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The Wave: An Egyptian Aftermath
The Wave: An Egyptian Aftermath

Chapter XII

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The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.
Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.
Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.
New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.
He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.
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The Wave: An Egyptian Aftermath

Chapter XII

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.
Line 2
Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.
Line 3
Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.
Line 4
New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.
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He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Across preposition US /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading “He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.”

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.”

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.”

Beginning noun US /ˈbeginning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.”

Meanwhile noun US /ˈmeanwhile/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.”

Memory noun US /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading “Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.”

Nights noun US /naɪts/

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading “He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.”

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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

autumnal

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From this reading New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.

back

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

birds

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

came

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From this reading New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.

charged

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From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

curve

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From this reading He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.

deepening

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From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

Dresden

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

England

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From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

evenings

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From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

experiences

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From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

fade

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From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

few

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

friendship

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From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

gone

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

grand

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From this reading He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

Haughstone

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

heat

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From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

heavens

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From this reading He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

house

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

husband's

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.

Kew

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

leave

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

Light

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From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

longer

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From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

majestically

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From this reading New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.

MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

Milky

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From this reading New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.

Molly

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

moonless

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From this reading He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.

Mrs

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

much

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

New

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From this reading New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.

nightsnounUS /naɪts/

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.

northern

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.

ordinariness

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From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

own

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From this reading New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.

paling

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From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

places

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From this reading New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.

pouring

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From this reading He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.

raised

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From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

river

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From this reading He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.

roses

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From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

Russia

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

said

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

saw

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From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

school

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

September

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

shared

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From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

sighing

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From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

significance

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From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

skies

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From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

somewhere

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

southern

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From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

space

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

stars

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From this reading New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.

summer

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From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

swallows

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From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

swam

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From this reading New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

tiny

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

together

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

Tom

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From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

Tony

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

tour

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From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

usher

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From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

waned

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From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

watch

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

watched

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From this reading He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.

Way

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From this reading New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.

weeks

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From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

whispered

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From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

winds

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From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

woman

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From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

year

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From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.