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40,000
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From this reading But on lowering his eyes to the piazza in front of the Basilica he perceived the multitude, the 40,000 believers streaming over the pavement like insects.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then he thought that he could hear the cry again rising: "/Evviva il Papa-Re! evviva il Papa-Re/!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then he thought that he could hear the cry again rising: "/Evviva il Papa-Re! evviva il Papa-Re/!
apparently
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From this reading And now that he had climbed even into cloudland that shout apparently was traversing space.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
ascending
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From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
Basilica
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From this reading But on lowering his eyes to the piazza in front of the Basilica he perceived the multitude, the 40,000 believers streaming over the pavement like insects.
believers
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From this reading But on lowering his eyes to the piazza in front of the Basilica he perceived the multitude, the 40,000 believers streaming over the pavement like insects.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But on lowering his eyes to the piazza in front of the Basilica he perceived the multitude, the 40,000 believers streaming over the pavement like insects.
ceilings
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From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
climbed
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From this reading And now that he had climbed even into cloudland that shout apparently was traversing space.
cloudland
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From this reading And now that he had climbed even into cloudland that shout apparently was traversing space.
colossus
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From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And then he thought that he could hear the cry again rising: "/Evviva il Papa-Re! evviva il Papa-Re/!
cry
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From this reading And then he thought that he could hear the cry again rising: "/Evviva il Papa-Re! evviva il Papa-Re/!
endless
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From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now that he had climbed even into cloudland that shout apparently was traversing space.
Evviva
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From this reading And then he thought that he could hear the cry again rising: "/Evviva il Papa-Re! evviva il Papa-Re/!
eyes
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From this reading But on lowering his eyes to the piazza in front of the Basilica he perceived the multitude, the 40,000 believers streaming over the pavement like insects.
frantic
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From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
front
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From this reading But on lowering his eyes to the piazza in front of the Basilica he perceived the multitude, the 40,000 believers streaming over the pavement like insects.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But on lowering his eyes to the piazza in front of the Basilica he perceived the multitude, the 40,000 believers streaming over the pavement like insects.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then he thought that he could hear the cry again rising: "/Evviva il Papa-Re! evviva il Papa-Re/!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But on lowering his eyes to the piazza in front of the Basilica he perceived the multitude, the 40,000 believers streaming over the pavement like insects.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
il
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From this reading And then he thought that he could hear the cry again rising: "/Evviva il Papa-Re! evviva il Papa-Re/!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But on lowering his eyes to the piazza in front of the Basilica he perceived the multitude, the 40,000 believers streaming over the pavement like insects.
insects
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From this reading But on lowering his eyes to the piazza in front of the Basilica he perceived the multitude, the 40,000 believers streaming over the pavement like insects.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And now that he had climbed even into cloudland that shout apparently was traversing space.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
like
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From this reading But on lowering his eyes to the piazza in front of the Basilica he perceived the multitude, the 40,000 believers streaming over the pavement like insects.
live
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From this reading Long live the Pope-King!"
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long live the Pope-King!"
lowering
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From this reading But on lowering his eyes to the piazza in front of the Basilica he perceived the multitude, the 40,000 believers streaming over the pavement like insects.
moment
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From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
multitude
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From this reading But on lowering his eyes to the piazza in front of the Basilica he perceived the multitude, the 40,000 believers streaming over the pavement like insects.
now
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From this reading And now that he had climbed even into cloudland that shout apparently was traversing space.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But on lowering his eyes to the piazza in front of the Basilica he perceived the multitude, the 40,000 believers streaming over the pavement like insects.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But on lowering his eyes to the piazza in front of the Basilica he perceived the multitude, the 40,000 believers streaming over the pavement like insects.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But on lowering his eyes to the piazza in front of the Basilica he perceived the multitude, the 40,000 believers streaming over the pavement like insects.
Papa-Re
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From this reading And then he thought that he could hear the cry again rising: "/Evviva il Papa-Re! evviva il Papa-Re/!
pavement
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From this reading But on lowering his eyes to the piazza in front of the Basilica he perceived the multitude, the 40,000 believers streaming over the pavement like insects.
perceived
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From this reading But on lowering his eyes to the piazza in front of the Basilica he perceived the multitude, the 40,000 believers streaming over the pavement like insects.
piazza
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From this reading But on lowering his eyes to the piazza in front of the Basilica he perceived the multitude, the 40,000 believers streaming over the pavement like insects.
Pope-King
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From this reading Long live the Pope-King!"
previously
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From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
quivering
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From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
raised
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From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
rising
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From this reading And then he thought that he could hear the cry again rising: "/Evviva il Papa-Re! evviva il Papa-Re/!
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
shout
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From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
space
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From this reading And now that he had climbed even into cloudland that shout apparently was traversing space.
staircases
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From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
stone
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From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
streaming
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From this reading But on lowering his eyes to the piazza in front of the Basilica he perceived the multitude, the 40,000 believers streaming over the pavement like insects.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then he thought that he could hear the cry again rising: "/Evviva il Papa-Re! evviva il Papa-Re/!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But on lowering his eyes to the piazza in front of the Basilica he perceived the multitude, the 40,000 believers streaming over the pavement like insects.
then
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From this reading And then he thought that he could hear the cry again rising: "/Evviva il Papa-Re! evviva il Papa-Re/!
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then he thought that he could hear the cry again rising: "/Evviva il Papa-Re! evviva il Papa-Re/!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But on lowering his eyes to the piazza in front of the Basilica he perceived the multitude, the 40,000 believers streaming over the pavement like insects.
traversing
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From this reading And now that he had climbed even into cloudland that shout apparently was traversing space.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now that he had climbed even into cloudland that shout apparently was traversing space.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
WhilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whilst ascending those endless staircases a moment previously it had seemed to him as if the colossus of stone were quivering with the frantic shout raised beneath its ceilings.
