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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 "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
angle
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From this reading "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
BEFOREprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
BETTER
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From this reading "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
brow
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From this reading "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
closely-trimmed
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From this reading On one side of them was a grove of flowering magnolias, and on the other a high, closely-trimmed hedge skirted the grounds of the Villa Fiolesse.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Leonardo, I wish that you had not come!" she cried.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Leonardo, I wish that you had not come!" she cried.
DEADnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
dusty
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From this reading "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
enough
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From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
escaped
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From this reading At last her fears escaped from her lips.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
fearfully
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From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
fears
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From this reading At last her fears escaped from her lips.
Fiolesse
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From this reading "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
flowering
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From this reading On one side of them was a grove of flowering magnolias, and on the other a high, closely-trimmed hedge skirted the grounds of the Villa Fiolesse.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
girl
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From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
glanced
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From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
grounds
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From this reading On one side of them was a grove of flowering magnolias, and on the other a high, closely-trimmed hedge skirted the grounds of the Villa Fiolesse.
grove
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From this reading On one side of them was a grove of flowering magnolias, and on the other a high, closely-trimmed hedge skirted the grounds of the Villa Fiolesse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Leonardo, I wish that you had not come!" she cried.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
hedge
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From this reading On one side of them was a grove of flowering magnolias, and on the other a high, closely-trimmed hedge skirted the grounds of the Villa Fiolesse.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
high
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From this reading On one side of them was a grove of flowering magnolias, and on the other a high, closely-trimmed hedge skirted the grounds of the Villa Fiolesse.
Hill
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From this reading "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Leonardo, I wish that you had not come!" she cried.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
interruption
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From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last her fears escaped from her lips.
Leonardo
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From this reading "Leonardo, I wish that you had not come!" she cried.
lips
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From this reading At last her fears escaped from her lips.
listen
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From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
magnolias
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From this reading On one side of them was a grove of flowering magnolias, and on the other a high, closely-trimmed hedge skirted the grounds of the Villa Fiolesse.
man
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From this reading "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
MEpronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
middle
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From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
more
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From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
now
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From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
once
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From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one side of them was a grove of flowering magnolias, and on the other a high, closely-trimmed hedge skirted the grounds of the Villa Fiolesse.
other
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From this reading On one side of them was a grove of flowering magnolias, and on the other a high, closely-trimmed hedge skirted the grounds of the Villa Fiolesse.
paused
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From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
place
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From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
road
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From this reading "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
secure
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From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
sentence
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From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
sharp
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From this reading "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Leonardo, I wish that you had not come!" she cried.
side
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From this reading On one side of them was a grove of flowering magnolias, and on the other a high, closely-trimmed hedge skirted the grounds of the Villa Fiolesse.
sight
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From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
skirtednounUS /ˈskirted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On one side of them was a grove of flowering magnolias, and on the other a high, closely-trimmed hedge skirted the grounds of the Villa Fiolesse.
soul
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From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
talking
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From this reading "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Leonardo, I wish that you had not come!" she cried.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On one side of them was a grove of flowering magnolias, and on the other a high, closely-trimmed hedge skirted the grounds of the Villa Fiolesse.
then
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From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
There
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From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
THOUpronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
Villa
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From this reading On one side of them was a grove of flowering magnolias, and on the other a high, closely-trimmed hedge skirted the grounds of the Villa Fiolesse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On one side of them was a grove of flowering magnolias, and on the other a high, closely-trimmed hedge skirted the grounds of the Villa Fiolesse.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was not another soul in sight, but, as though the place were not secure enough from interruption, the girl, every now and then, glanced half fearfully around her, and more than once paused in the middle of a sentence to listen.
WERTauxiliary verbUS /wɜːrt/
an old form of “were”, used with “thou”
From this reading "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
white
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From this reading "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
wish
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From this reading "Leonardo, I wish that you had not come!" she cried.
woman
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From this reading "BETTER THOU WERT DEAD BEFORE ME" On the brow of the Hill Fiolesse, at a sharp angle in the white dusty road, a man and woman stood talking.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Leonardo, I wish that you had not come!" she cried.
