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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 He had been stopped by Giocanto Castriconi, who, with the most scrupulous politeness, called on him to come and attend a wounded man.
accompanied
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From this reading The bandit had then accompanied the doctor some distance on his way, and had greatly edified him by his talk concerning the most celebrated professors at Pisa, whom he described as his intimate friends.
adventure
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From this reading On his road up he had met with an adventure of his own.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was rather late when the surgeon put in an appearance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been stopped by Giocanto Castriconi, who, with the most scrupulous politeness, called on him to come and attend a wounded man.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was rather late when the surgeon put in an appearance.
applied
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From this reading He had been conducted to Orso’s retreat, and had applied the first dressings to his wound.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The bandit had then accompanied the doctor some distance on his way, and had greatly edified him by his talk concerning the most celebrated professors at Pisa, whom he described as his intimate friends.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The bandit had then accompanied the doctor some distance on his way, and had greatly edified him by his talk concerning the most celebrated professors at Pisa, whom he described as his intimate friends.
attend
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From this reading He had been stopped by Giocanto Castriconi, who, with the most scrupulous politeness, called on him to come and attend a wounded man.
bandit
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From this reading The bandit had then accompanied the doctor some distance on his way, and had greatly edified him by his talk concerning the most celebrated professors at Pisa, whom he described as his intimate friends.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been stopped by Giocanto Castriconi, who, with the most scrupulous politeness, called on him to come and attend a wounded man.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had been stopped by Giocanto Castriconi, who, with the most scrupulous politeness, called on him to come and attend a wounded man.
called
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From this reading He had been stopped by Giocanto Castriconi, who, with the most scrupulous politeness, called on him to come and attend a wounded man.
Castriconi
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From this reading He had been stopped by Giocanto Castriconi, who, with the most scrupulous politeness, called on him to come and attend a wounded man.
celebrated
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From this reading The bandit had then accompanied the doctor some distance on his way, and had greatly edified him by his talk concerning the most celebrated professors at Pisa, whom he described as his intimate friends.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been stopped by Giocanto Castriconi, who, with the most scrupulous politeness, called on him to come and attend a wounded man.
concerning
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From this reading The bandit had then accompanied the doctor some distance on his way, and had greatly edified him by his talk concerning the most celebrated professors at Pisa, whom he described as his intimate friends.
conducted
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From this reading He had been conducted to Orso’s retreat, and had applied the first dressings to his wound.
described
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From this reading The bandit had then accompanied the doctor some distance on his way, and had greatly edified him by his talk concerning the most celebrated professors at Pisa, whom he described as his intimate friends.
distance
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From this reading The bandit had then accompanied the doctor some distance on his way, and had greatly edified him by his talk concerning the most celebrated professors at Pisa, whom he described as his intimate friends.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bandit had then accompanied the doctor some distance on his way, and had greatly edified him by his talk concerning the most celebrated professors at Pisa, whom he described as his intimate friends.
dressings
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From this reading He had been conducted to Orso’s retreat, and had applied the first dressings to his wound.
edified
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From this reading The bandit had then accompanied the doctor some distance on his way, and had greatly edified him by his talk concerning the most celebrated professors at Pisa, whom he described as his intimate friends.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been conducted to Orso’s retreat, and had applied the first dressings to his wound.
friends
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From this reading The bandit had then accompanied the doctor some distance on his way, and had greatly edified him by his talk concerning the most celebrated professors at Pisa, whom he described as his intimate friends.
Giocanto
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From this reading He had been stopped by Giocanto Castriconi, who, with the most scrupulous politeness, called on him to come and attend a wounded man.
greatly
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From this reading The bandit had then accompanied the doctor some distance on his way, and had greatly edified him by his talk concerning the most celebrated professors at Pisa, whom he described as his intimate friends.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On his road up he had met with an adventure of his own.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On his road up he had met with an adventure of his own.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had been stopped by Giocanto Castriconi, who, with the most scrupulous politeness, called on him to come and attend a wounded man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On his road up he had met with an adventure of his own.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was rather late when the surgeon put in an appearance.
intimate
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From this reading The bandit had then accompanied the doctor some distance on his way, and had greatly edified him by his talk concerning the most celebrated professors at Pisa, whom he described as his intimate friends.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was rather late when the surgeon put in an appearance.
late
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From this reading It was rather late when the surgeon put in an appearance.
man
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From this reading He had been stopped by Giocanto Castriconi, who, with the most scrupulous politeness, called on him to come and attend a wounded man.
met
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From this reading On his road up he had met with an adventure of his own.
most
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From this reading He had been stopped by Giocanto Castriconi, who, with the most scrupulous politeness, called on him to come and attend a wounded man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On his road up he had met with an adventure of his own.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On his road up he had met with an adventure of his own.
Orso's
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From this reading He had been conducted to Orso’s retreat, and had applied the first dressings to his wound.
own
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From this reading On his road up he had met with an adventure of his own.
Pisa
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From this reading The bandit had then accompanied the doctor some distance on his way, and had greatly edified him by his talk concerning the most celebrated professors at Pisa, whom he described as his intimate friends.
politeness
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From this reading He had been stopped by Giocanto Castriconi, who, with the most scrupulous politeness, called on him to come and attend a wounded man.
professors
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From this reading The bandit had then accompanied the doctor some distance on his way, and had greatly edified him by his talk concerning the most celebrated professors at Pisa, whom he described as his intimate friends.
put
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From this reading It was rather late when the surgeon put in an appearance.
rather
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From this reading It was rather late when the surgeon put in an appearance.
retreat
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From this reading He had been conducted to Orso’s retreat, and had applied the first dressings to his wound.
road
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From this reading On his road up he had met with an adventure of his own.
scrupulous
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From this reading He had been stopped by Giocanto Castriconi, who, with the most scrupulous politeness, called on him to come and attend a wounded man.
some
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From this reading The bandit had then accompanied the doctor some distance on his way, and had greatly edified him by his talk concerning the most celebrated professors at Pisa, whom he described as his intimate friends.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been stopped by Giocanto Castriconi, who, with the most scrupulous politeness, called on him to come and attend a wounded man.
surgeon
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From this reading It was rather late when the surgeon put in an appearance.
talk
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From this reading The bandit had then accompanied the doctor some distance on his way, and had greatly edified him by his talk concerning the most celebrated professors at Pisa, whom he described as his intimate friends.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was rather late when the surgeon put in an appearance.
then
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From this reading The bandit had then accompanied the doctor some distance on his way, and had greatly edified him by his talk concerning the most celebrated professors at Pisa, whom he described as his intimate friends.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been stopped by Giocanto Castriconi, who, with the most scrupulous politeness, called on him to come and attend a wounded man.
up
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From this reading On his road up he had met with an adventure of his own.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was rather late when the surgeon put in an appearance.
way
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From this reading The bandit had then accompanied the doctor some distance on his way, and had greatly edified him by his talk concerning the most celebrated professors at Pisa, whom he described as his intimate friends.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was rather late when the surgeon put in an appearance.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had been stopped by Giocanto Castriconi, who, with the most scrupulous politeness, called on him to come and attend a wounded man.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The bandit had then accompanied the doctor some distance on his way, and had greatly edified him by his talk concerning the most celebrated professors at Pisa, whom he described as his intimate friends.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On his road up he had met with an adventure of his own.
wound
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From this reading He had been conducted to Orso’s retreat, and had applied the first dressings to his wound.
wounded
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From this reading He had been stopped by Giocanto Castriconi, who, with the most scrupulous politeness, called on him to come and attend a wounded man.
