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advanced
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From this reading June was now far advanced, and the Rowleys and the Spaldings had removed from Florence to the Baths of Lucca.
all
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From this reading The marriage was to take place in the last week of the month; and all the party were to return to Florence for the occasion,--with the exception of Sir Marmaduke and Mrs. Trevelyan.
altogether
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From this reading She was altogether unfitted for wedding joys, and her father had promised to bear her company when the others left her.
Americans
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From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading June was now far advanced, and the Rowleys and the Spaldings had removed from Florence to the Baths of Lucca.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
BATHS
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From this reading THE BATHS OF LUCCA.
bear
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From this reading She was altogether unfitted for wedding joys, and her father had promised to bear her company when the others left her.
company
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From this reading She was altogether unfitted for wedding joys, and her father had promised to bear her company when the others left her.
congregate
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From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
early
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From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
English
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From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
exception
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From this reading The marriage was to take place in the last week of the month; and all the party were to return to Florence for the occasion,--with the exception of Sir Marmaduke and Mrs. Trevelyan.
far
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From this reading June was now far advanced, and the Rowleys and the Spaldings had removed from Florence to the Baths of Lucca.
father
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From this reading She was altogether unfitted for wedding joys, and her father had promised to bear her company when the others left her.
Florence
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From this reading June was now far advanced, and the Rowleys and the Spaldings had removed from Florence to the Baths of Lucca.
followed
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From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The marriage was to take place in the last week of the month; and all the party were to return to Florence for the occasion,--with the exception of Sir Marmaduke and Mrs. Trevelyan.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading June was now far advanced, and the Rowleys and the Spaldings had removed from Florence to the Baths of Lucca.
Glascock
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From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading June was now far advanced, and the Rowleys and the Spaldings had removed from Florence to the Baths of Lucca.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was altogether unfitted for wedding joys, and her father had promised to bear her company when the others left her.
hotels
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From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
Italian
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From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
joys
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From this reading She was altogether unfitted for wedding joys, and her father had promised to bear her company when the others left her.
June
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From this reading June was now far advanced, and the Rowleys and the Spaldings had removed from Florence to the Baths of Lucca.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The marriage was to take place in the last week of the month; and all the party were to return to Florence for the occasion,--with the exception of Sir Marmaduke and Mrs. Trevelyan.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was altogether unfitted for wedding joys, and her father had promised to bear her company when the others left her.
living
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From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
LUCCA
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From this reading THE BATHS OF LUCCA.
many
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From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
Marmaduke
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From this reading The marriage was to take place in the last week of the month; and all the party were to return to Florence for the occasion,--with the exception of Sir Marmaduke and Mrs. Trevelyan.
marriage
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From this reading The marriage was to take place in the last week of the month; and all the party were to return to Florence for the occasion,--with the exception of Sir Marmaduke and Mrs. Trevelyan.
month
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From this reading The marriage was to take place in the last week of the month; and all the party were to return to Florence for the occasion,--with the exception of Sir Marmaduke and Mrs. Trevelyan.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
Mrs
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From this reading The marriage was to take place in the last week of the month; and all the party were to return to Florence for the occasion,--with the exception of Sir Marmaduke and Mrs. Trevelyan.
now
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From this reading June was now far advanced, and the Rowleys and the Spaldings had removed from Florence to the Baths of Lucca.
occasion
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From this reading The marriage was to take place in the last week of the month; and all the party were to return to Florence for the occasion,--with the exception of Sir Marmaduke and Mrs. Trevelyan.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATHS OF LUCCA.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
others
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From this reading She was altogether unfitted for wedding joys, and her father had promised to bear her company when the others left her.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
place
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From this reading The marriage was to take place in the last week of the month; and all the party were to return to Florence for the occasion,--with the exception of Sir Marmaduke and Mrs. Trevelyan.
promised
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From this reading She was altogether unfitted for wedding joys, and her father had promised to bear her company when the others left her.
removed
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From this reading June was now far advanced, and the Rowleys and the Spaldings had removed from Florence to the Baths of Lucca.
return
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From this reading The marriage was to take place in the last week of the month; and all the party were to return to Florence for the occasion,--with the exception of Sir Marmaduke and Mrs. Trevelyan.
Rowleys
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From this reading June was now far advanced, and the Rowleys and the Spaldings had removed from Florence to the Baths of Lucca.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was altogether unfitted for wedding joys, and her father had promised to bear her company when the others left her.
Sir
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From this reading The marriage was to take place in the last week of the month; and all the party were to return to Florence for the occasion,--with the exception of Sir Marmaduke and Mrs. Trevelyan.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
Spaldings
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From this reading June was now far advanced, and the Rowleys and the Spaldings had removed from Florence to the Baths of Lucca.
summer
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From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The marriage was to take place in the last week of the month; and all the party were to return to Florence for the occasion,--with the exception of Sir Marmaduke and Mrs. Trevelyan.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATHS OF LUCCA.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading June was now far advanced, and the Rowleys and the Spaldings had removed from Florence to the Baths of Lucca.
Trevelyan
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From this reading The marriage was to take place in the last week of the month; and all the party were to return to Florence for the occasion,--with the exception of Sir Marmaduke and Mrs. Trevelyan.
unfitted
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From this reading She was altogether unfitted for wedding joys, and her father had promised to bear her company when the others left her.
wake
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From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading June was now far advanced, and the Rowleys and the Spaldings had removed from Florence to the Baths of Lucca.
wedding
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From this reading She was altogether unfitted for wedding joys, and her father had promised to bear her company when the others left her.
week
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From this reading The marriage was to take place in the last week of the month; and all the party were to return to Florence for the occasion,--with the exception of Sir Marmaduke and Mrs. Trevelyan.
weeks
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From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She was altogether unfitted for wedding joys, and her father had promised to bear her company when the others left her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
whole
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From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The marriage was to take place in the last week of the month; and all the party were to return to Florence for the occasion,--with the exception of Sir Marmaduke and Mrs. Trevelyan.
wont
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From this reading Mr. Glascock had followed in their wake, and the whole party were living at the Baths in one of those hotels in which so many English and Americans are wont to congregate in the early weeks of the Italian summer.
