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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 From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
air
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
all
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The trees in the old Square were tuneful with impatient birds ready to move in and begin housekeeping as soon as the buds poked their yellow heads out of their nestings of bark.
arched
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
AroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading _Around the Embers of the Dying Fire._ Spring had come.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The trees in the old Square were tuneful with impatient birds ready to move in and begin housekeeping as soon as the buds poked their yellow heads out of their nestings of bark.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
assault
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
balsam
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
bark
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basking
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
beams
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
bed
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
beds
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
begin
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From this reading The trees in the old Square were tuneful with impatient birds ready to move in and begin housekeeping as soon as the buds poked their yellow heads out of their nestings of bark.
birds
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From this reading The trees in the old Square were tuneful with impatient birds ready to move in and begin housekeeping as soon as the buds poked their yellow heads out of their nestings of bark.
blue
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
bows
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
breath
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
buds
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From this reading The trees in the old Square were tuneful with impatient birds ready to move in and begin housekeeping as soon as the buds poked their yellow heads out of their nestings of bark.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
cafes
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
came
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
canoes
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
carried
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
clouds
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
coals
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Around the Embers of the Dying Fire._ Spring had come.
cool
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
corner
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
crouching
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
Daghestan
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
dancing
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
decks
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
defiance
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
Dying
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From this reading _Around the Embers of the Dying Fire._ Spring had come.
eager
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
Embers
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From this reading _Around the Embers of the Dying Fire._ Spring had come.
fear
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From this reading The glorious old fire felt the sun's power and shuddered, trembling with an ill-defined fear.
felt
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From this reading The glorious old fire felt the sun's power and shuddered, trembling with an ill-defined fear.
fields
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
finally
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
Fire
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From this reading _Around the Embers of the Dying Fire._ Spring had come.
fleecy
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
full
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
gain
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
glorious
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From this reading The glorious old fire felt the sun's power and shuddered, trembling with an ill-defined fear.
green
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
grimy
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Around the Embers of the Dying Fire._ Spring had come.
half-dead
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
heads
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From this reading The trees in the old Square were tuneful with impatient birds ready to move in and begin housekeeping as soon as the buds poked their yellow heads out of their nestings of bark.
housekeeping
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From this reading The trees in the old Square were tuneful with impatient birds ready to move in and begin housekeeping as soon as the buds poked their yellow heads out of their nestings of bark.
ill-defined
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From this reading The glorious old fire felt the sun's power and shuddered, trembling with an ill-defined fear.
impatient
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From this reading The trees in the old Square were tuneful with impatient birds ready to move in and begin housekeeping as soon as the buds poked their yellow heads out of their nestings of bark.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The trees in the old Square were tuneful with impatient birds ready to move in and begin housekeeping as soon as the buds poked their yellow heads out of their nestings of bark.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
lappings
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
Mac
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
Mac's
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
move
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From this reading The trees in the old Square were tuneful with impatient birds ready to move in and begin housekeeping as soon as the buds poked their yellow heads out of their nestings of bark.
nestings
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From this reading The trees in the old Square were tuneful with impatient birds ready to move in and begin housekeeping as soon as the buds poked their yellow heads out of their nestings of bark.
now
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Around the Embers of the Dying Fire._ Spring had come.
old
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From this reading The trees in the old Square were tuneful with impatient birds ready to move in and begin housekeeping as soon as the buds poked their yellow heads out of their nestings of bark.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
out
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From this reading The trees in the old Square were tuneful with impatient birds ready to move in and begin housekeeping as soon as the buds poked their yellow heads out of their nestings of bark.
pane
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
peaks
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
poked
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From this reading The trees in the old Square were tuneful with impatient birds ready to move in and begin housekeeping as soon as the buds poked their yellow heads out of their nestings of bark.
power
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From this reading The glorious old fire felt the sun's power and shuddered, trembling with an ill-defined fear.
queer
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
ready
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From this reading The trees in the old Square were tuneful with impatient birds ready to move in and begin housekeeping as soon as the buds poked their yellow heads out of their nestings of bark.
rug
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
sash
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
scoured
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
shuddered
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From this reading The glorious old fire felt the sun's power and shuddered, trembling with an ill-defined fear.
slants
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
smouldering
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
snowy
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
soon
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From this reading The trees in the old Square were tuneful with impatient birds ready to move in and begin housekeeping as soon as the buds poked their yellow heads out of their nestings of bark.
Spring
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From this reading _Around the Embers of the Dying Fire._ Spring had come.
Square
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From this reading The trees in the old Square were tuneful with impatient birds ready to move in and begin housekeeping as soon as the buds poked their yellow heads out of their nestings of bark.
studio
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
summer
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
sun
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
sun's
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From this reading The glorious old fire felt the sun's power and shuddered, trembling with an ill-defined fear.
telling
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Around the Embers of the Dying Fire._ Spring had come.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The trees in the old Square were tuneful with impatient birds ready to move in and begin housekeeping as soon as the buds poked their yellow heads out of their nestings of bark.
thrown
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The trees in the old Square were tuneful with impatient birds ready to move in and begin housekeeping as soon as the buds poked their yellow heads out of their nestings of bark.
trees
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From this reading The trees in the old Square were tuneful with impatient birds ready to move in and begin housekeeping as soon as the buds poked their yellow heads out of their nestings of bark.
trembling
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From this reading The glorious old fire felt the sun's power and shuddered, trembling with an ill-defined fear.
trying
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
tuneful
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From this reading The trees in the old Square were tuneful with impatient birds ready to move in and begin housekeeping as soon as the buds poked their yellow heads out of their nestings of bark.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
waves
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The trees in the old Square were tuneful with impatient birds ready to move in and begin housekeeping as soon as the buds poked their yellow heads out of their nestings of bark.
white
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
wide
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From this reading From an open window--Mac had thrown it wide--came a breath of summer air, telling of green fields and fleecy clouds; of lappings about the bows of canoes; of balsam beds under bark slants; of white scoured decks and dancing waves; of queer cafes under cool arched trees and snowy peaks against the blue.
window
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
winter
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From this reading The eager sun, who had been trying all winter to gain the corner of Mac's studio window, had finally carried the sash and grimy pane by assault: its beams were now basking on the Daghestan rug in full defiance of the smouldering coals crouching half-dead in their bed of ashes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The trees in the old Square were tuneful with impatient birds ready to move in and begin housekeeping as soon as the buds poked their yellow heads out of their nestings of bark.
yellow
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From this reading The trees in the old Square were tuneful with impatient birds ready to move in and begin housekeeping as soon as the buds poked their yellow heads out of their nestings of bark.
