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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 Author of "The Mischief-Maker" "Berenice" "Havoc" "The Lost Leader" "The Malefactor" The soft mantle of a southern twilight had fallen upon land and sea, and the heart of the Palermitans was glad.
al
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From this reading By day, it is parched and sleepy and stupid; by night, it is alive and joyous--the place itself becomes an _al fresco_ paradise.
alive
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From this reading By day, it is parched and sleepy and stupid; by night, it is alive and joyous--the place itself becomes an _al fresco_ paradise.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By day, it is parched and sleepy and stupid; by night, it is alive and joyous--the place itself becomes an _al fresco_ paradise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Author of "The Mischief-Maker" "Berenice" "Havoc" "The Lost Leader" "The Malefactor" The soft mantle of a southern twilight had fallen upon land and sea, and the heart of the Palermitans was glad.
aristocracy
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From this reading A long line of carriages was drawn up along the Marina, and many of the old Sicilian aristocracy were mingling with the crowd.
Author
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From this reading Author of "The Mischief-Maker" "Berenice" "Havoc" "The Lost Leader" "The Malefactor" The soft mantle of a southern twilight had fallen upon land and sea, and the heart of the Palermitans was glad.
band
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From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
becomes
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From this reading By day, it is parched and sleepy and stupid; by night, it is alive and joyous--the place itself becomes an _al fresco_ paradise.
Berenice
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From this reading Author of "The Mischief-Maker" "Berenice" "Havoc" "The Lost Leader" "The Malefactor" The soft mantle of a southern twilight had fallen upon land and sea, and the heart of the Palermitans was glad.
blossom
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From this reading Palermo is like a night blossom which opens only with the first breath of evening.
breath
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From this reading Palermo is like a night blossom which opens only with the first breath of evening.
breeze
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From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By day, it is parched and sleepy and stupid; by night, it is alive and joyous--the place itself becomes an _al fresco_ paradise.
carriages
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From this reading A long line of carriages was drawn up along the Marina, and many of the old Sicilian aristocracy were mingling with the crowd.
cool
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From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
crowd
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From this reading A long line of carriages was drawn up along the Marina, and many of the old Sicilian aristocracy were mingling with the crowd.
darkness
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From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
day
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From this reading By day, it is parched and sleepy and stupid; by night, it is alive and joyous--the place itself becomes an _al fresco_ paradise.
drawn
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From this reading A long line of carriages was drawn up along the Marina, and many of the old Sicilian aristocracy were mingling with the crowd.
drinking
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From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
evening
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From this reading Palermo is like a night blossom which opens only with the first breath of evening.
fallen
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From this reading Author of "The Mischief-Maker" "Berenice" "Havoc" "The Lost Leader" "The Malefactor" The soft mantle of a southern twilight had fallen upon land and sea, and the heart of the Palermitans was glad.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Palermo is like a night blossom which opens only with the first breath of evening.
flirting
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From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
fresco
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From this reading By day, it is parched and sleepy and stupid; by night, it is alive and joyous--the place itself becomes an _al fresco_ paradise.
friends
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From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
glad
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From this reading Author of "The Mischief-Maker" "Berenice" "Havoc" "The Lost Leader" "The Malefactor" The soft mantle of a southern twilight had fallen upon land and sea, and the heart of the Palermitans was glad.
groups
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From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Author of "The Mischief-Maker" "Berenice" "Havoc" "The Lost Leader" "The Malefactor" The soft mantle of a southern twilight had fallen upon land and sea, and the heart of the Palermitans was glad.
Havoc
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From this reading Author of "The Mischief-Maker" "Berenice" "Havoc" "The Lost Leader" "The Malefactor" The soft mantle of a southern twilight had fallen upon land and sea, and the heart of the Palermitans was glad.
heart
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From this reading Author of "The Mischief-Maker" "Berenice" "Havoc" "The Lost Leader" "The Malefactor" The soft mantle of a southern twilight had fallen upon land and sea, and the heart of the Palermitans was glad.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Palermo is like a night blossom which opens only with the first breath of evening.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By day, it is parched and sleepy and stupid; by night, it is alive and joyous--the place itself becomes an _al fresco_ paradise.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading By day, it is parched and sleepy and stupid; by night, it is alive and joyous--the place itself becomes an _al fresco_ paradise.
joyous
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From this reading By day, it is parched and sleepy and stupid; by night, it is alive and joyous--the place itself becomes an _al fresco_ paradise.
land
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From this reading Author of "The Mischief-Maker" "Berenice" "Havoc" "The Lost Leader" "The Malefactor" The soft mantle of a southern twilight had fallen upon land and sea, and the heart of the Palermitans was glad.
laughing
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From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
Leader
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From this reading Author of "The Mischief-Maker" "Berenice" "Havoc" "The Lost Leader" "The Malefactor" The soft mantle of a southern twilight had fallen upon land and sea, and the heart of the Palermitans was glad.
like
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From this reading Palermo is like a night blossom which opens only with the first breath of evening.
line
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From this reading A long line of carriages was drawn up along the Marina, and many of the old Sicilian aristocracy were mingling with the crowd.
listening
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From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A long line of carriages was drawn up along the Marina, and many of the old Sicilian aristocracy were mingling with the crowd.
Lost
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From this reading Author of "The Mischief-Maker" "Berenice" "Havoc" "The Lost Leader" "The Malefactor" The soft mantle of a southern twilight had fallen upon land and sea, and the heart of the Palermitans was glad.
Malefactor
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From this reading Author of "The Mischief-Maker" "Berenice" "Havoc" "The Lost Leader" "The Malefactor" The soft mantle of a southern twilight had fallen upon land and sea, and the heart of the Palermitans was glad.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading Author of "The Mischief-Maker" "Berenice" "Havoc" "The Lost Leader" "The Malefactor" The soft mantle of a southern twilight had fallen upon land and sea, and the heart of the Palermitans was glad.
many
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From this reading A long line of carriages was drawn up along the Marina, and many of the old Sicilian aristocracy were mingling with the crowd.
Marina
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From this reading A long line of carriages was drawn up along the Marina, and many of the old Sicilian aristocracy were mingling with the crowd.
mingling
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From this reading A long line of carriages was drawn up along the Marina, and many of the old Sicilian aristocracy were mingling with the crowd.
Mischief-Maker
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From this reading Author of "The Mischief-Maker" "Berenice" "Havoc" "The Lost Leader" "The Malefactor" The soft mantle of a southern twilight had fallen upon land and sea, and the heart of the Palermitans was glad.
night
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From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "The Mischief-Maker" "Berenice" "Havoc" "The Lost Leader" "The Malefactor" The soft mantle of a southern twilight had fallen upon land and sea, and the heart of the Palermitans was glad.
old
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From this reading A long line of carriages was drawn up along the Marina, and many of the old Sicilian aristocracy were mingling with the crowd.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
only
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From this reading Palermo is like a night blossom which opens only with the first breath of evening.
opens
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From this reading Palermo is like a night blossom which opens only with the first breath of evening.
Out
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From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
Palermitans
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From this reading Author of "The Mischief-Maker" "Berenice" "Havoc" "The Lost Leader" "The Malefactor" The soft mantle of a southern twilight had fallen upon land and sea, and the heart of the Palermitans was glad.
Palermo
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From this reading Palermo is like a night blossom which opens only with the first breath of evening.
paradise
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From this reading By day, it is parched and sleepy and stupid; by night, it is alive and joyous--the place itself becomes an _al fresco_ paradise.
parched
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From this reading By day, it is parched and sleepy and stupid; by night, it is alive and joyous--the place itself becomes an _al fresco_ paradise.
passing
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From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
place
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From this reading By day, it is parched and sleepy and stupid; by night, it is alive and joyous--the place itself becomes an _al fresco_ paradise.
promenade
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From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
scented
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From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
sea
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From this reading Author of "The Mischief-Maker" "Berenice" "Havoc" "The Lost Leader" "The Malefactor" The soft mantle of a southern twilight had fallen upon land and sea, and the heart of the Palermitans was glad.
Sicilian
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From this reading A long line of carriages was drawn up along the Marina, and many of the old Sicilian aristocracy were mingling with the crowd.
singling
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From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
sleepy
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From this reading By day, it is parched and sleepy and stupid; by night, it is alive and joyous--the place itself becomes an _al fresco_ paradise.
soft
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From this reading Author of "The Mischief-Maker" "Berenice" "Havoc" "The Lost Leader" "The Malefactor" The soft mantle of a southern twilight had fallen upon land and sea, and the heart of the Palermitans was glad.
southern
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From this reading Author of "The Mischief-Maker" "Berenice" "Havoc" "The Lost Leader" "The Malefactor" The soft mantle of a southern twilight had fallen upon land and sea, and the heart of the Palermitans was glad.
strolling
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From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
stupid
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From this reading By day, it is parched and sleepy and stupid; by night, it is alive and joyous--the place itself becomes an _al fresco_ paradise.
talking
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From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "The Mischief-Maker" "Berenice" "Havoc" "The Lost Leader" "The Malefactor" The soft mantle of a southern twilight had fallen upon land and sea, and the heart of the Palermitans was glad.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
trooped
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From this reading Out they trooped into the scented darkness, strolling along the promenade in little groups, listening to the band, drinking in the cool night breeze from the sea, singling out friends, laughing, talking, flirting, and passing on.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Author of "The Mischief-Maker" "Berenice" "Havoc" "The Lost Leader" "The Malefactor" The soft mantle of a southern twilight had fallen upon land and sea, and the heart of the Palermitans was glad.
up
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From this reading A long line of carriages was drawn up along the Marina, and many of the old Sicilian aristocracy were mingling with the crowd.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Author of "The Mischief-Maker" "Berenice" "Havoc" "The Lost Leader" "The Malefactor" The soft mantle of a southern twilight had fallen upon land and sea, and the heart of the Palermitans was glad.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Author of "The Mischief-Maker" "Berenice" "Havoc" "The Lost Leader" "The Malefactor" The soft mantle of a southern twilight had fallen upon land and sea, and the heart of the Palermitans was glad.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A long line of carriages was drawn up along the Marina, and many of the old Sicilian aristocracy were mingling with the crowd.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Palermo is like a night blossom which opens only with the first breath of evening.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A long line of carriages was drawn up along the Marina, and many of the old Sicilian aristocracy were mingling with the crowd.
