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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 ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
aggressively
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
alameda
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
apparently
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Catalina is long and low, and fronted with a broad veranda, a rather more sightly building than tourist hotels usually are, and its row of windows blazed that night.
artillery
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
Atlantic
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From this reading The deep murmur of the Atlantic surf broke through the music in a drowsy undertone.
away
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
band
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
big
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From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
blazed
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From this reading The Catalina is long and low, and fronted with a broad veranda, a rather more sightly building than tourist hotels usually are, and its row of windows blazed that night.
block
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
broad
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From this reading The Catalina is long and low, and fronted with a broad veranda, a rather more sightly building than tourist hotels usually are, and its row of windows blazed that night.
broke
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From this reading The deep murmur of the Atlantic surf broke through the music in a drowsy undertone.
Brown
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From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
building
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From this reading The Catalina is long and low, and fronted with a broad veranda, a rather more sightly building than tourist hotels usually are, and its row of windows blazed that night.
cane
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From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
Catalina
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From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
chairs
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From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
clear
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From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
concert
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From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
cut
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
dance
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From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
deep
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From this reading The deep murmur of the Atlantic surf broke through the music in a drowsy undertone.
draperies
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From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
drifted
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From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
drowsy
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From this reading The deep murmur of the Atlantic surf broke through the music in a drowsy undertone.
English
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
entertainment
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
Erminio
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From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
Estremedura
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From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
feet
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From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
frontedverbUS /ˈfrʌntɪd/
stood facing someone or something
From this reading The Catalina is long and low, and fronted with a broad veranda, a rather more sightly building than tourist hotels usually are, and its row of windows blazed that night.
further
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
going
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
Hatherly
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From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
Hotel
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From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
hotels
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From this reading The Catalina is long and low, and fronted with a broad veranda, a rather more sightly building than tourist hotels usually are, and its row of windows blazed that night.
huge
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
informal
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From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Catalina is long and low, and fronted with a broad veranda, a rather more sightly building than tourist hotels usually are, and its row of windows blazed that night.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Catalina is long and low, and fronted with a broad veranda, a rather more sightly building than tourist hotels usually are, and its row of windows blazed that night.
Las
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From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
light
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From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Catalina is long and low, and fronted with a broad veranda, a rather more sightly building than tourist hotels usually are, and its row of windows blazed that night.
low
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From this reading The Catalina is long and low, and fronted with a broad veranda, a rather more sightly building than tourist hotels usually are, and its row of windows blazed that night.
Metropole
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
mile
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
moonlight
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From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
more
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From this reading The Catalina is long and low, and fronted with a broad veranda, a rather more sightly building than tourist hotels usually are, and its row of windows blazed that night.
most
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From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
Mrs
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From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
murmur
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From this reading The deep murmur of the Atlantic surf broke through the music in a drowsy undertone.
music
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From this reading The deep murmur of the Atlantic surf broke through the music in a drowsy undertone.
night
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From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
Oliviera
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From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
organised
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From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
out
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From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
Palmas
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From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
Pancho
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From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
patter
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From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
playing
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
rather
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From this reading The Catalina is long and low, and fronted with a broad veranda, a rather more sightly building than tourist hotels usually are, and its row of windows blazed that night.
rhythmic
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From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
road
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
row
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From this reading The Catalina is long and low, and fronted with a broad veranda, a rather more sightly building than tourist hotels usually are, and its row of windows blazed that night.
s
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From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
sat
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From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
sea
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
seductive
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From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
shining
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
sightly
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From this reading The Catalina is long and low, and fronted with a broad veranda, a rather more sightly building than tourist hotels usually are, and its row of windows blazed that night.
similar
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
soft
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From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
Spanish
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From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
square
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
straight
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
strains
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From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
surf
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From this reading The deep murmur of the Atlantic surf broke through the music in a drowsy undertone.
swish
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From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Catalina is long and low, and fronted with a broad veranda, a rather more sightly building than tourist hotels usually are, and its row of windows blazed that night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Catalina is long and low, and fronted with a broad veranda, a rather more sightly building than tourist hotels usually are, and its row of windows blazed that night.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The deep murmur of the Atlantic surf broke through the music in a drowsy undertone.
tourist
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From this reading The Catalina is long and low, and fronted with a broad veranda, a rather more sightly building than tourist hotels usually are, and its row of windows blazed that night.
town
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
two
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
undertone
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From this reading The deep murmur of the Atlantic surf broke through the music in a drowsy undertone.
up
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
usually
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From this reading The Catalina is long and low, and fronted with a broad veranda, a rather more sightly building than tourist hotels usually are, and its row of windows blazed that night.
VERANDA
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From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
visitors
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From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
waltz
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From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ON THE VERANDA It was a clear, moonlight night when Pancho Brown, Mrs. Hatherly, and Erminio Oliviera, the _Estremedura_'s captain, sat in big cane chairs on the veranda of the Hotel Catalina, Las Palmas.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
white
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From this reading A similar entertainment was apparently going on in the aggressively English Metropole, which cut, a huge, square block of building, against the shining sea a little further up the straight white road, while the artillery band was playing in the alameda of the town, a mile or two away.
wide
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From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
windows
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From this reading The Catalina is long and low, and fronted with a broad veranda, a rather more sightly building than tourist hotels usually are, and its row of windows blazed that night.
winter
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From this reading They were, most of them, wide open, and the seductive strains of a soft Spanish waltz drifted out with the rhythmic patter of feet and swish of light draperies, for the winter visitors had organised a concert and informal dance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Catalina is long and low, and fronted with a broad veranda, a rather more sightly building than tourist hotels usually are, and its row of windows blazed that night.
