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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 Autumn, always so rich in variety, was painting everything with a lavish hand--all the tints were gorgeous, splendid, ripe.
all
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From this reading Autumn, always so rich in variety, was painting everything with a lavish hand--all the tints were gorgeous, splendid, ripe.
always
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From this reading Autumn, always so rich in variety, was painting everything with a lavish hand--all the tints were gorgeous, splendid, ripe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
Autumn
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From this reading Autumn, always so rich in variety, was painting everything with a lavish hand--all the tints were gorgeous, splendid, ripe.
banks
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From this reading On each side of her rose banks, filled with glorious colourings.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was running very swiftly to-day, being swollen by all the rain that fell last night; and leaves from the trees, yellow and red and green, were swirling down it, in the rays of a mad, hot sun.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
berries
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From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
blackberry
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From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
bushes
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From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
came
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From this reading Presently she turned the corner and came within sight of the river.
clumps
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From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
colourings
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From this reading On each side of her rose banks, filled with glorious colourings.
corner
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From this reading Presently she turned the corner and came within sight of the river.
darkness
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From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
down
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From this reading It was running very swiftly to-day, being swollen by all the rain that fell last night; and leaves from the trees, yellow and red and green, were swirling down it, in the rays of a mad, hot sun.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading On each side of her rose banks, filled with glorious colourings.
ebony
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From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Autumn, always so rich in variety, was painting everything with a lavish hand--all the tints were gorgeous, splendid, ripe.
fell
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From this reading It was running very swiftly to-day, being swollen by all the rain that fell last night; and leaves from the trees, yellow and red and green, were swirling down it, in the rays of a mad, hot sun.
ferns
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From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
filled
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From this reading On each side of her rose banks, filled with glorious colourings.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
fruit
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From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
gather
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From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
glorious
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From this reading On each side of her rose banks, filled with glorious colourings.
gorgeous
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From this reading Autumn, always so rich in variety, was painting everything with a lavish hand--all the tints were gorgeous, splendid, ripe.
green
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From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
grew
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From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
hand
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From this reading Autumn, always so rich in variety, was painting everything with a lavish hand--all the tints were gorgeous, splendid, ripe.
hart's-tongue
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From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On each side of her rose banks, filled with glorious colourings.
hot
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From this reading It was running very swiftly to-day, being swollen by all the rain that fell last night; and leaves from the trees, yellow and red and green, were swirling down it, in the rays of a mad, hot sun.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Autumn, always so rich in variety, was painting everything with a lavish hand--all the tints were gorgeous, splendid, ripe.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was running very swiftly to-day, being swollen by all the rain that fell last night; and leaves from the trees, yellow and red and green, were swirling down it, in the rays of a mad, hot sun.
laden
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From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was running very swiftly to-day, being swollen by all the rain that fell last night; and leaves from the trees, yellow and red and green, were swirling down it, in the rays of a mad, hot sun.
lavish
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From this reading Autumn, always so rich in variety, was painting everything with a lavish hand--all the tints were gorgeous, splendid, ripe.
leaves
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From this reading It was running very swiftly to-day, being swollen by all the rain that fell last night; and leaves from the trees, yellow and red and green, were swirling down it, in the rays of a mad, hot sun.
luscious
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From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
mad
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From this reading It was running very swiftly to-day, being swollen by all the rain that fell last night; and leaves from the trees, yellow and red and green, were swirling down it, in the rays of a mad, hot sun.
moment
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From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
night
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From this reading It was running very swiftly to-day, being swollen by all the rain that fell last night; and leaves from the trees, yellow and red and green, were swirling down it, in the rays of a mad, hot sun.
now
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From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On each side of her rose banks, filled with glorious colourings.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On each side of her rose banks, filled with glorious colourings.
out
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From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
painting
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From this reading Autumn, always so rich in variety, was painting everything with a lavish hand--all the tints were gorgeous, splendid, ripe.
pale
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From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
Presently
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From this reading Presently she turned the corner and came within sight of the river.
rain
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From this reading It was running very swiftly to-day, being swollen by all the rain that fell last night; and leaves from the trees, yellow and red and green, were swirling down it, in the rays of a mad, hot sun.
rays
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From this reading It was running very swiftly to-day, being swollen by all the rain that fell last night; and leaves from the trees, yellow and red and green, were swirling down it, in the rays of a mad, hot sun.
red
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From this reading It was running very swiftly to-day, being swollen by all the rain that fell last night; and leaves from the trees, yellow and red and green, were swirling down it, in the rays of a mad, hot sun.
rich
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From this reading Autumn, always so rich in variety, was painting everything with a lavish hand--all the tints were gorgeous, splendid, ripe.
ripe
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From this reading Autumn, always so rich in variety, was painting everything with a lavish hand--all the tints were gorgeous, splendid, ripe.
river
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From this reading Presently she turned the corner and came within sight of the river.
rose
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From this reading On each side of her rose banks, filled with glorious colourings.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was running very swiftly to-day, being swollen by all the rain that fell last night; and leaves from the trees, yellow and red and green, were swirling down it, in the rays of a mad, hot sun.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
side
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From this reading On each side of her rose banks, filled with glorious colourings.
sight
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From this reading Presently she turned the corner and came within sight of the river.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Autumn, always so rich in variety, was painting everything with a lavish hand--all the tints were gorgeous, splendid, ripe.
some
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From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
splendid
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From this reading Autumn, always so rich in variety, was painting everything with a lavish hand--all the tints were gorgeous, splendid, ripe.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
sun
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From this reading It was running very swiftly to-day, being swollen by all the rain that fell last night; and leaves from the trees, yellow and red and green, were swirling down it, in the rays of a mad, hot sun.
swiftly
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From this reading It was running very swiftly to-day, being swollen by all the rain that fell last night; and leaves from the trees, yellow and red and green, were swirling down it, in the rays of a mad, hot sun.
swirling
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From this reading It was running very swiftly to-day, being swollen by all the rain that fell last night; and leaves from the trees, yellow and red and green, were swirling down it, in the rays of a mad, hot sun.
swollen
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From this reading It was running very swiftly to-day, being swollen by all the rain that fell last night; and leaves from the trees, yellow and red and green, were swirling down it, in the rays of a mad, hot sun.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Autumn, always so rich in variety, was painting everything with a lavish hand--all the tints were gorgeous, splendid, ripe.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
thrown
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From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
tints
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From this reading Autumn, always so rich in variety, was painting everything with a lavish hand--all the tints were gorgeous, splendid, ripe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
to-day
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trees
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From this reading It was running very swiftly to-day, being swollen by all the rain that fell last night; and leaves from the trees, yellow and red and green, were swirling down it, in the rays of a mad, hot sun.
turned
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From this reading Presently she turned the corner and came within sight of the river.
variety
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From this reading Autumn, always so rich in variety, was painting everything with a lavish hand--all the tints were gorgeous, splendid, ripe.
very
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From this reading It was running very swiftly to-day, being swollen by all the rain that fell last night; and leaves from the trees, yellow and red and green, were swirling down it, in the rays of a mad, hot sun.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Autumn, always so rich in variety, was painting everything with a lavish hand--all the tints were gorgeous, splendid, ripe.
well
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From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Autumn, always so rich in variety, was painting everything with a lavish hand--all the tints were gorgeous, splendid, ripe.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading She stopped for a moment to gather some berries from the blackberry bushes, that were now laden with ebony fruit, and whose luscious darkness was well thrown out by the pale green clumps of the hart's-tongue ferns that grew beneath them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On each side of her rose banks, filled with glorious colourings.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Presently she turned the corner and came within sight of the river.
yellow
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From this reading It was running very swiftly to-day, being swollen by all the rain that fell last night; and leaves from the trees, yellow and red and green, were swirling down it, in the rays of a mad, hot sun.
