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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 He had noticed the unusual stir among the "ladies" early in the afternoon and a sort of festival aspect that the old house was taking on.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The river rounded the point of woods, and there was a great stretch of cliffs opposite; beyond were woods again, reaching to the foot-hills that clustered about the base of the distant mountains bounding the prospect.
aflare
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From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had noticed the unusual stir among the "ladies" early in the afternoon and a sort of festival aspect that the old house was taking on.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The river rounded the point of woods, and there was a great stretch of cliffs opposite; beyond were woods again, reaching to the foot-hills that clustered about the base of the distant mountains bounding the prospect.
all
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From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
altogether
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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He had noticed the unusual stir among the "ladies" early in the afternoon and a sort of festival aspect that the old house was taking on.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Baynell, himself, reached the same conclusion the next evening, but by an altogether different process of reasoning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had noticed the unusual stir among the "ladies" early in the afternoon and a sort of festival aspect that the old house was taking on.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
aspect
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From this reading He had noticed the unusual stir among the "ladies" early in the afternoon and a sort of festival aspect that the old house was taking on.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
base
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From this reading The river rounded the point of woods, and there was a great stretch of cliffs opposite; beyond were woods again, reaching to the foot-hills that clustered about the base of the distant mountains bounding the prospect.
Baynell
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beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The river rounded the point of woods, and there was a great stretch of cliffs opposite; beyond were woods again, reaching to the foot-hills that clustered about the base of the distant mountains bounding the prospect.
bounding
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From this reading The river rounded the point of woods, and there was a great stretch of cliffs opposite; beyond were woods again, reaching to the foot-hills that clustered about the base of the distant mountains bounding the prospect.
broadly
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From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Baynell, himself, reached the same conclusion the next evening, but by an altogether different process of reasoning.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Baynell, himself, reached the same conclusion the next evening, but by an altogether different process of reasoning.
choicer
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From this reading The parlors were opened and a glow of sunshine illumined the windows and showed the grove from a new aspect--the choicer view where the slope was steep.
clear
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From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
cliffs
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From this reading The river rounded the point of woods, and there was a great stretch of cliffs opposite; beyond were woods again, reaching to the foot-hills that clustered about the base of the distant mountains bounding the prospect.
clustered
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From this reading The river rounded the point of woods, and there was a great stretch of cliffs opposite; beyond were woods again, reaching to the foot-hills that clustered about the base of the distant mountains bounding the prospect.
colors
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From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
conclusion
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differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Baynell, himself, reached the same conclusion the next evening, but by an altogether different process of reasoning.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The river rounded the point of woods, and there was a great stretch of cliffs opposite; beyond were woods again, reaching to the foot-hills that clustered about the base of the distant mountains bounding the prospect.
doors
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From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
down
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From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
early
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From this reading He had noticed the unusual stir among the "ladies" early in the afternoon and a sort of festival aspect that the old house was taking on.
evening
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festival
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From this reading He had noticed the unusual stir among the "ladies" early in the afternoon and a sort of festival aspect that the old house was taking on.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
foot-hills
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From this reading The river rounded the point of woods, and there was a great stretch of cliffs opposite; beyond were woods again, reaching to the foot-hills that clustered about the base of the distant mountains bounding the prospect.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The parlors were opened and a glow of sunshine illumined the windows and showed the grove from a new aspect--the choicer view where the slope was steep.
glance
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From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
glimpse
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From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
glow
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From this reading The parlors were opened and a glow of sunshine illumined the windows and showed the grove from a new aspect--the choicer view where the slope was steep.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The river rounded the point of woods, and there was a great stretch of cliffs opposite; beyond were woods again, reaching to the foot-hills that clustered about the base of the distant mountains bounding the prospect.
grove
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From this reading The parlors were opened and a glow of sunshine illumined the windows and showed the grove from a new aspect--the choicer view where the slope was steep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had noticed the unusual stir among the "ladies" early in the afternoon and a sort of festival aspect that the old house was taking on.
hall
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From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had noticed the unusual stir among the "ladies" early in the afternoon and a sort of festival aspect that the old house was taking on.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Baynell, himself, reached the same conclusion the next evening, but by an altogether different process of reasoning.
house
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From this reading He had noticed the unusual stir among the "ladies" early in the afternoon and a sort of festival aspect that the old house was taking on.
illumined
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From this reading The parlors were opened and a glow of sunshine illumined the windows and showed the grove from a new aspect--the choicer view where the slope was steep.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had noticed the unusual stir among the "ladies" early in the afternoon and a sort of festival aspect that the old house was taking on.
intense
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From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
ladies
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From this reading He had noticed the unusual stir among the "ladies" early in the afternoon and a sort of festival aspect that the old house was taking on.
like
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From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
moment
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From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
mountains
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From this reading The river rounded the point of woods, and there was a great stretch of cliffs opposite; beyond were woods again, reaching to the foot-hills that clustered about the base of the distant mountains bounding the prospect.
new
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From this reading The parlors were opened and a glow of sunshine illumined the windows and showed the grove from a new aspect--the choicer view where the slope was steep.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Baynell, himself, reached the same conclusion the next evening, but by an altogether different process of reasoning.
noticed
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From this reading He had noticed the unusual stir among the "ladies" early in the afternoon and a sort of festival aspect that the old house was taking on.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Baynell, himself, reached the same conclusion the next evening, but by an altogether different process of reasoning.
old
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From this reading He had noticed the unusual stir among the "ladies" early in the afternoon and a sort of festival aspect that the old house was taking on.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had noticed the unusual stir among the "ladies" early in the afternoon and a sort of festival aspect that the old house was taking on.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
opened
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From this reading The parlors were opened and a glow of sunshine illumined the windows and showed the grove from a new aspect--the choicer view where the slope was steep.
opposite
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From this reading The river rounded the point of woods, and there was a great stretch of cliffs opposite; beyond were woods again, reaching to the foot-hills that clustered about the base of the distant mountains bounding the prospect.
painting
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From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
parlors
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From this reading The parlors were opened and a glow of sunshine illumined the windows and showed the grove from a new aspect--the choicer view where the slope was steep.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
paused
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From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
played
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From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The river rounded the point of woods, and there was a great stretch of cliffs opposite; beyond were woods again, reaching to the foot-hills that clustered about the base of the distant mountains bounding the prospect.
process
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prospect
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From this reading The river rounded the point of woods, and there was a great stretch of cliffs opposite; beyond were woods again, reaching to the foot-hills that clustered about the base of the distant mountains bounding the prospect.
reached
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reaching
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From this reading The river rounded the point of woods, and there was a great stretch of cliffs opposite; beyond were woods again, reaching to the foot-hills that clustered about the base of the distant mountains bounding the prospect.
reasoning
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river
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From this reading The river rounded the point of woods, and there was a great stretch of cliffs opposite; beyond were woods again, reaching to the foot-hills that clustered about the base of the distant mountains bounding the prospect.
rooms
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From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
rounded
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From this reading The river rounded the point of woods, and there was a great stretch of cliffs opposite; beyond were woods again, reaching to the foot-hills that clustered about the base of the distant mountains bounding the prospect.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Baynell, himself, reached the same conclusion the next evening, but by an altogether different process of reasoning.
seen
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From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
showed
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From this reading The parlors were opened and a glow of sunshine illumined the windows and showed the grove from a new aspect--the choicer view where the slope was steep.
slope
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From this reading The parlors were opened and a glow of sunshine illumined the windows and showed the grove from a new aspect--the choicer view where the slope was steep.
sort
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From this reading He had noticed the unusual stir among the "ladies" early in the afternoon and a sort of festival aspect that the old house was taking on.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
steep
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From this reading The parlors were opened and a glow of sunshine illumined the windows and showed the grove from a new aspect--the choicer view where the slope was steep.
stir
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From this reading He had noticed the unusual stir among the "ladies" early in the afternoon and a sort of festival aspect that the old house was taking on.
stretch
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From this reading The river rounded the point of woods, and there was a great stretch of cliffs opposite; beyond were woods again, reaching to the foot-hills that clustered about the base of the distant mountains bounding the prospect.
summer-like
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From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
sunshine
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From this reading The parlors were opened and a glow of sunshine illumined the windows and showed the grove from a new aspect--the choicer view where the slope was steep.
taking
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From this reading He had noticed the unusual stir among the "ladies" early in the afternoon and a sort of festival aspect that the old house was taking on.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had noticed the unusual stir among the "ladies" early in the afternoon and a sort of festival aspect that the old house was taking on.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Baynell, himself, reached the same conclusion the next evening, but by an altogether different process of reasoning.
there
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From this reading The river rounded the point of woods, and there was a great stretch of cliffs opposite; beyond were woods again, reaching to the foot-hills that clustered about the base of the distant mountains bounding the prospect.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The river rounded the point of woods, and there was a great stretch of cliffs opposite; beyond were woods again, reaching to the foot-hills that clustered about the base of the distant mountains bounding the prospect.
unusual
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From this reading He had noticed the unusual stir among the "ladies" early in the afternoon and a sort of festival aspect that the old house was taking on.
view
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From this reading The parlors were opened and a glow of sunshine illumined the windows and showed the grove from a new aspect--the choicer view where the slope was steep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had noticed the unusual stir among the "ladies" early in the afternoon and a sort of festival aspect that the old house was taking on.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The parlors were opened and a glow of sunshine illumined the windows and showed the grove from a new aspect--the choicer view where the slope was steep.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The parlors were opened and a glow of sunshine illumined the windows and showed the grove from a new aspect--the choicer view where the slope was steep.
windows
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From this reading The parlors were opened and a glow of sunshine illumined the windows and showed the grove from a new aspect--the choicer view where the slope was steep.
woods
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From this reading The river rounded the point of woods, and there was a great stretch of cliffs opposite; beyond were woods again, reaching to the foot-hills that clustered about the base of the distant mountains bounding the prospect.
zephyr
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From this reading The glimpse seen through the rooms was like a great painting in intense, clear, fine colors, and he paused for a moment to glance at it as he passed down the hall, for all the doors were standing broadly aflare and all the windows were open to the summer-like zephyr that played through the house.
