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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 I now fell into the deepest melancholy as I sounded the depths of a life of poverty, a perpetual struggle in which love must die.
accept
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From this reading Dismayed at my failure, I decided that Italy was not intelligent enough and too much sunk in the dull round of routine to accept the innovations I conceived of; so I thought of going to Germany.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Marianna acted as genius does; she jumped across every obstacle, both feet at once.
acted
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From this reading Marianna acted as genius does; she jumped across every obstacle, both feet at once.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I now fell into the deepest melancholy as I sounded the depths of a life of poverty, a perpetual struggle in which love must die.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I will not speak of the little happiness which shed its gilding on the beginning of my misfortunes.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Marianna acted as genius does; she jumped across every obstacle, both feet at once.
conceived
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From this reading Dismayed at my failure, I decided that Italy was not intelligent enough and too much sunk in the dull round of routine to accept the innovations I conceived of; so I thought of going to Germany.
decided
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From this reading Dismayed at my failure, I decided that Italy was not intelligent enough and too much sunk in the dull round of routine to accept the innovations I conceived of; so I thought of going to Germany.
deepest
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From this reading I now fell into the deepest melancholy as I sounded the depths of a life of poverty, a perpetual struggle in which love must die.
depths
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From this reading I now fell into the deepest melancholy as I sounded the depths of a life of poverty, a perpetual struggle in which love must die.
die
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From this reading I now fell into the deepest melancholy as I sounded the depths of a life of poverty, a perpetual struggle in which love must die.
Dismayed
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From this reading Dismayed at my failure, I decided that Italy was not intelligent enough and too much sunk in the dull round of routine to accept the innovations I conceived of; so I thought of going to Germany.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marianna acted as genius does; she jumped across every obstacle, both feet at once.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
dull
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From this reading Dismayed at my failure, I decided that Italy was not intelligent enough and too much sunk in the dull round of routine to accept the innovations I conceived of; so I thought of going to Germany.
efforts
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From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
encourage
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From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
enough
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From this reading Dismayed at my failure, I decided that Italy was not intelligent enough and too much sunk in the dull round of routine to accept the innovations I conceived of; so I thought of going to Germany.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Marianna acted as genius does; she jumped across every obstacle, both feet at once.
failure
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From this reading Dismayed at my failure, I decided that Italy was not intelligent enough and too much sunk in the dull round of routine to accept the innovations I conceived of; so I thought of going to Germany.
family
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From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
feet
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From this reading Marianna acted as genius does; she jumped across every obstacle, both feet at once.
fell
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From this reading I now fell into the deepest melancholy as I sounded the depths of a life of poverty, a perpetual struggle in which love must die.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
genius
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From this reading Marianna acted as genius does; she jumped across every obstacle, both feet at once.
Germany
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From this reading Dismayed at my failure, I decided that Italy was not intelligent enough and too much sunk in the dull round of routine to accept the innovations I conceived of; so I thought of going to Germany.
gilding
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From this reading I will not speak of the little happiness which shed its gilding on the beginning of my misfortunes.
going
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From this reading Dismayed at my failure, I decided that Italy was not intelligent enough and too much sunk in the dull round of routine to accept the innovations I conceived of; so I thought of going to Germany.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
happiness
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From this reading I will not speak of the little happiness which shed its gilding on the beginning of my misfortunes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
hope
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From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
house
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From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I now fell into the deepest melancholy as I sounded the depths of a life of poverty, a perpetual struggle in which love must die.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
innovations
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From this reading Dismayed at my failure, I decided that Italy was not intelligent enough and too much sunk in the dull round of routine to accept the innovations I conceived of; so I thought of going to Germany.
intelligent
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From this reading Dismayed at my failure, I decided that Italy was not intelligent enough and too much sunk in the dull round of routine to accept the innovations I conceived of; so I thought of going to Germany.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I now fell into the deepest melancholy as I sounded the depths of a life of poverty, a perpetual struggle in which love must die.
Italy
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From this reading Dismayed at my failure, I decided that Italy was not intelligent enough and too much sunk in the dull round of routine to accept the innovations I conceived of; so I thought of going to Germany.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I will not speak of the little happiness which shed its gilding on the beginning of my misfortunes.
jumped
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From this reading Marianna acted as genius does; she jumped across every obstacle, both feet at once.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I now fell into the deepest melancholy as I sounded the depths of a life of poverty, a perpetual struggle in which love must die.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will not speak of the little happiness which shed its gilding on the beginning of my misfortunes.
lodged
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From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
love
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From this reading I now fell into the deepest melancholy as I sounded the depths of a life of poverty, a perpetual struggle in which love must die.
Marianna
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From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
melancholy
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From this reading I now fell into the deepest melancholy as I sounded the depths of a life of poverty, a perpetual struggle in which love must die.
misfortunes
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From this reading I will not speak of the little happiness which shed its gilding on the beginning of my misfortunes.
much
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From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I now fell into the deepest melancholy as I sounded the depths of a life of poverty, a perpetual struggle in which love must die.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will not speak of the little happiness which shed its gilding on the beginning of my misfortunes.
now
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From this reading I now fell into the deepest melancholy as I sounded the depths of a life of poverty, a perpetual struggle in which love must die.
obstacle
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From this reading Marianna acted as genius does; she jumped across every obstacle, both feet at once.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
often
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From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I will not speak of the little happiness which shed its gilding on the beginning of my misfortunes.
once
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From this reading Marianna acted as genius does; she jumped across every obstacle, both feet at once.
perpetual
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From this reading I now fell into the deepest melancholy as I sounded the depths of a life of poverty, a perpetual struggle in which love must die.
poverty
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From this reading I now fell into the deepest melancholy as I sounded the depths of a life of poverty, a perpetual struggle in which love must die.
round
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From this reading Dismayed at my failure, I decided that Italy was not intelligent enough and too much sunk in the dull round of routine to accept the innovations I conceived of; so I thought of going to Germany.
routine
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From this reading Dismayed at my failure, I decided that Italy was not intelligent enough and too much sunk in the dull round of routine to accept the innovations I conceived of; so I thought of going to Germany.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marianna acted as genius does; she jumped across every obstacle, both feet at once.
shed
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From this reading I will not speak of the little happiness which shed its gilding on the beginning of my misfortunes.
smiled
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From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Dismayed at my failure, I decided that Italy was not intelligent enough and too much sunk in the dull round of routine to accept the innovations I conceived of; so I thought of going to Germany.
sounded
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From this reading I now fell into the deepest melancholy as I sounded the depths of a life of poverty, a perpetual struggle in which love must die.
speak
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From this reading I will not speak of the little happiness which shed its gilding on the beginning of my misfortunes.
struggle
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From this reading I now fell into the deepest melancholy as I sounded the depths of a life of poverty, a perpetual struggle in which love must die.
sunk
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From this reading Dismayed at my failure, I decided that Italy was not intelligent enough and too much sunk in the dull round of routine to accept the innovations I conceived of; so I thought of going to Germany.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dismayed at my failure, I decided that Italy was not intelligent enough and too much sunk in the dull round of routine to accept the innovations I conceived of; so I thought of going to Germany.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dismayed at my failure, I decided that Italy was not intelligent enough and too much sunk in the dull round of routine to accept the innovations I conceived of; so I thought of going to Germany.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
too
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From this reading Dismayed at my failure, I decided that Italy was not intelligent enough and too much sunk in the dull round of routine to accept the innovations I conceived of; so I thought of going to Germany.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dismayed at my failure, I decided that Italy was not intelligent enough and too much sunk in the dull round of routine to accept the innovations I conceived of; so I thought of going to Germany.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I now fell into the deepest melancholy as I sounded the depths of a life of poverty, a perpetual struggle in which love must die.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
wife's
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From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will not speak of the little happiness which shed its gilding on the beginning of my misfortunes.
window
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From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
winning
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From this reading “My wife’s family lodged in the same house, and the hope of winning Marianna, who often smiled at me from her window, had done much to encourage my efforts.
