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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 first refusal did not daunt him; he returned to the charge a second time and yet a third, insisting upon the suitableness of such a union.
Abbe
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From this reading Some days after this, the Abbe Guerra arrived at the Cenci palace to carry out what had been arranged.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Some days after this, the Abbe Guerra arrived at the Cenci palace to carry out what had been arranged.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rich, young, noble, and handsome, everything would seem to promise him success; yet he was rudely dismissed by Francesco.
any
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From this reading At length Francesco, losing patience, told this obstinate lover that a reason existed why Beatrice could be neither his wife nor any other man's.
arranged
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From this reading Some days after this, the Abbe Guerra arrived at the Cenci palace to carry out what had been arranged.
arrived
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From this reading Some days after this, the Abbe Guerra arrived at the Cenci palace to carry out what had been arranged.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some days after this, the Abbe Guerra arrived at the Cenci palace to carry out what had been arranged.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At length Francesco, losing patience, told this obstinate lover that a reason existed why Beatrice could be neither his wife nor any other man's.
Beatrice
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From this reading At length Francesco, losing patience, told this obstinate lover that a reason existed why Beatrice could be neither his wife nor any other man's.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some days after this, the Abbe Guerra arrived at the Cenci palace to carry out what had been arranged.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Rich, young, noble, and handsome, everything would seem to promise him success; yet he was rudely dismissed by Francesco.
carry
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From this reading Some days after this, the Abbe Guerra arrived at the Cenci palace to carry out what had been arranged.
Cenci
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From this reading Some days after this, the Abbe Guerra arrived at the Cenci palace to carry out what had been arranged.
charge
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From this reading The first refusal did not daunt him; he returned to the charge a second time and yet a third, insisting upon the suitableness of such a union.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At length Francesco, losing patience, told this obstinate lover that a reason existed why Beatrice could be neither his wife nor any other man's.
daunt
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From this reading The first refusal did not daunt him; he returned to the charge a second time and yet a third, insisting upon the suitableness of such a union.
days
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From this reading Some days after this, the Abbe Guerra arrived at the Cenci palace to carry out what had been arranged.
demanded
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From this reading Guerra demanded what this reason was.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The first refusal did not daunt him; he returned to the charge a second time and yet a third, insisting upon the suitableness of such a union.
dismissed
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From this reading Rich, young, noble, and handsome, everything would seem to promise him success; yet he was rudely dismissed by Francesco.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Rich, young, noble, and handsome, everything would seem to promise him success; yet he was rudely dismissed by Francesco.
existed
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From this reading At length Francesco, losing patience, told this obstinate lover that a reason existed why Beatrice could be neither his wife nor any other man's.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first refusal did not daunt him; he returned to the charge a second time and yet a third, insisting upon the suitableness of such a union.
Francesco
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From this reading Rich, young, noble, and handsome, everything would seem to promise him success; yet he was rudely dismissed by Francesco.
Guerra
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From this reading Some days after this, the Abbe Guerra arrived at the Cenci palace to carry out what had been arranged.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some days after this, the Abbe Guerra arrived at the Cenci palace to carry out what had been arranged.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Rich, young, noble, and handsome, everything would seem to promise him success; yet he was rudely dismissed by Francesco.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rich, young, noble, and handsome, everything would seem to promise him success; yet he was rudely dismissed by Francesco.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rich, young, noble, and handsome, everything would seem to promise him success; yet he was rudely dismissed by Francesco.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At length Francesco, losing patience, told this obstinate lover that a reason existed why Beatrice could be neither his wife nor any other man's.
insisting
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From this reading The first refusal did not daunt him; he returned to the charge a second time and yet a third, insisting upon the suitableness of such a union.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length Francesco, losing patience, told this obstinate lover that a reason existed why Beatrice could be neither his wife nor any other man's.
losing
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From this reading At length Francesco, losing patience, told this obstinate lover that a reason existed why Beatrice could be neither his wife nor any other man's.
lover
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From this reading At length Francesco, losing patience, told this obstinate lover that a reason existed why Beatrice could be neither his wife nor any other man's.
man's
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From this reading At length Francesco, losing patience, told this obstinate lover that a reason existed why Beatrice could be neither his wife nor any other man's.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading At length Francesco, losing patience, told this obstinate lover that a reason existed why Beatrice could be neither his wife nor any other man's.
noble
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From this reading Rich, young, noble, and handsome, everything would seem to promise him success; yet he was rudely dismissed by Francesco.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading At length Francesco, losing patience, told this obstinate lover that a reason existed why Beatrice could be neither his wife nor any other man's.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The first refusal did not daunt him; he returned to the charge a second time and yet a third, insisting upon the suitableness of such a union.
obstinate
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From this reading At length Francesco, losing patience, told this obstinate lover that a reason existed why Beatrice could be neither his wife nor any other man's.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first refusal did not daunt him; he returned to the charge a second time and yet a third, insisting upon the suitableness of such a union.
other
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From this reading At length Francesco, losing patience, told this obstinate lover that a reason existed why Beatrice could be neither his wife nor any other man's.
out
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From this reading Some days after this, the Abbe Guerra arrived at the Cenci palace to carry out what had been arranged.
palace
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From this reading Some days after this, the Abbe Guerra arrived at the Cenci palace to carry out what had been arranged.
patience
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From this reading At length Francesco, losing patience, told this obstinate lover that a reason existed why Beatrice could be neither his wife nor any other man's.
promise
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From this reading Rich, young, noble, and handsome, everything would seem to promise him success; yet he was rudely dismissed by Francesco.
reason
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From this reading At length Francesco, losing patience, told this obstinate lover that a reason existed why Beatrice could be neither his wife nor any other man's.
refusal
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From this reading The first refusal did not daunt him; he returned to the charge a second time and yet a third, insisting upon the suitableness of such a union.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The first refusal did not daunt him; he returned to the charge a second time and yet a third, insisting upon the suitableness of such a union.
Rich
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From this reading Rich, young, noble, and handsome, everything would seem to promise him success; yet he was rudely dismissed by Francesco.
rudely
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From this reading Rich, young, noble, and handsome, everything would seem to promise him success; yet he was rudely dismissed by Francesco.
second
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From this reading The first refusal did not daunt him; he returned to the charge a second time and yet a third, insisting upon the suitableness of such a union.
seem
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From this reading Rich, young, noble, and handsome, everything would seem to promise him success; yet he was rudely dismissed by Francesco.
Some
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From this reading Some days after this, the Abbe Guerra arrived at the Cenci palace to carry out what had been arranged.
success
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From this reading Rich, young, noble, and handsome, everything would seem to promise him success; yet he was rudely dismissed by Francesco.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The first refusal did not daunt him; he returned to the charge a second time and yet a third, insisting upon the suitableness of such a union.
suitableness
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From this reading The first refusal did not daunt him; he returned to the charge a second time and yet a third, insisting upon the suitableness of such a union.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At length Francesco, losing patience, told this obstinate lover that a reason existed why Beatrice could be neither his wife nor any other man's.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some days after this, the Abbe Guerra arrived at the Cenci palace to carry out what had been arranged.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first refusal did not daunt him; he returned to the charge a second time and yet a third, insisting upon the suitableness of such a union.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Some days after this, the Abbe Guerra arrived at the Cenci palace to carry out what had been arranged.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first refusal did not daunt him; he returned to the charge a second time and yet a third, insisting upon the suitableness of such a union.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some days after this, the Abbe Guerra arrived at the Cenci palace to carry out what had been arranged.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At length Francesco, losing patience, told this obstinate lover that a reason existed why Beatrice could be neither his wife nor any other man's.
union
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From this reading The first refusal did not daunt him; he returned to the charge a second time and yet a third, insisting upon the suitableness of such a union.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The first refusal did not daunt him; he returned to the charge a second time and yet a third, insisting upon the suitableness of such a union.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rich, young, noble, and handsome, everything would seem to promise him success; yet he was rudely dismissed by Francesco.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Some days after this, the Abbe Guerra arrived at the Cenci palace to carry out what had been arranged.
why
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From this reading At length Francesco, losing patience, told this obstinate lover that a reason existed why Beatrice could be neither his wife nor any other man's.
wife
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From this reading At length Francesco, losing patience, told this obstinate lover that a reason existed why Beatrice could be neither his wife nor any other man's.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Rich, young, noble, and handsome, everything would seem to promise him success; yet he was rudely dismissed by Francesco.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Rich, young, noble, and handsome, everything would seem to promise him success; yet he was rudely dismissed by Francesco.
young
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From this reading Rich, young, noble, and handsome, everything would seem to promise him success; yet he was rudely dismissed by Francesco.
