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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 One of the most precious of her life's anticipations was fading into memory, displaced by a dull experience, numbered among disillusionings.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading One of the most precious of her life's anticipations was fading into memory, displaced by a dull experience, numbered among disillusionings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had she stayed here on her first visit to Italy, on what a strong current of enthusiasm would the hours and the days have borne her!
anticipationsplural nounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃənz/
feelings of excitement about something expected to happen
From this reading One of the most precious of her life's anticipations was fading into memory, displaced by a dull experience, numbered among disillusionings.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was only at rare moments that she _felt_ Rome.
beheld
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From this reading Not that what she beheld disappointed her, but that she was not herself in beholding.
beholding
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From this reading Not that what she beheld disappointed her, but that she was not herself in beholding.
borne
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From this reading Had she stayed here on her first visit to Italy, on what a strong current of enthusiasm would the hours and the days have borne her!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading SILENCES Cecily was seeing Rome for the first time, but she could not enjoy it in the way natural to her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One of the most precious of her life's anticipations was fading into memory, displaced by a dull experience, numbered among disillusionings.
Cecily
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From this reading SILENCES Cecily was seeing Rome for the first time, but she could not enjoy it in the way natural to her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading SILENCES Cecily was seeing Rome for the first time, but she could not enjoy it in the way natural to her.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had she stayed here on her first visit to Italy, on what a strong current of enthusiasm would the hours and the days have borne her!
days
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From this reading Had she stayed here on her first visit to Italy, on what a strong current of enthusiasm would the hours and the days have borne her!
disappointed
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From this reading Not that what she beheld disappointed her, but that she was not herself in beholding.
disillusionings
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From this reading One of the most precious of her life's anticipations was fading into memory, displaced by a dull experience, numbered among disillusionings.
displaced
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From this reading One of the most precious of her life's anticipations was fading into memory, displaced by a dull experience, numbered among disillusionings.
dull
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From this reading One of the most precious of her life's anticipations was fading into memory, displaced by a dull experience, numbered among disillusionings.
enjoy
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From this reading SILENCES Cecily was seeing Rome for the first time, but she could not enjoy it in the way natural to her.
enthusiasm
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From this reading Had she stayed here on her first visit to Italy, on what a strong current of enthusiasm would the hours and the days have borne her!
experience
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From this reading One of the most precious of her life's anticipations was fading into memory, displaced by a dull experience, numbered among disillusionings.
fading
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From this reading One of the most precious of her life's anticipations was fading into memory, displaced by a dull experience, numbered among disillusionings.
felt
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From this reading It was only at rare moments that she _felt_ Rome.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SILENCES Cecily was seeing Rome for the first time, but she could not enjoy it in the way natural to her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SILENCES Cecily was seeing Rome for the first time, but she could not enjoy it in the way natural to her.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had she stayed here on her first visit to Italy, on what a strong current of enthusiasm would the hours and the days have borne her!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had she stayed here on her first visit to Italy, on what a strong current of enthusiasm would the hours and the days have borne her!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SILENCES Cecily was seeing Rome for the first time, but she could not enjoy it in the way natural to her.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had she stayed here on her first visit to Italy, on what a strong current of enthusiasm would the hours and the days have borne her!
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not that what she beheld disappointed her, but that she was not herself in beholding.
hours
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From this reading Had she stayed here on her first visit to Italy, on what a strong current of enthusiasm would the hours and the days have borne her!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SILENCES Cecily was seeing Rome for the first time, but she could not enjoy it in the way natural to her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One of the most precious of her life's anticipations was fading into memory, displaced by a dull experience, numbered among disillusionings.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SILENCES Cecily was seeing Rome for the first time, but she could not enjoy it in the way natural to her.
Italy
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From this reading Had she stayed here on her first visit to Italy, on what a strong current of enthusiasm would the hours and the days have borne her!
life's
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From this reading One of the most precious of her life's anticipations was fading into memory, displaced by a dull experience, numbered among disillusionings.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading One of the most precious of her life's anticipations was fading into memory, displaced by a dull experience, numbered among disillusionings.
moments
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From this reading It was only at rare moments that she _felt_ Rome.
most
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From this reading One of the most precious of her life's anticipations was fading into memory, displaced by a dull experience, numbered among disillusionings.
natural
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From this reading SILENCES Cecily was seeing Rome for the first time, but she could not enjoy it in the way natural to her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SILENCES Cecily was seeing Rome for the first time, but she could not enjoy it in the way natural to her.
numbered
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From this reading One of the most precious of her life's anticipations was fading into memory, displaced by a dull experience, numbered among disillusionings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the most precious of her life's anticipations was fading into memory, displaced by a dull experience, numbered among disillusionings.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Had she stayed here on her first visit to Italy, on what a strong current of enthusiasm would the hours and the days have borne her!
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the most precious of her life's anticipations was fading into memory, displaced by a dull experience, numbered among disillusionings.
only
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From this reading It was only at rare moments that she _felt_ Rome.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading One of the most precious of her life's anticipations was fading into memory, displaced by a dull experience, numbered among disillusionings.
rare
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From this reading It was only at rare moments that she _felt_ Rome.
Rome
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From this reading SILENCES Cecily was seeing Rome for the first time, but she could not enjoy it in the way natural to her.
seeing
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From this reading SILENCES Cecily was seeing Rome for the first time, but she could not enjoy it in the way natural to her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SILENCES Cecily was seeing Rome for the first time, but she could not enjoy it in the way natural to her.
SILENCES
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From this reading SILENCES Cecily was seeing Rome for the first time, but she could not enjoy it in the way natural to her.
stayed
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From this reading Had she stayed here on her first visit to Italy, on what a strong current of enthusiasm would the hours and the days have borne her!
strong
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From this reading Had she stayed here on her first visit to Italy, on what a strong current of enthusiasm would the hours and the days have borne her!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was only at rare moments that she _felt_ Rome.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SILENCES Cecily was seeing Rome for the first time, but she could not enjoy it in the way natural to her.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SILENCES Cecily was seeing Rome for the first time, but she could not enjoy it in the way natural to her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SILENCES Cecily was seeing Rome for the first time, but she could not enjoy it in the way natural to her.
visit
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From this reading Had she stayed here on her first visit to Italy, on what a strong current of enthusiasm would the hours and the days have borne her!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SILENCES Cecily was seeing Rome for the first time, but she could not enjoy it in the way natural to her.
way
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From this reading SILENCES Cecily was seeing Rome for the first time, but she could not enjoy it in the way natural to her.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Not that what she beheld disappointed her, but that she was not herself in beholding.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had she stayed here on her first visit to Italy, on what a strong current of enthusiasm would the hours and the days have borne her!
