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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading With the going down of the sun, the sidewalks were sprinkled, and the whole street about the Square watered from curb to curb, to cool its sun-baked cobbles.
alive
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all
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From this reading The doors and windows of all the houses were thrown wide to welcome the fresh night-air, laden with the perfume of magnolia, jasmine, and sweet-smelling box.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE OPEN-AIR DRAWING-ROOMS OF KENNIDY SQUARE If in the long summer days Kennedy Square was haunted by the idle and the weary, in the cool summer nights its dimly lighted paths were alive with the tread of flying feet, and its shadowy benches gay with the music of laughter and merry greetings.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These guests would begin to gather as soon as the twilight settled; the young girls in their pretty muslin frocks and ribbons, the young men in white duck suits and straw hats.
begin
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From this reading These guests would begin to gather as soon as the twilight settled; the young girls in their pretty muslin frocks and ribbons, the young men in white duck suits and straw hats.
benches
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box
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From this reading The doors and windows of all the houses were thrown wide to welcome the fresh night-air, laden with the perfume of magnolia, jasmine, and sweet-smelling box.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Easy-chairs and cushions were brought out and placed on the clean steps of the porches, and the wide piazzas covered with squares of china-matting to make ready for the guests of the evening.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE OPEN-AIR DRAWING-ROOMS OF KENNIDY SQUARE If in the long summer days Kennedy Square was haunted by the idle and the weary, in the cool summer nights its dimly lighted paths were alive with the tread of flying feet, and its shadowy benches gay with the music of laughter and merry greetings.
china-matting
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From this reading Easy-chairs and cushions were brought out and placed on the clean steps of the porches, and the wide piazzas covered with squares of china-matting to make ready for the guests of the evening.
clean
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cobbles
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From this reading With the going down of the sun, the sidewalks were sprinkled, and the whole street about the Square watered from curb to curb, to cool its sun-baked cobbles.
cool
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covered
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curb
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From this reading With the going down of the sun, the sidewalks were sprinkled, and the whole street about the Square watered from curb to curb, to cool its sun-baked cobbles.
cushions
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days
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dimly
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doors
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From this reading The doors and windows of all the houses were thrown wide to welcome the fresh night-air, laden with the perfume of magnolia, jasmine, and sweet-smelling box.
down
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From this reading With the going down of the sun, the sidewalks were sprinkled, and the whole street about the Square watered from curb to curb, to cool its sun-baked cobbles.
DRAWING-ROOMS
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duck
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Easy-chairs
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evening
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feet
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flying
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Easy-chairs and cushions were brought out and placed on the clean steps of the porches, and the wide piazzas covered with squares of china-matting to make ready for the guests of the evening.
fresh
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From this reading The doors and windows of all the houses were thrown wide to welcome the fresh night-air, laden with the perfume of magnolia, jasmine, and sweet-smelling box.
frocks
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From this reading These guests would begin to gather as soon as the twilight settled; the young girls in their pretty muslin frocks and ribbons, the young men in white duck suits and straw hats.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With the going down of the sun, the sidewalks were sprinkled, and the whole street about the Square watered from curb to curb, to cool its sun-baked cobbles.
gather
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gay
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girls
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going
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From this reading With the going down of the sun, the sidewalks were sprinkled, and the whole street about the Square watered from curb to curb, to cool its sun-baked cobbles.
greetings
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guests
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hats
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haunted
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houses
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From this reading The doors and windows of all the houses were thrown wide to welcome the fresh night-air, laden with the perfume of magnolia, jasmine, and sweet-smelling box.
idle
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IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE OPEN-AIR DRAWING-ROOMS OF KENNIDY SQUARE If in the long summer days Kennedy Square was haunted by the idle and the weary, in the cool summer nights its dimly lighted paths were alive with the tread of flying feet, and its shadowy benches gay with the music of laughter and merry greetings.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE OPEN-AIR DRAWING-ROOMS OF KENNIDY SQUARE If in the long summer days Kennedy Square was haunted by the idle and the weary, in the cool summer nights its dimly lighted paths were alive with the tread of flying feet, and its shadowy benches gay with the music of laughter and merry greetings.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE OPEN-AIR DRAWING-ROOMS OF KENNIDY SQUARE If in the long summer days Kennedy Square was haunted by the idle and the weary, in the cool summer nights its dimly lighted paths were alive with the tread of flying feet, and its shadowy benches gay with the music of laughter and merry greetings.
jasmine
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From this reading The doors and windows of all the houses were thrown wide to welcome the fresh night-air, laden with the perfume of magnolia, jasmine, and sweet-smelling box.
Kennedy
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KENNIDY
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laden
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From this reading The doors and windows of all the houses were thrown wide to welcome the fresh night-air, laden with the perfume of magnolia, jasmine, and sweet-smelling box.
laughter
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lighted
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE OPEN-AIR DRAWING-ROOMS OF KENNIDY SQUARE If in the long summer days Kennedy Square was haunted by the idle and the weary, in the cool summer nights its dimly lighted paths were alive with the tread of flying feet, and its shadowy benches gay with the music of laughter and merry greetings.
magnolia
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From this reading The doors and windows of all the houses were thrown wide to welcome the fresh night-air, laden with the perfume of magnolia, jasmine, and sweet-smelling box.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Easy-chairs and cushions were brought out and placed on the clean steps of the porches, and the wide piazzas covered with squares of china-matting to make ready for the guests of the evening.
men
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From this reading These guests would begin to gather as soon as the twilight settled; the young girls in their pretty muslin frocks and ribbons, the young men in white duck suits and straw hats.
merry
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music
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muslin
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From this reading These guests would begin to gather as soon as the twilight settled; the young girls in their pretty muslin frocks and ribbons, the young men in white duck suits and straw hats.
night-air
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From this reading The doors and windows of all the houses were thrown wide to welcome the fresh night-air, laden with the perfume of magnolia, jasmine, and sweet-smelling box.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading THE OPEN-AIR DRAWING-ROOMS OF KENNIDY SQUARE If in the long summer days Kennedy Square was haunted by the idle and the weary, in the cool summer nights its dimly lighted paths were alive with the tread of flying feet, and its shadowy benches gay with the music of laughter and merry greetings.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OPEN-AIR DRAWING-ROOMS OF KENNIDY SQUARE If in the long summer days Kennedy Square was haunted by the idle and the weary, in the cool summer nights its dimly lighted paths were alive with the tread of flying feet, and its shadowy benches gay with the music of laughter and merry greetings.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Easy-chairs and cushions were brought out and placed on the clean steps of the porches, and the wide piazzas covered with squares of china-matting to make ready for the guests of the evening.
OPEN-AIR
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out
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paths
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perfume
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From this reading The doors and windows of all the houses were thrown wide to welcome the fresh night-air, laden with the perfume of magnolia, jasmine, and sweet-smelling box.
piazzas
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placed
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porches
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pretty
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ready
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ribbons
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settled
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shadowy
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sidewalks
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From this reading With the going down of the sun, the sidewalks were sprinkled, and the whole street about the Square watered from curb to curb, to cool its sun-baked cobbles.
soon
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From this reading These guests would begin to gather as soon as the twilight settled; the young girls in their pretty muslin frocks and ribbons, the young men in white duck suits and straw hats.
sprinkled
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From this reading With the going down of the sun, the sidewalks were sprinkled, and the whole street about the Square watered from curb to curb, to cool its sun-baked cobbles.
SQUARE
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squares
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steps
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straw
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street
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suits
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From this reading These guests would begin to gather as soon as the twilight settled; the young girls in their pretty muslin frocks and ribbons, the young men in white duck suits and straw hats.
summer
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sun
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sun-baked
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sweet-smelling
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From this reading The doors and windows of all the houses were thrown wide to welcome the fresh night-air, laden with the perfume of magnolia, jasmine, and sweet-smelling box.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These guests would begin to gather as soon as the twilight settled; the young girls in their pretty muslin frocks and ribbons, the young men in white duck suits and straw hats.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These guests would begin to gather as soon as the twilight settled; the young girls in their pretty muslin frocks and ribbons, the young men in white duck suits and straw hats.
thrown
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From this reading The doors and windows of all the houses were thrown wide to welcome the fresh night-air, laden with the perfume of magnolia, jasmine, and sweet-smelling box.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the going down of the sun, the sidewalks were sprinkled, and the whole street about the Square watered from curb to curb, to cool its sun-baked cobbles.
tread
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twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading These guests would begin to gather as soon as the twilight settled; the young girls in their pretty muslin frocks and ribbons, the young men in white duck suits and straw hats.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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waterednounUS /ˈwatered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With the going down of the sun, the sidewalks were sprinkled, and the whole street about the Square watered from curb to curb, to cool its sun-baked cobbles.
weary
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welcome
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From this reading The doors and windows of all the houses were thrown wide to welcome the fresh night-air, laden with the perfume of magnolia, jasmine, and sweet-smelling box.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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white
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whole
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From this reading With the going down of the sun, the sidewalks were sprinkled, and the whole street about the Square watered from curb to curb, to cool its sun-baked cobbles.
wide
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From this reading The doors and windows of all the houses were thrown wide to welcome the fresh night-air, laden with the perfume of magnolia, jasmine, and sweet-smelling box.
windows
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From this reading The doors and windows of all the houses were thrown wide to welcome the fresh night-air, laden with the perfume of magnolia, jasmine, and sweet-smelling box.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE OPEN-AIR DRAWING-ROOMS OF KENNIDY SQUARE If in the long summer days Kennedy Square was haunted by the idle and the weary, in the cool summer nights its dimly lighted paths were alive with the tread of flying feet, and its shadowy benches gay with the music of laughter and merry greetings.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading These guests would begin to gather as soon as the twilight settled; the young girls in their pretty muslin frocks and ribbons, the young men in white duck suits and straw hats.
young
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From this reading These guests would begin to gather as soon as the twilight settled; the young girls in their pretty muslin frocks and ribbons, the young men in white duck suits and straw hats.
