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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 It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
able
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From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
alarm
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From this reading The feverish excitement of the first alarm which had impelled his mind to travel into the future had given place to a dull, regretful lassitude.
all
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From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Genoese stranger had carried away the onyx ring, and Tito was carrying away fifty florins.
any
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From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
away
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From this reading The Genoese stranger had carried away the onyx ring, and Tito was carrying away fifty florins.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
better
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From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
Bratti's
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From this reading Early the next morning Tito was returning from Bratti’s shop in the narrow thoroughfare of the Ferravecchi.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
called
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From this reading He cared so much for the pleasures that could only come to him through the good opinion of his fellow-men, that he wished now he had never risked ignominy by shrinking from what his fellow-men called obligations.
cared
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From this reading He cared so much for the pleasures that could only come to him through the good opinion of his fellow-men, that he wished now he had never risked ignominy by shrinking from what his fellow-men called obligations.
carried
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From this reading The Genoese stranger had carried away the onyx ring, and Tito was carrying away fifty florins.
carrying
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From this reading The Genoese stranger had carried away the onyx ring, and Tito was carrying away fifty florins.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He cared so much for the pleasures that could only come to him through the good opinion of his fellow-men, that he wished now he had never risked ignominy by shrinking from what his fellow-men called obligations.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He cared so much for the pleasures that could only come to him through the good opinion of his fellow-men, that he wished now he had never risked ignominy by shrinking from what his fellow-men called obligations.
cross
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From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
devices
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From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
dull
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From this reading The feverish excitement of the first alarm which had impelled his mind to travel into the future had given place to a dull, regretful lassitude.
dwelling
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From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
Early
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From this reading Early the next morning Tito was returning from Bratti’s shop in the narrow thoroughfare of the Ferravecchi.
emphasis
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From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
excitement
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From this reading The feverish excitement of the first alarm which had impelled his mind to travel into the future had given place to a dull, regretful lassitude.
fellow-men
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From this reading He cared so much for the pleasures that could only come to him through the good opinion of his fellow-men, that he wished now he had never risked ignominy by shrinking from what his fellow-men called obligations.
Ferravecchi
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From this reading Early the next morning Tito was returning from Bratti’s shop in the narrow thoroughfare of the Ferravecchi.
feverish
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From this reading The feverish excitement of the first alarm which had impelled his mind to travel into the future had given place to a dull, regretful lassitude.
fifty
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From this reading The Genoese stranger had carried away the onyx ring, and Tito was carrying away fifty florins.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The feverish excitement of the first alarm which had impelled his mind to travel into the future had given place to a dull, regretful lassitude.
Florence
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From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
florins
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From this reading The Genoese stranger had carried away the onyx ring, and Tito was carrying away fifty florins.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
FortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Early the next morning Tito was returning from Bratti’s shop in the narrow thoroughfare of the Ferravecchi.
future
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From this reading The feverish excitement of the first alarm which had impelled his mind to travel into the future had given place to a dull, regretful lassitude.
Genoese
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From this reading The Genoese stranger had carried away the onyx ring, and Tito was carrying away fifty florins.
given
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From this reading The feverish excitement of the first alarm which had impelled his mind to travel into the future had given place to a dull, regretful lassitude.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He cared so much for the pleasures that could only come to him through the good opinion of his fellow-men, that he wished now he had never risked ignominy by shrinking from what his fellow-men called obligations.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Genoese stranger had carried away the onyx ring, and Tito was carrying away fifty florins.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
ignominy
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From this reading He cared so much for the pleasures that could only come to him through the good opinion of his fellow-men, that he wished now he had never risked ignominy by shrinking from what his fellow-men called obligations.
impelled
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From this reading The feverish excitement of the first alarm which had impelled his mind to travel into the future had given place to a dull, regretful lassitude.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early the next morning Tito was returning from Bratti’s shop in the narrow thoroughfare of the Ferravecchi.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The feverish excitement of the first alarm which had impelled his mind to travel into the future had given place to a dull, regretful lassitude.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
just
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From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
lassitude
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From this reading The feverish excitement of the first alarm which had impelled his mind to travel into the future had given place to a dull, regretful lassitude.
lost
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From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
matter
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From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
moments
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From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early the next morning Tito was returning from Bratti’s shop in the narrow thoroughfare of the Ferravecchi.
much
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From this reading He cared so much for the pleasures that could only come to him through the good opinion of his fellow-men, that he wished now he had never risked ignominy by shrinking from what his fellow-men called obligations.
narrow
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From this reading Early the next morning Tito was returning from Bratti’s shop in the narrow thoroughfare of the Ferravecchi.
necessity
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From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He cared so much for the pleasures that could only come to him through the good opinion of his fellow-men, that he wished now he had never risked ignominy by shrinking from what his fellow-men called obligations.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early the next morning Tito was returning from Bratti’s shop in the narrow thoroughfare of the Ferravecchi.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
now
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From this reading He cared so much for the pleasures that could only come to him through the good opinion of his fellow-men, that he wished now he had never risked ignominy by shrinking from what his fellow-men called obligations.
obligations
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From this reading He cared so much for the pleasures that could only come to him through the good opinion of his fellow-men, that he wished now he had never risked ignominy by shrinking from what his fellow-men called obligations.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Early the next morning Tito was returning from Bratti’s shop in the narrow thoroughfare of the Ferravecchi.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
only
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From this reading He cared so much for the pleasures that could only come to him through the good opinion of his fellow-men, that he wished now he had never risked ignominy by shrinking from what his fellow-men called obligations.
onyx
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From this reading The Genoese stranger had carried away the onyx ring, and Tito was carrying away fifty florins.
opinion
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From this reading He cared so much for the pleasures that could only come to him through the good opinion of his fellow-men, that he wished now he had never risked ignominy by shrinking from what his fellow-men called obligations.
parted
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From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
peculiar
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From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
place
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From this reading The feverish excitement of the first alarm which had impelled his mind to travel into the future had given place to a dull, regretful lassitude.
pleasures
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From this reading He cared so much for the pleasures that could only come to him through the good opinion of his fellow-men, that he wished now he had never risked ignominy by shrinking from what his fellow-men called obligations.
predilections
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From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
quitting
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From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
regretful
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From this reading The feverish excitement of the first alarm which had impelled his mind to travel into the future had given place to a dull, regretful lassitude.
returning
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From this reading Early the next morning Tito was returning from Bratti’s shop in the narrow thoroughfare of the Ferravecchi.
ring
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From this reading The Genoese stranger had carried away the onyx ring, and Tito was carrying away fifty florins.
risked
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From this reading He cared so much for the pleasures that could only come to him through the good opinion of his fellow-men, that he wished now he had never risked ignominy by shrinking from what his fellow-men called obligations.
sake
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From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
shop
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From this reading Early the next morning Tito was returning from Bratti’s shop in the narrow thoroughfare of the Ferravecchi.
shrinking
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From this reading He cared so much for the pleasures that could only come to him through the good opinion of his fellow-men, that he wished now he had never risked ignominy by shrinking from what his fellow-men called obligations.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
slight
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From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He cared so much for the pleasures that could only come to him through the good opinion of his fellow-men, that he wished now he had never risked ignominy by shrinking from what his fellow-men called obligations.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
stranger
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From this reading The Genoese stranger had carried away the onyx ring, and Tito was carrying away fifty florins.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early the next morning Tito was returning from Bratti’s shop in the narrow thoroughfare of the Ferravecchi.
thoroughfare
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From this reading Early the next morning Tito was returning from Bratti’s shop in the narrow thoroughfare of the Ferravecchi.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He cared so much for the pleasures that could only come to him through the good opinion of his fellow-men, that he wished now he had never risked ignominy by shrinking from what his fellow-men called obligations.
Tito
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From this reading Early the next morning Tito was returning from Bratti’s shop in the narrow thoroughfare of the Ferravecchi.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
travel
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From this reading The feverish excitement of the first alarm which had impelled his mind to travel into the future had given place to a dull, regretful lassitude.
understood
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From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Early the next morning Tito was returning from Bratti’s shop in the narrow thoroughfare of the Ferravecchi.
wear
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From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He cared so much for the pleasures that could only come to him through the good opinion of his fellow-men, that he wished now he had never risked ignominy by shrinking from what his fellow-men called obligations.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The feverish excitement of the first alarm which had impelled his mind to travel into the future had given place to a dull, regretful lassitude.
wished
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From this reading He cared so much for the pleasures that could only come to him through the good opinion of his fellow-men, that he wished now he had never risked ignominy by shrinking from what his fellow-men called obligations.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
worth
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From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It did just cross his mind that if, after all, Fortune, by one of her able devices, saved him from the necessity of quitting Florence, it would be better for him not to have parted with his ring, since he had been understood to wear it for the sake of peculiar memories and predilections; still, it was a slight matter, not worth dwelling on with any emphasis, and in those moments he had lost his confidence in fortune.
