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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 Not daring to come too near, he made a sign to her to come quickly, jump over the window-sill, and meet him in the obscure alley where they talked without fear.
agitated
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From this reading At once she noticed his agitated demeanor and guessed that something new had happened.
alley
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From this reading Not daring to come too near, he made a sign to her to come quickly, jump over the window-sill, and meet him in the obscure alley where they talked without fear.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And by chance she was already alone, looking outside, without waiting for him, however.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And by chance she was already alone, looking outside, without waiting for him, however.
also
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From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And by chance she was already alone, looking outside, without waiting for him, however.
announced
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From this reading Then, as soon as she was near him, in the nocturnal shade of the trees, he put his arm around her waist and announced to her, brusquely, the great piece of news which, since the morning, troubled his young head and that of Franchita, his mother.
arm
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From this reading Then, as soon as she was near him, in the nocturnal shade of the trees, he put his arm around her waist and announced to her, brusquely, the great piece of news which, since the morning, troubled his young head and that of Franchita, his mother.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Then, as soon as she was near him, in the nocturnal shade of the trees, he put his arm around her waist and announced to her, brusquely, the great piece of news which, since the morning, troubled his young head and that of Franchita, his mother.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, as soon as she was near him, in the nocturnal shade of the trees, he put his arm around her waist and announced to her, brusquely, the great piece of news which, since the morning, troubled his young head and that of Franchita, his mother.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At once she noticed his agitated demeanor and guessed that something new had happened.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
belated
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boys
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From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
brusquely
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From this reading Then, as soon as she was near him, in the nocturnal shade of the trees, he put his arm around her waist and announced to her, brusquely, the great piece of news which, since the morning, troubled his young head and that of Franchita, his mother.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And by chance she was already alone, looking outside, without waiting for him, however.
chance
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From this reading And by chance she was already alone, looking outside, without waiting for him, however.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
daring
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From this reading Not daring to come too near, he made a sign to her to come quickly, jump over the window-sill, and meet him in the obscure alley where they talked without fear.
demeanor
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From this reading At once she noticed his agitated demeanor and guessed that something new had happened.
earlier
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From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
evening
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From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
evenings
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From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
expeditions
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From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
fear
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From this reading Not daring to come too near, he made a sign to her to come quickly, jump over the window-sill, and meet him in the obscure alley where they talked without fear.
find
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From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
Franchita
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From this reading Then, as soon as she was near him, in the nocturnal shade of the trees, he put his arm around her waist and announced to her, brusquely, the great piece of news which, since the morning, troubled his young head and that of Franchita, his mother.
girls
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From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, as soon as she was near him, in the nocturnal shade of the trees, he put his arm around her waist and announced to her, brusquely, the great piece of news which, since the morning, troubled his young head and that of Franchita, his mother.
guessed
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From this reading At once she noticed his agitated demeanor and guessed that something new had happened.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
happened
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From this reading At once she noticed his agitated demeanor and guessed that something new had happened.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not daring to come too near, he made a sign to her to come quickly, jump over the window-sill, and meet him in the obscure alley where they talked without fear.
head
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From this reading Then, as soon as she was near him, in the nocturnal shade of the trees, he put his arm around her waist and announced to her, brusquely, the great piece of news which, since the morning, troubled his young head and that of Franchita, his mother.
hedges
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From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not daring to come too near, he made a sign to her to come quickly, jump over the window-sill, and meet him in the obscure alley where they talked without fear.
hesitation
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From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And by chance she was already alone, looking outside, without waiting for him, however.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading And by chance she was already alone, looking outside, without waiting for him, however.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
jump
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From this reading Not daring to come too near, he made a sign to her to come quickly, jump over the window-sill, and meet him in the obscure alley where they talked without fear.
June
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From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
looking
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From this reading And by chance she was already alone, looking outside, without waiting for him, however.
love
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From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
made
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From this reading Not daring to come too near, he made a sign to her to come quickly, jump over the window-sill, and meet him in the obscure alley where they talked without fear.
meet
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From this reading Not daring to come too near, he made a sign to her to come quickly, jump over the window-sill, and meet him in the obscure alley where they talked without fear.
meeting
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From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
more
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From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, as soon as she was near him, in the nocturnal shade of the trees, he put his arm around her waist and announced to her, brusquely, the great piece of news which, since the morning, troubled his young head and that of Franchita, his mother.
mother
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From this reading Then, as soon as she was near him, in the nocturnal shade of the trees, he put his arm around her waist and announced to her, brusquely, the great piece of news which, since the morning, troubled his young head and that of Franchita, his mother.
near
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From this reading Not daring to come too near, he made a sign to her to come quickly, jump over the window-sill, and meet him in the obscure alley where they talked without fear.
new
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From this reading At once she noticed his agitated demeanor and guessed that something new had happened.
news
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From this reading Then, as soon as she was near him, in the nocturnal shade of the trees, he put his arm around her waist and announced to her, brusquely, the great piece of news which, since the morning, troubled his young head and that of Franchita, his mother.
nocturnal
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From this reading Then, as soon as she was near him, in the nocturnal shade of the trees, he put his arm around her waist and announced to her, brusquely, the great piece of news which, since the morning, troubled his young head and that of Franchita, his mother.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not daring to come too near, he made a sign to her to come quickly, jump over the window-sill, and meet him in the obscure alley where they talked without fear.
noticed
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From this reading At once she noticed his agitated demeanor and guessed that something new had happened.
obscure
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From this reading Not daring to come too near, he made a sign to her to come quickly, jump over the window-sill, and meet him in the obscure alley where they talked without fear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, as soon as she was near him, in the nocturnal shade of the trees, he put his arm around her waist and announced to her, brusquely, the great piece of news which, since the morning, troubled his young head and that of Franchita, his mother.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
once
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From this reading At once she noticed his agitated demeanor and guessed that something new had happened.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And by chance she was already alone, looking outside, without waiting for him, however.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Not daring to come too near, he made a sign to her to come quickly, jump over the window-sill, and meet him in the obscure alley where they talked without fear.
paths
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From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
piece
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From this reading Then, as soon as she was near him, in the nocturnal shade of the trees, he put his arm around her waist and announced to her, brusquely, the great piece of news which, since the morning, troubled his young head and that of Franchita, his mother.
place
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From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
put
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From this reading Then, as soon as she was near him, in the nocturnal shade of the trees, he put his arm around her waist and announced to her, brusquely, the great piece of news which, since the morning, troubled his young head and that of Franchita, his mother.
quickly
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From this reading Not daring to come too near, he made a sign to her to come quickly, jump over the window-sill, and meet him in the obscure alley where they talked without fear.
Ramuntcho
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From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
risks
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From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
shade
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From this reading Then, as soon as she was near him, in the nocturnal shade of the trees, he put his arm around her waist and announced to her, brusquely, the great piece of news which, since the morning, troubled his young head and that of Franchita, his mother.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And by chance she was already alone, looking outside, without waiting for him, however.
sign
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From this reading Not daring to come too near, he made a sign to her to come quickly, jump over the window-sill, and meet him in the obscure alley where they talked without fear.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Then, as soon as she was near him, in the nocturnal shade of the trees, he put his arm around her waist and announced to her, brusquely, the great piece of news which, since the morning, troubled his young head and that of Franchita, his mother.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading At once she noticed his agitated demeanor and guessed that something new had happened.
soon
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From this reading Then, as soon as she was near him, in the nocturnal shade of the trees, he put his arm around her waist and announced to her, brusquely, the great piece of news which, since the morning, troubled his young head and that of Franchita, his mother.
talked
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From this reading Not daring to come too near, he made a sign to her to come quickly, jump over the window-sill, and meet him in the obscure alley where they talked without fear.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
Then
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From this reading Then, as soon as she was near him, in the nocturnal shade of the trees, he put his arm around her waist and announced to her, brusquely, the great piece of news which, since the morning, troubled his young head and that of Franchita, his mother.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not daring to come too near, he made a sign to her to come quickly, jump over the window-sill, and meet him in the obscure alley where they talked without fear.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
too
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From this reading Not daring to come too near, he made a sign to her to come quickly, jump over the window-sill, and meet him in the obscure alley where they talked without fear.
trees
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From this reading Then, as soon as she was near him, in the nocturnal shade of the trees, he put his arm around her waist and announced to her, brusquely, the great piece of news which, since the morning, troubled his young head and that of Franchita, his mother.
troubled
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From this reading Then, as soon as she was near him, in the nocturnal shade of the trees, he put his arm around her waist and announced to her, brusquely, the great piece of news which, since the morning, troubled his young head and that of Franchita, his mother.
usual
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From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
waist
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From this reading Then, as soon as she was near him, in the nocturnal shade of the trees, he put his arm around her waist and announced to her, brusquely, the great piece of news which, since the morning, troubled his young head and that of Franchita, his mother.
waiting
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From this reading And by chance she was already alone, looking outside, without waiting for him, however.
walk
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From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And by chance she was already alone, looking outside, without waiting for him, however.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Not daring to come too near, he made a sign to her to come quickly, jump over the window-sill, and meet him in the obscure alley where they talked without fear.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then, as soon as she was near him, in the nocturnal shade of the trees, he put his arm around her waist and announced to her, brusquely, the great piece of news which, since the morning, troubled his young head and that of Franchita, his mother.
window-sill
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From this reading Not daring to come too near, he made a sign to her to come quickly, jump over the window-sill, and meet him in the obscure alley where they talked without fear.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ramuntcho, that evening, had come to the meeting place earlier than usual--with more hesitation also in his walk, for one risks, on these June evenings, to find girls belated along the paths, or boys behind the hedges on love expeditions.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And by chance she was already alone, looking outside, without waiting for him, however.
young
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From this reading Then, as soon as she was near him, in the nocturnal shade of the trees, he put his arm around her waist and announced to her, brusquely, the great piece of news which, since the morning, troubled his young head and that of Franchita, his mother.
