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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 When they had parted, the young priest only had to climb a street in order to reach the Cardinal's door.
access
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From this reading With his natural expansiveness and craving for popularity, Sanguinetti was easy of access, and at Frascati in particular his doors were flung open even to the most humble cassocks.
advised
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From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pierre began by declining, but he could offer no possible excuse, and at last surrendered, won over, despite himself, by Prada's real charm of manner.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pierre began by declining, but he could offer no possible excuse, and at last surrendered, won over, despite himself, by Prada's real charm of manner.
bad
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From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pierre began by declining, but he could offer no possible excuse, and at last surrendered, won over, despite himself, by Prada's real charm of manner.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Pierre began by declining, but he could offer no possible excuse, and at last surrendered, won over, despite himself, by Prada's real charm of manner.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Pierre began by declining, but he could offer no possible excuse, and at last surrendered, won over, despite himself, by Prada's real charm of manner.
calling
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From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
Cardinal's
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From this reading When they had parted, the young priest only had to climb a street in order to reach the Cardinal's door.
cassocks
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From this reading With his natural expansiveness and craving for popularity, Sanguinetti was easy of access, and at Frascati in particular his doors were flung open even to the most humble cassocks.
charm
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From this reading Pierre began by declining, but he could offer no possible excuse, and at last surrendered, won over, despite himself, by Prada's real charm of manner.
circumstance
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From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
climb
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From this reading When they had parted, the young priest only had to climb a street in order to reach the Cardinal's door.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Pierre began by declining, but he could offer no possible excuse, and at last surrendered, won over, despite himself, by Prada's real charm of manner.
craving
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From this reading With his natural expansiveness and craving for popularity, Sanguinetti was easy of access, and at Frascati in particular his doors were flung open even to the most humble cassocks.
declining
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From this reading Pierre began by declining, but he could offer no possible excuse, and at last surrendered, won over, despite himself, by Prada's real charm of manner.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Pierre began by declining, but he could offer no possible excuse, and at last surrendered, won over, despite himself, by Prada's real charm of manner.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
disturbed
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From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
door
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From this reading When they had parted, the young priest only had to climb a street in order to reach the Cardinal's door.
doors
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From this reading With his natural expansiveness and craving for popularity, Sanguinetti was easy of access, and at Frascati in particular his doors were flung open even to the most humble cassocks.
easy
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From this reading With his natural expansiveness and craving for popularity, Sanguinetti was easy of access, and at Frascati in particular his doors were flung open even to the most humble cassocks.
Eminence
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From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With his natural expansiveness and craving for popularity, Sanguinetti was easy of access, and at Frascati in particular his doors were flung open even to the most humble cassocks.
excuse
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From this reading Pierre began by declining, but he could offer no possible excuse, and at last surrendered, won over, despite himself, by Prada's real charm of manner.
expansiveness
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From this reading With his natural expansiveness and craving for popularity, Sanguinetti was easy of access, and at Frascati in particular his doors were flung open even to the most humble cassocks.
flooded
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From this reading However, nothing spoke of illness in that pleasant villa, flooded with sunshine.
flung
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From this reading With his natural expansiveness and craving for popularity, Sanguinetti was easy of access, and at Frascati in particular his doors were flung open even to the most humble cassocks.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With his natural expansiveness and craving for popularity, Sanguinetti was easy of access, and at Frascati in particular his doors were flung open even to the most humble cassocks.
forego
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From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
Frascati
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From this reading With his natural expansiveness and craving for popularity, Sanguinetti was easy of access, and at Frascati in particular his doors were flung open even to the most humble cassocks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When they had parted, the young priest only had to climb a street in order to reach the Cardinal's door.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pierre began by declining, but he could offer no possible excuse, and at last surrendered, won over, despite himself, by Prada's real charm of manner.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Pierre began by declining, but he could offer no possible excuse, and at last surrendered, won over, despite himself, by Prada's real charm of manner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With his natural expansiveness and craving for popularity, Sanguinetti was easy of access, and at Frascati in particular his doors were flung open even to the most humble cassocks.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, nothing spoke of illness in that pleasant villa, flooded with sunshine.
humble
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From this reading With his natural expansiveness and craving for popularity, Sanguinetti was easy of access, and at Frascati in particular his doors were flung open even to the most humble cassocks.
humour
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From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
ill
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From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
illness
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From this reading However, nothing spoke of illness in that pleasant villa, flooded with sunshine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When they had parted, the young priest only had to climb a street in order to reach the Cardinal's door.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pierre began by declining, but he could offer no possible excuse, and at last surrendered, won over, despite himself, by Prada's real charm of manner.
like
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From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
manner
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From this reading Pierre began by declining, but he could offer no possible excuse, and at last surrendered, won over, despite himself, by Prada's real charm of manner.
most
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From this reading With his natural expansiveness and craving for popularity, Sanguinetti was easy of access, and at Frascati in particular his doors were flung open even to the most humble cassocks.
natural
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From this reading With his natural expansiveness and craving for popularity, Sanguinetti was easy of access, and at Frascati in particular his doors were flung open even to the most humble cassocks.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Pierre began by declining, but he could offer no possible excuse, and at last surrendered, won over, despite himself, by Prada's real charm of manner.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading However, nothing spoke of illness in that pleasant villa, flooded with sunshine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pierre began by declining, but he could offer no possible excuse, and at last surrendered, won over, despite himself, by Prada's real charm of manner.
offer
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From this reading Pierre began by declining, but he could offer no possible excuse, and at last surrendered, won over, despite himself, by Prada's real charm of manner.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
once
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From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
only
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From this reading When they had parted, the young priest only had to climb a street in order to reach the Cardinal's door.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading With his natural expansiveness and craving for popularity, Sanguinetti was easy of access, and at Frascati in particular his doors were flung open even to the most humble cassocks.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they had parted, the young priest only had to climb a street in order to reach the Cardinal's door.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Pierre began by declining, but he could offer no possible excuse, and at last surrendered, won over, despite himself, by Prada's real charm of manner.
parted
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From this reading When they had parted, the young priest only had to climb a street in order to reach the Cardinal's door.
particular
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From this reading With his natural expansiveness and craving for popularity, Sanguinetti was easy of access, and at Frascati in particular his doors were flung open even to the most humble cassocks.
Pierre
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From this reading Pierre began by declining, but he could offer no possible excuse, and at last surrendered, won over, despite himself, by Prada's real charm of manner.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, nothing spoke of illness in that pleasant villa, flooded with sunshine.
popularity
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From this reading With his natural expansiveness and craving for popularity, Sanguinetti was easy of access, and at Frascati in particular his doors were flung open even to the most humble cassocks.
possible
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From this reading Pierre began by declining, but he could offer no possible excuse, and at last surrendered, won over, despite himself, by Prada's real charm of manner.
Prada's
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From this reading Pierre began by declining, but he could offer no possible excuse, and at last surrendered, won over, despite himself, by Prada's real charm of manner.
priest
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From this reading When they had parted, the young priest only had to climb a street in order to reach the Cardinal's door.
reach
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From this reading When they had parted, the young priest only had to climb a street in order to reach the Cardinal's door.
real
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From this reading Pierre began by declining, but he could offer no possible excuse, and at last surrendered, won over, despite himself, by Prada's real charm of manner.
remembered
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From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
residence
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From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
Rome
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From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
Sanguinetti
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From this reading With his natural expansiveness and craving for popularity, Sanguinetti was easy of access, and at Frascati in particular his doors were flung open even to the most humble cassocks.
seen
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From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
servant
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From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
somewhat
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From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
spoke
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From this reading However, nothing spoke of illness in that pleasant villa, flooded with sunshine.
street
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From this reading When they had parted, the young priest only had to climb a street in order to reach the Cardinal's door.
sunshine
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From this reading However, nothing spoke of illness in that pleasant villa, flooded with sunshine.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
surrendered
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From this reading Pierre began by declining, but he could offer no possible excuse, and at last surrendered, won over, despite himself, by Prada's real charm of manner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading However, nothing spoke of illness in that pleasant villa, flooded with sunshine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they had parted, the young priest only had to climb a street in order to reach the Cardinal's door.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they had parted, the young priest only had to climb a street in order to reach the Cardinal's door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they had parted, the young priest only had to climb a street in order to reach the Cardinal's door.
ushered
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From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
villa
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From this reading However, nothing spoke of illness in that pleasant villa, flooded with sunshine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With his natural expansiveness and craving for popularity, Sanguinetti was easy of access, and at Frascati in particular his doors were flung open even to the most humble cassocks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With his natural expansiveness and craving for popularity, Sanguinetti was easy of access, and at Frascati in particular his doors were flung open even to the most humble cassocks.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they had parted, the young priest only had to climb a street in order to reach the Cardinal's door.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So Pierre was at once ushered in, a circumstance which somewhat surprised him, for he remembered the bad humour of the servant whom he had seen on calling at the Cardinal's residence in Rome, when he had been advised to forego the journey, as his Eminence did not like to be disturbed when he was ill.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his natural expansiveness and craving for popularity, Sanguinetti was easy of access, and at Frascati in particular his doors were flung open even to the most humble cassocks.
won
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From this reading Pierre began by declining, but he could offer no possible excuse, and at last surrendered, won over, despite himself, by Prada's real charm of manner.
young
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From this reading When they had parted, the young priest only had to climb a street in order to reach the Cardinal's door.
