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Original Short Stories — Volume 05
Original Short Stories — Volume 05

Chapter XI

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One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.
The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.
Everybody I met seemed to be smiling; an air of happiness appeared to pervade everything in the warm light of returning spring.
One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.
Without knowing how or why, I found myself on the banks of the Seine.
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Original Short Stories — Volume 05

Chapter XI

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.
Line 2
The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.
Line 3
Everybody I met seemed to be smiling; an air of happiness appeared to pervade everything in the warm light of returning spring.
Line 4
One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.
Line 5
Without knowing how or why, I found myself on the banks of the Seine.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.”

Everybody pronoun US /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading “Everybody I met seemed to be smiling; an air of happiness appeared to pervade everything in the warm light of returning spring.”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “Everybody I met seemed to be smiling; an air of happiness appeared to pervade everything in the warm light of returning spring.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Without knowing how or why, I found myself on the banks of the Seine.”

Glowing noun US /ˈglowing/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “Without knowing how or why, I found myself on the banks of the Seine.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Everybody I met seemed to be smiling; an air of happiness appeared to pervade everything in the warm light of returning spring.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.”

Waking adjective US /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/

Risen from sleep; conscious.

From this reading “One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “Without knowing how or why, I found myself on the banks of the Seine.”

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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 The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.

agitation

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From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

air

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From this reading Everybody I met seemed to be smiling; an air of happiness appeared to pervade everything in the warm light of returning spring.

almost

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From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Everybody I met seemed to be smiling; an air of happiness appeared to pervade everything in the warm light of returning spring.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

appeared

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From this reading Everybody I met seemed to be smiling; an air of happiness appeared to pervade everything in the warm light of returning spring.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

banks

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From this reading Without knowing how or why, I found myself on the banks of the Seine.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Everybody I met seemed to be smiling; an air of happiness appeared to pervade everything in the warm light of returning spring.

blowing

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From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

blue

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From this reading One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.

breeze

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From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

bright

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From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

canaries

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From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

cheerful

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From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

city

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From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

day

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From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

depths

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From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading Everybody I met seemed to be smiling; an air of happiness appeared to pervade everything in the warm light of returning spring.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Everybody I met seemed to be smiling; an air of happiness appeared to pervade everything in the warm light of returning spring.

exactly

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From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

eyes

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From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

filled

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From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

floor

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From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Without knowing how or why, I found myself on the banks of the Seine.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.

glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.

go

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From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

grace

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From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

hanging

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From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

happiness

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Everybody I met seemed to be smiling; an air of happiness appeared to pervade everything in the warm light of returning spring.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

heart

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From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

hidden

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From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

houses

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From this reading One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.

how

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From this reading Without knowing how or why, I found myself on the banks of the Seine.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

knowing

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Without knowing how or why, I found myself on the banks of the Seine.

languid

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

light

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From this reading Everybody I met seemed to be smiling; an air of happiness appeared to pervade everything in the warm light of returning spring.

loudly

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From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

love

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From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

lurked

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From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

met

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From this reading Everybody I met seemed to be smiling; an air of happiness appeared to pervade everything in the warm light of returning spring.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Without knowing how or why, I found myself on the banks of the Seine.

neighboring

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From this reading One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.

noise

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From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Everybody I met seemed to be smiling; an air of happiness appeared to pervade everything in the warm light of returning spring.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Without knowing how or why, I found myself on the banks of the Seine.

out

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From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

pervade

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From this reading Everybody I met seemed to be smiling; an air of happiness appeared to pervade everything in the warm light of returning spring.

returning

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From this reading Everybody I met seemed to be smiling; an air of happiness appeared to pervade everything in the warm light of returning spring.

rose

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From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

said

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From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

saw

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From this reading One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Everybody I met seemed to be smiling; an air of happiness appeared to pervade everything in the warm light of returning spring.

Seine

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From this reading Without knowing how or why, I found myself on the banks of the Seine.

servants

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From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

sight

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From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

singing

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From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

sky

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From this reading One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.

smiling

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From this reading Everybody I met seemed to be smiling; an air of happiness appeared to pervade everything in the warm light of returning spring.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

spirits

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From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

spring

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From this reading Everybody I met seemed to be smiling; an air of happiness appeared to pervade everything in the warm light of returning spring.

streets

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From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

sun

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From this reading One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.

tenderness

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From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

there

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From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

toilets

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From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

up

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From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/

Risen from sleep; conscious.

From this reading One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.

walked

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From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

warm

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From this reading Everybody I met seemed to be smiling; an air of happiness appeared to pervade everything in the warm light of returning spring.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

why

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From this reading Without knowing how or why, I found myself on the banks of the Seine.

window

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From this reading One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun above the neighboring houses.

windows

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From this reading The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go--I did not exactly know where.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Without knowing how or why, I found myself on the banks of the Seine.

women

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From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.

young

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From this reading One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.