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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 The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
addressed
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From this reading In the smaller of the two rooms the young nobleman (only addressed in the studio by his Christian name of Fabio) was busily engaged on his bust, with Nanina sitting before him as a model.
all
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From this reading Both countenance and expression proclaimed his character frankly and freely to all who saw him.
always
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From this reading His was not one of those traditional Italian faces from which subtlety and suspicion are always supposed to look out darkly on the world at large.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While the milliners of the Grifoni establishment were industriously shaping dresses, the sculptors in Luca Lomi’s workshop were, in their way, quite as hard at work shaping marble and clay.
arched
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From this reading The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His was not one of those traditional Italian faces from which subtlety and suspicion are always supposed to look out darkly on the world at large.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading While the milliners of the Grifoni establishment were industriously shaping dresses, the sculptors in Luca Lomi’s workshop were, in their way, quite as hard at work shaping marble and clay.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While the milliners of the Grifoni establishment were industriously shaping dresses, the sculptors in Luca Lomi’s workshop were, in their way, quite as hard at work shaping marble and clay.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In the smaller of the two rooms the young nobleman (only addressed in the studio by his Christian name of Fabio) was busily engaged on his bust, with Nanina sitting before him as a model.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both countenance and expression proclaimed his character frankly and freely to all who saw him.
busily
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From this reading In the smaller of the two rooms the young nobleman (only addressed in the studio by his Christian name of Fabio) was busily engaged on his bust, with Nanina sitting before him as a model.
bust
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From this reading In the smaller of the two rooms the young nobleman (only addressed in the studio by his Christian name of Fabio) was busily engaged on his bust, with Nanina sitting before him as a model.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
character
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From this reading Both countenance and expression proclaimed his character frankly and freely to all who saw him.
Christian
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From this reading In the smaller of the two rooms the young nobleman (only addressed in the studio by his Christian name of Fabio) was busily engaged on his bust, with Nanina sitting before him as a model.
clay
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From this reading While the milliners of the Grifoni establishment were industriously shaping dresses, the sculptors in Luca Lomi’s workshop were, in their way, quite as hard at work shaping marble and clay.
composed
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From this reading The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
countenance
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From this reading Both countenance and expression proclaimed his character frankly and freely to all who saw him.
cut
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From this reading The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
darkly
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From this reading His was not one of those traditional Italian faces from which subtlety and suspicion are always supposed to look out darkly on the world at large.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
doorway
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From this reading The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
dresses
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From this reading While the milliners of the Grifoni establishment were industriously shaping dresses, the sculptors in Luca Lomi’s workshop were, in their way, quite as hard at work shaping marble and clay.
engaged
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From this reading In the smaller of the two rooms the young nobleman (only addressed in the studio by his Christian name of Fabio) was busily engaged on his bust, with Nanina sitting before him as a model.
establishment
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From this reading While the milliners of the Grifoni establishment were industriously shaping dresses, the sculptors in Luca Lomi’s workshop were, in their way, quite as hard at work shaping marble and clay.
expression
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From this reading Both countenance and expression proclaimed his character frankly and freely to all who saw him.
Fabio
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From this reading In the smaller of the two rooms the young nobleman (only addressed in the studio by his Christian name of Fabio) was busily engaged on his bust, with Nanina sitting before him as a model.
faces
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From this reading His was not one of those traditional Italian faces from which subtlety and suspicion are always supposed to look out darkly on the world at large.
frankly
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From this reading Both countenance and expression proclaimed his character frankly and freely to all who saw him.
freely
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From this reading Both countenance and expression proclaimed his character frankly and freely to all who saw him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His was not one of those traditional Italian faces from which subtlety and suspicion are always supposed to look out darkly on the world at large.
Grifoni
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From this reading While the milliners of the Grifoni establishment were industriously shaping dresses, the sculptors in Luca Lomi’s workshop were, in their way, quite as hard at work shaping marble and clay.
hard
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From this reading While the milliners of the Grifoni establishment were industriously shaping dresses, the sculptors in Luca Lomi’s workshop were, in their way, quite as hard at work shaping marble and clay.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the smaller of the two rooms the young nobleman (only addressed in the studio by his Christian name of Fabio) was busily engaged on his bust, with Nanina sitting before him as a model.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the smaller of the two rooms the young nobleman (only addressed in the studio by his Christian name of Fabio) was busily engaged on his bust, with Nanina sitting before him as a model.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
industriously
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From this reading While the milliners of the Grifoni establishment were industriously shaping dresses, the sculptors in Luca Lomi’s workshop were, in their way, quite as hard at work shaping marble and clay.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
Italian
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From this reading His was not one of those traditional Italian faces from which subtlety and suspicion are always supposed to look out darkly on the world at large.
large
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From this reading The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
Lomi
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From this reading The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
Lomi's
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From this reading While the milliners of the Grifoni establishment were industriously shaping dresses, the sculptors in Luca Lomi’s workshop were, in their way, quite as hard at work shaping marble and clay.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His was not one of those traditional Italian faces from which subtlety and suspicion are always supposed to look out darkly on the world at large.
Luca
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From this reading The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
marble
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From this reading While the milliners of the Grifoni establishment were industriously shaping dresses, the sculptors in Luca Lomi’s workshop were, in their way, quite as hard at work shaping marble and clay.
master-sculptor
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From this reading The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
middle
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From this reading The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
milliners
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From this reading While the milliners of the Grifoni establishment were industriously shaping dresses, the sculptors in Luca Lomi’s workshop were, in their way, quite as hard at work shaping marble and clay.
model
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From this reading In the smaller of the two rooms the young nobleman (only addressed in the studio by his Christian name of Fabio) was busily engaged on his bust, with Nanina sitting before him as a model.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the smaller of the two rooms the young nobleman (only addressed in the studio by his Christian name of Fabio) was busily engaged on his bust, with Nanina sitting before him as a model.
Nanina
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From this reading In the smaller of the two rooms the young nobleman (only addressed in the studio by his Christian name of Fabio) was busily engaged on his bust, with Nanina sitting before him as a model.
nobleman
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From this reading In the smaller of the two rooms the young nobleman (only addressed in the studio by his Christian name of Fabio) was busily engaged on his bust, with Nanina sitting before him as a model.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His was not one of those traditional Italian faces from which subtlety and suspicion are always supposed to look out darkly on the world at large.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the smaller of the two rooms the young nobleman (only addressed in the studio by his Christian name of Fabio) was busily engaged on his bust, with Nanina sitting before him as a model.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His was not one of those traditional Italian faces from which subtlety and suspicion are always supposed to look out darkly on the world at large.
only
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From this reading In the smaller of the two rooms the young nobleman (only addressed in the studio by his Christian name of Fabio) was busily engaged on his bust, with Nanina sitting before him as a model.
out
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From this reading His was not one of those traditional Italian faces from which subtlety and suspicion are always supposed to look out darkly on the world at large.
partition
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From this reading The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
proclaimed
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From this reading Both countenance and expression proclaimed his character frankly and freely to all who saw him.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While the milliners of the Grifoni establishment were industriously shaping dresses, the sculptors in Luca Lomi’s workshop were, in their way, quite as hard at work shaping marble and clay.
rooms
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From this reading The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
saw
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From this reading Both countenance and expression proclaimed his character frankly and freely to all who saw him.
sculptors
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From this reading While the milliners of the Grifoni establishment were industriously shaping dresses, the sculptors in Luca Lomi’s workshop were, in their way, quite as hard at work shaping marble and clay.
shaping
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From this reading While the milliners of the Grifoni establishment were industriously shaping dresses, the sculptors in Luca Lomi’s workshop were, in their way, quite as hard at work shaping marble and clay.
sitting
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From this reading In the smaller of the two rooms the young nobleman (only addressed in the studio by his Christian name of Fabio) was busily engaged on his bust, with Nanina sitting before him as a model.
smaller
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From this reading In the smaller of the two rooms the young nobleman (only addressed in the studio by his Christian name of Fabio) was busily engaged on his bust, with Nanina sitting before him as a model.
studio
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From this reading The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
subtlety
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From this reading His was not one of those traditional Italian faces from which subtlety and suspicion are always supposed to look out darkly on the world at large.
supposed
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From this reading His was not one of those traditional Italian faces from which subtlety and suspicion are always supposed to look out darkly on the world at large.
suspicion
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From this reading His was not one of those traditional Italian faces from which subtlety and suspicion are always supposed to look out darkly on the world at large.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading While the milliners of the Grifoni establishment were industriously shaping dresses, the sculptors in Luca Lomi’s workshop were, in their way, quite as hard at work shaping marble and clay.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading His was not one of those traditional Italian faces from which subtlety and suspicion are always supposed to look out darkly on the world at large.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His was not one of those traditional Italian faces from which subtlety and suspicion are always supposed to look out darkly on the world at large.
traditional
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From this reading His was not one of those traditional Italian faces from which subtlety and suspicion are always supposed to look out darkly on the world at large.
two
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From this reading The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
unequally
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From this reading The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
way
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From this reading While the milliners of the Grifoni establishment were industriously shaping dresses, the sculptors in Luca Lomi’s workshop were, in their way, quite as hard at work shaping marble and clay.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While the milliners of the Grifoni establishment were industriously shaping dresses, the sculptors in Luca Lomi’s workshop were, in their way, quite as hard at work shaping marble and clay.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His was not one of those traditional Italian faces from which subtlety and suspicion are always supposed to look out darkly on the world at large.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the milliners of the Grifoni establishment were industriously shaping dresses, the sculptors in Luca Lomi’s workshop were, in their way, quite as hard at work shaping marble and clay.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Both countenance and expression proclaimed his character frankly and freely to all who saw him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
wooden
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From this reading The studio of the master-sculptor, Luca Lomi, was composed of two large rooms unequally divided by a wooden partition, with an arched doorway cut in the middle of it.
work
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From this reading While the milliners of the Grifoni establishment were industriously shaping dresses, the sculptors in Luca Lomi’s workshop were, in their way, quite as hard at work shaping marble and clay.
workshop
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From this reading While the milliners of the Grifoni establishment were industriously shaping dresses, the sculptors in Luca Lomi’s workshop were, in their way, quite as hard at work shaping marble and clay.
world
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From this reading His was not one of those traditional Italian faces from which subtlety and suspicion are always supposed to look out darkly on the world at large.
young
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From this reading In the smaller of the two rooms the young nobleman (only addressed in the studio by his Christian name of Fabio) was busily engaged on his bust, with Nanina sitting before him as a model.
