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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Well, what about Laura?
ago
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You and I, of course, can sympathize—would dearly love a trip to Italy with the right people.
arrival
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artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Will you take a peep at Laura in bed with the remains of a cold, on her chill March birthday—Laura, very sorry for herself, languidly undoing her presents—miraculously cured by the arrival of The Letter?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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bed
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birthday
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there we pause.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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called
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calls
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You and I, of course, can sympathize—would dearly love a trip to Italy with the right people.
chill
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cold
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Colour
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coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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crude
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Crusaders
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cured
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dearly
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denied
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eighteen
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gradually
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grows
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Will you take a peep at Laura in bed with the remains of a cold, on her chill March birthday—Laura, very sorry for herself, languidly undoing her presents—miraculously cured by the arrival of The Letter?
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
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history
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Holy
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You and I, of course, can sympathize—would dearly love a trip to Italy with the right people.
idea
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inevitably
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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Italy
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languidly
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Laura
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From this reading Well, what about Laura?
legend
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Letter
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Line
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literature
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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love
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March
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mere
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mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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miraculously
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muse
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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pause
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From this reading But there we pause.
peep
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people
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Places
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presence
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presents
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real
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religion
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remains
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rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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romance
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soaked
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sorry
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soul
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symbol
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sympathize
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From this reading You and I, of course, can sympathize—would dearly love a trip to Italy with the right people.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Will you take a peep at Laura in bed with the remains of a cold, on her chill March birthday—Laura, very sorry for herself, languidly undoing her presents—miraculously cured by the arrival of The Letter?
tenth
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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there
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From this reading But there we pause.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But be eighteen: be soaked to your crude soul in art, and the literature and the history and the legend of art, till Colour is your romance and Line your religion, and gradually, inevitably, Italy, that tenth muse, grows in your mind as love grows, from a mere word to an idea, from an idea to a symbol, from a symbol to a real presence that will not be denied, that calls to you as the Holy Places called to the Crusaders long ago.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You and I, of course, can sympathize—would dearly love a trip to Italy with the right people.
trip
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From this reading You and I, of course, can sympathize—would dearly love a trip to Italy with the right people.
undoing
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very
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But there we pause.
Well
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From this reading Well, what about Laura?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Well, what about Laura?
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you take a peep at Laura in bed with the remains of a cold, on her chill March birthday—Laura, very sorry for herself, languidly undoing her presents—miraculously cured by the arrival of The Letter?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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word
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You and I, of course, can sympathize—would dearly love a trip to Italy with the right people.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you take a peep at Laura in bed with the remains of a cold, on her chill March birthday—Laura, very sorry for herself, languidly undoing her presents—miraculously cured by the arrival of The Letter?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But be eighteen: be soaked to your crude soul in art, and the literature and the history and the legend of art, till Colour is your romance and Line your religion, and gradually, inevitably, Italy, that tenth muse, grows in your mind as love grows, from a mere word to an idea, from an idea to a symbol, from a symbol to a real presence that will not be denied, that calls to you as the Holy Places called to the Crusaders long ago.
