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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 On each side stretched the plain which, washed by recent heavy rains, was now spangled with new-grown flowers; here, far apart in sequestered beauty; there, clustering companionably in a mass of color.
allowing
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From this reading "Upon the strength of the letter from the emperor, the vicomte took the responsibility of allowing us to depart," explained the fool.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Behind them the chateau was slowly fading from view; the town had already disappeared.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
apart
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From this reading On each side stretched the plain which, washed by recent heavy rains, was now spangled with new-grown flowers; here, far apart in sequestered beauty; there, clustering companionably in a mass of color.
AroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around them the singing of the birds, the cooing of the cushat doves and the buzzing of the bees, mingled in dreamy cadence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
beauty
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From this reading On each side stretched the plain which, washed by recent heavy rains, was now spangled with new-grown flowers; here, far apart in sequestered beauty; there, clustering companionably in a mass of color.
bees
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From this reading Around them the singing of the birds, the cooing of the cushat doves and the buzzing of the bees, mingled in dreamy cadence.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind them the chateau was slowly fading from view; the town had already disappeared.
birds
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From this reading Around them the singing of the birds, the cooing of the cushat doves and the buzzing of the bees, mingled in dreamy cadence.
BRIDGE
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
buzzing
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From this reading Around them the singing of the birds, the cooing of the cushat doves and the buzzing of the bees, mingled in dreamy cadence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On each side stretched the plain which, washed by recent heavy rains, was now spangled with new-grown flowers; here, far apart in sequestered beauty; there, clustering companionably in a mass of color.
cadence
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From this reading Around them the singing of the birds, the cooing of the cushat doves and the buzzing of the bees, mingled in dreamy cadence.
chateau
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From this reading Behind them the chateau was slowly fading from view; the town had already disappeared.
clustering
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From this reading On each side stretched the plain which, washed by recent heavy rains, was now spangled with new-grown flowers; here, far apart in sequestered beauty; there, clustering companionably in a mass of color.
color
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From this reading On each side stretched the plain which, washed by recent heavy rains, was now spangled with new-grown flowers; here, far apart in sequestered beauty; there, clustering companionably in a mass of color.
commandant
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
companion
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
companionably
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From this reading On each side stretched the plain which, washed by recent heavy rains, was now spangled with new-grown flowers; here, far apart in sequestered beauty; there, clustering companionably in a mass of color.
cooing
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From this reading Around them the singing of the birds, the cooing of the cushat doves and the buzzing of the bees, mingled in dreamy cadence.
cushat
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From this reading Around them the singing of the birds, the cooing of the cushat doves and the buzzing of the bees, mingled in dreamy cadence.
depart
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From this reading "Upon the strength of the letter from the emperor, the vicomte took the responsibility of allowing us to depart," explained the fool.
dew-drops
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Behind them the chateau was slowly fading from view; the town had already disappeared.
doves
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From this reading Around them the singing of the birds, the cooing of the cushat doves and the buzzing of the bees, mingled in dreamy cadence.
down
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
dreamy
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From this reading Around them the singing of the birds, the cooing of the cushat doves and the buzzing of the bees, mingled in dreamy cadence.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading On each side stretched the plain which, washed by recent heavy rains, was now spangled with new-grown flowers; here, far apart in sequestered beauty; there, clustering companionably in a mass of color.
early
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
emperor
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From this reading "Upon the strength of the letter from the emperor, the vicomte took the responsibility of allowing us to depart," explained the fool.
ENCOUNTER
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
explained
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From this reading "Upon the strength of the letter from the emperor, the vicomte took the responsibility of allowing us to depart," explained the fool.
fading
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From this reading Behind them the chateau was slowly fading from view; the town had already disappeared.
far
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From this reading On each side stretched the plain which, washed by recent heavy rains, was now spangled with new-grown flowers; here, far apart in sequestered beauty; there, clustering companionably in a mass of color.
flowers
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From this reading On each side stretched the plain which, washed by recent heavy rains, was now spangled with new-grown flowers; here, far apart in sequestered beauty; there, clustering companionably in a mass of color.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Upon the strength of the letter from the emperor, the vicomte took the responsibility of allowing us to depart," explained the fool.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Behind them the chateau was slowly fading from view; the town had already disappeared.
grassy
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
heavy
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From this reading On each side stretched the plain which, washed by recent heavy rains, was now spangled with new-grown flowers; here, far apart in sequestered beauty; there, clustering companionably in a mass of color.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On each side stretched the plain which, washed by recent heavy rains, was now spangled with new-grown flowers; here, far apart in sequestered beauty; there, clustering companionably in a mass of color.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
interview
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
jester
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
letter
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From this reading "Upon the strength of the letter from the emperor, the vicomte took the responsibility of allowing us to depart," explained the fool.
light
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
mass
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From this reading On each side stretched the plain which, washed by recent heavy rains, was now spangled with new-grown flowers; here, far apart in sequestered beauty; there, clustering companionably in a mass of color.
mingled
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From this reading Around them the singing of the birds, the cooing of the cushat doves and the buzzing of the bees, mingled in dreamy cadence.
mist
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
moisture
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
new-grown
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From this reading On each side stretched the plain which, washed by recent heavy rains, was now spangled with new-grown flowers; here, far apart in sequestered beauty; there, clustering companionably in a mass of color.
now
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From this reading On each side stretched the plain which, washed by recent heavy rains, was now spangled with new-grown flowers; here, far apart in sequestered beauty; there, clustering companionably in a mass of color.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On each side stretched the plain which, washed by recent heavy rains, was now spangled with new-grown flowers; here, far apart in sequestered beauty; there, clustering companionably in a mass of color.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
plain
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
rains
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From this reading On each side stretched the plain which, washed by recent heavy rains, was now spangled with new-grown flowers; here, far apart in sequestered beauty; there, clustering companionably in a mass of color.
recent
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From this reading On each side stretched the plain which, washed by recent heavy rains, was now spangled with new-grown flowers; here, far apart in sequestered beauty; there, clustering companionably in a mass of color.
release
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
responsibility
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From this reading "Upon the strength of the letter from the emperor, the vicomte took the responsibility of allowing us to depart," explained the fool.
resulted
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
sequestered
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From this reading On each side stretched the plain which, washed by recent heavy rains, was now spangled with new-grown flowers; here, far apart in sequestered beauty; there, clustering companionably in a mass of color.
side
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From this reading On each side stretched the plain which, washed by recent heavy rains, was now spangled with new-grown flowers; here, far apart in sequestered beauty; there, clustering companionably in a mass of color.
silvery
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
singing
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From this reading Around them the singing of the birds, the cooing of the cushat doves and the buzzing of the bees, mingled in dreamy cadence.
sloping
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
slowly
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From this reading Behind them the chateau was slowly fading from view; the town had already disappeared.
Some
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
spangled
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From this reading On each side stretched the plain which, washed by recent heavy rains, was now spangled with new-grown flowers; here, far apart in sequestered beauty; there, clustering companionably in a mass of color.
sped
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Upon the strength of the letter from the emperor, the vicomte took the responsibility of allowing us to depart," explained the fool.
stretched
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From this reading On each side stretched the plain which, washed by recent heavy rains, was now spangled with new-grown flowers; here, far apart in sequestered beauty; there, clustering companionably in a mass of color.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Behind them the chateau was slowly fading from view; the town had already disappeared.
there
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From this reading On each side stretched the plain which, washed by recent heavy rains, was now spangled with new-grown flowers; here, far apart in sequestered beauty; there, clustering companionably in a mass of color.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Upon the strength of the letter from the emperor, the vicomte took the responsibility of allowing us to depart," explained the fool.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Upon the strength of the letter from the emperor, the vicomte took the responsibility of allowing us to depart," explained the fool.
town
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From this reading Behind them the chateau was slowly fading from view; the town had already disappeared.
transformed
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Upon the strength of the letter from the emperor, the vicomte took the responsibility of allowing us to depart," explained the fool.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Upon the strength of the letter from the emperor, the vicomte took the responsibility of allowing us to depart," explained the fool.
veils
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
vicomte
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From this reading "Upon the strength of the letter from the emperor, the vicomte took the responsibility of allowing us to depart," explained the fool.
view
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From this reading Behind them the chateau was slowly fading from view; the town had already disappeared.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Behind them the chateau was slowly fading from view; the town had already disappeared.
washed
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From this reading On each side stretched the plain which, washed by recent heavy rains, was now spangled with new-grown flowers; here, far apart in sequestered beauty; there, clustering companionably in a mass of color.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE BRIDGE Some part of the interview with the commandant which had resulted in their release the jester told his companion as they sped down the sloping plain in the early silvery light which transformed the dew-drops and grassy moisture into veils of mist.
