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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 However, Paolo was already more easily diverted by the impression of outside things; his mind was more capable of addressing itself to several points at a time.
addressing
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From this reading However, Paolo was already more easily diverted by the impression of outside things; his mind was more capable of addressing itself to several points at a time.
afterwards
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From this reading He would give a dinner at his own house, to which he would invite Giardini for the sake of keeping the tragedy and the parody side by side, and afterwards take the party to the first performance of _Robert le Diable_.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, Paolo was already more easily diverted by the impression of outside things; his mind was more capable of addressing itself to several points at a time.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Andrea, who took an artistic interest in his semi-medical treatment, thought at last that the time had come for a great experiment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He would give a dinner at his own house, to which he would invite Giardini for the sake of keeping the tragedy and the parody side by side, and afterwards take the party to the first performance of _Robert le Diable_.
Andrea
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From this reading Andrea, who took an artistic interest in his semi-medical treatment, thought at last that the time had come for a great experiment.
artistic
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From this reading Andrea, who took an artistic interest in his semi-medical treatment, thought at last that the time had come for a great experiment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading However, Paolo was already more easily diverted by the impression of outside things; his mind was more capable of addressing itself to several points at a time.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading However, Paolo was already more easily diverted by the impression of outside things; his mind was more capable of addressing itself to several points at a time.
capable
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From this reading However, Paolo was already more easily diverted by the impression of outside things; his mind was more capable of addressing itself to several points at a time.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andrea, who took an artistic interest in his semi-medical treatment, thought at last that the time had come for a great experiment.
confessed
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From this reading By the end of the second course, Gambara was already tipsy, laughing at himself with a very good grace; while Giardini confessed that his culinary innovations were not worth a rush.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the end of the second course, Gambara was already tipsy, laughing at himself with a very good grace; while Giardini confessed that his culinary innovations were not worth a rush.
culinary
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From this reading By the end of the second course, Gambara was already tipsy, laughing at himself with a very good grace; while Giardini confessed that his culinary innovations were not worth a rush.
Diable
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From this reading He would give a dinner at his own house, to which he would invite Giardini for the sake of keeping the tragedy and the parody side by side, and afterwards take the party to the first performance of _Robert le Diable_.
dinner
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From this reading He would give a dinner at his own house, to which he would invite Giardini for the sake of keeping the tragedy and the parody side by side, and afterwards take the party to the first performance of _Robert le Diable_.
diverted
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From this reading However, Paolo was already more easily diverted by the impression of outside things; his mind was more capable of addressing itself to several points at a time.
easily
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From this reading However, Paolo was already more easily diverted by the impression of outside things; his mind was more capable of addressing itself to several points at a time.
end
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From this reading By the end of the second course, Gambara was already tipsy, laughing at himself with a very good grace; while Giardini confessed that his culinary innovations were not worth a rush.
experiment
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From this reading Andrea, who took an artistic interest in his semi-medical treatment, thought at last that the time had come for a great experiment.
eyes
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From this reading He had seen it in rehearsal, and he judged it well fitted to open his patient’s eyes.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would give a dinner at his own house, to which he would invite Giardini for the sake of keeping the tragedy and the parody side by side, and afterwards take the party to the first performance of _Robert le Diable_.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading He had seen it in rehearsal, and he judged it well fitted to open his patient’s eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Andrea, who took an artistic interest in his semi-medical treatment, thought at last that the time had come for a great experiment.
Gambara
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From this reading By the end of the second course, Gambara was already tipsy, laughing at himself with a very good grace; while Giardini confessed that his culinary innovations were not worth a rush.
Giardini
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From this reading He would give a dinner at his own house, to which he would invite Giardini for the sake of keeping the tragedy and the parody side by side, and afterwards take the party to the first performance of _Robert le Diable_.
give
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From this reading He would give a dinner at his own house, to which he would invite Giardini for the sake of keeping the tragedy and the parody side by side, and afterwards take the party to the first performance of _Robert le Diable_.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the end of the second course, Gambara was already tipsy, laughing at himself with a very good grace; while Giardini confessed that his culinary innovations were not worth a rush.
grace
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From this reading By the end of the second course, Gambara was already tipsy, laughing at himself with a very good grace; while Giardini confessed that his culinary innovations were not worth a rush.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andrea, who took an artistic interest in his semi-medical treatment, thought at last that the time had come for a great experiment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Andrea, who took an artistic interest in his semi-medical treatment, thought at last that the time had come for a great experiment.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would give a dinner at his own house, to which he would invite Giardini for the sake of keeping the tragedy and the parody side by side, and afterwards take the party to the first performance of _Robert le Diable_.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading By the end of the second course, Gambara was already tipsy, laughing at himself with a very good grace; while Giardini confessed that his culinary innovations were not worth a rush.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading However, Paolo was already more easily diverted by the impression of outside things; his mind was more capable of addressing itself to several points at a time.
house
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From this reading He would give a dinner at his own house, to which he would invite Giardini for the sake of keeping the tragedy and the parody side by side, and afterwards take the party to the first performance of _Robert le Diable_.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, Paolo was already more easily diverted by the impression of outside things; his mind was more capable of addressing itself to several points at a time.
impression
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From this reading However, Paolo was already more easily diverted by the impression of outside things; his mind was more capable of addressing itself to several points at a time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Andrea, who took an artistic interest in his semi-medical treatment, thought at last that the time had come for a great experiment.
innovations
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From this reading By the end of the second course, Gambara was already tipsy, laughing at himself with a very good grace; while Giardini confessed that his culinary innovations were not worth a rush.
interest
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From this reading Andrea, who took an artistic interest in his semi-medical treatment, thought at last that the time had come for a great experiment.
invite
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From this reading He would give a dinner at his own house, to which he would invite Giardini for the sake of keeping the tragedy and the parody side by side, and afterwards take the party to the first performance of _Robert le Diable_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had seen it in rehearsal, and he judged it well fitted to open his patient’s eyes.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading However, Paolo was already more easily diverted by the impression of outside things; his mind was more capable of addressing itself to several points at a time.
judged
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From this reading He had seen it in rehearsal, and he judged it well fitted to open his patient’s eyes.
keeping
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From this reading He would give a dinner at his own house, to which he would invite Giardini for the sake of keeping the tragedy and the parody side by side, and afterwards take the party to the first performance of _Robert le Diable_.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andrea, who took an artistic interest in his semi-medical treatment, thought at last that the time had come for a great experiment.
laughing
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From this reading By the end of the second course, Gambara was already tipsy, laughing at himself with a very good grace; while Giardini confessed that his culinary innovations were not worth a rush.
le
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From this reading He would give a dinner at his own house, to which he would invite Giardini for the sake of keeping the tragedy and the parody side by side, and afterwards take the party to the first performance of _Robert le Diable_.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, Paolo was already more easily diverted by the impression of outside things; his mind was more capable of addressing itself to several points at a time.
more
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From this reading However, Paolo was already more easily diverted by the impression of outside things; his mind was more capable of addressing itself to several points at a time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading By the end of the second course, Gambara was already tipsy, laughing at himself with a very good grace; while Giardini confessed that his culinary innovations were not worth a rush.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading However, Paolo was already more easily diverted by the impression of outside things; his mind was more capable of addressing itself to several points at a time.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He had seen it in rehearsal, and he judged it well fitted to open his patient’s eyes.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading However, Paolo was already more easily diverted by the impression of outside things; his mind was more capable of addressing itself to several points at a time.
own
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From this reading He would give a dinner at his own house, to which he would invite Giardini for the sake of keeping the tragedy and the parody side by side, and afterwards take the party to the first performance of _Robert le Diable_.
Paolo
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From this reading However, Paolo was already more easily diverted by the impression of outside things; his mind was more capable of addressing itself to several points at a time.
parody
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From this reading He would give a dinner at his own house, to which he would invite Giardini for the sake of keeping the tragedy and the parody side by side, and afterwards take the party to the first performance of _Robert le Diable_.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would give a dinner at his own house, to which he would invite Giardini for the sake of keeping the tragedy and the parody side by side, and afterwards take the party to the first performance of _Robert le Diable_.
patient's
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From this reading He had seen it in rehearsal, and he judged it well fitted to open his patient’s eyes.
performance
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From this reading He would give a dinner at his own house, to which he would invite Giardini for the sake of keeping the tragedy and the parody side by side, and afterwards take the party to the first performance of _Robert le Diable_.
points
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From this reading However, Paolo was already more easily diverted by the impression of outside things; his mind was more capable of addressing itself to several points at a time.
rehearsal
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From this reading He had seen it in rehearsal, and he judged it well fitted to open his patient’s eyes.
Robert
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From this reading He would give a dinner at his own house, to which he would invite Giardini for the sake of keeping the tragedy and the parody side by side, and afterwards take the party to the first performance of _Robert le Diable_.
rush
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From this reading By the end of the second course, Gambara was already tipsy, laughing at himself with a very good grace; while Giardini confessed that his culinary innovations were not worth a rush.
sake
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From this reading He would give a dinner at his own house, to which he would invite Giardini for the sake of keeping the tragedy and the parody side by side, and afterwards take the party to the first performance of _Robert le Diable_.
second
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From this reading By the end of the second course, Gambara was already tipsy, laughing at himself with a very good grace; while Giardini confessed that his culinary innovations were not worth a rush.
seen
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From this reading He had seen it in rehearsal, and he judged it well fitted to open his patient’s eyes.
semi-medical
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From this reading Andrea, who took an artistic interest in his semi-medical treatment, thought at last that the time had come for a great experiment.
several
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From this reading However, Paolo was already more easily diverted by the impression of outside things; his mind was more capable of addressing itself to several points at a time.
side
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From this reading He would give a dinner at his own house, to which he would invite Giardini for the sake of keeping the tragedy and the parody side by side, and afterwards take the party to the first performance of _Robert le Diable_.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would give a dinner at his own house, to which he would invite Giardini for the sake of keeping the tragedy and the parody side by side, and afterwards take the party to the first performance of _Robert le Diable_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Andrea, who took an artistic interest in his semi-medical treatment, thought at last that the time had come for a great experiment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading However, Paolo was already more easily diverted by the impression of outside things; his mind was more capable of addressing itself to several points at a time.
things
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From this reading However, Paolo was already more easily diverted by the impression of outside things; his mind was more capable of addressing itself to several points at a time.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andrea, who took an artistic interest in his semi-medical treatment, thought at last that the time had come for a great experiment.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, Paolo was already more easily diverted by the impression of outside things; his mind was more capable of addressing itself to several points at a time.
tipsy
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From this reading By the end of the second course, Gambara was already tipsy, laughing at himself with a very good grace; while Giardini confessed that his culinary innovations were not worth a rush.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading However, Paolo was already more easily diverted by the impression of outside things; his mind was more capable of addressing itself to several points at a time.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andrea, who took an artistic interest in his semi-medical treatment, thought at last that the time had come for a great experiment.
tragedy
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From this reading He would give a dinner at his own house, to which he would invite Giardini for the sake of keeping the tragedy and the parody side by side, and afterwards take the party to the first performance of _Robert le Diable_.
treatment
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From this reading Andrea, who took an artistic interest in his semi-medical treatment, thought at last that the time had come for a great experiment.
very
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From this reading By the end of the second course, Gambara was already tipsy, laughing at himself with a very good grace; while Giardini confessed that his culinary innovations were not worth a rush.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading However, Paolo was already more easily diverted by the impression of outside things; his mind was more capable of addressing itself to several points at a time.
well
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From this reading He had seen it in rehearsal, and he judged it well fitted to open his patient’s eyes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By the end of the second course, Gambara was already tipsy, laughing at himself with a very good grace; while Giardini confessed that his culinary innovations were not worth a rush.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He would give a dinner at his own house, to which he would invite Giardini for the sake of keeping the tragedy and the parody side by side, and afterwards take the party to the first performance of _Robert le Diable_.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading By the end of the second course, Gambara was already tipsy, laughing at himself with a very good grace; while Giardini confessed that his culinary innovations were not worth a rush.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Andrea, who took an artistic interest in his semi-medical treatment, thought at last that the time had come for a great experiment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading By the end of the second course, Gambara was already tipsy, laughing at himself with a very good grace; while Giardini confessed that his culinary innovations were not worth a rush.
worth
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From this reading By the end of the second course, Gambara was already tipsy, laughing at himself with a very good grace; while Giardini confessed that his culinary innovations were not worth a rush.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would give a dinner at his own house, to which he would invite Giardini for the sake of keeping the tragedy and the parody side by side, and afterwards take the party to the first performance of _Robert le Diable_.
