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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 expected to encounter a severe and conservative lady of great erudition who would eye the foibles of Paris and Monte Carlo with severity.
abode
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From this reading I was bound for the Hotel Continental--the abode, for the winter at least, of Barfleur’s mother, the widow of an Oxford don.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She is greatly concerned about me.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I was bound for the Hotel Continental--the abode, for the winter at least, of Barfleur’s mother, the widow of an Oxford don.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
approached
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From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was bound for the Hotel Continental--the abode, for the winter at least, of Barfleur’s mother, the widow of an Oxford don.
Barfleur
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From this reading “My mother,” Barfleur said, “is a very conservative person.
Barfleur's
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From this reading I was bound for the Hotel Continental--the abode, for the winter at least, of Barfleur’s mother, the widow of an Oxford don.
bound
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From this reading I was bound for the Hotel Continental--the abode, for the winter at least, of Barfleur’s mother, the widow of an Oxford don.
Carlo
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From this reading I expected to encounter a severe and conservative lady of great erudition who would eye the foibles of Paris and Monte Carlo with severity.
concerned
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From this reading She is greatly concerned about me.
conservative
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From this reading I expected to encounter a severe and conservative lady of great erudition who would eye the foibles of Paris and Monte Carlo with severity.
Continental
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From this reading I was bound for the Hotel Continental--the abode, for the winter at least, of Barfleur’s mother, the widow of an Oxford don.
darkness
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From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
don
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From this reading I was bound for the Hotel Continental--the abode, for the winter at least, of Barfleur’s mother, the widow of an Oxford don.
encounter
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From this reading I expected to encounter a severe and conservative lady of great erudition who would eye the foibles of Paris and Monte Carlo with severity.
erudition
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From this reading I expected to encounter a severe and conservative lady of great erudition who would eye the foibles of Paris and Monte Carlo with severity.
expected
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From this reading I expected to encounter a severe and conservative lady of great erudition who would eye the foibles of Paris and Monte Carlo with severity.
eye
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From this reading I expected to encounter a severe and conservative lady of great erudition who would eye the foibles of Paris and Monte Carlo with severity.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
foibles
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From this reading I expected to encounter a severe and conservative lady of great erudition who would eye the foibles of Paris and Monte Carlo with severity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
glimpse
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From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I expected to encounter a severe and conservative lady of great erudition who would eye the foibles of Paris and Monte Carlo with severity.
greatly
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From this reading She is greatly concerned about me.
Hotel
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From this reading I was bound for the Hotel Continental--the abode, for the winter at least, of Barfleur’s mother, the widow of an Oxford don.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
impatient
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From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
IMPRESSIONS
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From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My mother,” Barfleur said, “is a very conservative person.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
lady
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From this reading I expected to encounter a severe and conservative lady of great erudition who would eye the foibles of Paris and Monte Carlo with severity.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was bound for the Hotel Continental--the abode, for the winter at least, of Barfleur’s mother, the widow of an Oxford don.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She is greatly concerned about me.
Monte
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From this reading I expected to encounter a severe and conservative lady of great erudition who would eye the foibles of Paris and Monte Carlo with severity.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
mother
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From this reading I was bound for the Hotel Continental--the abode, for the winter at least, of Barfleur’s mother, the widow of an Oxford don.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
Oxford
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From this reading I was bound for the Hotel Continental--the abode, for the winter at least, of Barfleur’s mother, the widow of an Oxford don.
Paris
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From this reading I expected to encounter a severe and conservative lady of great erudition who would eye the foibles of Paris and Monte Carlo with severity.
person
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From this reading “My mother,” Barfleur said, “is a very conservative person.
qui
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From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
reveal
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From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
ROME
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From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
said
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From this reading “My mother,” Barfleur said, “is a very conservative person.
severe
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From this reading I expected to encounter a severe and conservative lady of great erudition who would eye the foibles of Paris and Monte Carlo with severity.
severity
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From this reading I expected to encounter a severe and conservative lady of great erudition who would eye the foibles of Paris and Monte Carlo with severity.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is greatly concerned about me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
very
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From this reading “My mother,” Barfleur said, “is a very conservative person.
vive
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From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I expected to encounter a severe and conservative lady of great erudition who would eye the foibles of Paris and Monte Carlo with severity.
widow
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From this reading I was bound for the Hotel Continental--the abode, for the winter at least, of Barfleur’s mother, the widow of an Oxford don.
winter
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From this reading I was bound for the Hotel Continental--the abode, for the winter at least, of Barfleur’s mother, the widow of an Oxford don.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
wonder
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From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME As we approached Rome in the darkness I was on the qui vive for my first glimpse of it; and impatient with wonder as to what the morning would reveal.
