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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 At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
ALARM
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From this reading THE ALARM.
all
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From this reading The river, a faint, shimmering line, conjectured rather than seen, wound round all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
back
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From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
blur
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From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
brazier
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From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
bridge
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From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
brow
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From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
Cahors
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From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
chilled
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From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
city
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From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
clouds
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From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
cold
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From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
conjectured
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From this reading The river, a faint, shimmering line, conjectured rather than seen, wound round all.
crossings
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From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
darkness
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From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
day
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From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
eaves
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From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
faint
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From this reading The river, a faint, shimmering line, conjectured rather than seen, wound round all.
filled
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From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
flying
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From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
four
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From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
fragmentnounUS /ˈfræɡ.mənt/
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
heat
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From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
horse
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From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
lanterns
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From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
light
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From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
lighting
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From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
line
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From this reading The river, a faint, shimmering line, conjectured rather than seen, wound round all.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
made
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From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
market-place
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From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
most
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From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
night
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From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
only
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From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
paused
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From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
public
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From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
rather
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From this reading The river, a faint, shimmering line, conjectured rather than seen, wound round all.
river
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From this reading The river, a faint, shimmering line, conjectured rather than seen, wound round all.
round
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From this reading The river, a faint, shimmering line, conjectured rather than seen, wound round all.
saw
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From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
seen
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From this reading The river, a faint, shimmering line, conjectured rather than seen, wound round all.
shimmering
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From this reading The river, a faint, shimmering line, conjectured rather than seen, wound round all.
sky
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From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
sleeping
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From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
slope
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From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
slowly
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From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
solemnity
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From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
street
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From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The river, a faint, shimmering line, conjectured rather than seen, wound round all.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ALARM.
there
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From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
three
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From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
throwing
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From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
up
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From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
Valandre
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From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
wall
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From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
way
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From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
wound
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From this reading The river, a faint, shimmering line, conjectured rather than seen, wound round all.
year
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From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
yellow
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From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
