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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 the birth of a southern summer day, and everything was fresh and pure, untainted by the burning, enervating heat which was soon to dry up the sweetness from the earth, and the freshness from the slightly moving breeze.
air
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From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
all
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT LAST The morning sunlight lay upon that wonderful fair garden of the villa.
Away
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
background
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
birth
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From this reading It was the birth of a southern summer day, and everything was fresh and pure, untainted by the burning, enervating heat which was soon to dry up the sweetness from the earth, and the freshness from the slightly moving breeze.
blue
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
breeze
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From this reading It was the birth of a southern summer day, and everything was fresh and pure, untainted by the burning, enervating heat which was soon to dry up the sweetness from the earth, and the freshness from the slightly moving breeze.
bright
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
brilliant
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
brilliantly-flowering
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From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
brown
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
burning
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From this reading It was the birth of a southern summer day, and everything was fresh and pure, untainted by the burning, enervating heat which was soon to dry up the sweetness from the earth, and the freshness from the slightly moving breeze.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was the birth of a southern summer day, and everything was fresh and pure, untainted by the burning, enervating heat which was soon to dry up the sweetness from the earth, and the freshness from the slightly moving breeze.
characteristics
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
clear
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From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
clustering
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From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
coloring
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
day
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From this reading It was the birth of a southern summer day, and everything was fresh and pure, untainted by the burning, enervating heat which was soon to dry up the sweetness from the earth, and the freshness from the slightly moving breeze.
deep
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
dresses
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
dry
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From this reading It was the birth of a southern summer day, and everything was fresh and pure, untainted by the burning, enervating heat which was soon to dry up the sweetness from the earth, and the freshness from the slightly moving breeze.
earth
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From this reading It was the birth of a southern summer day, and everything was fresh and pure, untainted by the burning, enervating heat which was soon to dry up the sweetness from the earth, and the freshness from the slightly moving breeze.
enervating
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From this reading It was the birth of a southern summer day, and everything was fresh and pure, untainted by the burning, enervating heat which was soon to dry up the sweetness from the earth, and the freshness from the slightly moving breeze.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It was the birth of a southern summer day, and everything was fresh and pure, untainted by the burning, enervating heat which was soon to dry up the sweetness from the earth, and the freshness from the slightly moving breeze.
fading
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT LAST The morning sunlight lay upon that wonderful fair garden of the villa.
far
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From this reading The languorous hour of noon was still far off.
fitting
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
fresh
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From this reading It was the birth of a southern summer day, and everything was fresh and pure, untainted by the burning, enervating heat which was soon to dry up the sweetness from the earth, and the freshness from the slightly moving breeze.
freshness
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From this reading It was the birth of a southern summer day, and everything was fresh and pure, untainted by the burning, enervating heat which was soon to dry up the sweetness from the earth, and the freshness from the slightly moving breeze.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was the birth of a southern summer day, and everything was fresh and pure, untainted by the burning, enervating heat which was soon to dry up the sweetness from the earth, and the freshness from the slightly moving breeze.
garden
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From this reading AT LAST The morning sunlight lay upon that wonderful fair garden of the villa.
glory
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
green
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
groves
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
heads
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From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
heat
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From this reading It was the birth of a southern summer day, and everything was fresh and pure, untainted by the burning, enervating heat which was soon to dry up the sweetness from the earth, and the freshness from the slightly moving breeze.
hills
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
hour
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From this reading The languorous hour of noon was still far off.
hyacinths
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From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the birth of a southern summer day, and everything was fresh and pure, untainted by the burning, enervating heat which was soon to dry up the sweetness from the earth, and the freshness from the slightly moving breeze.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
japonica
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From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
landscape
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
languorous
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From this reading The languorous hour of noon was still far off.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT LAST The morning sunlight lay upon that wonderful fair garden of the villa.
lay
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From this reading AT LAST The morning sunlight lay upon that wonderful fair garden of the villa.
lifted
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From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
like
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
lilies
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From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT LAST The morning sunlight lay upon that wonderful fair garden of the villa.
moving
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From this reading It was the birth of a southern summer day, and everything was fresh and pure, untainted by the burning, enervating heat which was soon to dry up the sweetness from the earth, and the freshness from the slightly moving breeze.
noon
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From this reading The languorous hour of noon was still far off.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT LAST The morning sunlight lay upon that wonderful fair garden of the villa.
off
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From this reading The languorous hour of noon was still far off.
olive
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
pastoral
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
patches
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
peasant
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
perfume
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From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
poppies
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From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
pure
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From this reading It was the birth of a southern summer day, and everything was fresh and pure, untainted by the burning, enervating heat which was soon to dry up the sweetness from the earth, and the freshness from the slightly moving breeze.
purple
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From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
quickening
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From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
quiet
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
scarlet
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From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
shrubs
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From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
simple
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
slightly
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From this reading It was the birth of a southern summer day, and everything was fresh and pure, untainted by the burning, enervating heat which was soon to dry up the sweetness from the earth, and the freshness from the slightly moving breeze.
soon
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From this reading It was the birth of a southern summer day, and everything was fresh and pure, untainted by the burning, enervating heat which was soon to dry up the sweetness from the earth, and the freshness from the slightly moving breeze.
southern
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From this reading It was the birth of a southern summer day, and everything was fresh and pure, untainted by the burning, enervating heat which was soon to dry up the sweetness from the earth, and the freshness from the slightly moving breeze.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
stooping
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
summer
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From this reading It was the birth of a southern summer day, and everything was fresh and pure, untainted by the burning, enervating heat which was soon to dry up the sweetness from the earth, and the freshness from the slightly moving breeze.
sunlight
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From this reading AT LAST The morning sunlight lay upon that wonderful fair garden of the villa.
sweet
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From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
sweetness
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From this reading It was the birth of a southern summer day, and everything was fresh and pure, untainted by the burning, enervating heat which was soon to dry up the sweetness from the earth, and the freshness from the slightly moving breeze.
tall
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From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AT LAST The morning sunlight lay upon that wonderful fair garden of the villa.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT LAST The morning sunlight lay upon that wonderful fair garden of the villa.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
toil
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
transparent
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
untainted
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From this reading It was the birth of a southern summer day, and everything was fresh and pure, untainted by the burning, enervating heat which was soon to dry up the sweetness from the earth, and the freshness from the slightly moving breeze.
untrimmed
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From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
up
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From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading AT LAST The morning sunlight lay upon that wonderful fair garden of the villa.
veil
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
villa
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From this reading AT LAST The morning sunlight lay upon that wonderful fair garden of the villa.
vineyards
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
warmth
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From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The languorous hour of noon was still far off.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the birth of a southern summer day, and everything was fresh and pure, untainted by the burning, enervating heat which was soon to dry up the sweetness from the earth, and the freshness from the slightly moving breeze.
white
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From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
women
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From this reading Away on the brown hills, fading into a transparent veil of blue, the bright dresses of the peasant women stooping at their toil, the purple glory of the vineyards, and the deep, quiet green of the olive groves--all these simple characteristics of the pastoral landscape were like brilliant patches of coloring upon a fitting background.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AT LAST The morning sunlight lay upon that wonderful fair garden of the villa.
yielded
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From this reading The tall white lilies, the scarlet poppies, the clustering japonica, the purple hyacinths, and the untrimmed brilliantly-flowering shrubs, lifted their heads before its sweet, quickening warmth, and yielded up their perfume to the still clear air.
