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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 Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
agitation
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From this reading And the sun, more and more burning, overheats all the heads covered with Basque caps, excites ardor and passion, causes to rise everywhere, in those Basque villages, ferments of noisy agitation and of pleasure.
all
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From this reading And the sun, more and more burning, overheats all the heads covered with Basque caps, excites ardor and passion, causes to rise everywhere, in those Basque villages, ferments of noisy agitation and of pleasure.
AlreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
ardor
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From this reading And the sun, more and more burning, overheats all the heads covered with Basque caps, excites ardor and passion, causes to rise everywhere, in those Basque villages, ferments of noisy agitation and of pleasure.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It has begun, the season of light, of heat and of storms, at the end of which Ramuntcho must depart.
ball-games
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From this reading While, in Spain, begin the grand bull-fights, this is here the epoch of so many ball-games, of so many fandangoes danced in the evening, of so much pining of lovers in the tepid voluptuousness of nights--!
Basque
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From this reading And the sun, more and more burning, overheats all the heads covered with Basque caps, excites ardor and passion, causes to rise everywhere, in those Basque villages, ferments of noisy agitation and of pleasure.
become
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From this reading And the saps, which in the spring went up so quickly, become languid already in the complete development of the verdure, in the wide bloom of the flowers.
begin
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From this reading While, in Spain, begin the grand bull-fights, this is here the epoch of so many ball-games, of so many fandangoes danced in the evening, of so much pining of lovers in the tepid voluptuousness of nights--!
begun
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From this reading It has begun, the season of light, of heat and of storms, at the end of which Ramuntcho must depart.
bloom
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From this reading And the saps, which in the spring went up so quickly, become languid already in the complete development of the verdure, in the wide bloom of the flowers.
blue
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From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
bonfires
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From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
bull-fights
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From this reading While, in Spain, begin the grand bull-fights, this is here the epoch of so many ball-games, of so many fandangoes danced in the evening, of so much pining of lovers in the tepid voluptuousness of nights--!
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
burning
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From this reading And the sun, more and more burning, overheats all the heads covered with Basque caps, excites ardor and passion, causes to rise everywhere, in those Basque villages, ferments of noisy agitation and of pleasure.
caps
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From this reading And the sun, more and more burning, overheats all the heads covered with Basque caps, excites ardor and passion, causes to rise everywhere, in those Basque villages, ferments of noisy agitation and of pleasure.
causes
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From this reading And the sun, more and more burning, overheats all the heads covered with Basque caps, excites ardor and passion, causes to rise everywhere, in those Basque villages, ferments of noisy agitation and of pleasure.
clear
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From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the saps, which in the spring went up so quickly, become languid already in the complete development of the verdure, in the wide bloom of the flowers.
covered
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From this reading And the sun, more and more burning, overheats all the heads covered with Basque caps, excites ardor and passion, causes to rise everywhere, in those Basque villages, ferments of noisy agitation and of pleasure.
danced
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From this reading While, in Spain, begin the grand bull-fights, this is here the epoch of so many ball-games, of so many fandangoes danced in the evening, of so much pining of lovers in the tepid voluptuousness of nights--!
depart
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From this reading It has begun, the season of light, of heat and of storms, at the end of which Ramuntcho must depart.
development
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From this reading And the saps, which in the spring went up so quickly, become languid already in the complete development of the verdure, in the wide bloom of the flowers.
end
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From this reading It has begun, the season of light, of heat and of storms, at the end of which Ramuntcho must depart.
epoch
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From this reading While, in Spain, begin the grand bull-fights, this is here the epoch of so many ball-games, of so many fandangoes danced in the evening, of so much pining of lovers in the tepid voluptuousness of nights--!
evening
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From this reading While, in Spain, begin the grand bull-fights, this is here the epoch of so many ball-games, of so many fandangoes danced in the evening, of so much pining of lovers in the tepid voluptuousness of nights--!
everywhere
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From this reading And the sun, more and more burning, overheats all the heads covered with Basque caps, excites ardor and passion, causes to rise everywhere, in those Basque villages, ferments of noisy agitation and of pleasure.
excites
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From this reading And the sun, more and more burning, overheats all the heads covered with Basque caps, excites ardor and passion, causes to rise everywhere, in those Basque villages, ferments of noisy agitation and of pleasure.
fandangoes
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From this reading While, in Spain, begin the grand bull-fights, this is here the epoch of so many ball-games, of so many fandangoes danced in the evening, of so much pining of lovers in the tepid voluptuousness of nights--!
ferments
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From this reading And the sun, more and more burning, overheats all the heads covered with Basque caps, excites ardor and passion, causes to rise everywhere, in those Basque villages, ferments of noisy agitation and of pleasure.
fires
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From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
flamed
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From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
flowers
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From this reading And the saps, which in the spring went up so quickly, become languid already in the complete development of the verdure, in the wide bloom of the flowers.
grand
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From this reading While, in Spain, begin the grand bull-fights, this is here the epoch of so many ball-games, of so many fandangoes danced in the evening, of so much pining of lovers in the tepid voluptuousness of nights--!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has begun, the season of light, of heat and of storms, at the end of which Ramuntcho must depart.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
heads
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From this reading And the sun, more and more burning, overheats all the heads covered with Basque caps, excites ardor and passion, causes to rise everywhere, in those Basque villages, ferments of noisy agitation and of pleasure.
heat
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From this reading It has begun, the season of light, of heat and of storms, at the end of which Ramuntcho must depart.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While, in Spain, begin the grand bull-fights, this is here the epoch of so many ball-games, of so many fandangoes danced in the evening, of so much pining of lovers in the tepid voluptuousness of nights--!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While, in Spain, begin the grand bull-fights, this is here the epoch of so many ball-games, of so many fandangoes danced in the evening, of so much pining of lovers in the tepid voluptuousness of nights--!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has begun, the season of light, of heat and of storms, at the end of which Ramuntcho must depart.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
John
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From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
joyful
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From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
languid
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From this reading And the saps, which in the spring went up so quickly, become languid already in the complete development of the verdure, in the wide bloom of the flowers.
light
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From this reading It has begun, the season of light, of heat and of storms, at the end of which Ramuntcho must depart.
lighted
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From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
like
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From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
lovers
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From this reading While, in Spain, begin the grand bull-fights, this is here the epoch of so many ball-games, of so many fandangoes danced in the evening, of so much pining of lovers in the tepid voluptuousness of nights--!
many
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From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
more
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From this reading And the sun, more and more burning, overheats all the heads covered with Basque caps, excites ardor and passion, causes to rise everywhere, in those Basque villages, ferments of noisy agitation and of pleasure.
mountain
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From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
much
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From this reading While, in Spain, begin the grand bull-fights, this is here the epoch of so many ball-games, of so many fandangoes danced in the evening, of so much pining of lovers in the tepid voluptuousness of nights--!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It has begun, the season of light, of heat and of storms, at the end of which Ramuntcho must depart.
night
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From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading While, in Spain, begin the grand bull-fights, this is here the epoch of so many ball-games, of so many fandangoes danced in the evening, of so much pining of lovers in the tepid voluptuousness of nights--!
noisy
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From this reading And the sun, more and more burning, overheats all the heads covered with Basque caps, excites ardor and passion, causes to rise everywhere, in those Basque villages, ferments of noisy agitation and of pleasure.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
overheats
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From this reading And the sun, more and more burning, overheats all the heads covered with Basque caps, excites ardor and passion, causes to rise everywhere, in those Basque villages, ferments of noisy agitation and of pleasure.
passion
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From this reading And the sun, more and more burning, overheats all the heads covered with Basque caps, excites ardor and passion, causes to rise everywhere, in those Basque villages, ferments of noisy agitation and of pleasure.
pining
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From this reading While, in Spain, begin the grand bull-fights, this is here the epoch of so many ball-games, of so many fandangoes danced in the evening, of so much pining of lovers in the tepid voluptuousness of nights--!
pleasure
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From this reading And the sun, more and more burning, overheats all the heads covered with Basque caps, excites ardor and passion, causes to rise everywhere, in those Basque villages, ferments of noisy agitation and of pleasure.
quickly
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From this reading And the saps, which in the spring went up so quickly, become languid already in the complete development of the verdure, in the wide bloom of the flowers.
Ramuntcho
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From this reading It has begun, the season of light, of heat and of storms, at the end of which Ramuntcho must depart.
red
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From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
rise
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From this reading And the sun, more and more burning, overheats all the heads covered with Basque caps, excites ardor and passion, causes to rise everywhere, in those Basque villages, ferments of noisy agitation and of pleasure.
saps
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From this reading And the saps, which in the spring went up so quickly, become languid already in the complete development of the verdure, in the wide bloom of the flowers.
season
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From this reading It has begun, the season of light, of heat and of storms, at the end of which Ramuntcho must depart.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
sheaf
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From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
sides
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From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
Spain
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From this reading While, in Spain, begin the grand bull-fights, this is here the epoch of so many ball-games, of so many fandangoes danced in the evening, of so much pining of lovers in the tepid voluptuousness of nights--!
Spanish
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From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
spring
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From this reading And the saps, which in the spring went up so quickly, become languid already in the complete development of the verdure, in the wide bloom of the flowers.
St
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From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
storms
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From this reading It has begun, the season of light, of heat and of storms, at the end of which Ramuntcho must depart.
straw
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From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
sun
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From this reading And the sun, more and more burning, overheats all the heads covered with Basque caps, excites ardor and passion, causes to rise everywhere, in those Basque villages, ferments of noisy agitation and of pleasure.
tepid
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From this reading While, in Spain, begin the grand bull-fights, this is here the epoch of so many ball-games, of so many fandangoes danced in the evening, of so much pining of lovers in the tepid voluptuousness of nights--!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading While, in Spain, begin the grand bull-fights, this is here the epoch of so many ball-games, of so many fandangoes danced in the evening, of so much pining of lovers in the tepid voluptuousness of nights--!
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And the sun, more and more burning, overheats all the heads covered with Basque caps, excites ardor and passion, causes to rise everywhere, in those Basque villages, ferments of noisy agitation and of pleasure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
up
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From this reading And the saps, which in the spring went up so quickly, become languid already in the complete development of the verdure, in the wide bloom of the flowers.
verdure
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From this reading And the saps, which in the spring went up so quickly, become languid already in the complete development of the verdure, in the wide bloom of the flowers.
villages
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From this reading And the sun, more and more burning, overheats all the heads covered with Basque caps, excites ardor and passion, causes to rise everywhere, in those Basque villages, ferments of noisy agitation and of pleasure.
voluptuousness
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From this reading While, in Spain, begin the grand bull-fights, this is here the epoch of so many ball-games, of so many fandangoes danced in the evening, of so much pining of lovers in the tepid voluptuousness of nights--!
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the saps, which in the spring went up so quickly, become languid already in the complete development of the verdure, in the wide bloom of the flowers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Already the fires of St. John have flamed, joyful and red in a clear, blue night, and the Spanish mountain seemed to burn, that night, like a sheaf of straw, so many were the bonfires lighted on its sides.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It has begun, the season of light, of heat and of storms, at the end of which Ramuntcho must depart.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While, in Spain, begin the grand bull-fights, this is here the epoch of so many ball-games, of so many fandangoes danced in the evening, of so much pining of lovers in the tepid voluptuousness of nights--!
wide
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From this reading And the saps, which in the spring went up so quickly, become languid already in the complete development of the verdure, in the wide bloom of the flowers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And the sun, more and more burning, overheats all the heads covered with Basque caps, excites ardor and passion, causes to rise everywhere, in those Basque villages, ferments of noisy agitation and of pleasure.
