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air
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From this reading The Piazza d'Ispagnia and the broad steps of the Trinità were alive with spring flowers, and the air had the soft sweetness of an English April on the verge of May.
alive
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From this reading The Piazza d'Ispagnia and the broad steps of the Trinità were alive with spring flowers, and the air had the soft sweetness of an English April on the verge of May.
all
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From this reading White lilac and Maréchal Niel roses were in all the shops; bright yellow jonquils, and red and blue anemones, filled the baskets of rustic hawkers at the street corners.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Piazza d'Ispagnia and the broad steps of the Trinità were alive with spring flowers, and the air had the soft sweetness of an English April on the verge of May.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the end of February, and the Roman villa was soon to be left to cobwebs and custodians.
anemones
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From this reading White lilac and Maréchal Niel roses were in all the shops; bright yellow jonquils, and red and blue anemones, filled the baskets of rustic hawkers at the street corners.
April
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From this reading The Piazza d'Ispagnia and the broad steps of the Trinità were alive with spring flowers, and the air had the soft sweetness of an English April on the verge of May.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading White lilac and Maréchal Niel roses were in all the shops; bright yellow jonquils, and red and blue anemones, filled the baskets of rustic hawkers at the street corners.
atmosphere
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From this reading Rome's innumerable fountains plashed and sparkled in the sun; and Rome's delicious atmosphere, at once soft, caressing, and inspiriting, made the heart glad.
baskets
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From this reading White lilac and Maréchal Niel roses were in all the shops; bright yellow jonquils, and red and blue anemones, filled the baskets of rustic hawkers at the street corners.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was the end of February, and the Roman villa was soon to be left to cobwebs and custodians.
blue
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From this reading White lilac and Maréchal Niel roses were in all the shops; bright yellow jonquils, and red and blue anemones, filled the baskets of rustic hawkers at the street corners.
bright
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From this reading White lilac and Maréchal Niel roses were in all the shops; bright yellow jonquils, and red and blue anemones, filled the baskets of rustic hawkers at the street corners.
broad
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From this reading The Piazza d'Ispagnia and the broad steps of the Trinità were alive with spring flowers, and the air had the soft sweetness of an English April on the verge of May.
caressing
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From this reading Rome's innumerable fountains plashed and sparkled in the sun; and Rome's delicious atmosphere, at once soft, caressing, and inspiriting, made the heart glad.
carnival
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From this reading The carnival was over, and the season was waning.
cobwebs
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From this reading It was the end of February, and the Roman villa was soon to be left to cobwebs and custodians.
corners
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From this reading White lilac and Maréchal Niel roses were in all the shops; bright yellow jonquils, and red and blue anemones, filled the baskets of rustic hawkers at the street corners.
custodians
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From this reading It was the end of February, and the Roman villa was soon to be left to cobwebs and custodians.
d'Ispagnia
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From this reading The Piazza d'Ispagnia and the broad steps of the Trinità were alive with spring flowers, and the air had the soft sweetness of an English April on the verge of May.
delicious
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From this reading Rome's innumerable fountains plashed and sparkled in the sun; and Rome's delicious atmosphere, at once soft, caressing, and inspiriting, made the heart glad.
end
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From this reading It was the end of February, and the Roman villa was soon to be left to cobwebs and custodians.
English
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From this reading The Piazza d'Ispagnia and the broad steps of the Trinità were alive with spring flowers, and the air had the soft sweetness of an English April on the verge of May.
February
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From this reading It was the end of February, and the Roman villa was soon to be left to cobwebs and custodians.
filled
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From this reading White lilac and Maréchal Niel roses were in all the shops; bright yellow jonquils, and red and blue anemones, filled the baskets of rustic hawkers at the street corners.
flowers
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From this reading The Piazza d'Ispagnia and the broad steps of the Trinità were alive with spring flowers, and the air had the soft sweetness of an English April on the verge of May.
fountains
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From this reading Rome's innumerable fountains plashed and sparkled in the sun; and Rome's delicious atmosphere, at once soft, caressing, and inspiriting, made the heart glad.
glad
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From this reading Rome's innumerable fountains plashed and sparkled in the sun; and Rome's delicious atmosphere, at once soft, caressing, and inspiriting, made the heart glad.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Piazza d'Ispagnia and the broad steps of the Trinità were alive with spring flowers, and the air had the soft sweetness of an English April on the verge of May.
hawkers
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From this reading White lilac and Maréchal Niel roses were in all the shops; bright yellow jonquils, and red and blue anemones, filled the baskets of rustic hawkers at the street corners.
heart
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From this reading Rome's innumerable fountains plashed and sparkled in the sun; and Rome's delicious atmosphere, at once soft, caressing, and inspiriting, made the heart glad.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading White lilac and Maréchal Niel roses were in all the shops; bright yellow jonquils, and red and blue anemones, filled the baskets of rustic hawkers at the street corners.
innumerable
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From this reading Rome's innumerable fountains plashed and sparkled in the sun; and Rome's delicious atmosphere, at once soft, caressing, and inspiriting, made the heart glad.
inspiriting
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From this reading Rome's innumerable fountains plashed and sparkled in the sun; and Rome's delicious atmosphere, at once soft, caressing, and inspiriting, made the heart glad.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the end of February, and the Roman villa was soon to be left to cobwebs and custodians.
jonquils
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From this reading White lilac and Maréchal Niel roses were in all the shops; bright yellow jonquils, and red and blue anemones, filled the baskets of rustic hawkers at the street corners.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the end of February, and the Roman villa was soon to be left to cobwebs and custodians.
lilac
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From this reading White lilac and Maréchal Niel roses were in all the shops; bright yellow jonquils, and red and blue anemones, filled the baskets of rustic hawkers at the street corners.
made
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From this reading Rome's innumerable fountains plashed and sparkled in the sun; and Rome's delicious atmosphere, at once soft, caressing, and inspiriting, made the heart glad.
Maréchal
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From this reading White lilac and Maréchal Niel roses were in all the shops; bright yellow jonquils, and red and blue anemones, filled the baskets of rustic hawkers at the street corners.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The Piazza d'Ispagnia and the broad steps of the Trinità were alive with spring flowers, and the air had the soft sweetness of an English April on the verge of May.
Niel
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From this reading White lilac and Maréchal Niel roses were in all the shops; bright yellow jonquils, and red and blue anemones, filled the baskets of rustic hawkers at the street corners.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the end of February, and the Roman villa was soon to be left to cobwebs and custodians.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Piazza d'Ispagnia and the broad steps of the Trinità were alive with spring flowers, and the air had the soft sweetness of an English April on the verge of May.
once
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From this reading Rome's innumerable fountains plashed and sparkled in the sun; and Rome's delicious atmosphere, at once soft, caressing, and inspiriting, made the heart glad.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The carnival was over, and the season was waning.
Piazza
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From this reading The Piazza d'Ispagnia and the broad steps of the Trinità were alive with spring flowers, and the air had the soft sweetness of an English April on the verge of May.
plashed
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From this reading Rome's innumerable fountains plashed and sparkled in the sun; and Rome's delicious atmosphere, at once soft, caressing, and inspiriting, made the heart glad.
red
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From this reading White lilac and Maréchal Niel roses were in all the shops; bright yellow jonquils, and red and blue anemones, filled the baskets of rustic hawkers at the street corners.
Roman
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From this reading It was the end of February, and the Roman villa was soon to be left to cobwebs and custodians.
Rome's
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From this reading Rome's innumerable fountains plashed and sparkled in the sun; and Rome's delicious atmosphere, at once soft, caressing, and inspiriting, made the heart glad.
roses
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From this reading White lilac and Maréchal Niel roses were in all the shops; bright yellow jonquils, and red and blue anemones, filled the baskets of rustic hawkers at the street corners.
rustic
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From this reading White lilac and Maréchal Niel roses were in all the shops; bright yellow jonquils, and red and blue anemones, filled the baskets of rustic hawkers at the street corners.
season
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From this reading The carnival was over, and the season was waning.
shops
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From this reading White lilac and Maréchal Niel roses were in all the shops; bright yellow jonquils, and red and blue anemones, filled the baskets of rustic hawkers at the street corners.
soft
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From this reading The Piazza d'Ispagnia and the broad steps of the Trinità were alive with spring flowers, and the air had the soft sweetness of an English April on the verge of May.
soon
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From this reading It was the end of February, and the Roman villa was soon to be left to cobwebs and custodians.
sparkled
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From this reading Rome's innumerable fountains plashed and sparkled in the sun; and Rome's delicious atmosphere, at once soft, caressing, and inspiriting, made the heart glad.
spring
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From this reading The Piazza d'Ispagnia and the broad steps of the Trinità were alive with spring flowers, and the air had the soft sweetness of an English April on the verge of May.
steps
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From this reading The Piazza d'Ispagnia and the broad steps of the Trinità were alive with spring flowers, and the air had the soft sweetness of an English April on the verge of May.
street
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From this reading White lilac and Maréchal Niel roses were in all the shops; bright yellow jonquils, and red and blue anemones, filled the baskets of rustic hawkers at the street corners.
sun
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From this reading Rome's innumerable fountains plashed and sparkled in the sun; and Rome's delicious atmosphere, at once soft, caressing, and inspiriting, made the heart glad.
sweetness
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From this reading The Piazza d'Ispagnia and the broad steps of the Trinità were alive with spring flowers, and the air had the soft sweetness of an English April on the verge of May.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the end of February, and the Roman villa was soon to be left to cobwebs and custodians.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the end of February, and the Roman villa was soon to be left to cobwebs and custodians.
Trinità
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From this reading The Piazza d'Ispagnia and the broad steps of the Trinità were alive with spring flowers, and the air had the soft sweetness of an English April on the verge of May.
verge
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From this reading The Piazza d'Ispagnia and the broad steps of the Trinità were alive with spring flowers, and the air had the soft sweetness of an English April on the verge of May.
villa
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From this reading It was the end of February, and the Roman villa was soon to be left to cobwebs and custodians.
waning
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From this reading The carnival was over, and the season was waning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the end of February, and the Roman villa was soon to be left to cobwebs and custodians.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Piazza d'Ispagnia and the broad steps of the Trinità were alive with spring flowers, and the air had the soft sweetness of an English April on the verge of May.
White
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From this reading White lilac and Maréchal Niel roses were in all the shops; bright yellow jonquils, and red and blue anemones, filled the baskets of rustic hawkers at the street corners.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Piazza d'Ispagnia and the broad steps of the Trinità were alive with spring flowers, and the air had the soft sweetness of an English April on the verge of May.
yellow
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From this reading White lilac and Maréchal Niel roses were in all the shops; bright yellow jonquils, and red and blue anemones, filled the baskets of rustic hawkers at the street corners.
