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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 Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above the front door, a granite lintel bore an inscription in relief; words complicated and long which, to French eyes resembled nothing known.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Gracieuse had commenced again to sit, in the twilight of the lengthened days, on the stone bench in front of her door.
ages
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From this reading Oh! the old stone benches, around the houses, made, in the past ages, for the reveries of the soft evenings and for the eternally similar conversations of lovers--!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Above the front door, a granite lintel bore an inscription in relief; words complicated and long which, to French eyes resembled nothing known.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The changeable month of March had arrived, and with it the intoxication of spring, joyful for the young, sad for those who are declining.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The changeable month of March had arrived, and with it the intoxication of spring, joyful for the young, sad for those who are declining.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Oh! the old stone benches, around the houses, made, in the past ages, for the reveries of the soft evenings and for the eternally similar conversations of lovers--!
arrived
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From this reading The changeable month of March had arrived, and with it the intoxication of spring, joyful for the young, sad for those who are declining.
Basque
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
bench
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From this reading And Gracieuse had commenced again to sit, in the twilight of the lengthened days, on the stone bench in front of her door.
benches
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From this reading Oh! the old stone benches, around the houses, made, in the past ages, for the reveries of the soft evenings and for the eternally similar conversations of lovers--!
blinds
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
bore
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From this reading Above the front door, a granite lintel bore an inscription in relief; words complicated and long which, to French eyes resembled nothing known.
change
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
changeable
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From this reading The changeable month of March had arrived, and with it the intoxication of spring, joyful for the young, sad for those who are declining.
commenced
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From this reading And Gracieuse had commenced again to sit, in the twilight of the lengthened days, on the stone bench in front of her door.
complicated
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From this reading Above the front door, a granite lintel bore an inscription in relief; words complicated and long which, to French eyes resembled nothing known.
conversations
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From this reading Oh! the old stone benches, around the houses, made, in the past ages, for the reveries of the soft evenings and for the eternally similar conversations of lovers--!
country
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
cut
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
days
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From this reading And Gracieuse had commenced again to sit, in the twilight of the lengthened days, on the stone bench in front of her door.
declining
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From this reading The changeable month of March had arrived, and with it the intoxication of spring, joyful for the young, sad for those who are declining.
door
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From this reading And Gracieuse had commenced again to sit, in the twilight of the lengthened days, on the stone bench in front of her door.
elsewhere
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
eternally
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From this reading Oh! the old stone benches, around the houses, made, in the past ages, for the reveries of the soft evenings and for the eternally similar conversations of lovers--!
evenings
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From this reading Oh! the old stone benches, around the houses, made, in the past ages, for the reveries of the soft evenings and for the eternally similar conversations of lovers--!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
eyes
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From this reading Above the front door, a granite lintel bore an inscription in relief; words complicated and long which, to French eyes resembled nothing known.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The changeable month of March had arrived, and with it the intoxication of spring, joyful for the young, sad for those who are declining.
fortress
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
French
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From this reading Above the front door, a granite lintel bore an inscription in relief; words complicated and long which, to French eyes resembled nothing known.
front
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From this reading And Gracieuse had commenced again to sit, in the twilight of the lengthened days, on the stone bench in front of her door.
Gracieuse
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From this reading And Gracieuse had commenced again to sit, in the twilight of the lengthened days, on the stone bench in front of her door.
Gracieuse's
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
granite
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
green
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The changeable month of March had arrived, and with it the intoxication of spring, joyful for the young, sad for those who are declining.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And Gracieuse had commenced again to sit, in the twilight of the lengthened days, on the stone bench in front of her door.
house
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
houses
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From this reading Oh! the old stone benches, around the houses, made, in the past ages, for the reveries of the soft evenings and for the eternally similar conversations of lovers--!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And Gracieuse had commenced again to sit, in the twilight of the lengthened days, on the stone bench in front of her door.
inscription
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From this reading Above the front door, a granite lintel bore an inscription in relief; words complicated and long which, to French eyes resembled nothing known.
intoxication
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From this reading The changeable month of March had arrived, and with it the intoxication of spring, joyful for the young, sad for those who are declining.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The changeable month of March had arrived, and with it the intoxication of spring, joyful for the young, sad for those who are declining.
joyful
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From this reading The changeable month of March had arrived, and with it the intoxication of spring, joyful for the young, sad for those who are declining.
known
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From this reading Above the front door, a granite lintel bore an inscription in relief; words complicated and long which, to French eyes resembled nothing known.
large
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
lengthened
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From this reading And Gracieuse had commenced again to sit, in the twilight of the lengthened days, on the stone bench in front of her door.
less
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
like
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
lintel
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From this reading Above the front door, a granite lintel bore an inscription in relief; words complicated and long which, to French eyes resembled nothing known.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Above the front door, a granite lintel bore an inscription in relief; words complicated and long which, to French eyes resembled nothing known.
lovers
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From this reading Oh! the old stone benches, around the houses, made, in the past ages, for the reveries of the soft evenings and for the eternally similar conversations of lovers--!
made
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From this reading Oh! the old stone benches, around the houses, made, in the past ages, for the reveries of the soft evenings and for the eternally similar conversations of lovers--!
March
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From this reading The changeable month of March had arrived, and with it the intoxication of spring, joyful for the young, sad for those who are declining.
month
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From this reading The changeable month of March had arrived, and with it the intoxication of spring, joyful for the young, sad for those who are declining.
most
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Above the front door, a granite lintel bore an inscription in relief; words complicated and long which, to French eyes resembled nothing known.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The changeable month of March had arrived, and with it the intoxication of spring, joyful for the young, sad for those who are declining.
Oh
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From this reading Oh! the old stone benches, around the houses, made, in the past ages, for the reveries of the soft evenings and for the eternally similar conversations of lovers--!
old
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From this reading Oh! the old stone benches, around the houses, made, in the past ages, for the reveries of the soft evenings and for the eternally similar conversations of lovers--!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And Gracieuse had commenced again to sit, in the twilight of the lengthened days, on the stone bench in front of her door.
past
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From this reading Oh! the old stone benches, around the houses, made, in the past ages, for the reveries of the soft evenings and for the eternally similar conversations of lovers--!
projecting
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Above the front door, a granite lintel bore an inscription in relief; words complicated and long which, to French eyes resembled nothing known.
resembled
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From this reading Above the front door, a granite lintel bore an inscription in relief; words complicated and long which, to French eyes resembled nothing known.
reveries
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From this reading Oh! the old stone benches, around the houses, made, in the past ages, for the reveries of the soft evenings and for the eternally similar conversations of lovers--!
roof
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
sad
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From this reading The changeable month of March had arrived, and with it the intoxication of spring, joyful for the young, sad for those who are declining.
settings
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
similar
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From this reading Oh! the old stone benches, around the houses, made, in the past ages, for the reveries of the soft evenings and for the eternally similar conversations of lovers--!
sit
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From this reading And Gracieuse had commenced again to sit, in the twilight of the lengthened days, on the stone bench in front of her door.
slope
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
small
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
soft
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From this reading Oh! the old stone benches, around the houses, made, in the past ages, for the reveries of the soft evenings and for the eternally similar conversations of lovers--!
spring
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From this reading The changeable month of March had arrived, and with it the intoxication of spring, joyful for the young, sad for those who are declining.
steep
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
stone
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From this reading And Gracieuse had commenced again to sit, in the twilight of the lengthened days, on the stone bench in front of her door.
stories
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
summer
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The changeable month of March had arrived, and with it the intoxication of spring, joyful for the young, sad for those who are declining.
things
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The changeable month of March had arrived, and with it the intoxication of spring, joyful for the young, sad for those who are declining.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Gracieuse had commenced again to sit, in the twilight of the lengthened days, on the stone bench in front of her door.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading And Gracieuse had commenced again to sit, in the twilight of the lengthened days, on the stone bench in front of her door.
two
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
very
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
walls
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
whitewashed
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The changeable month of March had arrived, and with it the intoxication of spring, joyful for the young, sad for those who are declining.
windows
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The changeable month of March had arrived, and with it the intoxication of spring, joyful for the young, sad for those who are declining.
words
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From this reading Above the front door, a granite lintel bore an inscription in relief; words complicated and long which, to French eyes resembled nothing known.
years
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From this reading Gracieuse's house was very ancient, like most houses in that Basque country, where, less than elsewhere, the years change the things.--It had two stories; a large projecting roof in a steep slope; walls like a fortress which were whitewashed every summer; very small windows, with settings of cut granite and green blinds.
young
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From this reading The changeable month of March had arrived, and with it the intoxication of spring, joyful for the young, sad for those who are declining.