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NIPPIE NUTCRACKER. Things went better after this visit of September’s. Cool nights began. The noons were still hot, but with a different heat. Something of life and freshness breathed in the air.
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NIPPIE
NUTCRACKER.
Things
went
better
after
this
visit
of
September’s.
Cool
nights
began.
The
noons
were
still
hot,
but
with
a
different
heat.
Something
of
life
and
freshness
breathed
in
the
air.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
NIPPIE
NUTCRACKER.
Line 2
Things
went
better
after
this
visit
of
September’s.
Line 3
Cool
nights
began.
Line 4
The
noons
were
still
hot,
but
with
a
different
heat.
Line 5
Something
of
life
and
freshness
breathed
in
the
air.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Things went better after this visit of September’s.”
Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cool nights began.”
Different
noun
US /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The noons were still hot, but with a different heat.”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Something of life and freshness breathed in the air.”
Nights
noun
US /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “Cool nights began.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something of life and freshness breathed in the air.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The noons were still hot, but with a different heat.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Things went better after this visit of September’s.”
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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 noons were still hot, but with a different heat.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Things went better after this visit of September’s.
air
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From this reading Something of life and freshness breathed in the air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Something of life and freshness breathed in the air.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cool nights began.
better
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From this reading Things went better after this visit of September’s.
breathed
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From this reading Something of life and freshness breathed in the air.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The noons were still hot, but with a different heat.
Cool
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From this reading Cool nights began.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The noons were still hot, but with a different heat.
freshness
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From this reading Something of life and freshness breathed in the air.
heat
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From this reading The noons were still hot, but with a different heat.
hot
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From this reading The noons were still hot, but with a different heat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Something of life and freshness breathed in the air.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something of life and freshness breathed in the air.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Cool nights began.
NIPPIE
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From this reading NIPPIE NUTCRACKER.
noons
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From this reading The noons were still hot, but with a different heat.
NUTCRACKER
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From this reading NIPPIE NUTCRACKER.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Things went better after this visit of September’s.
September's
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From this reading Things went better after this visit of September’s.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something of life and freshness breathed in the air.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The noons were still hot, but with a different heat.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The noons were still hot, but with a different heat.
Things
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From this reading Things went better after this visit of September’s.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Things went better after this visit of September’s.
visit
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From this reading Things went better after this visit of September’s.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Things went better after this visit of September’s.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The noons were still hot, but with a different heat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The noons were still hot, but with a different heat.