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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 two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
all
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From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
Amalia's
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From this reading Amalia's anxiety was none the less keen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had thrown over Cavalli's son for Marco, and if anything should go wrong the whole quarter would laugh at her.
anxiety
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From this reading Amalia's anxiety was none the less keen.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She had thrown over Cavalli's son for Marco, and if anything should go wrong the whole quarter would laugh at her.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had thrown over Cavalli's son for Marco, and if anything should go wrong the whole quarter would laugh at her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
boatman
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From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
boy
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From this reading Reason and common sense had evidently made no impression on the boy; he was not to be influenced in that way.
Cavalli's
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From this reading She had thrown over Cavalli's son for Marco, and if anything should go wrong the whole quarter would laugh at her.
common
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From this reading Reason and common sense had evidently made no impression on the boy; he was not to be influenced in that way.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
cut
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From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
evidently
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From this reading Reason and common sense had evidently made no impression on the boy; he was not to be influenced in that way.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had thrown over Cavalli's son for Marco, and if anything should go wrong the whole quarter would laugh at her.
Giorgio
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From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
go
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From this reading She had thrown over Cavalli's son for Marco, and if anything should go wrong the whole quarter would laugh at her.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had thrown over Cavalli's son for Marco, and if anything should go wrong the whole quarter would laugh at her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Reason and common sense had evidently made no impression on the boy; he was not to be influenced in that way.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had thrown over Cavalli's son for Marco, and if anything should go wrong the whole quarter would laugh at her.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had thrown over Cavalli's son for Marco, and if anything should go wrong the whole quarter would laugh at her.
impression
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From this reading Reason and common sense had evidently made no impression on the boy; he was not to be influenced in that way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Reason and common sense had evidently made no impression on the boy; he was not to be influenced in that way.
influenced
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From this reading Reason and common sense had evidently made no impression on the boy; he was not to be influenced in that way.
keen
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From this reading Amalia's anxiety was none the less keen.
laugh
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From this reading She had thrown over Cavalli's son for Marco, and if anything should go wrong the whole quarter would laugh at her.
less
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From this reading Amalia's anxiety was none the less keen.
Luigi
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From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
made
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From this reading Reason and common sense had evidently made no impression on the boy; he was not to be influenced in that way.
Marco
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From this reading She had thrown over Cavalli's son for Marco, and if anything should go wrong the whole quarter would laugh at her.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
minds
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From this reading As they talked on, Luigi read their minds.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Reason and common sense had evidently made no impression on the boy; he was not to be influenced in that way.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Amalia's anxiety was none the less keen.
normal
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From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Reason and common sense had evidently made no impression on the boy; he was not to be influenced in that way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As they talked on, Luigi read their minds.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had thrown over Cavalli's son for Marco, and if anything should go wrong the whole quarter would laugh at her.
ply
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From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
position
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From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
quarter
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From this reading She had thrown over Cavalli's son for Marco, and if anything should go wrong the whole quarter would laugh at her.
questions
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From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
read
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From this reading As they talked on, Luigi read their minds.
Reason
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From this reading Reason and common sense had evidently made no impression on the boy; he was not to be influenced in that way.
rough
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From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
San
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From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
sense
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From this reading Reason and common sense had evidently made no impression on the boy; he was not to be influenced in that way.
settled
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From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had thrown over Cavalli's son for Marco, and if anything should go wrong the whole quarter would laugh at her.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She had thrown over Cavalli's son for Marco, and if anything should go wrong the whole quarter would laugh at her.
son
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From this reading She had thrown over Cavalli's son for Marco, and if anything should go wrong the whole quarter would laugh at her.
talked
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From this reading As they talked on, Luigi read their minds.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Reason and common sense had evidently made no impression on the boy; he was not to be influenced in that way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Amalia's anxiety was none the less keen.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As they talked on, Luigi read their minds.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they talked on, Luigi read their minds.
thrown
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From this reading She had thrown over Cavalli's son for Marco, and if anything should go wrong the whole quarter would laugh at her.
tide
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From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
toss
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From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
two
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From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Amalia's anxiety was none the less keen.
water
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From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
way
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From this reading Reason and common sense had evidently made no impression on the boy; he was not to be influenced in that way.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
whole
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From this reading She had thrown over Cavalli's son for Marco, and if anything should go wrong the whole quarter would laugh at her.
win
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From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The two continued to ply Luigi with questions: as to who would win the toss for position; whether the wind would be against them; whether the water would be rough where the tide cut around the point of San Giorgio--all of which Marco, being a good boatman, could have settled for himself had his mind been normal.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had thrown over Cavalli's son for Marco, and if anything should go wrong the whole quarter would laugh at her.
wrong
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From this reading She had thrown over Cavalli's son for Marco, and if anything should go wrong the whole quarter would laugh at her.
