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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 To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
advanced
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From this reading It would be difficult to tell how cold it was here as the Winter advanced; but in the _salone_ it was genial as Summer whenever the sun shone.
all
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
altogether
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From this reading Florence altogether was full of pleasant novelty to the young traveller.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
Anderson's
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson’s apartment on the second floor of the Casa Graziana was not large.
apartment
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson’s apartment on the second floor of the Casa Graziana was not large.
Arno
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From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be difficult to tell how cold it was here as the Winter advanced; but in the _salone_ it was genial as Summer whenever the sun shone.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
buildings
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From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It would be difficult to tell how cold it was here as the Winter advanced; but in the _salone_ it was genial as Summer whenever the sun shone.
Casa
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson’s apartment on the second floor of the Casa Graziana was not large.
chairs
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
change
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From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
cold
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From this reading It would be difficult to tell how cold it was here as the Winter advanced; but in the _salone_ it was genial as Summer whenever the sun shone.
corner
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
Cottage
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From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
curious
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
difficult
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From this reading It would be difficult to tell how cold it was here as the Winter advanced; but in the _salone_ it was genial as Summer whenever the sun shone.
dining-room
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
distance
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From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
drawing-room
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
end
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
find
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From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
fireplace
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
floor
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson’s apartment on the second floor of the Casa Graziana was not large.
Florence
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From this reading Florence altogether was full of pleasant novelty to the young traveller.
Florentine
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
front
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
full
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From this reading Florence altogether was full of pleasant novelty to the young traveller.
furnished
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
genial
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From this reading It would be difficult to tell how cold it was here as the Winter advanced; but in the _salone_ it was genial as Summer whenever the sun shone.
give
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
Graziana
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson’s apartment on the second floor of the Casa Graziana was not large.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
grim
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be difficult to tell how cold it was here as the Winter advanced; but in the _salone_ it was genial as Summer whenever the sun shone.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
house
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
how
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From this reading It would be difficult to tell how cold it was here as the Winter advanced; but in the _salone_ it was genial as Summer whenever the sun shone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
indispensable
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be difficult to tell how cold it was here as the Winter advanced; but in the _salone_ it was genial as Summer whenever the sun shone.
Langton-Courtenay
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From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
large
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson’s apartment on the second floor of the Casa Graziana was not large.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
living
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From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
mile
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson’s apartment on the second floor of the Casa Graziana was not large.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Anderson’s apartment on the second floor of the Casa Graziana was not large.
novelty
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From this reading Florence altogether was full of pleasant novelty to the young traveller.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Florence altogether was full of pleasant novelty to the young traveller.
off
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Anderson’s apartment on the second floor of the Casa Graziana was not large.
other
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
overlooking
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From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
pair
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From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
pedestal
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Florence altogether was full of pleasant novelty to the young traveller.
Ponte
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From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
quaint
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From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
raised
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
received
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
salone
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From this reading It would be difficult to tell how cold it was here as the Winter advanced; but in the _salone_ it was genial as Summer whenever the sun shone.
second
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson’s apartment on the second floor of the Casa Graziana was not large.
Shanklin
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From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
shone
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From this reading It would be difficult to tell how cold it was here as the Winter advanced; but in the _salone_ it was genial as Summer whenever the sun shone.
skies
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
slab
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
spare
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
stairs
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From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
stone
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
Summer
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From this reading It would be difficult to tell how cold it was here as the Winter advanced; but in the _salone_ it was genial as Summer whenever the sun shone.
sun
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From this reading It would be difficult to tell how cold it was here as the Winter advanced; but in the _salone_ it was genial as Summer whenever the sun shone.
sunshine
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
tables
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be difficult to tell how cold it was here as the Winter advanced; but in the _salone_ it was genial as Summer whenever the sun shone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Florence altogether was full of pleasant novelty to the young traveller.
There
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From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Florence altogether was full of pleasant novelty to the young traveller.
traveller
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From this reading Florence altogether was full of pleasant novelty to the young traveller.
two
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From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
up
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From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
Vecchio
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From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Florence altogether was full of pleasant novelty to the young traveller.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading It would be difficult to tell how cold it was here as the Winter advanced; but in the _salone_ it was genial as Summer whenever the sun shone.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a drawing-room which looked to the front, and received all the sunshine which Florentine skies could give; and half a mile off, at the other end of the house, there was a grim and spare dining-room, furnished with the indispensable tables and chairs, and with a curious little fireplace in the corner, raised upon a slab of stone, as on a pedestal.
windows
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From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
Winter
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From this reading It would be difficult to tell how cold it was here as the Winter advanced; but in the _salone_ it was genial as Summer whenever the sun shone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To find herself living up two pair of stairs, with windows overlooking the Arno, and at a little distance the quaint buildings of the Ponte Vecchio, was as great a change as the first change had been from Langton-Courtenay to the little Cottage at Shanklin.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be difficult to tell how cold it was here as the Winter advanced; but in the _salone_ it was genial as Summer whenever the sun shone.
young
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From this reading Florence altogether was full of pleasant novelty to the young traveller.
