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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 CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about eight o'clock in the evening, and the plaza was crowded, as usual at that hour.
Africa
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From this reading Austin had sat there often before he went to Africa, listening to the music and watching the spectacle; but neither had any charm for him that night.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
any
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From this reading Austin had sat there often before he went to Africa, listening to the music and watching the spectacle; but neither had any charm for him that night.
artillery
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From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was about eight o'clock in the evening, and the plaza was crowded, as usual at that hour.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was about eight o'clock in the evening, and the plaza was crowded, as usual at that hour.
attired
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From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
Austin
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From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
band
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From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Austin had sat there often before he went to Africa, listening to the music and watching the spectacle; but neither had any charm for him that night.
bench
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From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
broke
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From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Austin had sat there often before he went to Africa, listening to the music and watching the spectacle; but neither had any charm for him that night.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
C
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From this reading Peon and officer, merchant and clerk, paced slowly up and down, enjoying the cool of the evening with their wives and daughters, or sat in clusters outside the lighted cafA(C)s.
cafA
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From this reading Peon and officer, merchant and clerk, paced slowly up and down, enjoying the cool of the evening with their wives and daughters, or sat in clusters outside the lighted cafA(C)s.
charm
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From this reading Austin had sat there often before he went to Africa, listening to the music and watching the spectacle; but neither had any charm for him that night.
city
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From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
clerk
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From this reading Peon and officer, merchant and clerk, paced slowly up and down, enjoying the cool of the evening with their wives and daughters, or sat in clusters outside the lighted cafA(C)s.
cloth
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From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
clusters
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From this reading Peon and officer, merchant and clerk, paced slowly up and down, enjoying the cool of the evening with their wives and daughters, or sat in clusters outside the lighted cafA(C)s.
colouring
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From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
CONDEMNED
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From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
cool
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From this reading Peon and officer, merchant and clerk, paced slowly up and down, enjoying the cool of the evening with their wives and daughters, or sat in clusters outside the lighted cafA(C)s.
crowd
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From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
crowded
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From this reading It was about eight o'clock in the evening, and the plaza was crowded, as usual at that hour.
Cruz
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From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
daughters
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From this reading Peon and officer, merchant and clerk, paced slowly up and down, enjoying the cool of the evening with their wives and daughters, or sat in clusters outside the lighted cafA(C)s.
down
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From this reading Peon and officer, merchant and clerk, paced slowly up and down, enjoying the cool of the evening with their wives and daughters, or sat in clusters outside the lighted cafA(C)s.
draperies
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From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
drowsy
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From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
eight
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From this reading It was about eight o'clock in the evening, and the plaza was crowded, as usual at that hour.
enjoying
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From this reading Peon and officer, merchant and clerk, paced slowly up and down, enjoying the cool of the evening with their wives and daughters, or sat in clusters outside the lighted cafA(C)s.
evening
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From this reading It was about eight o'clock in the evening, and the plaza was crowded, as usual at that hour.
excellent
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From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
fitfully
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From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
flowed
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From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
formed
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From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
full
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From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
glaring
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From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
good-humoured
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From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
gravely
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From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
green
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From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Austin had sat there often before he went to Africa, listening to the music and watching the spectacle; but neither had any charm for him that night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Austin had sat there often before he went to Africa, listening to the music and watching the spectacle; but neither had any charm for him that night.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Austin had sat there often before he went to Africa, listening to the music and watching the spectacle; but neither had any charm for him that night.
hour
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From this reading It was about eight o'clock in the evening, and the plaza was crowded, as usual at that hour.
humanity
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From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
hung
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From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about eight o'clock in the evening, and the plaza was crowded, as usual at that hour.
kaleidoscopic
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From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
lamplight
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From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
lighted
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From this reading Peon and officer, merchant and clerk, paced slowly up and down, enjoying the cool of the evening with their wives and daughters, or sat in clusters outside the lighted cafA(C)s.
linen
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From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
listening
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From this reading Austin had sat there often before he went to Africa, listening to the music and watching the spectacle; but neither had any charm for him that night.
listlessly
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From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading Peon and officer, merchant and clerk, paced slowly up and down, enjoying the cool of the evening with their wives and daughters, or sat in clusters outside the lighted cafA(C)s.
moon
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From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
murmur
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From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
music
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From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Austin had sat there often before he went to Africa, listening to the music and watching the spectacle; but neither had any charm for him that night.
night
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From this reading Austin had sat there often before he went to Africa, listening to the music and watching the spectacle; but neither had any charm for him that night.
o'clock
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From this reading It was about eight o'clock in the evening, and the plaza was crowded, as usual at that hour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
officer
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From this reading Peon and officer, merchant and clerk, paced slowly up and down, enjoying the cool of the evening with their wives and daughters, or sat in clusters outside the lighted cafA(C)s.
often
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From this reading Austin had sat there often before he went to Africa, listening to the music and watching the spectacle; but neither had any charm for him that night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Peon and officer, merchant and clerk, paced slowly up and down, enjoying the cool of the evening with their wives and daughters, or sat in clusters outside the lighted cafA(C)s.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Peon and officer, merchant and clerk, paced slowly up and down, enjoying the cool of the evening with their wives and daughters, or sat in clusters outside the lighted cafA(C)s.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
paced
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From this reading Peon and officer, merchant and clerk, paced slowly up and down, enjoying the cool of the evening with their wives and daughters, or sat in clusters outside the lighted cafA(C)s.
pale-tinted
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From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
patches
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From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
Peon
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From this reading Peon and officer, merchant and clerk, paced slowly up and down, enjoying the cool of the evening with their wives and daughters, or sat in clusters outside the lighted cafA(C)s.
picturesquely
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From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
plaza
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From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
radiance
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From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
s
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From this reading Peon and officer, merchant and clerk, paced slowly up and down, enjoying the cool of the evening with their wives and daughters, or sat in clusters outside the lighted cafA(C)s.
Santa
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From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
sat
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From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
slowly
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From this reading Peon and officer, merchant and clerk, paced slowly up and down, enjoying the cool of the evening with their wives and daughters, or sat in clusters outside the lighted cafA(C)s.
soft
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From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
sombre
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From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
spectacle
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From this reading Austin had sat there often before he went to Africa, listening to the music and watching the spectacle; but neither had any charm for him that night.
stream
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From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
surf
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From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was about eight o'clock in the evening, and the plaza was crowded, as usual at that hour.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Peon and officer, merchant and clerk, paced slowly up and down, enjoying the cool of the evening with their wives and daughters, or sat in clusters outside the lighted cafA(C)s.
there
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From this reading Austin had sat there often before he went to Africa, listening to the music and watching the spectacle; but neither had any charm for him that night.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Austin had sat there often before he went to Africa, listening to the music and watching the spectacle; but neither had any charm for him that night.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
UNHEARD
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From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
uniform
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From this reading The band was an excellent one, the crowd gravely good-humoured, and picturesquely attired, for white linen, pale-tinted draperies, sombre cloth, and green uniform formed patches of kaleidoscopic colouring as the stream of humanity flowed by under the glaring lamplight and the soft radiance of the moon.
up
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From this reading Peon and officer, merchant and clerk, paced slowly up and down, enjoying the cool of the evening with their wives and daughters, or sat in clusters outside the lighted cafA(C)s.
usual
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From this reading It was about eight o'clock in the evening, and the plaza was crowded, as usual at that hour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about eight o'clock in the evening, and the plaza was crowded, as usual at that hour.
watching
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From this reading Austin had sat there often before he went to Africa, listening to the music and watching the spectacle; but neither had any charm for him that night.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Austin had sat there often before he went to Africa, listening to the music and watching the spectacle; but neither had any charm for him that night.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
white
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From this reading CONDEMNED UNHEARD A full moon hung over the white city, and the drowsy murmur of the surf broke fitfully through the music of the artillery band when Austin sat listlessly on a bench in the plaza of Santa Cruz.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Peon and officer, merchant and clerk, paced slowly up and down, enjoying the cool of the evening with their wives and daughters, or sat in clusters outside the lighted cafA(C)s.
wives
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From this reading Peon and officer, merchant and clerk, paced slowly up and down, enjoying the cool of the evening with their wives and daughters, or sat in clusters outside the lighted cafA(C)s.
