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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 "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And kicking?" he added, in cognisance of the caper of one of the maskers.
ago
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From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
alive
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From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
all
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From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I should rather like to have Savonarola here with us; he would find these costumes familiar; they are of his time.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By this time he knows that his puritanism was all a mistake, unless as a thing for the moment only.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time he knows that his puritanism was all a mistake, unless as a thing for the moment only.
caper
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From this reading And kicking?" he added, in cognisance of the caper of one of the maskers.
Carnival
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From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
cognisance
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From this reading And kicking?" he added, in cognisance of the caper of one of the maskers.
Colville
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From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
costumes
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From this reading I should rather like to have Savonarola here with us; he would find these costumes familiar; they are of his time.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
familiar
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From this reading I should rather like to have Savonarola here with us; he would find these costumes familiar; they are of his time.
find
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From this reading I should rather like to have Savonarola here with us; he would find these costumes familiar; they are of his time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By this time he knows that his puritanism was all a mistake, unless as a thing for the moment only.
four
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From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
hard
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From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should rather like to have Savonarola here with us; he would find these costumes familiar; they are of his time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By this time he knows that his puritanism was all a mistake, unless as a thing for the moment only.
hundred
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From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should rather like to have Savonarola here with us; he would find these costumes familiar; they are of his time.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And kicking?" he added, in cognisance of the caper of one of the maskers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
kicking
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From this reading And kicking?" he added, in cognisance of the caper of one of the maskers.
kill
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From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
knows
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From this reading By this time he knows that his puritanism was all a mistake, unless as a thing for the moment only.
like
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From this reading I should rather like to have Savonarola here with us; he would find these costumes familiar; they are of his time.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
maliciously
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From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
maskers
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From this reading And kicking?" he added, in cognisance of the caper of one of the maskers.
mistake
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From this reading By this time he knows that his puritanism was all a mistake, unless as a thing for the moment only.
moment
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From this reading By this time he knows that his puritanism was all a mistake, unless as a thing for the moment only.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh yes; why not?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And kicking?" he added, in cognisance of the caper of one of the maskers.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh yes; why not?
old
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From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And kicking?" he added, in cognisance of the caper of one of the maskers.
only
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From this reading By this time he knows that his puritanism was all a mistake, unless as a thing for the moment only.
out
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From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
puritanism
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From this reading By this time he knows that his puritanism was all a mistake, unless as a thing for the moment only.
rather
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From this reading I should rather like to have Savonarola here with us; he would find these costumes familiar; they are of his time.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
Savonarola
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From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
see
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From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should rather like to have Savonarola here with us; he would find these costumes familiar; they are of his time.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I should rather like to have Savonarola here with us; he would find these costumes familiar; they are of his time.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I should rather like to have Savonarola here with us; he would find these costumes familiar; they are of his time.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time he knows that his puritanism was all a mistake, unless as a thing for the moment only.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time he knows that his puritanism was all a mistake, unless as a thing for the moment only.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time he knows that his puritanism was all a mistake, unless as a thing for the moment only.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
tried
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From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading By this time he knows that his puritanism was all a mistake, unless as a thing for the moment only.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By this time he knows that his puritanism was all a mistake, unless as a thing for the moment only.
why
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From this reading "Oh yes; why not?
wicked
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From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
window
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From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
years
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From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
yes
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From this reading "Oh yes; why not?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you suppose that Savonarola would think it had all come out right," asked Colville, a little maliciously, "if he could look from the window with us here and see the wicked old Carnival, that he tried so hard to kill four hundred years ago, still alive?
