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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 The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In the public square I find a gaping and wondering crowd of rustics collected about one of the mountebanks whose trade is not peculiar to any country.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
all
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From this reading The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
any
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From this reading In the public square I find a gaping and wondering crowd of rustics collected about one of the mountebanks whose trade is not peculiar to any country.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
bishop
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From this reading But not so thinks the paternal bishop, who waves a blessing, which I catch in the flash of the enormous emerald on his right hand.
blessing
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From this reading But not so thinks the paternal bishop, who waves a blessing, which I catch in the flash of the enormous emerald on his right hand.
bravuras
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From this reading The procession ends, where it started, in the patron's church; and there his image is set up under a gorgeous canopy of crimson and gold, to hear high mass, and some of the choicest solos, choruses, and bravuras from the operas.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not so thinks the paternal bishop, who waves a blessing, which I catch in the flash of the enormous emerald on his right hand.
canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading The procession ends, where it started, in the patron's church; and there his image is set up under a gorgeous canopy of crimson and gold, to hear high mass, and some of the choicest solos, choruses, and bravuras from the operas.
carry
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From this reading The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
catch
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From this reading But not so thinks the paternal bishop, who waves a blessing, which I catch in the flash of the enormous emerald on his right hand.
choicest
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From this reading The procession ends, where it started, in the patron's church; and there his image is set up under a gorgeous canopy of crimson and gold, to hear high mass, and some of the choicest solos, choruses, and bravuras from the operas.
choruses
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From this reading The procession ends, where it started, in the patron's church; and there his image is set up under a gorgeous canopy of crimson and gold, to hear high mass, and some of the choicest solos, choruses, and bravuras from the operas.
church
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From this reading The procession ends, where it started, in the patron's church; and there his image is set up under a gorgeous canopy of crimson and gold, to hear high mass, and some of the choicest solos, choruses, and bravuras from the operas.
collected
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From this reading In the public square I find a gaping and wondering crowd of rustics collected about one of the mountebanks whose trade is not peculiar to any country.
cortege
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country
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From this reading In the public square I find a gaping and wondering crowd of rustics collected about one of the mountebanks whose trade is not peculiar to any country.
crimson
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From this reading The procession ends, where it started, in the patron's church; and there his image is set up under a gorgeous canopy of crimson and gold, to hear high mass, and some of the choicest solos, choruses, and bravuras from the operas.
crowd
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From this reading In the public square I find a gaping and wondering crowd of rustics collected about one of the mountebanks whose trade is not peculiar to any country.
doorway
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From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
emeraldnounUS /ˈemərəld/
a bright green precious stone
From this reading But not so thinks the paternal bishop, who waves a blessing, which I catch in the flash of the enormous emerald on his right hand.
ends
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From this reading The procession ends, where it started, in the patron's church; and there his image is set up under a gorgeous canopy of crimson and gold, to hear high mass, and some of the choicest solos, choruses, and bravuras from the operas.
enormous
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From this reading But not so thinks the paternal bishop, who waves a blessing, which I catch in the flash of the enormous emerald on his right hand.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
fashion
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From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
fellows
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From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
find
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From this reading In the public square I find a gaping and wondering crowd of rustics collected about one of the mountebanks whose trade is not peculiar to any country.
flash
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From this reading But not so thinks the paternal bishop, who waves a blessing, which I catch in the flash of the enormous emerald on his right hand.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The procession ends, where it started, in the patron's church; and there his image is set up under a gorgeous canopy of crimson and gold, to hear high mass, and some of the choicest solos, choruses, and bravuras from the operas.
gapingadjectiveUS /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/
wide open
From this reading In the public square I find a gaping and wondering crowd of rustics collected about one of the mountebanks whose trade is not peculiar to any country.
gold
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From this reading The procession ends, where it started, in the patron's church; and there his image is set up under a gorgeous canopy of crimson and gold, to hear high mass, and some of the choicest solos, choruses, and bravuras from the operas.
gone
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From this reading The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
gorgeous
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From this reading The procession ends, where it started, in the patron's church; and there his image is set up under a gorgeous canopy of crimson and gold, to hear high mass, and some of the choicest solos, choruses, and bravuras from the operas.
gowns
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hand
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From this reading But not so thinks the paternal bishop, who waves a blessing, which I catch in the flash of the enormous emerald on his right hand.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The procession ends, where it started, in the patron's church; and there his image is set up under a gorgeous canopy of crimson and gold, to hear high mass, and some of the choicest solos, choruses, and bravuras from the operas.
high
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From this reading The procession ends, where it started, in the patron's church; and there his image is set up under a gorgeous canopy of crimson and gold, to hear high mass, and some of the choicest solos, choruses, and bravuras from the operas.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But not so thinks the paternal bishop, who waves a blessing, which I catch in the flash of the enormous emerald on his right hand.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
image
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From this reading The procession ends, where it started, in the patron's church; and there his image is set up under a gorgeous canopy of crimson and gold, to hear high mass, and some of the choicest solos, choruses, and bravuras from the operas.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
knowing
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From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
lark
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letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
lighted
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From this reading The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
many
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From this reading The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
mass
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From this reading The procession ends, where it started, in the patron's church; and there his image is set up under a gorgeous canopy of crimson and gold, to hear high mass, and some of the choicest solos, choruses, and bravuras from the operas.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
members
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From this reading The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
mere
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From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
mountebanks
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From this reading In the public square I find a gaping and wondering crowd of rustics collected about one of the mountebanks whose trade is not peculiar to any country.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But not so thinks the paternal bishop, who waves a blessing, which I catch in the flash of the enormous emerald on his right hand.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the public square I find a gaping and wondering crowd of rustics collected about one of the mountebanks whose trade is not peculiar to any country.
operas
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From this reading The procession ends, where it started, in the patron's church; and there his image is set up under a gorgeous canopy of crimson and gold, to hear high mass, and some of the choicest solos, choruses, and bravuras from the operas.
out
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From this reading The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
pass
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From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
paternal
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From this reading But not so thinks the paternal bishop, who waves a blessing, which I catch in the flash of the enormous emerald on his right hand.
patron's
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From this reading The procession ends, where it started, in the patron's church; and there his image is set up under a gorgeous canopy of crimson and gold, to hear high mass, and some of the choicest solos, choruses, and bravuras from the operas.
peculiar
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From this reading In the public square I find a gaping and wondering crowd of rustics collected about one of the mountebanks whose trade is not peculiar to any country.
procession
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From this reading The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
public
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From this reading In the public square I find a gaping and wondering crowd of rustics collected about one of the mountebanks whose trade is not peculiar to any country.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But not so thinks the paternal bishop, who waves a blessing, which I catch in the flash of the enormous emerald on his right hand.
rustics
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From this reading In the public square I find a gaping and wondering crowd of rustics collected about one of the mountebanks whose trade is not peculiar to any country.
saint
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say
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set
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From this reading The procession ends, where it started, in the patron's church; and there his image is set up under a gorgeous canopy of crimson and gold, to hear high mass, and some of the choicest solos, choruses, and bravuras from the operas.
several
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shallow
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From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
smile
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From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But not so thinks the paternal bishop, who waves a blessing, which I catch in the flash of the enormous emerald on his right hand.
solos
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From this reading The procession ends, where it started, in the patron's church; and there his image is set up under a gorgeous canopy of crimson and gold, to hear high mass, and some of the choicest solos, choruses, and bravuras from the operas.
some
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From this reading The procession ends, where it started, in the patron's church; and there his image is set up under a gorgeous canopy of crimson and gold, to hear high mass, and some of the choicest solos, choruses, and bravuras from the operas.
sorry
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spread
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From this reading The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
square
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From this reading In the public square I find a gaping and wondering crowd of rustics collected about one of the mountebanks whose trade is not peculiar to any country.
squeeze
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From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
started
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From this reading The procession ends, where it started, in the patron's church; and there his image is set up under a gorgeous canopy of crimson and gold, to hear high mass, and some of the choicest solos, choruses, and bravuras from the operas.
tapers
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From this reading The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
there
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From this reading The procession ends, where it started, in the patron's church; and there his image is set up under a gorgeous canopy of crimson and gold, to hear high mass, and some of the choicest solos, choruses, and bravuras from the operas.
thinks
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From this reading But not so thinks the paternal bishop, who waves a blessing, which I catch in the flash of the enormous emerald on his right hand.
tip
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From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
trade
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From this reading In the public square I find a gaping and wondering crowd of rustics collected about one of the mountebanks whose trade is not peculiar to any country.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The procession ends, where it started, in the patron's church; and there his image is set up under a gorgeous canopy of crimson and gold, to hear high mass, and some of the choicest solos, choruses, and bravuras from the operas.
up
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From this reading The procession ends, where it started, in the patron's church; and there his image is set up under a gorgeous canopy of crimson and gold, to hear high mass, and some of the choicest solos, choruses, and bravuras from the operas.
waves
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From this reading But not so thinks the paternal bishop, who waves a blessing, which I catch in the flash of the enormous emerald on his right hand.
well
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From this reading The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The procession ends, where it started, in the patron's church; and there his image is set up under a gorgeous canopy of crimson and gold, to hear high mass, and some of the choicest solos, choruses, and bravuras from the operas.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
white
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From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But not so thinks the paternal bishop, who waves a blessing, which I catch in the flash of the enormous emerald on his right hand.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading In the public square I find a gaping and wondering crowd of rustics collected about one of the mountebanks whose trade is not peculiar to any country.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The procession is well spread out and long; all its members carry lighted tapers, a good many of which are not lighted, having gone out in the wind.
wink
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From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
wondering
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From this reading In the public square I find a gaping and wondering crowd of rustics collected about one of the mountebanks whose trade is not peculiar to any country.
young
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From this reading As I squeeze into a shallow doorway to let the cortege pass, I am sorry to say that several of the young fellows in white gowns tip me the wink, and even smile in a knowing fashion, as if it were a mere lark, after all, and that the saint must know it.
