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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 Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The old man’s eye (knowing nothing about him) dwelt on him with a certain pleasure.
all
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From this reading Probably he was a young prince, or duke, or marchesino; at all events, a noble of the old blue blood, which, in Italy, is at once so uncontaminated and so popular.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He was young, handsome, and well-dressed, and the continual salutes he received as he moved along testified that he was well known in Florence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was young, handsome, and well-dressed, and the continual salutes he received as he moved along testified that he was well known in Florence.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was young, handsome, and well-dressed, and the continual salutes he received as he moved along testified that he was well known in Florence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Probably he was a young prince, or duke, or marchesino; at all events, a noble of the old blue blood, which, in Italy, is at once so uncontaminated and so popular.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That he was a genial, friendly young soul there could be no doubt; so pleasant were his salutations to great and small, made with hat and hand and voice, as continually as a prince’s salutations to his subjects.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Probably he was a young prince, or duke, or marchesino; at all events, a noble of the old blue blood, which, in Italy, is at once so uncontaminated and so popular.
blue
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From this reading Probably he was a young prince, or duke, or marchesino; at all events, a noble of the old blue blood, which, in Italy, is at once so uncontaminated and so popular.
bouquet
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From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
caught
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From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
certain
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From this reading The old man’s eye (knowing nothing about him) dwelt on him with a certain pleasure.
continual
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From this reading He was young, handsome, and well-dressed, and the continual salutes he received as he moved along testified that he was well known in Florence.
continually
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From this reading That he was a genial, friendly young soul there could be no doubt; so pleasant were his salutations to great and small, made with hat and hand and voice, as continually as a prince’s salutations to his subjects.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That he was a genial, friendly young soul there could be no doubt; so pleasant were his salutations to great and small, made with hat and hand and voice, as continually as a prince’s salutations to his subjects.
Courtenay
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From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
doubt
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From this reading That he was a genial, friendly young soul there could be no doubt; so pleasant were his salutations to great and small, made with hat and hand and voice, as continually as a prince’s salutations to his subjects.
duke
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From this reading Probably he was a young prince, or duke, or marchesino; at all events, a noble of the old blue blood, which, in Italy, is at once so uncontaminated and so popular.
dwelt
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From this reading The old man’s eye (knowing nothing about him) dwelt on him with a certain pleasure.
events
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From this reading Probably he was a young prince, or duke, or marchesino; at all events, a noble of the old blue blood, which, in Italy, is at once so uncontaminated and so popular.
exactly
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From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
eye
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From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
Florence
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From this reading He was young, handsome, and well-dressed, and the continual salutes he received as he moved along testified that he was well known in Florence.
friendly
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From this reading That he was a genial, friendly young soul there could be no doubt; so pleasant were his salutations to great and small, made with hat and hand and voice, as continually as a prince’s salutations to his subjects.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
front
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From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
genial
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From this reading That he was a genial, friendly young soul there could be no doubt; so pleasant were his salutations to great and small, made with hat and hand and voice, as continually as a prince’s salutations to his subjects.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
hand
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From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was young, handsome, and well-dressed, and the continual salutes he received as he moved along testified that he was well known in Florence.
hat
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From this reading That he was a genial, friendly young soul there could be no doubt; so pleasant were his salutations to great and small, made with hat and hand and voice, as continually as a prince’s salutations to his subjects.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was young, handsome, and well-dressed, and the continual salutes he received as he moved along testified that he was well known in Florence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
hotel
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From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Probably he was a young prince, or duke, or marchesino; at all events, a noble of the old blue blood, which, in Italy, is at once so uncontaminated and so popular.
Italy
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From this reading Probably he was a young prince, or duke, or marchesino; at all events, a noble of the old blue blood, which, in Italy, is at once so uncontaminated and so popular.
knowing
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From this reading The old man’s eye (knowing nothing about him) dwelt on him with a certain pleasure.
known
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From this reading He was young, handsome, and well-dressed, and the continual salutes he received as he moved along testified that he was well known in Florence.
Lung-Arno
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From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
made
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From this reading That he was a genial, friendly young soul there could be no doubt; so pleasant were his salutations to great and small, made with hat and hand and voice, as continually as a prince’s salutations to his subjects.
man
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From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
man's
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From this reading The old man’s eye (knowing nothing about him) dwelt on him with a certain pleasure.
marchesino
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From this reading Probably he was a young prince, or duke, or marchesino; at all events, a noble of the old blue blood, which, in Italy, is at once so uncontaminated and so popular.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
moved
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From this reading He was young, handsome, and well-dressed, and the continual salutes he received as he moved along testified that he was well known in Florence.
Mr
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From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading That he was a genial, friendly young soul there could be no doubt; so pleasant were his salutations to great and small, made with hat and hand and voice, as continually as a prince’s salutations to his subjects.
noble
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From this reading Probably he was a young prince, or duke, or marchesino; at all events, a noble of the old blue blood, which, in Italy, is at once so uncontaminated and so popular.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The old man’s eye (knowing nothing about him) dwelt on him with a certain pleasure.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
old
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From this reading The old man’s eye (knowing nothing about him) dwelt on him with a certain pleasure.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The old man’s eye (knowing nothing about him) dwelt on him with a certain pleasure.
once
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From this reading Probably he was a young prince, or duke, or marchesino; at all events, a noble of the old blue blood, which, in Italy, is at once so uncontaminated and so popular.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Probably he was a young prince, or duke, or marchesino; at all events, a noble of the old blue blood, which, in Italy, is at once so uncontaminated and so popular.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That he was a genial, friendly young soul there could be no doubt; so pleasant were his salutations to great and small, made with hat and hand and voice, as continually as a prince’s salutations to his subjects.
pleasure
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From this reading The old man’s eye (knowing nothing about him) dwelt on him with a certain pleasure.
popular
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From this reading Probably he was a young prince, or duke, or marchesino; at all events, a noble of the old blue blood, which, in Italy, is at once so uncontaminated and so popular.
prince
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From this reading Probably he was a young prince, or duke, or marchesino; at all events, a noble of the old blue blood, which, in Italy, is at once so uncontaminated and so popular.
prince's
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From this reading That he was a genial, friendly young soul there could be no doubt; so pleasant were his salutations to great and small, made with hat and hand and voice, as continually as a prince’s salutations to his subjects.
Probably
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From this reading Probably he was a young prince, or duke, or marchesino; at all events, a noble of the old blue blood, which, in Italy, is at once so uncontaminated and so popular.
received
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From this reading He was young, handsome, and well-dressed, and the continual salutes he received as he moved along testified that he was well known in Florence.
salutations
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From this reading That he was a genial, friendly young soul there could be no doubt; so pleasant were his salutations to great and small, made with hat and hand and voice, as continually as a prince’s salutations to his subjects.
salutes
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From this reading He was young, handsome, and well-dressed, and the continual salutes he received as he moved along testified that he was well known in Florence.
small
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From this reading That he was a genial, friendly young soul there could be no doubt; so pleasant were his salutations to great and small, made with hat and hand and voice, as continually as a prince’s salutations to his subjects.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That he was a genial, friendly young soul there could be no doubt; so pleasant were his salutations to great and small, made with hat and hand and voice, as continually as a prince’s salutations to his subjects.
soul
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From this reading That he was a genial, friendly young soul there could be no doubt; so pleasant were his salutations to great and small, made with hat and hand and voice, as continually as a prince’s salutations to his subjects.
subjects
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From this reading That he was a genial, friendly young soul there could be no doubt; so pleasant were his salutations to great and small, made with hat and hand and voice, as continually as a prince’s salutations to his subjects.
testified
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From this reading He was young, handsome, and well-dressed, and the continual salutes he received as he moved along testified that he was well known in Florence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was young, handsome, and well-dressed, and the continual salutes he received as he moved along testified that he was well known in Florence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
there
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From this reading That he was a genial, friendly young soul there could be no doubt; so pleasant were his salutations to great and small, made with hat and hand and voice, as continually as a prince’s salutations to his subjects.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
uncontaminated
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From this reading Probably he was a young prince, or duke, or marchesino; at all events, a noble of the old blue blood, which, in Italy, is at once so uncontaminated and so popular.
violets
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From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
voice
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From this reading That he was a genial, friendly young soul there could be no doubt; so pleasant were his salutations to great and small, made with hat and hand and voice, as continually as a prince’s salutations to his subjects.
walking
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From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
way
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From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
well
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From this reading He was young, handsome, and well-dressed, and the continual salutes he received as he moved along testified that he was well known in Florence.
well-dressed
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From this reading He was young, handsome, and well-dressed, and the continual salutes he received as he moved along testified that he was well known in Florence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That he was a genial, friendly young soul there could be no doubt; so pleasant were his salutations to great and small, made with hat and hand and voice, as continually as a prince’s salutations to his subjects.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Probably he was a young prince, or duke, or marchesino; at all events, a noble of the old blue blood, which, in Italy, is at once so uncontaminated and so popular.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
young
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From this reading Next morning, when Mr. Courtenay took his way from the hotel to the Lung-Arno, his eye was caught by the appearance of a young man who was walking exactly in front of him with a great bouquet of violets in his hand.
