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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 "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Italy will again rise to her old glory, as soon as the great people of to-morrow shall have sprung from the soil.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
all
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From this reading And if I detest that man Sacco it is because to my mind he is the incarnation of all the enjoyers and intriguers whose appetite for the spoils of our conquest has retarded everything.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading And if I detest that man Sacco it is because to my mind he is the incarnation of all the enjoyers and intriguers whose appetite for the spoils of our conquest has retarded everything.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Italy will again rise to her old glory, as soon as the great people of to-morrow shall have sprung from the soil.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading And if I detest that man Sacco it is because to my mind he is the incarnation of all the enjoyers and intriguers whose appetite for the spoils of our conquest has retarded everything.
century
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From this reading What does a quarter of a century, what does even a century matter!
conquest
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From this reading And if I detest that man Sacco it is because to my mind he is the incarnation of all the enjoyers and intriguers whose appetite for the spoils of our conquest has retarded everything.
detest
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From this reading And if I detest that man Sacco it is because to my mind he is the incarnation of all the enjoyers and intriguers whose appetite for the spoils of our conquest has retarded everything.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
difficulties
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From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What does a quarter of a century, what does even a century matter!
doubt
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From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
enjoyers
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From this reading And if I detest that man Sacco it is because to my mind he is the incarnation of all the enjoyers and intriguers whose appetite for the spoils of our conquest has retarded everything.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What does a quarter of a century, what does even a century matter!
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading And if I detest that man Sacco it is because to my mind he is the incarnation of all the enjoyers and intriguers whose appetite for the spoils of our conquest has retarded everything.
eyes
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From this reading The old man's eyes sparkled.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And if I detest that man Sacco it is because to my mind he is the incarnation of all the enjoyers and intriguers whose appetite for the spoils of our conquest has retarded everything.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Italy will again rise to her old glory, as soon as the great people of to-morrow shall have sprung from the soil.
glory
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From this reading Italy will again rise to her old glory, as soon as the great people of to-morrow shall have sprung from the soil.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
growth
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From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And if I detest that man Sacco it is because to my mind he is the incarnation of all the enjoyers and intriguers whose appetite for the spoils of our conquest has retarded everything.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Italy will again rise to her old glory, as soon as the great people of to-morrow shall have sprung from the soil.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Italy will again rise to her old glory, as soon as the great people of to-morrow shall have sprung from the soil.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And if I detest that man Sacco it is because to my mind he is the incarnation of all the enjoyers and intriguers whose appetite for the spoils of our conquest has retarded everything.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if I detest that man Sacco it is because to my mind he is the incarnation of all the enjoyers and intriguers whose appetite for the spoils of our conquest has retarded everything.
incarnation
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From this reading And if I detest that man Sacco it is because to my mind he is the incarnation of all the enjoyers and intriguers whose appetite for the spoils of our conquest has retarded everything.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
intriguers
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From this reading And if I detest that man Sacco it is because to my mind he is the incarnation of all the enjoyers and intriguers whose appetite for the spoils of our conquest has retarded everything.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And if I detest that man Sacco it is because to my mind he is the incarnation of all the enjoyers and intriguers whose appetite for the spoils of our conquest has retarded everything.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And if I detest that man Sacco it is because to my mind he is the incarnation of all the enjoyers and intriguers whose appetite for the spoils of our conquest has retarded everything.
Italy
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From this reading Italy will again rise to her old glory, as soon as the great people of to-morrow shall have sprung from the soil.
longer
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From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
man
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From this reading And if I detest that man Sacco it is because to my mind he is the incarnation of all the enjoyers and intriguers whose appetite for the spoils of our conquest has retarded everything.
man's
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From this reading The old man's eyes sparkled.
matter
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From this reading What does a quarter of a century, what does even a century matter!
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And if I detest that man Sacco it is because to my mind he is the incarnation of all the enjoyers and intriguers whose appetite for the spoils of our conquest has retarded everything.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And if I detest that man Sacco it is because to my mind he is the incarnation of all the enjoyers and intriguers whose appetite for the spoils of our conquest has retarded everything.
never-to-be-forgotten
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From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
old
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From this reading The old man's eyes sparkled.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
overcome
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From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
people
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From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
present
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From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
quarter
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From this reading What does a quarter of a century, what does even a century matter!
retarded
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From this reading And if I detest that man Sacco it is because to my mind he is the incarnation of all the enjoyers and intriguers whose appetite for the spoils of our conquest has retarded everything.
rise
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From this reading Italy will again rise to her old glory, as soon as the great people of to-morrow shall have sprung from the soil.
Sacco
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From this reading And if I detest that man Sacco it is because to my mind he is the incarnation of all the enjoyers and intriguers whose appetite for the spoils of our conquest has retarded everything.
said
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From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
scene
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From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Italy will again rise to her old glory, as soon as the great people of to-morrow shall have sprung from the soil.
soil
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From this reading Italy will again rise to her old glory, as soon as the great people of to-morrow shall have sprung from the soil.
soon
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From this reading Italy will again rise to her old glory, as soon as the great people of to-morrow shall have sprung from the soil.
sparkled
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From this reading The old man's eyes sparkled.
spoils
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From this reading And if I detest that man Sacco it is because to my mind he is the incarnation of all the enjoyers and intriguers whose appetite for the spoils of our conquest has retarded everything.
sprung
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From this reading Italy will again rise to her old glory, as soon as the great people of to-morrow shall have sprung from the soil.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And if I detest that man Sacco it is because to my mind he is the incarnation of all the enjoyers and intriguers whose appetite for the spoils of our conquest has retarded everything.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old man's eyes sparkled.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Italy will again rise to her old glory, as soon as the great people of to-morrow shall have sprung from the soil.
to-day
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From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
to-morrow
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From this reading Italy will again rise to her old glory, as soon as the great people of to-morrow shall have sprung from the soil.
vitality
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From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What does a quarter of a century, what does even a century matter!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading And if I detest that man Sacco it is because to my mind he is the incarnation of all the enjoyers and intriguers whose appetite for the spoils of our conquest has retarded everything.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Italy will again rise to her old glory, as soon as the great people of to-morrow shall have sprung from the soil.
witnessed
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From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah! you were present?" said he, "and you witnessed a never-to-be-forgotten scene, did you not, and you no longer doubt our vitality, our growth into a great people when the difficulties of to-day are overcome?
