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1833
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From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The system of irrigation, modelled on that of the farms in Lombardy, watered the earth evenly, and kept the surface as smooth as a carpet.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The nitre of the snow dissolving in these channels no doubt added much to the quality of the herbage.
analogy
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From this reading The engineer hoped to find in the products of succeeding years some analogy with those of Switzerland, to which this nitrous substance is, as we know, a source of perpetual riches.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The system of irrigation, modelled on that of the farms in Lombardy, watered the earth evenly, and kept the surface as smooth as a carpet.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since these great undertakings were begun, Veronique had been called “Madame” throughout the whole neighborhood.
begun
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From this reading Since these great undertakings were begun, Veronique had been called “Madame” throughout the whole neighborhood.
called
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From this reading Since these great undertakings were begun, Veronique had been called “Madame” throughout the whole neighborhood.
carpet
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From this reading The system of irrigation, modelled on that of the farms in Lombardy, watered the earth evenly, and kept the surface as smooth as a carpet.
ceased
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From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
channels
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From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
dissolving
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From this reading The nitre of the snow dissolving in these channels no doubt added much to the quality of the herbage.
doubt
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From this reading The nitre of the snow dissolving in these channels no doubt added much to the quality of the herbage.
earth
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From this reading The system of irrigation, modelled on that of the farms in Lombardy, watered the earth evenly, and kept the surface as smooth as a carpet.
engineer
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From this reading The engineer hoped to find in the products of succeeding years some analogy with those of Switzerland, to which this nitrous substance is, as we know, a source of perpetual riches.
evenly
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From this reading The system of irrigation, modelled on that of the farms in Lombardy, watered the earth evenly, and kept the surface as smooth as a carpet.
farms
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From this reading The system of irrigation, modelled on that of the farms in Lombardy, watered the earth evenly, and kept the surface as smooth as a carpet.
fields
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From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
find
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From this reading The engineer hoped to find in the products of succeeding years some analogy with those of Switzerland, to which this nitrous substance is, as we know, a source of perpetual riches.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since these great undertakings were begun, Veronique had been called “Madame” throughout the whole neighborhood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since these great undertakings were begun, Veronique had been called “Madame” throughout the whole neighborhood.
herbage
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From this reading The nitre of the snow dissolving in these channels no doubt added much to the quality of the herbage.
hoped
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From this reading The engineer hoped to find in the products of succeeding years some analogy with those of Switzerland, to which this nitrous substance is, as we know, a source of perpetual riches.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
irrigating
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From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
irrigation
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From this reading The system of irrigation, modelled on that of the farms in Lombardy, watered the earth evenly, and kept the surface as smooth as a carpet.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The engineer hoped to find in the products of succeeding years some analogy with those of Switzerland, to which this nitrous substance is, as we know, a source of perpetual riches.
Italy
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From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
June
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From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
kept
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From this reading The system of irrigation, modelled on that of the farms in Lombardy, watered the earth evenly, and kept the surface as smooth as a carpet.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The engineer hoped to find in the products of succeeding years some analogy with those of Switzerland, to which this nitrous substance is, as we know, a source of perpetual riches.
Lombardy
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From this reading The system of irrigation, modelled on that of the farms in Lombardy, watered the earth evenly, and kept the surface as smooth as a carpet.
Madame
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From this reading Since these great undertakings were begun, Veronique had been called “Madame” throughout the whole neighborhood.
marciti
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From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
meadows
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From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
modelled
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From this reading The system of irrigation, modelled on that of the farms in Lombardy, watered the earth evenly, and kept the surface as smooth as a carpet.
much
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From this reading The nitre of the snow dissolving in these channels no doubt added much to the quality of the herbage.
neighborhood
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From this reading Since these great undertakings were begun, Veronique had been called “Madame” throughout the whole neighborhood.
nitre
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From this reading The nitre of the snow dissolving in these channels no doubt added much to the quality of the herbage.
nitrous
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From this reading The engineer hoped to find in the products of succeeding years some analogy with those of Switzerland, to which this nitrous substance is, as we know, a source of perpetual riches.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The nitre of the snow dissolving in these channels no doubt added much to the quality of the herbage.
nourished
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From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The system of irrigation, modelled on that of the farms in Lombardy, watered the earth evenly, and kept the surface as smooth as a carpet.
perpetual
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From this reading The engineer hoped to find in the products of succeeding years some analogy with those of Switzerland, to which this nitrous substance is, as we know, a source of perpetual riches.
planted
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From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
products
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From this reading The engineer hoped to find in the products of succeeding years some analogy with those of Switzerland, to which this nitrous substance is, as we know, a source of perpetual riches.
qualities
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From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
quality
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From this reading The nitre of the snow dissolving in these channels no doubt added much to the quality of the herbage.
rains
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From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
riches
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From this reading The engineer hoped to find in the products of succeeding years some analogy with those of Switzerland, to which this nitrous substance is, as we know, a source of perpetual riches.
showed
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From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since these great undertakings were begun, Veronique had been called “Madame” throughout the whole neighborhood.
smooth
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From this reading The system of irrigation, modelled on that of the farms in Lombardy, watered the earth evenly, and kept the surface as smooth as a carpet.
snow
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From this reading The nitre of the snow dissolving in these channels no doubt added much to the quality of the herbage.
some
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From this reading The engineer hoped to find in the products of succeeding years some analogy with those of Switzerland, to which this nitrous substance is, as we know, a source of perpetual riches.
soon
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From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
source
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From this reading The engineer hoped to find in the products of succeeding years some analogy with those of Switzerland, to which this nitrous substance is, as we know, a source of perpetual riches.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
wealth or financial means
From this reading The engineer hoped to find in the products of succeeding years some analogy with those of Switzerland, to which this nitrous substance is, as we know, a source of perpetual riches.
succeeding
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From this reading The engineer hoped to find in the products of succeeding years some analogy with those of Switzerland, to which this nitrous substance is, as we know, a source of perpetual riches.
superior
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From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
surface
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From this reading The system of irrigation, modelled on that of the farms in Lombardy, watered the earth evenly, and kept the surface as smooth as a carpet.
Switzerland
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From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
system
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From this reading The system of irrigation, modelled on that of the farms in Lombardy, watered the earth evenly, and kept the surface as smooth as a carpet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The system of irrigation, modelled on that of the farms in Lombardy, watered the earth evenly, and kept the surface as smooth as a carpet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Since these great undertakings were begun, Veronique had been called “Madame” throughout the whole neighborhood.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Since these great undertakings were begun, Veronique had been called “Madame” throughout the whole neighborhood.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The engineer hoped to find in the products of succeeding years some analogy with those of Switzerland, to which this nitrous substance is, as we know, a source of perpetual riches.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The engineer hoped to find in the products of succeeding years some analogy with those of Switzerland, to which this nitrous substance is, as we know, a source of perpetual riches.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Since these great undertakings were begun, Veronique had been called “Madame” throughout the whole neighborhood.
thus
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From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The nitre of the snow dissolving in these channels no doubt added much to the quality of the herbage.
tried
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From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
undertakings
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From this reading Since these great undertakings were begun, Veronique had been called “Madame” throughout the whole neighborhood.
verdure
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From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
Veronique
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From this reading Since these great undertakings were begun, Veronique had been called “Madame” throughout the whole neighborhood.
waterednounUS /ˈwatered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The system of irrigation, modelled on that of the farms in Lombardy, watered the earth evenly, and kept the surface as smooth as a carpet.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The engineer hoped to find in the products of succeeding years some analogy with those of Switzerland, to which this nitrous substance is, as we know, a source of perpetual riches.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Since these great undertakings were begun, Veronique had been called “Madame” throughout the whole neighborhood.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The engineer hoped to find in the products of succeeding years some analogy with those of Switzerland, to which this nitrous substance is, as we know, a source of perpetual riches.
whole
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From this reading Since these great undertakings were begun, Veronique had been called “Madame” throughout the whole neighborhood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The engineer hoped to find in the products of succeeding years some analogy with those of Switzerland, to which this nitrous substance is, as we know, a source of perpetual riches.
years
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From this reading The engineer hoped to find in the products of succeeding years some analogy with those of Switzerland, to which this nitrous substance is, as we know, a source of perpetual riches.
young
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From this reading When the rains ceased in June, 1833, they tried the irrigating channels through the planted fields, and the young verdure thus nourished soon showed the superior qualities of the _marciti_ of Italy and the meadows of Switzerland.
