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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 I knew that he admired her and that a good deal of my troubles arose from her avowed preference for me, but my mind was quite easy on that score.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At first she used playfully to resent my allusions to her conquests, but as soon as she understood my absolute faith in her constancy she entered into the spirit of badinage quite as freely as I. I never jested about the adjutant.
absolute
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From this reading At first she used playfully to resent my allusions to her conquests, but as soon as she understood my absolute faith in her constancy she entered into the spirit of badinage quite as freely as I. I never jested about the adjutant.
adjutant
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From this reading One day as I was crossing the parade-ground I saw the adjutant stop Giulia, who was coming to meet me, and speak, as I thought, earnestly to her.
admired
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From this reading I knew that he admired her and that a good deal of my troubles arose from her avowed preference for me, but my mind was quite easy on that score.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Indeed, Giulia and I often laughed together when a legionary after a second or third glass of _eau-de-vie_ looked longingly at her for a moment and then sighed with love and liquor.
all
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From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
allusions
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From this reading At first she used playfully to resent my allusions to her conquests, but as soon as she understood my absolute faith in her constancy she entered into the spirit of badinage quite as freely as I. I never jested about the adjutant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day as I was crossing the parade-ground I saw the adjutant stop Giulia, who was coming to meet me, and speak, as I thought, earnestly to her.
annoying
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From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
arose
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From this reading I knew that he admired her and that a good deal of my troubles arose from her avowed preference for me, but my mind was quite easy on that score.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One day as I was crossing the parade-ground I saw the adjutant stop Giulia, who was coming to meet me, and speak, as I thought, earnestly to her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Indeed, Giulia and I often laughed together when a legionary after a second or third glass of _eau-de-vie_ looked longingly at her for a moment and then sighed with love and liquor.
avowed
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From this reading I knew that he admired her and that a good deal of my troubles arose from her avowed preference for me, but my mind was quite easy on that score.
aware
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From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
badinage
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From this reading At first she used playfully to resent my allusions to her conquests, but as soon as she understood my absolute faith in her constancy she entered into the spirit of badinage quite as freely as I. I never jested about the adjutant.
battalion
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From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I knew that he admired her and that a good deal of my troubles arose from her avowed preference for me, but my mind was quite easy on that score.
certainly
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From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
coming
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From this reading One day as I was crossing the parade-ground I saw the adjutant stop Giulia, who was coming to meet me, and speak, as I thought, earnestly to her.
conquests
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From this reading At first she used playfully to resent my allusions to her conquests, but as soon as she understood my absolute faith in her constancy she entered into the spirit of badinage quite as freely as I. I never jested about the adjutant.
constancy
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From this reading At first she used playfully to resent my allusions to her conquests, but as soon as she understood my absolute faith in her constancy she entered into the spirit of badinage quite as freely as I. I never jested about the adjutant.
crossing
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From this reading One day as I was crossing the parade-ground I saw the adjutant stop Giulia, who was coming to meet me, and speak, as I thought, earnestly to her.
day
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From this reading One day as I was crossing the parade-ground I saw the adjutant stop Giulia, who was coming to meet me, and speak, as I thought, earnestly to her.
deal
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From this reading I knew that he admired her and that a good deal of my troubles arose from her avowed preference for me, but my mind was quite easy on that score.
Dozens
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From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
earnestly
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From this reading One day as I was crossing the parade-ground I saw the adjutant stop Giulia, who was coming to meet me, and speak, as I thought, earnestly to her.
easy
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From this reading I knew that he admired her and that a good deal of my troubles arose from her avowed preference for me, but my mind was quite easy on that score.
eau-de-vie
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From this reading Indeed, Giulia and I often laughed together when a legionary after a second or third glass of _eau-de-vie_ looked longingly at her for a moment and then sighed with love and liquor.
entered
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From this reading At first she used playfully to resent my allusions to her conquests, but as soon as she understood my absolute faith in her constancy she entered into the spirit of badinage quite as freely as I. I never jested about the adjutant.
envious
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From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
faith
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From this reading At first she used playfully to resent my allusions to her conquests, but as soon as she understood my absolute faith in her constancy she entered into the spirit of badinage quite as freely as I. I never jested about the adjutant.
favour
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From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first she used playfully to resent my allusions to her conquests, but as soon as she understood my absolute faith in her constancy she entered into the spirit of badinage quite as freely as I. I never jested about the adjutant.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I knew that he admired her and that a good deal of my troubles arose from her avowed preference for me, but my mind was quite easy on that score.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
freely
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From this reading At first she used playfully to resent my allusions to her conquests, but as soon as she understood my absolute faith in her constancy she entered into the spirit of badinage quite as freely as I. I never jested about the adjutant.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I knew that he admired her and that a good deal of my troubles arose from her avowed preference for me, but my mind was quite easy on that score.
Giulia
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From this reading One day as I was crossing the parade-ground I saw the adjutant stop Giulia, who was coming to meet me, and speak, as I thought, earnestly to her.
glad
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From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
glass
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From this reading Indeed, Giulia and I often laughed together when a legionary after a second or third glass of _eau-de-vie_ looked longingly at her for a moment and then sighed with love and liquor.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew that he admired her and that a good deal of my troubles arose from her avowed preference for me, but my mind was quite easy on that score.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I knew that he admired her and that a good deal of my troubles arose from her avowed preference for me, but my mind was quite easy on that score.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One day as I was crossing the parade-ground I saw the adjutant stop Giulia, who was coming to meet me, and speak, as I thought, earnestly to her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One day as I was crossing the parade-ground I saw the adjutant stop Giulia, who was coming to meet me, and speak, as I thought, earnestly to her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, Giulia and I often laughed together when a legionary after a second or third glass of _eau-de-vie_ looked longingly at her for a moment and then sighed with love and liquor.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At first she used playfully to resent my allusions to her conquests, but as soon as she understood my absolute faith in her constancy she entered into the spirit of badinage quite as freely as I. I never jested about the adjutant.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
jested
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From this reading At first she used playfully to resent my allusions to her conquests, but as soon as she understood my absolute faith in her constancy she entered into the spirit of badinage quite as freely as I. I never jested about the adjutant.
kept
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From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
knew
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From this reading I knew that he admired her and that a good deal of my troubles arose from her avowed preference for me, but my mind was quite easy on that score.
knowledge
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From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
laughed
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From this reading Indeed, Giulia and I often laughed together when a legionary after a second or third glass of _eau-de-vie_ looked longingly at her for a moment and then sighed with love and liquor.
legionary
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From this reading Indeed, Giulia and I often laughed together when a legionary after a second or third glass of _eau-de-vie_ looked longingly at her for a moment and then sighed with love and liquor.
liquor
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From this reading Indeed, Giulia and I often laughed together when a legionary after a second or third glass of _eau-de-vie_ looked longingly at her for a moment and then sighed with love and liquor.
longingly
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From this reading Indeed, Giulia and I often laughed together when a legionary after a second or third glass of _eau-de-vie_ looked longingly at her for a moment and then sighed with love and liquor.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, Giulia and I often laughed together when a legionary after a second or third glass of _eau-de-vie_ looked longingly at her for a moment and then sighed with love and liquor.
love
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From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
made
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From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
many
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From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One day as I was crossing the parade-ground I saw the adjutant stop Giulia, who was coming to meet me, and speak, as I thought, earnestly to her.
meet
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From this reading One day as I was crossing the parade-ground I saw the adjutant stop Giulia, who was coming to meet me, and speak, as I thought, earnestly to her.
men
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From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew that he admired her and that a good deal of my troubles arose from her avowed preference for me, but my mind was quite easy on that score.
moment
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From this reading Indeed, Giulia and I often laughed together when a legionary after a second or third glass of _eau-de-vie_ looked longingly at her for a moment and then sighed with love and liquor.
more
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From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I knew that he admired her and that a good deal of my troubles arose from her avowed preference for me, but my mind was quite easy on that score.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first she used playfully to resent my allusions to her conquests, but as soon as she understood my absolute faith in her constancy she entered into the spirit of badinage quite as freely as I. I never jested about the adjutant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I knew that he admired her and that a good deal of my troubles arose from her avowed preference for me, but my mind was quite easy on that score.
often
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From this reading Indeed, Giulia and I often laughed together when a legionary after a second or third glass of _eau-de-vie_ looked longingly at her for a moment and then sighed with love and liquor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I knew that he admired her and that a good deal of my troubles arose from her avowed preference for me, but my mind was quite easy on that score.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day as I was crossing the parade-ground I saw the adjutant stop Giulia, who was coming to meet me, and speak, as I thought, earnestly to her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Indeed, Giulia and I often laughed together when a legionary after a second or third glass of _eau-de-vie_ looked longingly at her for a moment and then sighed with love and liquor.
parade-ground
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From this reading One day as I was crossing the parade-ground I saw the adjutant stop Giulia, who was coming to meet me, and speak, as I thought, earnestly to her.
playfully
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From this reading At first she used playfully to resent my allusions to her conquests, but as soon as she understood my absolute faith in her constancy she entered into the spirit of badinage quite as freely as I. I never jested about the adjutant.
preference
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From this reading I knew that he admired her and that a good deal of my troubles arose from her avowed preference for me, but my mind was quite easy on that score.
probably
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From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
protestationsplural nounUS /ˌprɑtəˈsteɪʃənz/
strong statements of objection
From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew that he admired her and that a good deal of my troubles arose from her avowed preference for me, but my mind was quite easy on that score.
replace
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From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
resent
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From this reading At first she used playfully to resent my allusions to her conquests, but as soon as she understood my absolute faith in her constancy she entered into the spirit of badinage quite as freely as I. I never jested about the adjutant.
saw
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From this reading One day as I was crossing the parade-ground I saw the adjutant stop Giulia, who was coming to meet me, and speak, as I thought, earnestly to her.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew that he admired her and that a good deal of my troubles arose from her avowed preference for me, but my mind was quite easy on that score.
second
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From this reading Indeed, Giulia and I often laughed together when a legionary after a second or third glass of _eau-de-vie_ looked longingly at her for a moment and then sighed with love and liquor.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
sighed
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From this reading Indeed, Giulia and I often laughed together when a legionary after a second or third glass of _eau-de-vie_ looked longingly at her for a moment and then sighed with love and liquor.
soon
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From this reading At first she used playfully to resent my allusions to her conquests, but as soon as she understood my absolute faith in her constancy she entered into the spirit of badinage quite as freely as I. I never jested about the adjutant.
speak
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From this reading One day as I was crossing the parade-ground I saw the adjutant stop Giulia, who was coming to meet me, and speak, as I thought, earnestly to her.
spirit
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From this reading At first she used playfully to resent my allusions to her conquests, but as soon as she understood my absolute faith in her constancy she entered into the spirit of badinage quite as freely as I. I never jested about the adjutant.
steel
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From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
stop
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From this reading One day as I was crossing the parade-ground I saw the adjutant stop Giulia, who was coming to meet me, and speak, as I thought, earnestly to her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I knew that he admired her and that a good deal of my troubles arose from her avowed preference for me, but my mind was quite easy on that score.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day as I was crossing the parade-ground I saw the adjutant stop Giulia, who was coming to meet me, and speak, as I thought, earnestly to her.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
then
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From this reading Indeed, Giulia and I often laughed together when a legionary after a second or third glass of _eau-de-vie_ looked longingly at her for a moment and then sighed with love and liquor.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, Giulia and I often laughed together when a legionary after a second or third glass of _eau-de-vie_ looked longingly at her for a moment and then sighed with love and liquor.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day as I was crossing the parade-ground I saw the adjutant stop Giulia, who was coming to meet me, and speak, as I thought, earnestly to her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day as I was crossing the parade-ground I saw the adjutant stop Giulia, who was coming to meet me, and speak, as I thought, earnestly to her.
together
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From this reading Indeed, Giulia and I often laughed together when a legionary after a second or third glass of _eau-de-vie_ looked longingly at her for a moment and then sighed with love and liquor.
troubles
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From this reading I knew that he admired her and that a good deal of my troubles arose from her avowed preference for me, but my mind was quite easy on that score.
true
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From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
unavailing
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From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
understood
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From this reading At first she used playfully to resent my allusions to her conquests, but as soon as she understood my absolute faith in her constancy she entered into the spirit of badinage quite as freely as I. I never jested about the adjutant.
used
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From this reading At first she used playfully to resent my allusions to her conquests, but as soon as she understood my absolute faith in her constancy she entered into the spirit of badinage quite as freely as I. I never jested about the adjutant.
very
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From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One day as I was crossing the parade-ground I saw the adjutant stop Giulia, who was coming to meet me, and speak, as I thought, earnestly to her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Indeed, Giulia and I often laughed together when a legionary after a second or third glass of _eau-de-vie_ looked longingly at her for a moment and then sighed with love and liquor.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading One day as I was crossing the parade-ground I saw the adjutant stop Giulia, who was coming to meet me, and speak, as I thought, earnestly to her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Dozens of men in the battalion would be very glad to replace me in her favour, but all were aware that she was true as steel, and though this knowledge probably made many more envious of my good fortune yet it certainly kept them from annoying Giulia with unavailing protestations of love.
