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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 Paris on a bright April morning.
addition
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
agreeable
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is a sight to fill any heart tolerably free from pressing anxiety with an irresistible sense of youth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
anxiety
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From this reading It is a sight to fill any heart tolerably free from pressing anxiety with an irresistible sense of youth.
any
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
April
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From this reading Paris on a bright April morning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
attire
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
bloom
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blue
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
bottles
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
braver
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
bright
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From this reading Paris on a bright April morning.
brighter
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
brilliant
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
bursting
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
business
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
Champs
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
chestnuts
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
city
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clear
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
color
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
comfort
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
dainty
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
delicious
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
déjeuner
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
elderly
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
Elysées
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
enough
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
entre-sol
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
exhaling
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
fill
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From this reading It is a sight to fill any heart tolerably free from pressing anxiety with an irresistible sense of youth.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
flood
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
flower-market
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading It is a sight to fill any heart tolerably free from pressing anxiety with an irresistible sense of youth.
freshness
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is a sight to fill any heart tolerably free from pressing anxiety with an irresistible sense of youth.
fullest
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
gardens
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
heart
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From this reading It is a sight to fill any heart tolerably free from pressing anxiety with an irresistible sense of youth.
hotel
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
inscribed
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
irresistible
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From this reading It is a sight to fill any heart tolerably free from pressing anxiety with an irresistible sense of youth.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a sight to fill any heart tolerably free from pressing anxiety with an irresistible sense of youth.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a sight to fill any heart tolerably free from pressing anxiety with an irresistible sense of youth.
lady
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
laid
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
Madeleine
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
mass
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
Meurice's
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
month
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Paris on a bright April morning.
Moselle
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Paris on a bright April morning.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
out
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
Paris
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From this reading Paris on a bright April morning.
perfume
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
pleasure
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
Pomard
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
pressing
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From this reading It is a sight to fill any heart tolerably free from pressing anxiety with an irresistible sense of youth.
pretty
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
purchasers
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
respectively
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
salon
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
seated
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
sense
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From this reading It is a sight to fill any heart tolerably free from pressing anxiety with an irresistible sense of youth.
show
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
sight
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From this reading It is a sight to fill any heart tolerably free from pressing anxiety with an irresistible sense of youth.
sky
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
spring
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
stillnounUS /still/
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
STRIKING
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From this reading STRIKING THE TRAIL.
sun
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
table
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STRIKING THE TRAIL.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
tide
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is a sight to fill any heart tolerably free from pressing anxiety with an irresistible sense of youth.
tolerably
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From this reading It is a sight to fill any heart tolerably free from pressing anxiety with an irresistible sense of youth.
TRAIL
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From this reading STRIKING THE TRAIL.
Tuileries
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From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Can any city make a brighter, braver show under a clear blue sky and a brilliant sun, the chestnuts in the Champs Elysées and Tuileries gardens bursting into bloom, the flower-market of the Madeleine a mass of color, exhaling delicious perfume, the fair purchasers in the first freshness of their spring attire, the tide of business and of pleasure at the fullest flood.
warm
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
weather
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
windows
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is a sight to fill any heart tolerably free from pressing anxiety with an irresistible sense of youth.
young
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From this reading Though the month was still young, the weather was warm enough to make open windows an agreeable addition to the comfort of a pretty little _salon_ in the _entre-sol_ of Meurice's hotel, where an elderly lady was seated at a table on which a dainty _déjeuner_, and a couple of bottles, inscribed respectively "Moselle" and "Pomard," was laid out.
youth
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From this reading It is a sight to fill any heart tolerably free from pressing anxiety with an irresistible sense of youth.
