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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 We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BESIDE the minister and myself, nothing human moved in the crimson woods.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The fallen leaves rustled as the deer passed, the squirrels chattered and the foxes barked, but we heard no sweet laughter or ringing song.
bank
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From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
bared
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From this reading Blue haze was there, and the steady drift of colored leaves, and the sunshine freely falling through bared limbs, but no man or woman.
barked
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From this reading The fallen leaves rustled as the deer passed, the squirrels chattered and the foxes barked, but we heard no sweet laughter or ringing song.
became
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From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
BESIDEprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading BESIDE the minister and myself, nothing human moved in the crimson woods.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
Blue
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From this reading Blue haze was there, and the steady drift of colored leaves, and the sunshine freely falling through bared limbs, but no man or woman.
brim
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From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
brown
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From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Blue haze was there, and the steady drift of colored leaves, and the sunshine freely falling through bared limbs, but no man or woman.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
came
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From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
carpeted
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From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
chaplet
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From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
chattered
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From this reading The fallen leaves rustled as the deer passed, the squirrels chattered and the foxes barked, but we heard no sweet laughter or ringing song.
colored
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From this reading Blue haze was there, and the steady drift of colored leaves, and the sunshine freely falling through bared limbs, but no man or woman.
crimson
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From this reading BESIDE the minister and myself, nothing human moved in the crimson woods.
crystal
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From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
cuplike
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From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
curtained
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From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
deer
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From this reading The fallen leaves rustled as the deer passed, the squirrels chattered and the foxes barked, but we heard no sweet laughter or ringing song.
depression
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From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
down
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From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
drift
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From this reading Blue haze was there, and the steady drift of colored leaves, and the sunshine freely falling through bared limbs, but no man or woman.
earth
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From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
fairy
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From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
fallen
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From this reading The fallen leaves rustled as the deer passed, the squirrels chattered and the foxes barked, but we heard no sweet laughter or ringing song.
falling
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From this reading Blue haze was there, and the steady drift of colored leaves, and the sunshine freely falling through bared limbs, but no man or woman.
Fear
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From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
flung
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From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
foxes
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From this reading The fallen leaves rustled as the deer passed, the squirrels chattered and the foxes barked, but we heard no sweet laughter or ringing song.
freely
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From this reading Blue haze was there, and the steady drift of colored leaves, and the sunshine freely falling through bared limbs, but no man or woman.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
further
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From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
giant
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From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
gold
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From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
haze
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From this reading Blue haze was there, and the steady drift of colored leaves, and the sunshine freely falling through bared limbs, but no man or woman.
heard
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From this reading The fallen leaves rustled as the deer passed, the squirrels chattered and the foxes barked, but we heard no sweet laughter or ringing song.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
hollow
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From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
human
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From this reading BESIDE the minister and myself, nothing human moved in the crimson woods.
hung
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From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BESIDE the minister and myself, nothing human moved in the crimson woods.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
laughter
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From this reading The fallen leaves rustled as the deer passed, the squirrels chattered and the foxes barked, but we heard no sweet laughter or ringing song.
leaves
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From this reading Blue haze was there, and the steady drift of colored leaves, and the sunshine freely falling through bared limbs, but no man or woman.
limbs
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From this reading Blue haze was there, and the steady drift of colored leaves, and the sunshine freely falling through bared limbs, but no man or woman.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
lying
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From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
man
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From this reading Blue haze was there, and the steady drift of colored leaves, and the sunshine freely falling through bared limbs, but no man or woman.
maple
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From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
minister
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From this reading BESIDE the minister and myself, nothing human moved in the crimson woods.
mint
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From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
moss
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From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
moved
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From this reading BESIDE the minister and myself, nothing human moved in the crimson woods.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading BESIDE the minister and myself, nothing human moved in the crimson woods.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Blue haze was there, and the steady drift of colored leaves, and the sunshine freely falling through bared limbs, but no man or woman.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading BESIDE the minister and myself, nothing human moved in the crimson woods.
oak
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From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Blue haze was there, and the steady drift of colored leaves, and the sunshine freely falling through bared limbs, but no man or woman.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Blue haze was there, and the steady drift of colored leaves, and the sunshine freely falling through bared limbs, but no man or woman.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fallen leaves rustled as the deer passed, the squirrels chattered and the foxes barked, but we heard no sweet laughter or ringing song.
pines
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From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
red
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From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
red-brown
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From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
ringing
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From this reading The fallen leaves rustled as the deer passed, the squirrels chattered and the foxes barked, but we heard no sweet laughter or ringing song.
rustled
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From this reading The fallen leaves rustled as the deer passed, the squirrels chattered and the foxes barked, but we heard no sweet laughter or ringing song.
scarlet
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From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
some
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From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
song
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From this reading The fallen leaves rustled as the deer passed, the squirrels chattered and the foxes barked, but we heard no sweet laughter or ringing song.
squirrels
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From this reading The fallen leaves rustled as the deer passed, the squirrels chattered and the foxes barked, but we heard no sweet laughter or ringing song.
steady
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From this reading Blue haze was there, and the steady drift of colored leaves, and the sunshine freely falling through bared limbs, but no man or woman.
streamlet
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From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
sunshine
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From this reading Blue haze was there, and the steady drift of colored leaves, and the sunshine freely falling through bared limbs, but no man or woman.
sweet
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From this reading The fallen leaves rustled as the deer passed, the squirrels chattered and the foxes barked, but we heard no sweet laughter or ringing song.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BESIDE the minister and myself, nothing human moved in the crimson woods.
then
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From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
there
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From this reading Blue haze was there, and the steady drift of colored leaves, and the sunshine freely falling through bared limbs, but no man or woman.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Blue haze was there, and the steady drift of colored leaves, and the sunshine freely falling through bared limbs, but no man or woman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
trailer
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From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
trees
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From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
trodden
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From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
underfoot
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From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
vain
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From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
vine
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From this reading We found a bank of moss, and lying upon it a chaplet of red-brown oak leaves; further on, the mint beside a crystal streamlet had been trodden underfoot; then, flung down upon the brown earth beneath some pines, we came upon a long trailer of scarlet vine.
vines
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From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Blue haze was there, and the steady drift of colored leaves, and the sunshine freely falling through bared limbs, but no man or woman.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The fallen leaves rustled as the deer passed, the squirrels chattered and the foxes barked, but we heard no sweet laughter or ringing song.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
woman
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From this reading Blue haze was there, and the steady drift of colored leaves, and the sunshine freely falling through bared limbs, but no man or woman.
woods
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From this reading BESIDE the minister and myself, nothing human moved in the crimson woods.
world
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From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
wrestle
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From this reading Beyond was a fairy hollow, a cuplike depression, curtained from the world by the red vines that hung from the trees upon its brim, and carpeted with the gold of a great maple; and here Fear became a giant with whom it was vain to wrestle.
