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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 travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
Alps
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From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
appealed
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From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
April
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From this reading It was in the early days of April; Bernard Longueville had been spending the winter in Rome.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had spent five days at Siena, where he had intended to spend but two, and still it was impossible to continue his journey.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was a young man of a contemplative and speculative turn, and this was his first visit to Italy, so that if he dallied by the way he should not be harshly judged.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was in the early days of April; Bernard Longueville had been spending the winter in Rome.
Bernard
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From this reading It was in the early days of April; Bernard Longueville had been spending the winter in Rome.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was a young man of a contemplative and speculative turn, and this was his first visit to Italy, so that if he dallied by the way he should not be harshly judged.
charm
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From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading He had a fancy for sketching, and it was on his conscience to take a few pictorial notes.
consciousness
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From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
contemplative
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From this reading He was a young man of a contemplative and speculative turn, and this was his first visit to Italy, so that if he dallied by the way he should not be harshly judged.
continue
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From this reading He had spent five days at Siena, where he had intended to spend but two, and still it was impossible to continue his journey.
dallied
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From this reading He was a young man of a contemplative and speculative turn, and this was his first visit to Italy, so that if he dallied by the way he should not be harshly judged.
days
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From this reading It was in the early days of April; Bernard Longueville had been spending the winter in Rome.
duties
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From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
early
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From this reading It was in the early days of April; Bernard Longueville had been spending the winter in Rome.
fancy
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From this reading He had a fancy for sketching, and it was on his conscience to take a few pictorial notes.
few
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From this reading He had a fancy for sketching, and it was on his conscience to take a few pictorial notes.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a young man of a contemplative and speculative turn, and this was his first visit to Italy, so that if he dallied by the way he should not be harshly judged.
five
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From this reading He had spent five days at Siena, where he had intended to spend but two, and still it was impossible to continue his journey.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
further
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From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was in the early days of April; Bernard Longueville had been spending the winter in Rome.
harshly
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From this reading He was a young man of a contemplative and speculative turn, and this was his first visit to Italy, so that if he dallied by the way he should not be harshly judged.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had spent five days at Siena, where he had intended to spend but two, and still it was impossible to continue his journey.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He was a young man of a contemplative and speculative turn, and this was his first visit to Italy, so that if he dallied by the way he should not be harshly judged.
impossible
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From this reading He had spent five days at Siena, where he had intended to spend but two, and still it was impossible to continue his journey.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in the early days of April; Bernard Longueville had been spending the winter in Rome.
intended
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From this reading He had spent five days at Siena, where he had intended to spend but two, and still it was impossible to continue his journey.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in the early days of April; Bernard Longueville had been spending the winter in Rome.
Italian
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From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
Italy
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From this reading He was a young man of a contemplative and speculative turn, and this was his first visit to Italy, so that if he dallied by the way he should not be harshly judged.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had spent five days at Siena, where he had intended to spend but two, and still it was impossible to continue his journey.
judged
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From this reading He was a young man of a contemplative and speculative turn, and this was his first visit to Italy, so that if he dallied by the way he should not be harshly judged.
lingering
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From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
Longueville
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From this reading It was in the early days of April; Bernard Longueville had been spending the winter in Rome.
made
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From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
man
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From this reading He was a young man of a contemplative and speculative turn, and this was his first visit to Italy, so that if he dallied by the way he should not be harshly judged.
northward
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From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was a young man of a contemplative and speculative turn, and this was his first visit to Italy, so that if he dallied by the way he should not be harshly judged.
notes
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From this reading He had a fancy for sketching, and it was on his conscience to take a few pictorial notes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was in the early days of April; Bernard Longueville had been spending the winter in Rome.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had a fancy for sketching, and it was on his conscience to take a few pictorial notes.
pictorial
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From this reading He had a fancy for sketching, and it was on his conscience to take a few pictorial notes.
pretext
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From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
Rome
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From this reading It was in the early days of April; Bernard Longueville had been spending the winter in Rome.
several
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From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He was a young man of a contemplative and speculative turn, and this was his first visit to Italy, so that if he dallied by the way he should not be harshly judged.
side
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From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
Siena
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From this reading He had spent five days at Siena, where he had intended to spend but two, and still it was impossible to continue his journey.
sketching
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From this reading He had a fancy for sketching, and it was on his conscience to take a few pictorial notes.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was a young man of a contemplative and speculative turn, and this was his first visit to Italy, so that if he dallied by the way he should not be harshly judged.
social
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From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
speculative
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From this reading He was a young man of a contemplative and speculative turn, and this was his first visit to Italy, so that if he dallied by the way he should not be harshly judged.
spend
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From this reading He had spent five days at Siena, where he had intended to spend but two, and still it was impossible to continue his journey.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was in the early days of April; Bernard Longueville had been spending the winter in Rome.
spent
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From this reading He had spent five days at Siena, where he had intended to spend but two, and still it was impossible to continue his journey.
spring
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From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had spent five days at Siena, where he had intended to spend but two, and still it was impossible to continue his journey.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had a fancy for sketching, and it was on his conscience to take a few pictorial notes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was in the early days of April; Bernard Longueville had been spending the winter in Rome.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was a young man of a contemplative and speculative turn, and this was his first visit to Italy, so that if he dallied by the way he should not be harshly judged.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
travelled
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From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
turn
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From this reading He was a young man of a contemplative and speculative turn, and this was his first visit to Italy, so that if he dallied by the way he should not be harshly judged.
two
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From this reading He had spent five days at Siena, where he had intended to spend but two, and still it was impossible to continue his journey.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
visit
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From this reading He was a young man of a contemplative and speculative turn, and this was his first visit to Italy, so that if he dallied by the way he should not be harshly judged.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in the early days of April; Bernard Longueville had been spending the winter in Rome.
way
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From this reading He was a young man of a contemplative and speculative turn, and this was his first visit to Italy, so that if he dallied by the way he should not be harshly judged.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He had spent five days at Siena, where he had intended to spend but two, and still it was impossible to continue his journey.
winter
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From this reading It was in the early days of April; Bernard Longueville had been spending the winter in Rome.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he was under the charm of the Italian spring, and he made a pretext for lingering.
young
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From this reading He was a young man of a contemplative and speculative turn, and this was his first visit to Italy, so that if he dallied by the way he should not be harshly judged.
