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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 By virtue of it I have been more in the country in a half-hour than if I had lived all June there.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When I lift my eyes from its pictures or its letter-press my vision prints the eidolons of wild flowers everywhere, as it prints the image of the sun against the air after dwelling on his brightness.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading When I lift my eyes from its pictures or its letter-press my vision prints the eidolons of wild flowers everywhere, as it prints the image of the sun against the air after dwelling on his brightness.
air
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From this reading When I lift my eyes from its pictures or its letter-press my vision prints the eidolons of wild flowers everywhere, as it prints the image of the sun against the air after dwelling on his brightness.
all
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From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
always
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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But as one turns the leaves of Mrs. Creevey’s magic book-perhaps one ought to say turns its petals--the forests and the fields come and make themselves at home in the city everywhere.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as one turns the leaves of Mrs. Creevey’s magic book-perhaps one ought to say turns its petals--the forests and the fields come and make themselves at home in the city everywhere.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading By virtue of it I have been more in the country in a half-hour than if I had lived all June there.
blows
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From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
book-perhaps
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From this reading But as one turns the leaves of Mrs. Creevey’s magic book-perhaps one ought to say turns its petals--the forests and the fields come and make themselves at home in the city everywhere.
bows
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From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
brightness
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From this reading When I lift my eyes from its pictures or its letter-press my vision prints the eidolons of wild flowers everywhere, as it prints the image of the sun against the air after dwelling on his brightness.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as one turns the leaves of Mrs. Creevey’s magic book-perhaps one ought to say turns its petals--the forests and the fields come and make themselves at home in the city everywhere.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By virtue of it I have been more in the country in a half-hour than if I had lived all June there.
city
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From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as one turns the leaves of Mrs. Creevey’s magic book-perhaps one ought to say turns its petals--the forests and the fields come and make themselves at home in the city everywhere.
country
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From this reading By virtue of it I have been more in the country in a half-hour than if I had lived all June there.
Creevey's
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From this reading But as one turns the leaves of Mrs. Creevey’s magic book-perhaps one ought to say turns its petals--the forests and the fields come and make themselves at home in the city everywhere.
cricket's
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From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
cry
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From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
dome
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dwelling
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From this reading When I lift my eyes from its pictures or its letter-press my vision prints the eidolons of wild flowers everywhere, as it prints the image of the sun against the air after dwelling on his brightness.
eidolons
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From this reading When I lift my eyes from its pictures or its letter-press my vision prints the eidolons of wild flowers everywhere, as it prints the image of the sun against the air after dwelling on his brightness.
everywhere
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From this reading But as one turns the leaves of Mrs. Creevey’s magic book-perhaps one ought to say turns its petals--the forests and the fields come and make themselves at home in the city everywhere.
eyes
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From this reading When I lift my eyes from its pictures or its letter-press my vision prints the eidolons of wild flowers everywhere, as it prints the image of the sun against the air after dwelling on his brightness.
fields
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From this reading But as one turns the leaves of Mrs. Creevey’s magic book-perhaps one ought to say turns its petals--the forests and the fields come and make themselves at home in the city everywhere.
flowered
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From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
flowers
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From this reading When I lift my eyes from its pictures or its letter-press my vision prints the eidolons of wild flowers everywhere, as it prints the image of the sun against the air after dwelling on his brightness.
forests
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From this reading But as one turns the leaves of Mrs. Creevey’s magic book-perhaps one ought to say turns its petals--the forests and the fields come and make themselves at home in the city everywhere.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When I lift my eyes from its pictures or its letter-press my vision prints the eidolons of wild flowers everywhere, as it prints the image of the sun against the air after dwelling on his brightness.
gale
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From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
Garden
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From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
golden-rod
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From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
growing
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From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By virtue of it I have been more in the country in a half-hour than if I had lived all June there.
half-dollar
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From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
half-hour
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From this reading By virtue of it I have been more in the country in a half-hour than if I had lived all June there.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading By virtue of it I have been more in the country in a half-hour than if I had lived all June there.
height
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From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When I lift my eyes from its pictures or its letter-press my vision prints the eidolons of wild flowers everywhere, as it prints the image of the sun against the air after dwelling on his brightness.
home
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From this reading But as one turns the leaves of Mrs. Creevey’s magic book-perhaps one ought to say turns its petals--the forests and the fields come and make themselves at home in the city everywhere.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By virtue of it I have been more in the country in a half-hour than if I had lived all June there.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading By virtue of it I have been more in the country in a half-hour than if I had lived all June there.
II
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From this reading II.
image
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From this reading When I lift my eyes from its pictures or its letter-press my vision prints the eidolons of wild flowers everywhere, as it prints the image of the sun against the air after dwelling on his brightness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By virtue of it I have been more in the country in a half-hour than if I had lived all June there.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But as one turns the leaves of Mrs. Creevey’s magic book-perhaps one ought to say turns its petals--the forests and the fields come and make themselves at home in the city everywhere.
June
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From this reading By virtue of it I have been more in the country in a half-hour than if I had lived all June there.
just
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From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
leaves
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From this reading But as one turns the leaves of Mrs. Creevey’s magic book-perhaps one ought to say turns its petals--the forests and the fields come and make themselves at home in the city everywhere.
letter-press
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From this reading When I lift my eyes from its pictures or its letter-press my vision prints the eidolons of wild flowers everywhere, as it prints the image of the sun against the air after dwelling on his brightness.
lift
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From this reading When I lift my eyes from its pictures or its letter-press my vision prints the eidolons of wild flowers everywhere, as it prints the image of the sun against the air after dwelling on his brightness.
like
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From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
lived
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From this reading By virtue of it I have been more in the country in a half-hour than if I had lived all June there.
magic
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From this reading But as one turns the leaves of Mrs. Creevey’s magic book-perhaps one ought to say turns its petals--the forests and the fields come and make themselves at home in the city everywhere.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as one turns the leaves of Mrs. Creevey’s magic book-perhaps one ought to say turns its petals--the forests and the fields come and make themselves at home in the city everywhere.
more
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From this reading By virtue of it I have been more in the country in a half-hour than if I had lived all June there.
Mrs
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From this reading But as one turns the leaves of Mrs. Creevey’s magic book-perhaps one ought to say turns its petals--the forests and the fields come and make themselves at home in the city everywhere.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I lift my eyes from its pictures or its letter-press my vision prints the eidolons of wild flowers everywhere, as it prints the image of the sun against the air after dwelling on his brightness.
night
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From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When I lift my eyes from its pictures or its letter-press my vision prints the eidolons of wild flowers everywhere, as it prints the image of the sun against the air after dwelling on his brightness.
orchestra
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From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading But as one turns the leaves of Mrs. Creevey’s magic book-perhaps one ought to say turns its petals--the forests and the fields come and make themselves at home in the city everywhere.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
petals
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From this reading But as one turns the leaves of Mrs. Creevey’s magic book-perhaps one ought to say turns its petals--the forests and the fields come and make themselves at home in the city everywhere.
pictures
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From this reading When I lift my eyes from its pictures or its letter-press my vision prints the eidolons of wild flowers everywhere, as it prints the image of the sun against the air after dwelling on his brightness.
prints
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From this reading When I lift my eyes from its pictures or its letter-press my vision prints the eidolons of wild flowers everywhere, as it prints the image of the sun against the air after dwelling on his brightness.
Roof
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From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
rye
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say
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From this reading But as one turns the leaves of Mrs. Creevey’s magic book-perhaps one ought to say turns its petals--the forests and the fields come and make themselves at home in the city everywhere.
sloped
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From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
stems
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From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
sun
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From this reading When I lift my eyes from its pictures or its letter-press my vision prints the eidolons of wild flowers everywhere, as it prints the image of the sun against the air after dwelling on his brightness.
tall
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From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading By virtue of it I have been more in the country in a half-hour than if I had lived all June there.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading But as one turns the leaves of Mrs. Creevey’s magic book-perhaps one ought to say turns its petals--the forests and the fields come and make themselves at home in the city everywhere.
there
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From this reading By virtue of it I have been more in the country in a half-hour than if I had lived all June there.
times
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From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But as one turns the leaves of Mrs. Creevey’s magic book-perhaps one ought to say turns its petals--the forests and the fields come and make themselves at home in the city everywhere.
turns
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From this reading But as one turns the leaves of Mrs. Creevey’s magic book-perhaps one ought to say turns its petals--the forests and the fields come and make themselves at home in the city everywhere.
violins
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From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading By virtue of it I have been more in the country in a half-hour than if I had lived all June there.
vision
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From this reading When I lift my eyes from its pictures or its letter-press my vision prints the eidolons of wild flowers everywhere, as it prints the image of the sun against the air after dwelling on his brightness.
way
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From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
wild
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From this reading When I lift my eyes from its pictures or its letter-press my vision prints the eidolons of wild flowers everywhere, as it prints the image of the sun against the air after dwelling on his brightness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That night on the Roof Garden, when the cricket’s cry flowered the dome with golden-rod, the tall stems of rye growing among the orchestra sloped all one way at times, just like the bows of violins, in the half-dollar gale that always blows over the city at that height.
