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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 Doña Casiana's House--A Morning Ceremony--Conspiracy--Wherein Is Discussed the Nutritive Value of Bones--Petra and her Family--Manuel; his arrival in Madrid.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And the cricket, now like an obstinate virtuoso, persisted in his musical exercises, which were truly somewhat monotonous, until the sky was brightened by the placid smile of dawn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Doña Casiana's House--A Morning Ceremony--Conspiracy--Wherein Is Discussed the Nutritive Value of Bones--Petra and her Family--Manuel; his arrival in Madrid.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
arrival
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From this reading Doña Casiana's House--A Morning Ceremony--Conspiracy--Wherein Is Discussed the Nutritive Value of Bones--Petra and her Family--Manuel; his arrival in Madrid.
artistic
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From this reading At the very first rays of the sun the performer relented, doubtless content with the perfection of his artistic efforts, and a quail took up his solo, giving the three regulation strokes.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the very first rays of the sun the performer relented, doubtless content with the perfection of his artistic efforts, and a quail took up his solo, giving the three regulation strokes.
bakers
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From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
Bones
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From this reading Doña Casiana's House--A Morning Ceremony--Conspiracy--Wherein Is Discussed the Nutritive Value of Bones--Petra and her Family--Manuel; his arrival in Madrid.
bread
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From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
brightened
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From this reading And the cricket, now like an obstinate virtuoso, persisted in his musical exercises, which were truly somewhat monotonous, until the sky was brightened by the placid smile of dawn.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And the cricket, now like an obstinate virtuoso, persisted in his musical exercises, which were truly somewhat monotonous, until the sky was brightened by the placid smile of dawn.
calling
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From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
Casiana's
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From this reading Doña Casiana's House--A Morning Ceremony--Conspiracy--Wherein Is Discussed the Nutritive Value of Bones--Petra and her Family--Manuel; his arrival in Madrid.
Ceremony
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Conspiracy
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content
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From this reading At the very first rays of the sun the performer relented, doubtless content with the perfection of his artistic efforts, and a quail took up his solo, giving the three regulation strokes.
cricket
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From this reading And the cricket, now like an obstinate virtuoso, persisted in his musical exercises, which were truly somewhat monotonous, until the sky was brightened by the placid smile of dawn.
dawn
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From this reading And the cricket, now like an obstinate virtuoso, persisted in his musical exercises, which were truly somewhat monotonous, until the sky was brightened by the placid smile of dawn.
Discussed
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From this reading Doña Casiana's House--A Morning Ceremony--Conspiracy--Wherein Is Discussed the Nutritive Value of Bones--Petra and her Family--Manuel; his arrival in Madrid.
doubtless
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From this reading At the very first rays of the sun the performer relented, doubtless content with the perfection of his artistic efforts, and a quail took up his solo, giving the three regulation strokes.
Doña
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From this reading Doña Casiana's House--A Morning Ceremony--Conspiracy--Wherein Is Discussed the Nutritive Value of Bones--Petra and her Family--Manuel; his arrival in Madrid.
efforts
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From this reading At the very first rays of the sun the performer relented, doubtless content with the perfection of his artistic efforts, and a quail took up his solo, giving the three regulation strokes.
exercises
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From this reading And the cricket, now like an obstinate virtuoso, persisted in his musical exercises, which were truly somewhat monotonous, until the sky was brightened by the placid smile of dawn.
Family
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From this reading Doña Casiana's House--A Morning Ceremony--Conspiracy--Wherein Is Discussed the Nutritive Value of Bones--Petra and her Family--Manuel; his arrival in Madrid.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the very first rays of the sun the performer relented, doubtless content with the perfection of his artistic efforts, and a quail took up his solo, giving the three regulation strokes.
giving
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From this reading At the very first rays of the sun the performer relented, doubtless content with the perfection of his artistic efforts, and a quail took up his solo, giving the three regulation strokes.
heard
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From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Doña Casiana's House--A Morning Ceremony--Conspiracy--Wherein Is Discussed the Nutritive Value of Bones--Petra and her Family--Manuel; his arrival in Madrid.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Doña Casiana's House--A Morning Ceremony--Conspiracy--Wherein Is Discussed the Nutritive Value of Bones--Petra and her Family--Manuel; his arrival in Madrid.
House
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From this reading Doña Casiana's House--A Morning Ceremony--Conspiracy--Wherein Is Discussed the Nutritive Value of Bones--Petra and her Family--Manuel; his arrival in Madrid.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Doña Casiana's House--A Morning Ceremony--Conspiracy--Wherein Is Discussed the Nutritive Value of Bones--Petra and her Family--Manuel; his arrival in Madrid.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Doña Casiana's House--A Morning Ceremony--Conspiracy--Wherein Is Discussed the Nutritive Value of Bones--Petra and her Family--Manuel; his arrival in Madrid.
knocked
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From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
like
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From this reading And the cricket, now like an obstinate virtuoso, persisted in his musical exercises, which were truly somewhat monotonous, until the sky was brightened by the placid smile of dawn.
Madrid
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From this reading Doña Casiana's House--A Morning Ceremony--Conspiracy--Wherein Is Discussed the Nutritive Value of Bones--Petra and her Family--Manuel; his arrival in Madrid.
Manuel
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From this reading Doña Casiana's House--A Morning Ceremony--Conspiracy--Wherein Is Discussed the Nutritive Value of Bones--Petra and her Family--Manuel; his arrival in Madrid.
monotonous
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From this reading And the cricket, now like an obstinate virtuoso, persisted in his musical exercises, which were truly somewhat monotonous, until the sky was brightened by the placid smile of dawn.
MorningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doña Casiana's House--A Morning Ceremony--Conspiracy--Wherein Is Discussed the Nutritive Value of Bones--Petra and her Family--Manuel; his arrival in Madrid.
musical
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From this reading And the cricket, now like an obstinate virtuoso, persisted in his musical exercises, which were truly somewhat monotonous, until the sky was brightened by the placid smile of dawn.
newsboy's
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From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
now
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From this reading And the cricket, now like an obstinate virtuoso, persisted in his musical exercises, which were truly somewhat monotonous, until the sky was brightened by the placid smile of dawn.
Nutritive
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From this reading Doña Casiana's House--A Morning Ceremony--Conspiracy--Wherein Is Discussed the Nutritive Value of Bones--Petra and her Family--Manuel; his arrival in Madrid.
obstinate
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From this reading And the cricket, now like an obstinate virtuoso, persisted in his musical exercises, which were truly somewhat monotonous, until the sky was brightened by the placid smile of dawn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Doña Casiana's House--A Morning Ceremony--Conspiracy--Wherein Is Discussed the Nutritive Value of Bones--Petra and her Family--Manuel; his arrival in Madrid.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
opened
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From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
out
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From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
perfection
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From this reading At the very first rays of the sun the performer relented, doubtless content with the perfection of his artistic efforts, and a quail took up his solo, giving the three regulation strokes.
performer
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From this reading At the very first rays of the sun the performer relented, doubtless content with the perfection of his artistic efforts, and a quail took up his solo, giving the three regulation strokes.
persisted
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From this reading And the cricket, now like an obstinate virtuoso, persisted in his musical exercises, which were truly somewhat monotonous, until the sky was brightened by the placid smile of dawn.
Petra
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From this reading Doña Casiana's House--A Morning Ceremony--Conspiracy--Wherein Is Discussed the Nutritive Value of Bones--Petra and her Family--Manuel; his arrival in Madrid.
pike
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From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
placid
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From this reading And the cricket, now like an obstinate virtuoso, persisted in his musical exercises, which were truly somewhat monotonous, until the sky was brightened by the placid smile of dawn.
quail
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From this reading At the very first rays of the sun the performer relented, doubtless content with the perfection of his artistic efforts, and a quail took up his solo, giving the three regulation strokes.
rays
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From this reading At the very first rays of the sun the performer relented, doubtless content with the perfection of his artistic efforts, and a quail took up his solo, giving the three regulation strokes.
refuse
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From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
regulation
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From this reading At the very first rays of the sun the performer relented, doubtless content with the perfection of his artistic efforts, and a quail took up his solo, giving the three regulation strokes.
relented
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From this reading At the very first rays of the sun the performer relented, doubtless content with the perfection of his artistic efforts, and a quail took up his solo, giving the three regulation strokes.
servant
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From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
shop
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From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
sidewalk
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From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
sky
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From this reading And the cricket, now like an obstinate virtuoso, persisted in his musical exercises, which were truly somewhat monotonous, until the sky was brightened by the placid smile of dawn.
smile
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From this reading And the cricket, now like an obstinate virtuoso, persisted in his musical exercises, which were truly somewhat monotonous, until the sky was brightened by the placid smile of dawn.
solo
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From this reading At the very first rays of the sun the performer relented, doubtless content with the perfection of his artistic efforts, and a quail took up his solo, giving the three regulation strokes.
some
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From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
somewhat
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From this reading And the cricket, now like an obstinate virtuoso, persisted in his musical exercises, which were truly somewhat monotonous, until the sky was brightened by the placid smile of dawn.
stores
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From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
strokes
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From this reading At the very first rays of the sun the performer relented, doubtless content with the perfection of his artistic efforts, and a quail took up his solo, giving the three regulation strokes.
sun
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From this reading At the very first rays of the sun the performer relented, doubtless content with the perfection of his artistic efforts, and a quail took up his solo, giving the three regulation strokes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Doña Casiana's House--A Morning Ceremony--Conspiracy--Wherein Is Discussed the Nutritive Value of Bones--Petra and her Family--Manuel; his arrival in Madrid.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
then
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From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
three
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From this reading At the very first rays of the sun the performer relented, doubtless content with the perfection of his artistic efforts, and a quail took up his solo, giving the three regulation strokes.
threw
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From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the very first rays of the sun the performer relented, doubtless content with the perfection of his artistic efforts, and a quail took up his solo, giving the three regulation strokes.
truly
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From this reading And the cricket, now like an obstinate virtuoso, persisted in his musical exercises, which were truly somewhat monotonous, until the sky was brightened by the placid smile of dawn.
two
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From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And the cricket, now like an obstinate virtuoso, persisted in his musical exercises, which were truly somewhat monotonous, until the sky was brightened by the placid smile of dawn.
up
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From this reading At the very first rays of the sun the performer relented, doubtless content with the perfection of his artistic efforts, and a quail took up his solo, giving the three regulation strokes.
Value
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From this reading Doña Casiana's House--A Morning Ceremony--Conspiracy--Wherein Is Discussed the Nutritive Value of Bones--Petra and her Family--Manuel; his arrival in Madrid.
very
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From this reading At the very first rays of the sun the performer relented, doubtless content with the perfection of his artistic efforts, and a quail took up his solo, giving the three regulation strokes.
vestibule
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From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
virtuoso
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From this reading And the cricket, now like an obstinate virtuoso, persisted in his musical exercises, which were truly somewhat monotonous, until the sky was brightened by the placid smile of dawn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the cricket, now like an obstinate virtuoso, persisted in his musical exercises, which were truly somewhat monotonous, until the sky was brightened by the placid smile of dawn.
watchman
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From this reading The watchman knocked with his pike at the stores, one or two bakers passed with their bread, a shop was opened, then another, then a vestibule; a servant threw some refuse out on the sidewalk, a newsboy's calling was heard.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And the cricket, now like an obstinate virtuoso, persisted in his musical exercises, which were truly somewhat monotonous, until the sky was brightened by the placid smile of dawn.
Wherein
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From this reading Doña Casiana's House--A Morning Ceremony--Conspiracy--Wherein Is Discussed the Nutritive Value of Bones--Petra and her Family--Manuel; his arrival in Madrid.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And the cricket, now like an obstinate virtuoso, persisted in his musical exercises, which were truly somewhat monotonous, until the sky was brightened by the placid smile of dawn.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the very first rays of the sun the performer relented, doubtless content with the perfection of his artistic efforts, and a quail took up his solo, giving the three regulation strokes.
