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Chapter IX
GLORIOUS, wonderful Alhambra! Magical Cuadrado de Leicestero! Philippa and I were as happy as children, and the house was full every night. We called everything by Spanish names, and played perpetually at being Spaniards. The _foyer_ we named a _patio_--a space fragrant with the perfume of oranges, which the public were always sucking, and perilous with peel.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “We called everything by Spanish names, and played perpetually at being Spaniards.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Philippa and I were as happy as children, and the house was full every night.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “We called everything by Spanish names, and played perpetually at being Spaniards.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “GLORIOUS, wonderful Alhambra!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The _foyer_ we named a _patio_--a space fragrant with the perfume of oranges, which the public were always sucking, and perilous with peel.
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From this reading GLORIOUS, wonderful Alhambra!
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From this reading The _foyer_ we named a _patio_--a space fragrant with the perfume of oranges, which the public were always sucking, and perilous with peel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Philippa and I were as happy as children, and the house was full every night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Philippa and I were as happy as children, and the house was full every night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We called everything by Spanish names, and played perpetually at being Spaniards.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We called everything by Spanish names, and played perpetually at being Spaniards.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We called everything by Spanish names, and played perpetually at being Spaniards.
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From this reading We called everything by Spanish names, and played perpetually at being Spaniards.
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From this reading Philippa and I were as happy as children, and the house was full every night.
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From this reading Magical Cuadrado de Leicestero!
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From this reading Magical Cuadrado de Leicestero!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Philippa and I were as happy as children, and the house was full every night.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading We called everything by Spanish names, and played perpetually at being Spaniards.
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From this reading The _foyer_ we named a _patio_--a space fragrant with the perfume of oranges, which the public were always sucking, and perilous with peel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _foyer_ we named a _patio_--a space fragrant with the perfume of oranges, which the public were always sucking, and perilous with peel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Philippa and I were as happy as children, and the house was full every night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GLORIOUS, wonderful Alhambra!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Philippa and I were as happy as children, and the house was full every night.
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From this reading Philippa and I were as happy as children, and the house was full every night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Philippa and I were as happy as children, and the house was full every night.
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From this reading Magical Cuadrado de Leicestero!
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From this reading Magical Cuadrado de Leicestero!
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From this reading The _foyer_ we named a _patio_--a space fragrant with the perfume of oranges, which the public were always sucking, and perilous with peel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We called everything by Spanish names, and played perpetually at being Spaniards.
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From this reading Philippa and I were as happy as children, and the house was full every night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The _foyer_ we named a _patio_--a space fragrant with the perfume of oranges, which the public were always sucking, and perilous with peel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _foyer_ we named a _patio_--a space fragrant with the perfume of oranges, which the public were always sucking, and perilous with peel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _foyer_ we named a _patio_--a space fragrant with the perfume of oranges, which the public were always sucking, and perilous with peel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _foyer_ we named a _patio_--a space fragrant with the perfume of oranges, which the public were always sucking, and perilous with peel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _foyer_ we named a _patio_--a space fragrant with the perfume of oranges, which the public were always sucking, and perilous with peel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _foyer_ we named a _patio_--a space fragrant with the perfume of oranges, which the public were always sucking, and perilous with peel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We called everything by Spanish names, and played perpetually at being Spaniards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Philippa and I were as happy as children, and the house was full every night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We called everything by Spanish names, and played perpetually at being Spaniards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _foyer_ we named a _patio_--a space fragrant with the perfume of oranges, which the public were always sucking, and perilous with peel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _foyer_ we named a _patio_--a space fragrant with the perfume of oranges, which the public were always sucking, and perilous with peel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We called everything by Spanish names, and played perpetually at being Spaniards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We called everything by Spanish names, and played perpetually at being Spaniards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _foyer_ we named a _patio_--a space fragrant with the perfume of oranges, which the public were always sucking, and perilous with peel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Philippa and I were as happy as children, and the house was full every night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Philippa and I were as happy as children, and the house was full every night.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We called everything by Spanish names, and played perpetually at being Spaniards.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Philippa and I were as happy as children, and the house was full every night.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The _foyer_ we named a _patio_--a space fragrant with the perfume of oranges, which the public were always sucking, and perilous with peel.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The _foyer_ we named a _patio_--a space fragrant with the perfume of oranges, which the public were always sucking, and perilous with peel.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading GLORIOUS, wonderful Alhambra!
