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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 A WASTER It was still cold, but the skies were clear.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The snow had been carted away and Paris was herself again; the note of her exhilarating, seductive, vibrant--a note at once curiously fiercer and more feminine than that of London.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The snow had been carted away and Paris was herself again; the note of her exhilarating, seductive, vibrant--a note at once curiously fiercer and more feminine than that of London.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
ascending
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From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The snow had been carted away and Paris was herself again; the note of her exhilarating, seductive, vibrant--a note at once curiously fiercer and more feminine than that of London.
away
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From this reading The snow had been carted away and Paris was herself again; the note of her exhilarating, seductive, vibrant--a note at once curiously fiercer and more feminine than that of London.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The snow had been carted away and Paris was herself again; the note of her exhilarating, seductive, vibrant--a note at once curiously fiercer and more feminine than that of London.
blood-red
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From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
built
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From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A WASTER It was still cold, but the skies were clear.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
Carrousel
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From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
carted
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From this reading The snow had been carted away and Paris was herself again; the note of her exhilarating, seductive, vibrant--a note at once curiously fiercer and more feminine than that of London.
challenge
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From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
Champs-Élysées
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From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
charm
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From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
city
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From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
clear
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From this reading A WASTER It was still cold, but the skies were clear.
cold
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From this reading A WASTER It was still cold, but the skies were clear.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had just come away from the press view of a one-man show of his own drawings.
Concorde
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From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
crossing
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From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
crowned
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From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
curiously
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From this reading The snow had been carted away and Paris was herself again; the note of her exhilarating, seductive, vibrant--a note at once curiously fiercer and more feminine than that of London.
Dax
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From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
de
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From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
detail
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From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
drawings
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From this reading He had just come away from the press view of a one-man show of his own drawings.
dreams
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From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
du
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From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
ensemble
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From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
exhilarating
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From this reading The snow had been carted away and Paris was herself again; the note of her exhilarating, seductive, vibrant--a note at once curiously fiercer and more feminine than that of London.
feminine
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From this reading The snow had been carted away and Paris was herself again; the note of her exhilarating, seductive, vibrant--a note at once curiously fiercer and more feminine than that of London.
fiercer
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From this reading The snow had been carted away and Paris was herself again; the note of her exhilarating, seductive, vibrant--a note at once curiously fiercer and more feminine than that of London.
fire
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From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
foundations
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From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had just come away from the press view of a one-man show of his own drawings.
frosty
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From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
Gardens
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From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
gold
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From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
ground
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From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The snow had been carted away and Paris was herself again; the note of her exhilarating, seductive, vibrant--a note at once curiously fiercer and more feminine than that of London.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had just come away from the press view of a one-man show of his own drawings.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The snow had been carted away and Paris was herself again; the note of her exhilarating, seductive, vibrant--a note at once curiously fiercer and more feminine than that of London.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The snow had been carted away and Paris was herself again; the note of her exhilarating, seductive, vibrant--a note at once curiously fiercer and more feminine than that of London.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had just come away from the press view of a one-man show of his own drawings.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A WASTER It was still cold, but the skies were clear.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
just
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From this reading He had just come away from the press view of a one-man show of his own drawings.
la
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From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
lavender
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From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
levels
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From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
listening
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From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
London
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From this reading The snow had been carted away and Paris was herself again; the note of her exhilarating, seductive, vibrant--a note at once curiously fiercer and more feminine than that of London.
looking
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From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
man
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From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
mist
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From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
moment
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From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
more
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From this reading The snow had been carted away and Paris was herself again; the note of her exhilarating, seductive, vibrant--a note at once curiously fiercer and more feminine than that of London.
note
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From this reading The snow had been carted away and Paris was herself again; the note of her exhilarating, seductive, vibrant--a note at once curiously fiercer and more feminine than that of London.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The snow had been carted away and Paris was herself again; the note of her exhilarating, seductive, vibrant--a note at once curiously fiercer and more feminine than that of London.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
once
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From this reading The snow had been carted away and Paris was herself again; the note of her exhilarating, seductive, vibrant--a note at once curiously fiercer and more feminine than that of London.
one-man
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From this reading He had just come away from the press view of a one-man show of his own drawings.
own
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From this reading He had just come away from the press view of a one-man show of his own drawings.
Paris
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From this reading The snow had been carted away and Paris was herself again; the note of her exhilarating, seductive, vibrant--a note at once curiously fiercer and more feminine than that of London.
perspective
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From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
Place
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From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
press
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From this reading He had just come away from the press view of a one-man show of his own drawings.
René
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From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
scene
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From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
seductive
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From this reading The snow had been carted away and Paris was herself again; the note of her exhilarating, seductive, vibrant--a note at once curiously fiercer and more feminine than that of London.
sensible
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From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
show
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From this reading He had just come away from the press view of a one-man show of his own drawings.
skies
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From this reading A WASTER It was still cold, but the skies were clear.
snow
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From this reading The snow had been carted away and Paris was herself again; the note of her exhilarating, seductive, vibrant--a note at once curiously fiercer and more feminine than that of London.
softened
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From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A WASTER It was still cold, but the skies were clear.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
sunset
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From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
superb
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From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The snow had been carted away and Paris was herself again; the note of her exhilarating, seductive, vibrant--a note at once curiously fiercer and more feminine than that of London.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The snow had been carted away and Paris was herself again; the note of her exhilarating, seductive, vibrant--a note at once curiously fiercer and more feminine than that of London.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WASTER It was still cold, but the skies were clear.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
Tuileries
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From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
vibrant
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From this reading The snow had been carted away and Paris was herself again; the note of her exhilarating, seductive, vibrant--a note at once curiously fiercer and more feminine than that of London.
view
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From this reading He had just come away from the press view of a one-man show of his own drawings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A WASTER It was still cold, but the skies were clear.
WASTER
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From this reading A WASTER It was still cold, but the skies were clear.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A WASTER It was still cold, but the skies were clear.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwɛstwərd/
toward the west
From this reading René Dax, crossing the _Place du Carrousel_, stood for a moment listening to that vibrant note, sensible of its charm and challenge; looking westward, meanwhile, across the Tuileries Gardens and _Place de la Concorde_ to the ascending perspective of the _Champs-Élysées_.
wide-flung
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From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
young
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From this reading The superb _ensemble_ and detail of the scene, softened by lavender mist at the ground levels, was crowned by the blood-red and gold of a wide-flung frosty sunset--a city of fire, as the young man told himself, built on foundations of dreams!
