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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 After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were in Venice; Venice the silent and mysterious; the one European city of which I never tire.
apartments
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From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF 'DR.
BEAUTIFUL
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From this reading NIKOLA,' 'THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL,' 'PHAROS, THE EGYPTIAN,' ETC.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My wife had not enjoyed good health for some months past, and for this reason we had been wintering in Southern Italy.
Canal
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From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
city
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From this reading We were in Venice; Venice the silent and mysterious; the one European city of which I never tire.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
DEVIL
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From this reading NIKOLA,' 'THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL,' 'PHAROS, THE EGYPTIAN,' ETC.
DR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF 'DR.
EGYPTIAN
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From this reading NIKOLA,' 'THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL,' 'PHAROS, THE EGYPTIAN,' ETC.
en
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From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
enjoyed
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From this reading My wife had not enjoyed good health for some months past, and for this reason we had been wintering in Southern Italy.
ETC
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From this reading NIKOLA,' 'THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL,' 'PHAROS, THE EGYPTIAN,' ETC.
European
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From this reading We were in Venice; Venice the silent and mysterious; the one European city of which I never tire.
famous
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From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
Florence
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From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My wife had not enjoyed good health for some months past, and for this reason we had been wintering in Southern Italy.
fortnight
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From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
Galaghetti's
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From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My wife had not enjoyed good health for some months past, and for this reason we had been wintering in Southern Italy.
Grand
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From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My wife had not enjoyed good health for some months past, and for this reason we had been wintering in Southern Italy.
health
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From this reading My wife had not enjoyed good health for some months past, and for this reason we had been wintering in Southern Italy.
hotel
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From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We were in Venice; Venice the silent and mysterious; the one European city of which I never tire.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were in Venice; Venice the silent and mysterious; the one European city of which I never tire.
Italy
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From this reading My wife had not enjoyed good health for some months past, and for this reason we had been wintering in Southern Italy.
month
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From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
months
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From this reading My wife had not enjoyed good health for some months past, and for this reason we had been wintering in Southern Italy.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My wife had not enjoyed good health for some months past, and for this reason we had been wintering in Southern Italy.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading We were in Venice; Venice the silent and mysterious; the one European city of which I never tire.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were in Venice; Venice the silent and mysterious; the one European city of which I never tire.
NIKOLA
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From this reading NIKOLA,' 'THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL,' 'PHAROS, THE EGYPTIAN,' ETC.
north
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From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My wife had not enjoyed good health for some months past, and for this reason we had been wintering in Southern Italy.
occupying
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From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'DR.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We were in Venice; Venice the silent and mysterious; the one European city of which I never tire.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
overlooking
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From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
past
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From this reading My wife had not enjoyed good health for some months past, and for this reason we had been wintering in Southern Italy.
PHAROS
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From this reading NIKOLA,' 'THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL,' 'PHAROS, THE EGYPTIAN,' ETC.
reason
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From this reading My wife had not enjoyed good health for some months past, and for this reason we had been wintering in Southern Italy.
Rome
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From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
route
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From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
silent
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From this reading We were in Venice; Venice the silent and mysterious; the one European city of which I never tire.
slowly
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From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
some
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From this reading My wife had not enjoyed good health for some months past, and for this reason we had been wintering in Southern Italy.
Southern
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From this reading My wife had not enjoyed good health for some months past, and for this reason we had been wintering in Southern Italy.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
suite
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From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NIKOLA,' 'THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL,' 'PHAROS, THE EGYPTIAN,' ETC.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My wife had not enjoyed good health for some months past, and for this reason we had been wintering in Southern Italy.
tire
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From this reading We were in Venice; Venice the silent and mysterious; the one European city of which I never tire.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome _en route_, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal.
Venice
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From this reading We were in Venice; Venice the silent and mysterious; the one European city of which I never tire.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were in Venice; Venice the silent and mysterious; the one European city of which I never tire.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were in Venice; Venice the silent and mysterious; the one European city of which I never tire.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We were in Venice; Venice the silent and mysterious; the one European city of which I never tire.
WHITE
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From this reading NIKOLA,' 'THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL,' 'PHAROS, THE EGYPTIAN,' ETC.
wife
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From this reading My wife had not enjoyed good health for some months past, and for this reason we had been wintering in Southern Italy.
wintering
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From this reading My wife had not enjoyed good health for some months past, and for this reason we had been wintering in Southern Italy.
