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accompany
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From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
agreement
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From this reading They were too hopelessly alienated in their inner life ever to have that contest which is an effort towards agreement.
alienated
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From this reading They were too hopelessly alienated in their inner life ever to have that contest which is an effort towards agreement.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was only usual for him to pay her such an official attention when it was obviously demanded from him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
annoyed
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From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
arrival
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From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
attention
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From this reading It was only usual for him to pay her such an official attention when it was obviously demanded from him.
Bardi
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From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
contest
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From this reading They were too hopelessly alienated in their inner life ever to have that contest which is an effort towards agreement.
dark
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From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
day
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From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
de
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From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
demanded
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From this reading It was only usual for him to pay her such an official attention when it was obviously demanded from him.
dismissing
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From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Tito and Romola never jarred, never remonstrated with each other.
effort
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From this reading They were too hopelessly alienated in their inner life ever to have that contest which is an effort towards agreement.
encountered
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From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
evening
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From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were too hopelessly alienated in their inner life ever to have that contest which is an effort towards agreement.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was only usual for him to pay her such an official attention when it was obviously demanded from him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
gone
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From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They were too hopelessly alienated in their inner life ever to have that contest which is an effort towards agreement.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
home
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From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
hopelessly
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From this reading They were too hopelessly alienated in their inner life ever to have that contest which is an effort towards agreement.
hospital
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From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
husband
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From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
immediately
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From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
inner
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From this reading They were too hopelessly alienated in their inner life ever to have that contest which is an effort towards agreement.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were too hopelessly alienated in their inner life ever to have that contest which is an effort towards agreement.
issuing
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From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
jarred
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From this reading Tito and Romola never jarred, never remonstrated with each other.
just
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From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
lantern
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From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were too hopelessly alienated in their inner life ever to have that contest which is an effort towards agreement.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
Marco
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From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
Maso
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From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
Matteo
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From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
monastery
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From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tito and Romola never jarred, never remonstrated with each other.
obviously
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From this reading It was only usual for him to pay her such an official attention when it was obviously demanded from him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
official
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From this reading It was only usual for him to pay her such an official attention when it was obviously demanded from him.
only
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From this reading It was only usual for him to pay her such an official attention when it was obviously demanded from him.
other
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From this reading Tito and Romola never jarred, never remonstrated with each other.
out
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From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
pay
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From this reading It was only usual for him to pay her such an official attention when it was obviously demanded from him.
proposed
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From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
rain
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From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
remonstrated
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From this reading Tito and Romola never jarred, never remonstrated with each other.
returning
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From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
Romola
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From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
San
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From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
seen
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From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
shortly
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From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
side
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From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
steps
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From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was only usual for him to pay her such an official attention when it was obviously demanded from him.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were too hopelessly alienated in their inner life ever to have that contest which is an effort towards agreement.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were too hopelessly alienated in their inner life ever to have that contest which is an effort towards agreement.
threatening
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From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
Tito
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From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
too
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From this reading They were too hopelessly alienated in their inner life ever to have that contest which is an effort towards agreement.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading They were too hopelessly alienated in their inner life ever to have that contest which is an effort towards agreement.
usual
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From this reading It was only usual for him to pay her such an official attention when it was obviously demanded from him.
vespers
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From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
ViaprepositionUS /ˈvaɪə/
by way of; passing through
From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
visited
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From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were too hopelessly alienated in their inner life ever to have that contest which is an effort towards agreement.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Tito, who had gone out again shortly after his arrival in the Via de’ Bardi, and had seen little of Romola during the day, immediately proposed to accompany her home, dismissing Maso, whose short steps annoyed him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That evening, when it was dark and threatening rain, Romola, returning with Maso and the lantern by her side, from the hospital of San Matteo, which she had visited after vespers, encountered her husband just issuing from the monastery of San Marco.
