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absorbed
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From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The lawsuit I must bring against these Barricini villains,” he mused, “will necessitate my going down to Bastia.
all
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From this reading And once at Bastia, why shouldn’t we all go together to the springs of Orezza?”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And once at Bastia, why shouldn’t we all go together to the springs of Orezza?”
any
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From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And once at Bastia, why shouldn’t we all go together to the springs of Orezza?”
Barricini
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From this reading “The lawsuit I must bring against these Barricini villains,” he mused, “will necessitate my going down to Bastia.
Bastia
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From this reading “The lawsuit I must bring against these Barricini villains,” he mused, “will necessitate my going down to Bastia.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Suddenly his childish recollections of that picturesque spot rose up before him.
bring
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From this reading “The lawsuit I must bring against these Barricini villains,” he mused, “will necessitate my going down to Bastia.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
calmly
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From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
childish
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From this reading Suddenly his childish recollections of that picturesque spot rose up before him.
coming
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From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
down
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From this reading “The lawsuit I must bring against these Barricini villains,” he mused, “will necessitate my going down to Bastia.
enemies
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From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
escort
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far
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From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
fear
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From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
go
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From this reading Why should I not go there with Miss Nevil?
going
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From this reading “The lawsuit I must bring against these Barricini villains,” he mused, “will necessitate my going down to Bastia.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The lawsuit I must bring against these Barricini villains,” he mused, “will necessitate my going down to Bastia.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Suddenly his childish recollections of that picturesque spot rose up before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The lawsuit I must bring against these Barricini villains,” he mused, “will necessitate my going down to Bastia.
lawsuit
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From this reading “The lawsuit I must bring against these Barricini villains,” he mused, “will necessitate my going down to Bastia.
Miss
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From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
more
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From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
mused
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From this reading “The lawsuit I must bring against these Barricini villains,” he mused, “will necessitate my going down to Bastia.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The lawsuit I must bring against these Barricini villains,” he mused, “will necessitate my going down to Bastia.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The lawsuit I must bring against these Barricini villains,” he mused, “will necessitate my going down to Bastia.
necessitate
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From this reading “The lawsuit I must bring against these Barricini villains,” he mused, “will necessitate my going down to Bastia.
Nevil
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From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why should I not go there with Miss Nevil?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
Once
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From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
Orezza
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From this reading And once at Bastia, why shouldn’t we all go together to the springs of Orezza?”
Orso
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From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
picturesque
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From this reading Suddenly his childish recollections of that picturesque spot rose up before him.
pleasure
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From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
proceeded
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From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
prospective
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From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
recollections
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From this reading Suddenly his childish recollections of that picturesque spot rose up before him.
rid
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From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
rose
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From this reading Suddenly his childish recollections of that picturesque spot rose up before him.
seeing
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From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should I not go there with Miss Nevil?
shouldn't
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From this reading And once at Bastia, why shouldn’t we all go together to the springs of Orezza?”
spot
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From this reading Suddenly his childish recollections of that picturesque spot rose up before him.
springs
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From this reading And once at Bastia, why shouldn’t we all go together to the springs of Orezza?”
stirred
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From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly his childish recollections of that picturesque spot rose up before him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Suddenly his childish recollections of that picturesque spot rose up before him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
there
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From this reading Why should I not go there with Miss Nevil?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “The lawsuit I must bring against these Barricini villains,” he mused, “will necessitate my going down to Bastia.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The lawsuit I must bring against these Barricini villains,” he mused, “will necessitate my going down to Bastia.
together
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From this reading And once at Bastia, why shouldn’t we all go together to the springs of Orezza?”
unruly
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From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
up
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From this reading Suddenly his childish recollections of that picturesque spot rose up before him.
villains
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From this reading “The lawsuit I must bring against these Barricini villains,” he mused, “will necessitate my going down to Bastia.
way
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From this reading Once rid of his unruly escort, Orso proceeded calmly on his way, far more absorbed by the prospective pleasure of seeing Miss Nevil than stirred by any fear of coming across his enemies.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And once at Bastia, why shouldn’t we all go together to the springs of Orezza?”
Why
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From this reading Why should I not go there with Miss Nevil?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “The lawsuit I must bring against these Barricini villains,” he mused, “will necessitate my going down to Bastia.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why should I not go there with Miss Nevil?
