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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 She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
all
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From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
always
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From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
anxiety
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From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
any
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From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Colomba’s first word, as she welcomed them, was “Have you seen my brother?”
Barricini
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From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
brother
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From this reading Colomba’s first word, as she welcomed them, was “Have you seen my brother?”
busy
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From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
cavalcade
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From this reading Toward eleven o’clock, a somewhat numerous cavalcade rode into Pietranera.
Colomba's
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From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
colonel
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From this reading This was the colonel, with his daughter, their servants, and their guide.
constantly
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From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
daughter
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From this reading This was the colonel, with his daughter, their servants, and their guide.
departure
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From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
doing
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From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
eleven
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From this reading Toward eleven o’clock, a somewhat numerous cavalcade rode into Pietranera.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colomba’s first word, as she welcomed them, was “Have you seen my brother?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
guests
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From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
guide
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From this reading This was the colonel, with his daughter, their servants, and their guide.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Colomba’s first word, as she welcomed them, was “Have you seen my brother?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was the colonel, with his daughter, their servants, and their guide.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
house
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From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
intense
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From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Toward eleven o’clock, a somewhat numerous cavalcade rode into Pietranera.
kitchen
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From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
made
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From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
moment
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From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
most
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From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
moving
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From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Colomba’s first word, as she welcomed them, was “Have you seen my brother?”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
numerous
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From this reading Toward eleven o’clock, a somewhat numerous cavalcade rode into Pietranera.
o'clock
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From this reading Toward eleven o’clock, a somewhat numerous cavalcade rode into Pietranera.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
Orso's
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From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
out
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From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
Pietranera
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From this reading Toward eleven o’clock, a somewhat numerous cavalcade rode into Pietranera.
racked
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From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
ready
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From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
rode
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From this reading Toward eleven o’clock, a somewhat numerous cavalcade rode into Pietranera.
rooms
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From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
seen
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From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
servants
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From this reading This was the colonel, with his daughter, their servants, and their guide.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
shortly
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From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
somewhat
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From this reading Toward eleven o’clock, a somewhat numerous cavalcade rode into Pietranera.
spies
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From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
stir
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From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
stopping
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From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This was the colonel, with his daughter, their servants, and their guide.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Colomba’s first word, as she welcomed them, was “Have you seen my brother?”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the colonel, with his daughter, their servants, and their guide.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
TowardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Toward eleven o’clock, a somewhat numerous cavalcade rode into Pietranera.
unusual
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From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
very
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From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
village
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From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
warned
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From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
warpath
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From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
welcomed
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From this reading Colomba’s first word, as she welcomed them, was “Have you seen my brother?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Meanwhile, very shortly after Orso’s departure, Colomba’s spies had warned her that the Barricini were out on the warpath, and from that moment she was racked by the most intense anxiety.
window
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From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This was the colonel, with his daughter, their servants, and their guide.
word
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From this reading Colomba’s first word, as she welcomed them, was “Have you seen my brother?”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She was to be seen moving hither and thither all over the house, between the kitchen and the rooms that were being made ready for her guests, doing nothing, yet always busy, and constantly stopping to look out of a window for any unusual stir in the village.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Colomba’s first word, as she welcomed them, was “Have you seen my brother?”
