falling from their heavy, drooping branches on to the soddened ground.
given
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From this reading The sweet stirring of the summer wind amongst the pine trees had given place to the melancholy drip of raindrops falling from their heavy, drooping branches on to the soddened ground.
gleaming
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
gorse
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
Grayness
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
ground
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From this reading The sweet stirring of the summer wind amongst the pine trees had given place to the melancholy drip of raindrops falling from their heavy, drooping branches on to the soddened ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dry, springy turf had become a swamp, and phantom-like wreaths of mist blurred and saddened the landscape.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the earth's mourning season, when the air has neither the keen freshness of winter, the buoyancy of spring, the sweet drowsy languor of summer, or the bracing exhilaration of autumn.
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading Every vestige of coloring had died out of the landscape--from the sea, the clouds, and the heath.
heather
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
heavy
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From this reading The sweet stirring of the summer wind amongst the pine trees had given place to the melancholy drip of raindrops falling from their heavy, drooping branches on to the soddened ground.
hillside
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the earth's mourning season, when the air has neither the keen freshness of winter, the buoyancy of spring, the sweet drowsy languor of summer, or the bracing exhilaration of autumn.
keen
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From this reading It was the earth's mourning season, when the air has neither the keen freshness of winter, the buoyancy of spring, the sweet drowsy languor of summer, or the bracing exhilaration of autumn.
landscape
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From this reading The dry, springy turf had become a swamp, and phantom-like wreaths of mist blurred and saddened the landscape.
languor
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From this reading It was the earth's mourning season, when the air has neither the keen freshness of winter, the buoyancy of spring, the sweet drowsy languor of summer, or the bracing exhilaration of autumn.
longer
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
made
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
MEETING
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
melancholy
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From this reading The sweet stirring of the summer wind amongst the pine trees had given place to the melancholy drip of raindrops falling from their heavy, drooping branches on to the soddened ground.
mist
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From this reading The dry, springy turf had become a swamp, and phantom-like wreaths of mist blurred and saddened the landscape.
moor
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
mourning
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From this reading It was the earth's mourning season, when the air has neither the keen freshness of winter, the buoyancy of spring, the sweet drowsy languor of summer, or the bracing exhilaration of autumn.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading It was the earth's mourning season, when the air has neither the keen freshness of winter, the buoyancy of spring, the sweet drowsy languor of summer, or the bracing exhilaration of autumn.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was the earth's mourning season, when the air has neither the keen freshness of winter, the buoyancy of spring, the sweet drowsy languor of summer, or the bracing exhilaration of autumn.
out
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From this reading Every vestige of coloring had died out of the landscape--from the sea, the clouds, and the heath.
phantom-like
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From this reading The dry, springy turf had become a swamp, and phantom-like wreaths of mist blurred and saddened the landscape.
pine
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From this reading The sweet stirring of the summer wind amongst the pine trees had given place to the melancholy drip of raindrops falling from their heavy, drooping branches on to the soddened ground.
place
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From this reading The sweet stirring of the summer wind amongst the pine trees had given place to the melancholy drip of raindrops falling from their heavy, drooping branches on to the soddened ground.
purple
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
raindrops
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From this reading The sweet stirring of the summer wind amongst the pine trees had given place to the melancholy drip of raindrops falling from their heavy, drooping branches on to the soddened ground.
reigned
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
resplendent
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
saddened
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From this reading The dry, springy turf had become a swamp, and phantom-like wreaths of mist blurred and saddened the landscape.
sea
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From this reading Every vestige of coloring had died out of the landscape--from the sea, the clouds, and the heath.
season
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From this reading It was the earth's mourning season, when the air has neither the keen freshness of winter, the buoyancy of spring, the sweet drowsy languor of summer, or the bracing exhilaration of autumn.
sky
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
soddened
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From this reading The sweet stirring of the summer wind amongst the pine trees had given place to the melancholy drip of raindrops falling from their heavy, drooping branches on to the soddened ground.
spring
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From this reading It was the earth's mourning season, when the air has neither the keen freshness of winter, the buoyancy of spring, the sweet drowsy languor of summer, or the bracing exhilaration of autumn.
springy
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From this reading The dry, springy turf had become a swamp, and phantom-like wreaths of mist blurred and saddened the landscape.
stirring
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From this reading The sweet stirring of the summer wind amongst the pine trees had given place to the melancholy drip of raindrops falling from their heavy, drooping branches on to the soddened ground.
STRANGE
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
summer
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From this reading The sweet stirring of the summer wind amongst the pine trees had given place to the melancholy drip of raindrops falling from their heavy, drooping branches on to the soddened ground.
swamp
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From this reading The dry, springy turf had become a swamp, and phantom-like wreaths of mist blurred and saddened the landscape.
sweet
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From this reading The sweet stirring of the summer wind amongst the pine trees had given place to the melancholy drip of raindrops falling from their heavy, drooping branches on to the soddened ground.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The sweet stirring of the summer wind amongst the pine trees had given place to the melancholy drip of raindrops falling from their heavy, drooping branches on to the soddened ground.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sweet stirring of the summer wind amongst the pine trees had given place to the melancholy drip of raindrops falling from their heavy, drooping branches on to the soddened ground.
trees
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From this reading The sweet stirring of the summer wind amongst the pine trees had given place to the melancholy drip of raindrops falling from their heavy, drooping branches on to the soddened ground.
turf
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From this reading The dry, springy turf had become a swamp, and phantom-like wreaths of mist blurred and saddened the landscape.
vestige
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From this reading Every vestige of coloring had died out of the landscape--from the sea, the clouds, and the heath.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the earth's mourning season, when the air has neither the keen freshness of winter, the buoyancy of spring, the sweet drowsy languor of summer, or the bracing exhilaration of autumn.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was the earth's mourning season, when the air has neither the keen freshness of winter, the buoyancy of spring, the sweet drowsy languor of summer, or the bracing exhilaration of autumn.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sweet stirring of the summer wind amongst the pine trees had given place to the melancholy drip of raindrops falling from their heavy, drooping branches on to the soddened ground.
winter
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From this reading It was the earth's mourning season, when the air has neither the keen freshness of winter, the buoyancy of spring, the sweet drowsy languor of summer, or the bracing exhilaration of autumn.
wreaths
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From this reading The dry, springy turf had become a swamp, and phantom-like wreaths of mist blurred and saddened the landscape.
yellow
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING Grayness reigned everywhere--in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse.
