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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 A RUN WITH ROSALIE Several months had elapsed since my adventure with "Valentine of the Beautiful Eyes."
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
adventure
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From this reading A RUN WITH ROSALIE Several months had elapsed since my adventure with "Valentine of the Beautiful Eyes."
almost
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From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading This second body I sent by rail down to Leghorn, and then drove the car along the Arno valley, down to the sea-shore.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At Bindo's orders I had had a second body built, one made of wicker, and lined inside with glazed white leather, which, when fixed upon the chassis, completely transformed it.
Arno
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From this reading This second body I sent by rail down to Leghorn, and then drove the car along the Arno valley, down to the sea-shore.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
Beautiful
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From this reading A RUN WITH ROSALIE Several months had elapsed since my adventure with "Valentine of the Beautiful Eyes."
Bindo
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From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
Bindo's
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From this reading At Bindo's orders I had had a second body built, one made of wicker, and lined inside with glazed white leather, which, when fixed upon the chassis, completely transformed it.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Bindo's orders I had had a second body built, one made of wicker, and lined inside with glazed white leather, which, when fixed upon the chassis, completely transformed it.
bright
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From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
builders
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From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
built
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From this reading At Bindo's orders I had had a second body built, one made of wicker, and lined inside with glazed white leather, which, when fixed upon the chassis, completely transformed it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This second body I sent by rail down to Leghorn, and then drove the car along the Arno valley, down to the sea-shore.
came
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From this reading When, a fortnight later, it came out of the Nenci works, I hardly recognised it.
car
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From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
chassis
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From this reading At Bindo's orders I had had a second body built, one made of wicker, and lined inside with glazed white leather, which, when fixed upon the chassis, completely transformed it.
colour
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From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
completely
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From this reading At Bindo's orders I had had a second body built, one made of wicker, and lined inside with glazed white leather, which, when fixed upon the chassis, completely transformed it.
Count
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From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
di
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From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
down
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From this reading This second body I sent by rail down to Leghorn, and then drove the car along the Arno valley, down to the sea-shore.
drove
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From this reading This second body I sent by rail down to Leghorn, and then drove the car along the Arno valley, down to the sea-shore.
elapsed
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From this reading A RUN WITH ROSALIE Several months had elapsed since my adventure with "Valentine of the Beautiful Eyes."
Europe
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From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
Eyes
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From this reading A RUN WITH ROSALIE Several months had elapsed since my adventure with "Valentine of the Beautiful Eyes."
Ferraris
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From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
fixed
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From this reading At Bindo's orders I had had a second body built, one made of wicker, and lined inside with glazed white leather, which, when fixed upon the chassis, completely transformed it.
Florence
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From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
fortnight
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From this reading When, a fortnight later, it came out of the Nenci works, I hardly recognised it.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
Germany
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From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
glazed
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From this reading At Bindo's orders I had had a second body built, one made of wicker, and lined inside with glazed white leather, which, when fixed upon the chassis, completely transformed it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A RUN WITH ROSALIE Several months had elapsed since my adventure with "Valentine of the Beautiful Eyes."
hardly
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From this reading When, a fortnight later, it came out of the Nenci works, I hardly recognised it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
inside
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From this reading At Bindo's orders I had had a second body built, one made of wicker, and lined inside with glazed white leather, which, when fixed upon the chassis, completely transformed it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
later
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From this reading When, a fortnight later, it came out of the Nenci works, I hardly recognised it.
leather
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From this reading At Bindo's orders I had had a second body built, one made of wicker, and lined inside with glazed white leather, which, when fixed upon the chassis, completely transformed it.
Leghorn
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From this reading This second body I sent by rail down to Leghorn, and then drove the car along the Arno valley, down to the sea-shore.
lined
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From this reading At Bindo's orders I had had a second body built, one made of wicker, and lined inside with glazed white leather, which, when fixed upon the chassis, completely transformed it.
made
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From this reading At Bindo's orders I had had a second body built, one made of wicker, and lined inside with glazed white leather, which, when fixed upon the chassis, completely transformed it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
months
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From this reading A RUN WITH ROSALIE Several months had elapsed since my adventure with "Valentine of the Beautiful Eyes."
motor-bodies
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From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
mustard
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From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A RUN WITH ROSALIE Several months had elapsed since my adventure with "Valentine of the Beautiful Eyes."
Nenci
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From this reading When, a fortnight later, it came out of the Nenci works, I hardly recognised it.
Nenci's
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From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
obedience
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From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A RUN WITH ROSALIE Several months had elapsed since my adventure with "Valentine of the Beautiful Eyes."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At Bindo's orders I had had a second body built, one made of wicker, and lined inside with glazed white leather, which, when fixed upon the chassis, completely transformed it.
orders
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From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
out
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From this reading When, a fortnight later, it came out of the Nenci works, I hardly recognised it.
rail
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From this reading This second body I sent by rail down to Leghorn, and then drove the car along the Arno valley, down to the sea-shore.
recognised
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From this reading When, a fortnight later, it came out of the Nenci works, I hardly recognised it.
repainted
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From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
ROSALIE
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From this reading A RUN WITH ROSALIE Several months had elapsed since my adventure with "Valentine of the Beautiful Eyes."
RUN
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From this reading A RUN WITH ROSALIE Several months had elapsed since my adventure with "Valentine of the Beautiful Eyes."
sea-shore
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From this reading This second body I sent by rail down to Leghorn, and then drove the car along the Arno valley, down to the sea-shore.
second
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From this reading At Bindo's orders I had had a second body built, one made of wicker, and lined inside with glazed white leather, which, when fixed upon the chassis, completely transformed it.
sent
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From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
Several
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From this reading A RUN WITH ROSALIE Several months had elapsed since my adventure with "Valentine of the Beautiful Eyes."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A RUN WITH ROSALIE Several months had elapsed since my adventure with "Valentine of the Beautiful Eyes."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A RUN WITH ROSALIE Several months had elapsed since my adventure with "Valentine of the Beautiful Eyes."
then
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From this reading This second body I sent by rail down to Leghorn, and then drove the car along the Arno valley, down to the sea-shore.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This second body I sent by rail down to Leghorn, and then drove the car along the Arno valley, down to the sea-shore.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
transformed
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From this reading At Bindo's orders I had had a second body built, one made of wicker, and lined inside with glazed white leather, which, when fixed upon the chassis, completely transformed it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At Bindo's orders I had had a second body built, one made of wicker, and lined inside with glazed white leather, which, when fixed upon the chassis, completely transformed it.
Valentine
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From this reading A RUN WITH ROSALIE Several months had elapsed since my adventure with "Valentine of the Beautiful Eyes."
valley
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From this reading This second body I sent by rail down to Leghorn, and then drove the car along the Arno valley, down to the sea-shore.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When, a fortnight later, it came out of the Nenci works, I hardly recognised it.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At Bindo's orders I had had a second body built, one made of wicker, and lined inside with glazed white leather, which, when fixed upon the chassis, completely transformed it.
white
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From this reading At Bindo's orders I had had a second body built, one made of wicker, and lined inside with glazed white leather, which, when fixed upon the chassis, completely transformed it.
wicker
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From this reading At Bindo's orders I had had a second body built, one made of wicker, and lined inside with glazed white leather, which, when fixed upon the chassis, completely transformed it.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A RUN WITH ROSALIE Several months had elapsed since my adventure with "Valentine of the Beautiful Eyes."
works
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From this reading When, a fortnight later, it came out of the Nenci works, I hardly recognised it.
yellow
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From this reading From Germany Count Bindo di Ferraris had sent me with the car right across Europe to Florence, where, at Nenci's, the builders of motor-bodies, I, in obedience to orders, had it repainted a bright yellow--almost the colour of mustard.
