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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 At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
Archduchess
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From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
Austrian
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From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
back
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From this reading The smartest people wintering in that most sheltered nook of the Italian Riviera had eaten and gossiped and flirted, and gone back to their villas and hotels.
Berigo
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading BY THE MEDITERRANEAN It was February--not the foggy, muddy February of dear, damp Old England, but winter beside the bright blue Mediterranean, the winter of the Côte d'Azur.
big
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
blue
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From this reading BY THE MEDITERRANEAN It was February--not the foggy, muddy February of dear, damp Old England, but winter beside the bright blue Mediterranean, the winter of the Côte d'Azur.
bright
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From this reading BY THE MEDITERRANEAN It was February--not the foggy, muddy February of dear, damp Old England, but winter beside the bright blue Mediterranean, the winter of the Côte d'Azur.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BY THE MEDITERRANEAN It was February--not the foggy, muddy February of dear, damp Old England, but winter beside the bright blue Mediterranean, the winter of the Côte d'Azur.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE MEDITERRANEAN It was February--not the foggy, muddy February of dear, damp Old England, but winter beside the bright blue Mediterranean, the winter of the Côte d'Azur.
Cannes
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From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
cercle
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From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
circle
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From this reading Dull persons found no place in Lady Heyburn's circle.
cosmopolitans
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From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
Côte
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From this reading BY THE MEDITERRANEAN It was February--not the foggy, muddy February of dear, damp Old England, but winter beside the bright blue Mediterranean, the winter of the Côte d'Azur.
d'Azur
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From this reading BY THE MEDITERRANEAN It was February--not the foggy, muddy February of dear, damp Old England, but winter beside the bright blue Mediterranean, the winter of the Côte d'Azur.
damp
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From this reading BY THE MEDITERRANEAN It was February--not the foggy, muddy February of dear, damp Old England, but winter beside the bright blue Mediterranean, the winter of the Côte d'Azur.
dear
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From this reading BY THE MEDITERRANEAN It was February--not the foggy, muddy February of dear, damp Old England, but winter beside the bright blue Mediterranean, the winter of the Côte d'Azur.
diplomats
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From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
divorced
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From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
Dull
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From this reading Dull persons found no place in Lady Heyburn's circle.
eaten
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From this reading The smartest people wintering in that most sheltered nook of the Italian Riviera had eaten and gossiped and flirted, and gone back to their villas and hotels.
England
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From this reading BY THE MEDITERRANEAN It was February--not the foggy, muddy February of dear, damp Old England, but winter beside the bright blue Mediterranean, the winter of the Côte d'Azur.
February
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From this reading BY THE MEDITERRANEAN It was February--not the foggy, muddy February of dear, damp Old England, but winter beside the bright blue Mediterranean, the winter of the Côte d'Azur.
flirted
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From this reading The smartest people wintering in that most sheltered nook of the Italian Riviera had eaten and gossiped and flirted, and gone back to their villas and hotels.
foggy
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From this reading BY THE MEDITERRANEAN It was February--not the foggy, muddy February of dear, damp Old England, but winter beside the bright blue Mediterranean, the winter of the Côte d'Azur.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dull persons found no place in Lady Heyburn's circle.
fruit
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
full
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
garden
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
geraniums
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
given
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
golden
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
gone
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From this reading The smartest people wintering in that most sheltered nook of the Italian Riviera had eaten and gossiped and flirted, and gone back to their villas and hotels.
gossiped
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From this reading The smartest people wintering in that most sheltered nook of the Italian Riviera had eaten and gossiped and flirted, and gone back to their villas and hotels.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
green
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
Heyburn
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
Heyburn's
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From this reading Dull persons found no place in Lady Heyburn's circle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
hotels
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From this reading The smartest people wintering in that most sheltered nook of the Italian Riviera had eaten and gossiped and flirted, and gone back to their villas and hotels.
house
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The smartest people wintering in that most sheltered nook of the Italian Riviera had eaten and gossiped and flirted, and gone back to their villas and hotels.
including
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From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BY THE MEDITERRANEAN It was February--not the foggy, muddy February of dear, damp Old England, but winter beside the bright blue Mediterranean, the winter of the Côte d'Azur.
Italian
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From this reading The smartest people wintering in that most sheltered nook of the Italian Riviera had eaten and gossiped and flirted, and gone back to their villas and hotels.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
knew
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From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
laden
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
Lady
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
London
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From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
losses
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From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
luncheon-party
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
MEDITERRANEAN
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From this reading BY THE MEDITERRANEAN It was February--not the foggy, muddy February of dear, damp Old England, but winter beside the bright blue Mediterranean, the winter of the Côte d'Azur.
mimosa
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
most
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From this reading The smartest people wintering in that most sheltered nook of the Italian Riviera had eaten and gossiped and flirted, and gone back to their villas and hotels.
muddy
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From this reading BY THE MEDITERRANEAN It was February--not the foggy, muddy February of dear, damp Old England, but winter beside the bright blue Mediterranean, the winter of the Côte d'Azur.
new
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From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Dull persons found no place in Lady Heyburn's circle.
nook
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From this reading The smartest people wintering in that most sheltered nook of the Italian Riviera had eaten and gossiped and flirted, and gone back to their villas and hotels.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BY THE MEDITERRANEAN It was February--not the foggy, muddy February of dear, damp Old England, but winter beside the bright blue Mediterranean, the winter of the Côte d'Azur.
notorious
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From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY THE MEDITERRANEAN It was February--not the foggy, muddy February of dear, damp Old England, but winter beside the bright blue Mediterranean, the winter of the Côte d'Azur.
Old
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From this reading BY THE MEDITERRANEAN It was February--not the foggy, muddy February of dear, damp Old England, but winter beside the bright blue Mediterranean, the winter of the Côte d'Azur.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
orange-trees
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
palms
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
Paris
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From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
people
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From this reading The smartest people wintering in that most sheltered nook of the Italian Riviera had eaten and gossiped and flirted, and gone back to their villas and hotels.
persons
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From this reading Dull persons found no place in Lady Heyburn's circle.
place
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From this reading Dull persons found no place in Lady Heyburn's circle.
prince
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From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
Remo
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
Riviera
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From this reading The smartest people wintering in that most sheltered nook of the Italian Riviera had eaten and gossiped and flirted, and gone back to their villas and hotels.
Russian
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From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
San
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
sheltered
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From this reading The smartest people wintering in that most sheltered nook of the Italian Riviera had eaten and gossiped and flirted, and gone back to their villas and hotels.
smartest
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From this reading The smartest people wintering in that most sheltered nook of the Italian Riviera had eaten and gossiped and flirted, and gone back to their villas and hotels.
spreading
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
sprinkling
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From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
square
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
sun-shutters
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
surrounded
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
sweet-smelling
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY THE MEDITERRANEAN It was February--not the foggy, muddy February of dear, damp Old England, but winter beside the bright blue Mediterranean, the winter of the Côte d'Azur.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The smartest people wintering in that most sheltered nook of the Italian Riviera had eaten and gossiped and flirted, and gone back to their villas and hotels.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
three
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From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The smartest people wintering in that most sheltered nook of the Italian Riviera had eaten and gossiped and flirted, and gone back to their villas and hotels.
two
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From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
Villa
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
villas
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From this reading The smartest people wintering in that most sheltered nook of the Italian Riviera had eaten and gossiped and flirted, and gone back to their villas and hotels.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BY THE MEDITERRANEAN It was February--not the foggy, muddy February of dear, damp Old England, but winter beside the bright blue Mediterranean, the winter of the Côte d'Azur.
well-known
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From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Most of the people were those she knew in London or in Paris, including a sprinkling of cosmopolitans, a Russian prince notorious for his losses over at the new _cercle_ at Cannes, a divorced Austrian Archduchess, and two or three well-known diplomats.
white
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From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
winter
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From this reading BY THE MEDITERRANEAN It was February--not the foggy, muddy February of dear, damp Old England, but winter beside the bright blue Mediterranean, the winter of the Côte d'Azur.
wintering
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From this reading The smartest people wintering in that most sheltered nook of the Italian Riviera had eaten and gossiped and flirted, and gone back to their villas and hotels.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the Villa Heyburn--that big, square, white house with the green sun-shutters, surrounded by its great garden full of spreading palms, sweet-smelling mimosa, orange-trees laden with golden fruit, and bright geraniums, up on the Berigo at San Remo--Lady Heyburn had that afternoon given a big luncheon-party.
