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Default The sounds of an August night wash...?

Hi,

is there anybody who could paraphrase the following sentence, please:

I was listening to the sounds of an August night wash in through the open window: sirens, car horns etc.

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I was listening to [the sounds of an August night] [wash in through the open window]: sirens, car horns etc.
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