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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 "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
age
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
air
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From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
animated
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From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
attentively
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From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
birds
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From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
BLAS
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From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
bonnets
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
bring
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From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
C
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From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
coffee-coloured
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
country
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From this reading A SUMMER'S evening in a retired country town has something melancholy in it.
day
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From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
dog
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From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
dogs
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From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
door
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From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
dresses
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
evening
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From this reading A SUMMER'S evening in a retired country town has something melancholy in it.
faded
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
few
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
flowers
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From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
gauze
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
GIL
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From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
green
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SUMMER'S evening in a retired country town has something melancholy in it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
home
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A SUMMER'S evening in a retired country town has something melancholy in it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
June
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From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
kind
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From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
ladies
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
looking
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From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
melancholy
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From this reading A SUMMER'S evening in a retired country town has something melancholy in it.
metropolis
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From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
middle
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
mirthful
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From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
move
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
muslin
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
newly-painted
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From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
noiselessly
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
old
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From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
out
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From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
pavement
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
peasant
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From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
perceived
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From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
picture
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From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
playing
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From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
please
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From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
poke
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
quiet
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From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
reader
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From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading A SUMMER'S evening in a retired country town has something melancholy in it.
returning
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A SUMMER'S evening in a retired country town has something melancholy in it.
spencers
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
stillness
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From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
straw
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
street
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From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
streets
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From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
SUMMER'S
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From this reading A SUMMER'S evening in a retired country town has something melancholy in it.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
tea
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
town
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From this reading A SUMMER'S evening in a retired country town has something melancholy in it.
two
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From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
veils
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
very
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From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
watching
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From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
wear
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
white
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
window
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From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
young
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From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
