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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 The writing and the scent of the paper brought a thousand memories back to the young Venetian’s mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The writing and the scent of the paper brought a thousand memories back to the young Venetian’s mind.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even in her sleep Clarina heard his weeping; she sat up in bed, saw her Prince in a dejected attitude, and threw herself at his knees.
attitude
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From this reading Even in her sleep Clarina heard his weeping; she sat up in bed, saw her Prince in a dejected attitude, and threw herself at his knees.
back
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From this reading The writing and the scent of the paper brought a thousand memories back to the young Venetian’s mind.
bed
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From this reading Even in her sleep Clarina heard his weeping; she sat up in bed, saw her Prince in a dejected attitude, and threw herself at his knees.
blue
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From this reading The sun of a single-minded passion threw its radiance on the blue depths come from so far, collected in a bottomless pool, and shining like a star.
bottomless
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From this reading The sun of a single-minded passion threw its radiance on the blue depths come from so far, collected in a bottomless pool, and shining like a star.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The writing and the scent of the paper brought a thousand memories back to the young Venetian’s mind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The noble youth could not restrain the tears that flowed freely from his eyes, for in the languid state produced by satiated senses he was disarmed by the thought of that purer divinity.
Clarina
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From this reading Even in her sleep Clarina heard his weeping; she sat up in bed, saw her Prince in a dejected attitude, and threw herself at his knees.
collected
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From this reading The sun of a single-minded passion threw its radiance on the blue depths come from so far, collected in a bottomless pool, and shining like a star.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun of a single-minded passion threw its radiance on the blue depths come from so far, collected in a bottomless pool, and shining like a star.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The noble youth could not restrain the tears that flowed freely from his eyes, for in the languid state produced by satiated senses he was disarmed by the thought of that purer divinity.
dejected
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From this reading Even in her sleep Clarina heard his weeping; she sat up in bed, saw her Prince in a dejected attitude, and threw herself at his knees.
depths
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From this reading The sun of a single-minded passion threw its radiance on the blue depths come from so far, collected in a bottomless pool, and shining like a star.
disarmed
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From this reading The noble youth could not restrain the tears that flowed freely from his eyes, for in the languid state produced by satiated senses he was disarmed by the thought of that purer divinity.
divinity
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From this reading The noble youth could not restrain the tears that flowed freely from his eyes, for in the languid state produced by satiated senses he was disarmed by the thought of that purer divinity.
DONI
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From this reading “MASSIMILLA DONI.”
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in her sleep Clarina heard his weeping; she sat up in bed, saw her Prince in a dejected attitude, and threw herself at his knees.
eyes
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From this reading The noble youth could not restrain the tears that flowed freely from his eyes, for in the languid state produced by satiated senses he was disarmed by the thought of that purer divinity.
far
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From this reading The sun of a single-minded passion threw its radiance on the blue depths come from so far, collected in a bottomless pool, and shining like a star.
flowed
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From this reading The noble youth could not restrain the tears that flowed freely from his eyes, for in the languid state produced by satiated senses he was disarmed by the thought of that purer divinity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The noble youth could not restrain the tears that flowed freely from his eyes, for in the languid state produced by satiated senses he was disarmed by the thought of that purer divinity.
freely
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From this reading The noble youth could not restrain the tears that flowed freely from his eyes, for in the languid state produced by satiated senses he was disarmed by the thought of that purer divinity.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sun of a single-minded passion threw its radiance on the blue depths come from so far, collected in a bottomless pool, and shining like a star.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The noble youth could not restrain the tears that flowed freely from his eyes, for in the languid state produced by satiated senses he was disarmed by the thought of that purer divinity.
heard
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From this reading Even in her sleep Clarina heard his weeping; she sat up in bed, saw her Prince in a dejected attitude, and threw herself at his knees.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Even in her sleep Clarina heard his weeping; she sat up in bed, saw her Prince in a dejected attitude, and threw herself at his knees.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Even in her sleep Clarina heard his weeping; she sat up in bed, saw her Prince in a dejected attitude, and threw herself at his knees.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The noble youth could not restrain the tears that flowed freely from his eyes, for in the languid state produced by satiated senses he was disarmed by the thought of that purer divinity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun of a single-minded passion threw its radiance on the blue depths come from so far, collected in a bottomless pool, and shining like a star.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun of a single-minded passion threw its radiance on the blue depths come from so far, collected in a bottomless pool, and shining like a star.
knees
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From this reading Even in her sleep Clarina heard his weeping; she sat up in bed, saw her Prince in a dejected attitude, and threw herself at his knees.
languid
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From this reading The noble youth could not restrain the tears that flowed freely from his eyes, for in the languid state produced by satiated senses he was disarmed by the thought of that purer divinity.
like
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From this reading The sun of a single-minded passion threw its radiance on the blue depths come from so far, collected in a bottomless pool, and shining like a star.
MASSIMILLA
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From this reading “MASSIMILLA DONI.”
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading The writing and the scent of the paper brought a thousand memories back to the young Venetian’s mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The writing and the scent of the paper brought a thousand memories back to the young Venetian’s mind.
noble
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From this reading The noble youth could not restrain the tears that flowed freely from his eyes, for in the languid state produced by satiated senses he was disarmed by the thought of that purer divinity.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The noble youth could not restrain the tears that flowed freely from his eyes, for in the languid state produced by satiated senses he was disarmed by the thought of that purer divinity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The writing and the scent of the paper brought a thousand memories back to the young Venetian’s mind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun of a single-minded passion threw its radiance on the blue depths come from so far, collected in a bottomless pool, and shining like a star.
paper
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From this reading The writing and the scent of the paper brought a thousand memories back to the young Venetian’s mind.
passion
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From this reading The sun of a single-minded passion threw its radiance on the blue depths come from so far, collected in a bottomless pool, and shining like a star.
pool
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From this reading The sun of a single-minded passion threw its radiance on the blue depths come from so far, collected in a bottomless pool, and shining like a star.
Prince
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From this reading Even in her sleep Clarina heard his weeping; she sat up in bed, saw her Prince in a dejected attitude, and threw herself at his knees.
produced
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From this reading The noble youth could not restrain the tears that flowed freely from his eyes, for in the languid state produced by satiated senses he was disarmed by the thought of that purer divinity.
purer
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From this reading The noble youth could not restrain the tears that flowed freely from his eyes, for in the languid state produced by satiated senses he was disarmed by the thought of that purer divinity.
radiance
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From this reading The sun of a single-minded passion threw its radiance on the blue depths come from so far, collected in a bottomless pool, and shining like a star.
restrain
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From this reading The noble youth could not restrain the tears that flowed freely from his eyes, for in the languid state produced by satiated senses he was disarmed by the thought of that purer divinity.
sat
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From this reading Even in her sleep Clarina heard his weeping; she sat up in bed, saw her Prince in a dejected attitude, and threw herself at his knees.
satiated
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From this reading The noble youth could not restrain the tears that flowed freely from his eyes, for in the languid state produced by satiated senses he was disarmed by the thought of that purer divinity.
saw
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From this reading Even in her sleep Clarina heard his weeping; she sat up in bed, saw her Prince in a dejected attitude, and threw herself at his knees.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading The writing and the scent of the paper brought a thousand memories back to the young Venetian’s mind.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading The noble youth could not restrain the tears that flowed freely from his eyes, for in the languid state produced by satiated senses he was disarmed by the thought of that purer divinity.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even in her sleep Clarina heard his weeping; she sat up in bed, saw her Prince in a dejected attitude, and threw herself at his knees.
shining
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From this reading The sun of a single-minded passion threw its radiance on the blue depths come from so far, collected in a bottomless pool, and shining like a star.
single-minded
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From this reading The sun of a single-minded passion threw its radiance on the blue depths come from so far, collected in a bottomless pool, and shining like a star.
sleep
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From this reading Even in her sleep Clarina heard his weeping; she sat up in bed, saw her Prince in a dejected attitude, and threw herself at his knees.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sun of a single-minded passion threw its radiance on the blue depths come from so far, collected in a bottomless pool, and shining like a star.
star
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From this reading The sun of a single-minded passion threw its radiance on the blue depths come from so far, collected in a bottomless pool, and shining like a star.
state
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From this reading The noble youth could not restrain the tears that flowed freely from his eyes, for in the languid state produced by satiated senses he was disarmed by the thought of that purer divinity.
sun
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From this reading The sun of a single-minded passion threw its radiance on the blue depths come from so far, collected in a bottomless pool, and shining like a star.
tears
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From this reading The noble youth could not restrain the tears that flowed freely from his eyes, for in the languid state produced by satiated senses he was disarmed by the thought of that purer divinity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The noble youth could not restrain the tears that flowed freely from his eyes, for in the languid state produced by satiated senses he was disarmed by the thought of that purer divinity.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The writing and the scent of the paper brought a thousand memories back to the young Venetian’s mind.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The noble youth could not restrain the tears that flowed freely from his eyes, for in the languid state produced by satiated senses he was disarmed by the thought of that purer divinity.
thousand
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From this reading The writing and the scent of the paper brought a thousand memories back to the young Venetian’s mind.
threw
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From this reading The sun of a single-minded passion threw its radiance on the blue depths come from so far, collected in a bottomless pool, and shining like a star.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The writing and the scent of the paper brought a thousand memories back to the young Venetian’s mind.
up
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From this reading Even in her sleep Clarina heard his weeping; she sat up in bed, saw her Prince in a dejected attitude, and threw herself at his knees.
Venetian's
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From this reading The writing and the scent of the paper brought a thousand memories back to the young Venetian’s mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The noble youth could not restrain the tears that flowed freely from his eyes, for in the languid state produced by satiated senses he was disarmed by the thought of that purer divinity.
weeping
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From this reading Even in her sleep Clarina heard his weeping; she sat up in bed, saw her Prince in a dejected attitude, and threw herself at his knees.
writing
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From this reading The writing and the scent of the paper brought a thousand memories back to the young Venetian’s mind.
young
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From this reading The writing and the scent of the paper brought a thousand memories back to the young Venetian’s mind.
youth
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From this reading The noble youth could not restrain the tears that flowed freely from his eyes, for in the languid state produced by satiated senses he was disarmed by the thought of that purer divinity.
