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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 At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
acted
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From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
attract
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From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
awaiting
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From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
big
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From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
Borodino
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From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
boy
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From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
called
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From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
chaperon
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From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
columns
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From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
corner
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From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
custom
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From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
days
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From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
Doges
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From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
end
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From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
eye
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From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
father
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From this reading This was nothing less than the heart of young Vittorio, the pride and hope of his father.
flash
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From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
floated
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From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
gondola
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From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
gondolier
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From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
gone
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From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
happened
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From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
heal
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From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
heart
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From this reading This was nothing less than the heart of young Vittorio, the pride and hope of his father.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was nothing less than the heart of young Vittorio, the pride and hope of his father.
hope
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From this reading This was nothing less than the heart of young Vittorio, the pride and hope of his father.
hurt
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From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
illumined
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From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
intended
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From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
lay
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From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
leaving
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From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
less
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From this reading This was nothing less than the heart of young Vittorio, the pride and hope of his father.
Loretta
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From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
lower
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From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
Molo
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From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
moment
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From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
most
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From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading This was nothing less than the heart of young Vittorio, the pride and hope of his father.
now
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From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
off
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From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
only
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From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
other
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From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
out
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From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
Palazzo
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From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
pass
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From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
past
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From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
path
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From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
pride
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From this reading This was nothing less than the heart of young Vittorio, the pride and hope of his father.
Rose
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From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
search-light
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From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
seen
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From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
Shipyards
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From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
side
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From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
spots
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From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This was nothing less than the heart of young Vittorio, the pride and hope of his father.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was nothing less than the heart of young Vittorio, the pride and hope of his father.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
touched
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From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
traghetto
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From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
two-soldi
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From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
vital
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From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
Vittorio
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From this reading This was nothing less than the heart of young Vittorio, the pride and hope of his father.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was nothing less than the heart of young Vittorio, the pride and hope of his father.
way
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From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
wound
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From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
young
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From this reading This was nothing less than the heart of young Vittorio, the pride and hope of his father.
