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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 At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
accompanied
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From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
all
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From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At an early hour, they returned, Arrochkoa and he, to their little wagon, and, crushing their caps against the wind, started their horse at a gallop on the roads, powdered with white frost.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
anguish
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From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
arrived
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From this reading At Etchezar, where they arrived at noon, one would have thought it was summer,--so beautiful was the sun.
Arrochkoa
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From this reading At an early hour, they returned, Arrochkoa and he, to their little wagon, and, crushing their caps against the wind, started their horse at a gallop on the roads, powdered with white frost.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
awoke
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From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
Basque
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From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
beautiful
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From this reading At Etchezar, where they arrived at noon, one would have thought it was summer,--so beautiful was the sun.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
bells
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From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
caps
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From this reading At an early hour, they returned, Arrochkoa and he, to their little wagon, and, crushing their caps against the wind, started their horse at a gallop on the roads, powdered with white frost.
cattle
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From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
church
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From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
confused
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From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
cows
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From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
crushing
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From this reading At an early hour, they returned, Arrochkoa and he, to their little wagon, and, crushing their caps against the wind, started their horse at a gallop on the roads, powdered with white frost.
customary
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From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
dawn
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From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
day
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From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
day's
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From this reading And all this seemed to Ramuntcho the early music of a day's festival.
early
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From this reading And all this seemed to Ramuntcho the early music of a day's festival.
Etchezar
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From this reading At Etchezar, where they arrived at noon, one would have thought it was summer,--so beautiful was the sun.
festival
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From this reading And all this seemed to Ramuntcho the early music of a day's festival.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
frost
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From this reading At an early hour, they returned, Arrochkoa and he, to their little wagon, and, crushing their caps against the wind, started their horse at a gallop on the roads, powdered with white frost.
gallop
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From this reading At an early hour, they returned, Arrochkoa and he, to their little wagon, and, crushing their caps against the wind, started their horse at a gallop on the roads, powdered with white frost.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At Etchezar, where they arrived at noon, one would have thought it was summer,--so beautiful was the sun.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
horse
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From this reading At an early hour, they returned, Arrochkoa and he, to their little wagon, and, crushing their caps against the wind, started their horse at a gallop on the roads, powdered with white frost.
hour
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From this reading At an early hour, they returned, Arrochkoa and he, to their little wagon, and, crushing their caps against the wind, started their horse at a gallop on the roads, powdered with white frost.
icy
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From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
impression
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From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
inn
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From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
instead
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From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At Etchezar, where they arrived at noon, one would have thought it was summer,--so beautiful was the sun.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
joy
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From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
large
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From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
lowing
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From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
music
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From this reading And all this seemed to Ramuntcho the early music of a day's festival.
noises
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From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
noon
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From this reading At Etchezar, where they arrived at noon, one would have thought it was summer,--so beautiful was the sun.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
often
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From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At Etchezar, where they arrived at noon, one would have thought it was summer,--so beautiful was the sun.
OutsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
pastures
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From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
pelota
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From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
persistent
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From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
powdered
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From this reading At an early hour, they returned, Arrochkoa and he, to their little wagon, and, crushing their caps against the wind, started their horse at a gallop on the roads, powdered with white frost.
progressive
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From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
Pyrenean
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From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
Ramuntcho
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From this reading And all this seemed to Ramuntcho the early music of a day's festival.
return
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From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At an early hour, they returned, Arrochkoa and he, to their little wagon, and, crushing their caps against the wind, started their horse at a gallop on the roads, powdered with white frost.
rising
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From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
roads
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From this reading At an early hour, they returned, Arrochkoa and he, to their little wagon, and, crushing their caps against the wind, started their horse at a gallop on the roads, powdered with white frost.
room
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From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And all this seemed to Ramuntcho the early music of a day's festival.
sharp
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From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
snap
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From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
somewhat
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From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
sounds
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From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
square
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From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
started
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From this reading At an early hour, they returned, Arrochkoa and he, to their little wagon, and, crushing their caps against the wind, started their horse at a gallop on the roads, powdered with white frost.
starting
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From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
summer
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From this reading At Etchezar, where they arrived at noon, one would have thought it was summer,--so beautiful was the sun.
sun
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From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At an early hour, they returned, Arrochkoa and he, to their little wagon, and, crushing their caps against the wind, started their horse at a gallop on the roads, powdered with white frost.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At an early hour, they returned, Arrochkoa and he, to their little wagon, and, crushing their caps against the wind, started their horse at a gallop on the roads, powdered with white frost.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And all this seemed to Ramuntcho the early music of a day's festival.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Etchezar, where they arrived at noon, one would have thought it was summer,--so beautiful was the sun.
thoughts
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From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
uncertain
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From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
village
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From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
wagon
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From this reading At an early hour, they returned, Arrochkoa and he, to their little wagon, and, crushing their caps against the wind, started their horse at a gallop on the roads, powdered with white frost.
wall
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From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At Etchezar, where they arrived at noon, one would have thought it was summer,--so beautiful was the sun.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Outside, were sounds of bells of cattle starting for the pastures, of cows lowing to the rising sun, of church bells,--and already, against the wall of the large square, the sharp snap of the Basque pelota: all the noises of a Pyrenean village beginning again its customary life for another day.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At Etchezar, where they arrived at noon, one would have thought it was summer,--so beautiful was the sun.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
white
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From this reading At an early hour, they returned, Arrochkoa and he, to their little wagon, and, crushing their caps against the wind, started their horse at a gallop on the roads, powdered with white frost.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At an early hour, they returned, Arrochkoa and he, to their little wagon, and, crushing their caps against the wind, started their horse at a gallop on the roads, powdered with white frost.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the uncertain and somewhat icy dawn, he awoke in his little room in the inn, with a persistent impression of his joy on the day before, instead of the confused anguish which accompanied so often in him the progressive return of his thoughts.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At Etchezar, where they arrived at noon, one would have thought it was summer,--so beautiful was the sun.
