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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 One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
All
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From this reading “All right.”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am here with a gentleman from my town, who is a Senator,” said Cortés.
boresome
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From this reading “A boresome old boy.
boy
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From this reading “A boresome old boy.
came
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From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
Chapel
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From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
Cortés
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From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
Cæsar
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From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
day
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From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
discussion
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From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I am here with a gentleman from my town, who is a Senator,” said Cortés.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I am here with a gentleman from my town, who is a Senator,” said Cortés.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am here with a gentleman from my town, who is a Senator,” said Cortés.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am here with a gentleman from my town, who is a Senator,” said Cortés.
introduce
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From this reading Shall I introduce him?”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I am here with a gentleman from my town, who is a Senator,” said Cortés.
leaving
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From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
merits
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From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
met
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From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
Michelangelo
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From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I am here with a gentleman from my town, who is a Senator,” said Cortés.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
old
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From this reading “A boresome old boy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
painter
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From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All right.”
said
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From this reading “I am here with a gentleman from my town, who is a Senator,” said Cortés.
Senator
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From this reading “I am here with a gentleman from my town, who is a Senator,” said Cortés.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I introduce him?”
Sistine
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From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
speak
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From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
town
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From this reading “I am here with a gentleman from my town, who is a Senator,” said Cortés.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I am here with a gentleman from my town, who is a Senator,” said Cortés.