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almost
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From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not only were the parks and squares gorgeous with flaunting tulips, but the shop windows were equally gay with flowers, living and artificial, and with hats and gowns that vied with them.
any
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From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
artificial
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From this reading Not only were the parks and squares gorgeous with flaunting tulips, but the shop windows were equally gay with flowers, living and artificial, and with hats and gowns that vied with them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
Beth
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
bloom
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From this reading Suddenly New York seemed to bloom.
blossoming
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
bright-faced
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From this reading These last were repeated in the streets, worn by springlike maidens and bright-faced women.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading These last were repeated in the streets, worn by springlike maidens and bright-faced women.
called
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From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
car
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
carts
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
caught
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
County
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
curbstones
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
drive
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
drives
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
Eastern
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From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
Eastertide
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From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
enjoying
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not only were the parks and squares gorgeous with flaunting tulips, but the shop windows were equally gay with flowers, living and artificial, and with hats and gowns that vied with them.
flaunting
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From this reading Not only were the parks and squares gorgeous with flaunting tulips, but the shop windows were equally gay with flowers, living and artificial, and with hats and gowns that vied with them.
FLORIDA
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From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
flowers
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From this reading Not only were the parks and squares gorgeous with flaunting tulips, but the shop windows were equally gay with flowers, living and artificial, and with hats and gowns that vied with them.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
gay
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From this reading Not only were the parks and squares gorgeous with flaunting tulips, but the shop windows were equally gay with flowers, living and artificial, and with hats and gowns that vied with them.
glimpses
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
gorgeous
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From this reading Not only were the parks and squares gorgeous with flaunting tulips, but the shop windows were equally gay with flowers, living and artificial, and with hats and gowns that vied with them.
gowns
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From this reading Not only were the parks and squares gorgeous with flaunting tulips, but the shop windows were equally gay with flowers, living and artificial, and with hats and gowns that vied with them.
grown
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
hats
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From this reading Not only were the parks and squares gorgeous with flaunting tulips, but the shop windows were equally gay with flowers, living and artificial, and with hats and gowns that vied with them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These last were repeated in the streets, worn by springlike maidens and bright-faced women.
living
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From this reading Not only were the parks and squares gorgeous with flaunting tulips, but the shop windows were equally gay with flowers, living and artificial, and with hats and gowns that vied with them.
maidens
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From this reading These last were repeated in the streets, worn by springlike maidens and bright-faced women.
matter
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
narrow
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
New
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From this reading Suddenly New York seemed to bloom.
nodding
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
northward
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not only were the parks and squares gorgeous with flaunting tulips, but the shop windows were equally gay with flowers, living and artificial, and with hats and gowns that vied with them.
occasions
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
offered
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
often
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
only
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From this reading Not only were the parks and squares gorgeous with flaunting tulips, but the shop windows were equally gay with flowers, living and artificial, and with hats and gowns that vied with them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
own
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
parks
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From this reading Not only were the parks and squares gorgeous with flaunting tulips, but the shop windows were equally gay with flowers, living and artificial, and with hats and gowns that vied with them.
PASQUA
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From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
places
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
plants
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
rarer
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These last were repeated in the streets, worn by springlike maidens and bright-faced women.
rode
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
sale
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
seasonable
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From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly New York seemed to bloom.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
shop
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From this reading Not only were the parks and squares gorgeous with flaunting tulips, but the shop windows were equally gay with flowers, living and artificial, and with hats and gowns that vied with them.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
sort
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From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
spring
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From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
springlike
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From this reading These last were repeated in the streets, worn by springlike maidens and bright-faced women.
squares
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From this reading Not only were the parks and squares gorgeous with flaunting tulips, but the shop windows were equally gay with flowers, living and artificial, and with hats and gowns that vied with them.
states
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From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
streets
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From this reading These last were repeated in the streets, worn by springlike maidens and bright-faced women.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly New York seemed to bloom.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Not only were the parks and squares gorgeous with flaunting tulips, but the shop windows were equally gay with flowers, living and artificial, and with hats and gowns that vied with them.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These last were repeated in the streets, worn by springlike maidens and bright-faced women.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Suddenly New York seemed to bloom.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
TrumpnounUS /trʌmp/
an excellent and dependable person who can be trusted
From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
tulips
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From this reading Not only were the parks and squares gorgeous with flaunting tulips, but the shop windows were equally gay with flowers, living and artificial, and with hats and gowns that vied with them.
uncle
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
unseasonable
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From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
vendors
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
vied
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From this reading Not only were the parks and squares gorgeous with flaunting tulips, but the shop windows were equally gay with flowers, living and artificial, and with hats and gowns that vied with them.
warm
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
warmth
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From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
weather
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From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not only were the parks and squares gorgeous with flaunting tulips, but the shop windows were equally gay with flowers, living and artificial, and with hats and gowns that vied with them.
Westchester
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From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading For that matter the blossoming plants were offered for sale on the curbstones in places, or went nodding along, enjoying their drive in vendors’ carts, through the narrow streets of which Beth caught glimpses in her own drives with her uncle, northward, into Westchester County, whither the car took them often since it had grown so warm, and where she rode Trump on rarer occasions.
windows
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From this reading Not only were the parks and squares gorgeous with flaunting tulips, but the shop windows were equally gay with flowers, living and artificial, and with hats and gowns that vied with them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “FLORIDA PASQUA” Eastertide brought with it weather that might have been called unseasonable warmth but that almost any sort of weather is seasonable in the spring of the Eastern states.
women
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From this reading These last were repeated in the streets, worn by springlike maidens and bright-faced women.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading These last were repeated in the streets, worn by springlike maidens and bright-faced women.
York
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From this reading Suddenly New York seemed to bloom.
